

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sudden Sound Concert | Elliott Levin + Damon Smith
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Two leading forces of America’s jazz avant-garde movement converge for a set of catalytic improvisations. Musician poet ELLIOTT LEVIN (saxophone and flute) is a Philadelphia-based artist who founded the groups Interplay and New Ghost, performed in Cecil Taylor’s large ensembles for decades, and is featured on Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons release (2025 Otherly Love Music). DAMON SMITH (bass) has contributed to the dynamic music improvisation communities of Oakland, Houston, Boston, and St. Louis for over three decades, and has supported the field through his recording label Balance Point Acoustics since 2001. Levin and Smith can be heard in collaboration on recordings “Weasel Walter’s Firestorm” (2007 ugEXPLODE) and “Summer Rise/Summer Set…Summaries” (2008 75orLess) an improvising quartet with Weasel Walter and Scott R. Looney.

Images courtesy of the artists. 

Sudden Sound Concert series is curated by Jason Finkelman, Director of Global Arts Performance Initiatives. Presented by Krannert Art Museum and Improvisers Exchange. The museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.

We offer a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure all visitors can fully participate. Contact us at kam-accessibility@illinois.edu for questions or to request accommodations. 

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Krannert Art Museum
Tue–Fri 10–5 | Sat 10–4
Thursday until 8 pm,
while class is in session
kam.illinois.edu

**Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.**
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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
SPRING 2026 EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

MARCH
• Mar 5, Visiting Curator Talk: Michelle Joan Wilkinson | Telling Stories with Exhibitions, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
• Mar 5, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Mar 7, Artist Talk &amp; Tour | Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie, 10:30 am
• Mar 12, Improvisers Exchange: Sudden Sound Concert, 6 pm
• Mar 17–21, Spring Break at Krannert Art Museum – We’re open!
• Mar 28, Knit &amp; Sit! 1–3 pm
• Mar 30–Apr 3, Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile

APRIL
• Apr 2, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Apr 2, FOREST: Stories in Progress, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Part of Deke Weaver's "The Unreliable Bestiary" series.
• Apr 3, Noontime Panel | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile, 12–1 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Reception to follow. En español e inglés.
• Apr 9, Teen Takeover &amp; ArtSpeak Teen Art Showcase, 5–7:30 pm
• Apr 10–11, Boneyard Arts Festival &amp; Mom’s Weekend visitors during open hours
• Apr 11, Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
• Apr 11, MFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• Apr 16, Curator Talk | Luis A. Muro Ynoñán, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Living Legacies of "Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600"

MAY
• May 2, Artist Talk &amp; Tour | Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie, 10:30 am
• May 7, FAA Finals Fest, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
• May 9, BFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• May 23, Mid-Century Modern Home Tours · Ticket sales ($40) benefit Champaign County History Museum.
• May 30, Acquired Taste Celebration! Benefit Party, 5:30–8:30 pm · Ticket sales ($150) benefit Krannert Art Museum.
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For event updates:
kam.illinois.edu/events
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/sudden-sound-concert-|-elliott-levin-damon-smith/200029594492543
- **Event Categories**: art, music, entertainment, concerts, festivals, exhibitions, kids, workshops, literary-art, business, parties, live-music, music-festivals, spring-break
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029594492543?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=champaign-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Champaign
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
- **lat**: 40.10202
- **long**: -88.23135
- **full address**: 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Krannert Art Museum (https://allevents.in/org/krannert-art-museum/2936161)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Krannert Art Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, music, entertainment, concerts, festivals, exhibitions, kids, workshops, literary-art, business, parties, live-music, music-festivals, spring-break
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sudden Sound Concert | Elliott Levin + Damon Smith ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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