Ear Taxi Festival, a presentation of New Music Chicago (NMC), is a citywide, multi-day celebration of new and experimental musical traditions that will feature approximately 600 Chicago artists in dozens of hours of programming, the vast majority featuring recently created works by Chicago composers, improvisers, and sound artists. Reaching estimated audiences of over 10,000 through in-person and live-streamed performances, workshops, and receptions, Ear Taxi Festival elevates Chicago as an internationally recognized center for extraordinary musical and cultural innovation.