Schedule Of Events
July 30, 2025
LAYALE CHAKER AND SARAFAND
Arabic Jazz Fusion
7:00-8:30pm
Back for her fourth Crossroads appearance, Layale Chaker brings her acclaimed ensemble Sarafand to perform their evocative new release, Radio Afloat. We are grateful to partner with University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Glenn Korff School of Music as they unveil the newly-revitalized Kimball Hall, exploiting its state-of-the-art acoustics and technical wizardry with Chaker’s rich, distinct musical language.
Blending Arabic microtonality, jazz, and contemporary classical, Chaker’s music reflects on the tides of identity, power, and the natural world, "cherry-picking from cool contemporary classical, simmering jazz, ear-tweaking Arabic microtonality, and gently probing improvisation” – The Strad.
Location: Kimball Hall, UNL Glenn Korff School of Music
ERDEM & FRIENDS
Immersive Soundscapes
9-10pm
“Like a movie, but just with sound.” Turkish composer and electronic artist Erdem Helvacioglu invites audiences into an immersive world of sound. Known for transforming guitar lines into hypnotic rhythmic structures, Erdem will collaborate live with festival artists for a one-of-a-kind improvisational set at the newly-opened Music Box in Lincoln (MBX)
Crossroads is proud to partner with the newly-minted MBX as it opens it’s State-of-the-Art sound facility available to all with the mission of developing young talent and elevating the voices of the future within our community.
Location: Music Box Lincoln (MBX)
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