Tomeka Reid will also be featured with the aacm large ensemble in the millenium park this month Thursday, August 20, 2015AACM Chicago presents Great Black Music Ensemble: Move: An Afrofuturistic Ijó In celebration of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) 50th anniversary, the Chicago organization’s flagship big band presents an ambitious three-part opus examining its own rich history, “ancient to the future.” The evening will feature three sections, each written by a commissioned member of the AACM – representing the founding period with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, the middle period with reedist Mwata Bowden and the contemporary period with cellist Tomeka Reid. Each part will integrate choreography from three Chicago dance groups: the Ayodele Dance and Drum Corp, Deeply Rooted Dance Company and Kings Eye View. The work concludes with a video component featuring TK, the electronic musician working with the Great Black Music Ensemble in the third section, offering a visual history of the AACM.