Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber

experimental jazzsoulavant-gardefunkfree improvisation

Founded in 1999 by Village Voice critic Greg Tate and co-led by bassist Jared Michael Nickerson, Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber is a sprawling improvisational ensemble that freely navigates experimental soul, jazz, hip hop, funk, and classical music. Using Butch Morris's conduction system, the group crafts fresh interpretations that honor post-modernist influences like Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, and Parliament Funkadelic.