Show begins at 9pm
$7

Works by Riley Leitch, Noah Jenkins, Sivan Cohen Elias, and more

Will Yager is a versatile bassist/improviser currently engaged in doctoral study at the University of Iowa. His primary interests are improvisation and collaborating with composers in the creation of new solo and chamber repertoire for the double bass. Yager has worked directly with composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, Miya Masaoka, Mary Jane Leach, Jean-François Charles, and Amy Williams. He is a founding member of both LIGAMENT, a duo with soprano Anika Kildegaard, and the trio Wombat, and experimental improvisation group. In addition to his varied performance schedule, Yager previously held teaching positions at Maryville College and the University of North Alabama. Recent appearances include performances at the Oh My Ears Festival, Big Ears Festival, Feed Me Weird Things, Nief-Norf Summer Festival, New Music on the Point, Cortona Sessions for New Music, and the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, where he was a Robert Black Double Bass Fellow.