High Zero is the premier festival of Improvised, Experimental music on the East Coast, being fully devoted to new collaborations between the most inspired improvisors from around the world.

The festival exposes large audiences to this radical music in its pure form. Large-scale public concerts, recording sessions, workshops, and guerilla street performances are all part of the heady mix. The players are carefully selected by the festival's organizers for their intense, unique music, whether it is based around dramatic intensity, humor, specially designed instruments, original approach, raw sound, or nearly superhuman instrumental technique. The resulting collaborations challenge the limits of music and delight by their audacity, expressiveness, immediacy, and innovation. It isn't about stars or established projects; it is about the most uncompromising and stimulating new improvised music we can bring together.

Schedule Of Events:

The Night of Randomization
As an ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Friday Night's sets up to chance. Sixteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year.

Solo
Luc Vitk accordian, hichiriki, synth, drums

Randomized Participants
Ishmael Ali cello, SP-404
Darien Baiza drums
CK Barlow sampling
Titania Berti violin
Obie Feldi computer
Thomas Florin piano
Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena Balinese gamelan
Mary Staubitz objects
Tom Leonardson synthesizer
Mickey Lusk harp
Patrick McMinn trumpet, electronics
Sam Newsome soprano sax with horn preparations
Roman Norfleet voice, reeds, electronics, percussion
Chris Williams trumpet
Adam Zanolini bass, flute

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