Ken Vandermark Concert History

Born in Warwick, Rhode Island on September 22nd, 1964, Ken Vandermark began studying the tenor saxophone at the age of 16. Since graduating with a degree in Film and Communications from McGill University during the spring of 1986, his primary creative emphasis has been the exploration of contemporary music that deals directly with advanced methods of improvisation. In 1989, he moved to Chicago from Boston, and has worked continuously from the early 1990′s onward...

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Ken Vandermark Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 03, 2026
Upcoming
A Hawk And A Hacksaw,Advance Base,Alabaster dePlume,Ami Dang,Ana Roxanne,Chris Corsano,Dagmar Zuniga,David Moore,Dos Santos,Eli Winter,Grouper,Hailu Mergia,Jana Horn,Jessica Risker,Joan Shelley,Joe McPhee,Josh Johnson,Kalia Vandever,Kassa Overall,Kei
A Hawk and a Hacksaw / Advance Base / Alabaster dePlume / Ami Dang / Ana Roxanne / Chris Corsano / Dagmar Zuniga / David Moore / Dos Santos / Eli Winter / Grouper / Hailu Mergia / Jana Horn / Jessica Risker / Joan Shelley / Joe McPhee / Josh Johnson / Kalia Vandever / Kassa Overall / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Ken Vandermark / Lee Ranaldo / Lucrecia Dalt / Marc Ribot / Mary Halvorson / My New Band Believe / Natural Information Society / Otto Benson / Patrick Shiroishi / Resavoir / Sam Wilkes / Setting / Sir Richard Bishop / Son Lux / Sylvie Courvoisier / Tomeka Reid Quartet / Twin Talk / Tyondai Braxton / Walt McClements / Water Damage / Yellow Swans Show all bands
Constellation Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nov 21, 2025
Ken Vandermark Club Manufaktur Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nov 19, 2025
Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love / Neil Metcalfe / Barry Edwards / Colin Somervell / DJ Mystery Folklore Rooms Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Sep 11, 2025
Ken Vandermark

Sound & Gravity

Hungry Brain Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 31, 2025
Ken Vandermark TBH Center Houston, Texas, United States
Dec 02, 2023
Catalytic Festival / The Ex / Ken Vandermark Paradiso Bovenzaal (Upstairs Hall) Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Oct 30, 2023
Ken Vandermark

Edition Redux

Punctum Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Apr 15, 2023
Ken Vandermark / Lily Finnegan / Beth McDonald Bop Stop at The Music Settlement Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Nov 27, 2022
Ken Vandermark Leaven Community Center Portland, Oregon, United States
Oct 17, 2022
Terrie Ex / Ken Vandermark Punctum Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Sep 07, 2022
Ken Vandermark / Joe Morris / Jamie Saft Space Gallery Portland, Maine, United States
Mar 25, 2022
Ken Vandermark

Big Ears Festival

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First Baptist Church Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 26, 2020 –
Mar 29, 2020
Big Ears Festival 2020
Devendra Banhart / Thundercat / Patti Smith / Efterklang / Tindersticks / Saul Williams / A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Fennesz / Sudan Archives / Joe Henry / Tamino / Terry Riley / Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah / Josephine Foster / Meredith Monk / Jason Moran / so percussion / Valgeir Sigurðsson / The Necks / John Paul Jones / Xylouris White / Caroline Shaw / Bang On A Can All-Stars / Annette Peacock / Shabaka and the Ancestors / Sarah Davachi / Caterina Barbieri / Anthony Braxton / Sam Gendel / Peter Brötzmann / The Haden Triplets / Anja Lechner / Steve Coleman And Five Elements / NIVHEK / 75 Dollar Bill / Jaimie Branch / Dos Santos / Maurice Louca / Ken Vandermark / Sxip Shirey / Andrew Cyrille / Ches Smith / Zeena Parkins / AROOJ AFTAB / Ensemble Dal Niente / Jacob Kirkegaard / Daniel Pioro / John Hollenbeck / Nadah El Shazly / Sokratis Sinopoulos / Chris Abrahams / The Claudia Quintet / Moonlight Benjamin / Che Apalache / Gyða Valtýsdóttir / Areni Agbabian / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / Harriet Tubman / Spektral Quartet / Gyan Riley / Astrid Sonne / Kim Myhr / Damo Suzuki's Network / Anssi Karttunen / Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society / Ben Lamar-Gay / Myra Melford's Snowy Egret / Jeff Parker & The New Breed / Nief-Norf / Nathalie Joachim / Ingar Zach / Sonja Labianca / Sons of Chipotle / Valgard / Dan Weiss Starebaby Show all bands
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 24, 2020
Ensemble Dal Niente / Ken Vandermark Thalia Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 17, 2019
Ken Vandermark KM28 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oct 16, 2019
Ken Vandermark KM28 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oct 15, 2019
Ken Vandermark KM28 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oct 07, 2019
Ken Vandermark / Christoph Kurzman Punctum Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Jun 06, 2019
Ken Vandermark Audio Rebel Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun 05, 2019
Ken Vandermark Audio Rebel Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres:

Jazz
Avant-Garde
Free Jazz
Electroacoustic
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
Saxophone
Jazz Saxophone
Modern Free Jazz
Classical Clarinet
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 1 concert
2025 4 concerts
2023 3 concerts
2022 4 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 9 concerts
2018 21 concerts
2017 5 concerts
2016 10 concerts
2015 22 concerts
2014 18 concerts
2013 12 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2011 17 concerts
2010 8 concerts
2009 4 concerts
2008 11 concerts
2007 1 concert
2006 2 concerts
2003 1 concert
2001 1 concert

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