Kai, the Mind is a young Chicago hip-hop and visual artist and founder of Black Tide Entertainment, a creative production company. Kai’s upbeat and playful music exudes ambition and sexuality.

The Bridge is a network French and American musicians structured around collaborative projects designed exchange, production, and diffusion to build a transatlantic bridge. The Bridge encourages meetings and relationships between creative musicians for the purpose of building enduring collaborations. Jean-Luc Guionnet, saxophone and organ, and Pierre-Antoine Badaroux, saxophone will perform.

Sean Masterson is an illusionist and theater performer.

Homeroom is proud to present Comfort Music on Thursdays in May at Comfort Station (2579 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647). Each evening will see a Chicago hip-hop or soul performer paired with a jazz or improv act. This free series aims to bring together musicians and audiences who rarely share the same venue while presenting two genres thriving in Chicago.

This program was made possible in part due to a grant from Illinois Arts Council Agency.