Caroline Jesalva Tickets

Caroline Jesalva is a Chicago-based musician, curator, and co-artistic director of Music in the Garden and co-founder of Subject to Change. Born in 2000, she works at the intersection of violin, voice, experimental theater, glossolalia, and free improvisation. Her practice spans concerts, puppetry, visual art, and theater, making her a distinctive voice in contemporary and new music scenes.

As a fellow and collaborator with prominent ensembles and organizations—YellowBarn, Bang-on-a-Can, Black House Collective, A Far Cry, and Quince Ensemble—Jesalva builds partnerships that expand the possibilities of sound and performance. Her work is often presented in interdisciplinary settings that emphasize collaborative creation and live art forms.

From her stage presence to her curatorial leadership, Jesalva represents a forward-thinking approach to music that reflects Chicago’s vibrant arts community and beyond. Here you’ll find her biography, recent releases, and upcoming tour dates designed to be easy to explore and secure your seats for.

Key releases include the 2025 album Unio Mystica by BananaAcid, released as a cassette/digital format, with the collaboration continuing through the Banana Acid ensemble and related projects such as Jesalva/Kleijn’s Eclipsed Bodies. Her 2025 single Teach Me continues to appear on major streaming platforms, highlighting her evolving, genre-fluid approach.

Upcoming tour stops feature collaboration projects like The Middle: Joygarden at Elastic Arts Foundation in Chicago, and the Purikoko x Caroline Jesalva Tour visiting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. A special Banana Acid Halloween live score to the film A Page of Madness will arrive on Halloween. For fans of experimental music, interdisciplinary theater, and contemporary performance, Jesalva offers a compelling roster of live experiences and creative collaborations.

For the latest updates, official social profiles and the artist’s website are the best sources for direct information and new shows.