Music Now: Myra Melford and John Zorn

The music of two avant-garde jazz artists, John Zorn and Chicago native Myra Melford, takes this concert beyond the boundaries of classical music. Chicagoan Mark Mellits offers a powerful string octet that is complemented by an assertive solo piano work by Esa-Pekka Salonen, and the concert features an engaging visual element created by the Chicago-based Cinema Libertad.