Bowerbird is pleased to present Evan Chapman performing works from his recently released album “Reveries.” Opening the night will be Koof Ibi and Lizdelise.

Reveries, Evan’s debut solo full-length album of original music (out 10/11 on Better Company Records) is a boldly personal creative statement that is the culmination of a vast musical background paired with ambitious originality. The percussion-driven collection of compositions draws elements from contemporary-classical, post-rock, electronic, post-minimalist, ambient, and pop in ways that are genre-defying and adventurous, yet emotive and lyrical. The unexpected combinations of instruments and sonic palettes throughout the record – heightened through contributions by modern jazz electric guitarist & upright bassist Joshua Stamper and Wild Up’s virtuoso guitarist JIJI – blur the lines of recognizability between acoustic and electric timbres to create an expansive sound world that becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Evan Chapman has carved a unique and multifaceted path for himself in both the film and music industries, most prominently as a founding member of instrumental percussion-driven trio Square Peg Round Hole and of film production company Four/Ten Media.

Both solo and alongside Square Peg Round Hole and indie-pop band Lydia, Evan has toured and recorded extensively, performing at some of the country’s most esteemed venues including NYC’s National Sawdust, Webster Hall, and Brooklyn Bowl, LA’s Fonda Theater, House of Blues in Dallas, Houston, Orlando, San Diego, and Chicago, and festivals such as SXSW (Austin, TX), Treefort (Boise, ID), and Bunbury (Cincinnati, OH). He has also performed on concert stages such as the Lincoln Center, playing “Clapping Music” alongside its legendary composer Steve Reich, among countless others.

Evan’s compositional contributions spanning four full-length albums with Square Peg Round Hole have been dubbed a “creative adventure” by Bob Boilen of NPR and have landed the group in a headlining showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Indianapolis, IN) and sharing bills with Mitski, Rafiq Bhatia, The Album Leaf, Sō Percussion, The Bad Plus, Kneebody, Dawn of Midi, and touring the East Coast with Son Lux’s Ian Chang and post-rock legends The Mercury Program.

His concert compositions have been performed by soloists and ensembles across the globe, having received commissions from groups including the Pathos Trio, the LINÜ Guitar Duo, and the University of Tennessee Percussion Ensemble, among many others. Additionally, he is also a prolific commissioner and performer of new concert works for drum set, having released the album Caustics in 2020 that features premiere recordings of pieces by composers Ian Chang, Molly Joyce, Robert Honstein, Alicia Walter, Anna Meadors, Alexis C. Lamb, and Ted Babcock.

Lizdelise is an experimental pop band based in Philadelphia, the decade-long project of collaborators and partners, Lizzy and Mark. They play with otherworldly textures to transport, and catchy hooks to make you dance 🙂 LDL is the 2024 recipient of the Recording Fund and will be releasing new music / videos in the coming months. Their 2023 release, I Swore I Heard You Laughing, was recorded with Andy Stack (Wye Oak, Helado Negro). Lizdelise’s music centers radical self-acceptance through excavation of memory. They have supported Another Michael and Worriers on recent tours.

Koof Ibi is a multi-instrumentalist in the Philadelphia area. On any given day you could find him strolling down Broad Street straight into the Kimmel Center with brass bands like The West Philadelphia Orchestra, or sharing the stage with rock stars like Japanese Breakfast, or performing in the Philadelphia Museum of Art with poet/musician Moor Mother. Koof effortlessly blends his diverse musical influences into his own distinct style. At his solo shows Koof combines live instruments, loops, and effects pedals to create surprising soundscapes, re-invented covers, and sonic liberation.