This new quartet showcases the improvisational talents of four longtime members of Chicago"s storied underground jazz scene. Ed Wilkerson is the founder and lead composer of 8 Bold Souls. Nicole Mitchell is the first female co-president of the AACM, was named Downbeat Mag"s Rising Star Flutist of 2005, and is also the daughter of Art Ensemble of Chicago member Roscoe Mitchell. Harrison Bankhead is currently Hamid Drake"s main partner on bass and cello, and is also a member of 8 Bold Souls. Master drummer/percussionist Avreeayl Ra is a long-term member of the Chicago AACM and devotes much of his time to the Congo Beach Initiative, a society in which Chicago musicians, dancers, and artists play music and practice their spiritual and healing arts. All members have performed with Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, and more.