# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DKV Trio *Night One*
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm – Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for our annual holiday run with the legendary DKV Trio!About this EventIt’s that time of year  — DKV Trio is back for their annual two night run here at Elastic Arts! This fantastic pairing of journeymen Chicago improvisers found its roots in the mid-1990’s and has worked actively since that time. It has become an important tradition for this group to finish out the year for us here at Elastic, so we hope you can join us for one or both of these shows. Ken Vandermark - reedsKent Kessler - bassHamid Drake - drums7:45 PM DOORS / 8:30 PM CONCERT$25 Single Day / $40 Two Day TicketARTIST BIOThe DKV Trio is one of the most exciting ensembles working in contemporary improvised music.  Featuring Hamid Drake (drums), Kent Kessler (bass), and Ken Vandermark, the band has been active since the mid 1990s and has released twelve recordings.  Their 2014 five CD box set, Sound in Motion in Sound, was reviewed by the Free Jazz Collective as follows, "They are tighter, more explosive, and ingenious than ever. Imagine every DKV Trio’s signature element coming together in a remarkably dazzling, fiery display of musical prowess. There’s an almost palpable quality to the way that the musicians meld their ideas and approaches together. There’s groove propelled by Drake’s funky, loose drumming, there’s melody in the bass lines, there’s dissonance and conflict in Vandermark’s fluid, mercurial playing.This is a great recording by an unmistakable, intense group of musicians with a sound and feeling of their own. That much is clear now. I would even dare to call this album their best to date. Inspired, full of energy, harmonically, rhythmically, and even melodically rich, capable of wonderfully recreating the joy of listening to DKV Trio live."  5 stars2017-2019 were exceptional years for the band.  In 2017 they released a new album, called Latitude 41.88, on the label Not Two (A review of this recording in the December 20, 2018, Chicago Reader stated, "Not only can DKV Trio instantly compose music that’s so memorable you’d swear you were remembering deep cuts from an old favorite album when you hear it, but each man’s growth as an instrumentalist heightens the lyricism and soul of their tunes.").  In addition, they toured in Europe and in the Midwest of the States with Joe McPhee as a guest.  Then in 2018 they were featured at the All Ears Festival in Oslo and the Open Music Festival in Forli, Italy; and in 2019 Not Two Records released a six CD box set of recordings made during the tour with DKV and Joe McPhee, entitled The Fire Each Time.Plans are in the works for a new collection of DKV Trio material to be released and, most recently, the band was featured at the 38th edition of the Music Unlimited Festival in Wels, Austria, on November 8, 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y5wwvZq2e0&list=RD3Y5wwvZq2e0&start_radio=1Every December Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, and Ken Vandermark return to Elastic Arts in Chicago to perform two nights, an annual celebration of the group’s ongoing history and its deep connection to the city’s music scene.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/dkv-trio-night-one/100001972847632376
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, music-festivals, festivals, art, concerts, live-music, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 28.52, max: 44.52, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Elastic Arts
- **lat**: 41.9318
- **long**: -87.7135694
- **full address**: Elastic Arts, 3429 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is DKV Trio *Night One* being held?
  - **A:** DKV Trio *Night One* takes place on Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 pm at Elastic Arts, 3429 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing DKV Trio *Night One*?
  - **A:** DKV Trio *Night One* is organized by Elastic Arts.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** DKV Trio *Night One* is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If DKV Trio *Night One* sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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