JMSN + Thelonious Stokes

JMSN and Thelonious Stokes come together in a program spanning live music, video and performance. Centered on unrestrained catharsis and raw conviction, each artist positions themself as both subject and protagonist.
Through the development of their individual ever-expanding output, their mesmerizing thespian expressions test collective memories of representation and signification. Both artists engage in radical self-reinvention as a form of subversion; playfully unsettling familiar frameworks in order to spark critical reflection and active interpretation.
Join us for a rare opportunity to experience these two visionary auteurs probe how identity is reimagined inside a reformed crematorium chapel, a sacred space of transition.

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Hailing from Detroit, Michigan – JMSN (pronounced ‘Jameson’) has emerged on the international stage as one of the music industry’s most sought-after performers and producers.
JMSN has built a reputation for himself through his unforgettable live performances, his trademark sounds, self directed compelling visuals, and a consistent career of 10 plus years including 8 studio albums, as well as 2 live albums. JMSN is a true DIY leader at the forefront of the movement to empower independent artists to truly pursue their goals within the music industry, no matter what the circumstances. Garnering nods from legends, such as Usher, and founding member of The Commodores, Thomas McClary. JMSN’s impressive talents have been tapped by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, J. Cole, The Game, Tyga, Ab-Soul, Kaytranada, Sada Baby, Sango, Ta-ku, Freddie Gibbs and many more.
After a world tour of 100 shows on the back of the album 'Soft Spot’, the soul and energy of the album has permeated through the industry and public alike. Garnering a plethora of praise including viral content from some of its standout songs like ‘Soft Spot’, ‘Love Me’ and ‘Cherry Pop’ . Piquing fans and spectators interest to the newest release, ‘it’s only about u if you think it is…’ streaming everywhere now.

Thelonious Stokes (b. 1995) is a contemporary artist whose practice spans painting, performance, and design. His work investigates the relationship between body, history, and space, using performance as a vessel to explore collective memory and the social dimensions of art. Through a disciplined and reflective approach, Stokes constructs works that endure beyond spectacle, positioning the body as both witness and medium in the evolving dialogue between art and society.
Central to his practice is an inquiry into Blackness as an object that dissolves the veil of gravitational order. For Stokes, Blackness operates not as identity alone but as an atmospheric and stabilized presence that calibrates perception, time, and spatial logic. His performances and images trace this field of intensity; the pressure it exerts, the ruptures created, and the possibilities it opens for imagining how bodies move through the world.

Arrangör: Trauma Arts and Culture