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The OUT Fest tracks the history of FreeJazz development on the LES and surrounding areas.  It was where the music and art developed in an intensely creative unbounded scene.  We will celebrate and make space for this creativity to bring Light into these times with older and younger artists, as we build a future from the best of our past.

FREEJAZZ Walking Tour

Arts for Art has been developing an interactive digital map showcasing historical NYC venues where Free Jazz was played and celebrated by well-known musicians.

This map will be used for the FreeJazz Walking Tour on March 2nd. This tour will consist of Studio We, Environ, Ali’s Alley, Studio Rivbea, The Tin Palace, Five Spot, and Slug’s Saloon!

Honoring Cecil Taylor

This year, we will be honoring one of the most uncompromisingly gifted pianists in jazz history- Cecil Taylor on March 1st.

Festival Schedule

Feb 27

NuBlu Classic (map)

7:30PM

Joi Sanchez – poetry

8:15PM

Alfredo Colon – sax

Steve Williams – bass

9:00PM

Rob Brown – sax

Satoshi Takeishi – drums

10:00PM

James Brandon Lewis Quintet:

James Brandon Lewis – sax

Kalia Vandever – trombone

Kirk Knuffke – cornet

Ken Filiano – bass

Lesley Mok – drums

Feb 28

NuBlu Classic (map)

7:30PM

Steve Swell Quartet:

Steve Swell – trombone

Dave Sewelson – baritone

Aakash Mittal – alto sax

Juan Pablo Carletti – drums

8:30PM

Konjur Collective:

Jeron White – bass

Jamal Moore – sax, percussion, electronics

Emperor King Solomon – keys, sax, vocals

David Diongue – sax, keys

Bashi Rose – drums, spoken word

9:30PM

Bob Holman – poet

Melanie Dyer – viola

10:00PM

SSAJ Big Band:

Led by Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson

Will Evans, Robert Vega – trumpets

AJ Medeiros, Andre Perlman – trombones

Samantha Kochis, Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee, Chris Ferrari, Francisco de la Garza, John Masso – woodwinds

Nathan Chamberlain  – guitar

Kayla Kessler – bass

Josh Mathews – drums

Mar 1

Artists Space (map)

5:00PM

William Parker – poetry reading

Special Event: Honoring Cecil Taylor

Mar 1

The Clemente (map)

6:30PM

Song for Cecil performed by the HS ICE Students:

Leo Steckel

Ben Sherman

Ezra Moran

Henry Hattikudur

Hugo Sevcenko

Arya Okazaki

Noah Marenstein 

An image of Karen Borca

6:45PM

Intergenerational Ensemble Led by Karen Borca

Elizabeth Frickey 

Bobbi Johnson 

Dylan Delguidice

Chanel Burns 

Jeffrey Tsai 

Avery Tsai

Ezra Moran  

Hugo Sevchenko 

Antonin Fajt 

Ravid Zigdon

Jackson Kral

7:30PM

Matthew Shipp – piano solo

8:15PM

Fred Moten – poetry

8:45PM

Andrew Cyrille – drum solo

9:15PM

William Parker Song for Cecil

John Blum – piano

William Hooker – drums

Jackson Krall – drums

Aakash Mittal – horns

 

Special Event: FREEJAZZ Walking Tour

2:00PM

FREEJAZZ Walking Tour

Arts for Art has been developing an interactive digital map showcasing historical NYC venues where Free Jazz was played and celebrated by well-known jazz musicians.

This map will be used for the FreeJazz Walking Tour on March 2nd. This tour will consist of Studio We, Environ, Ali’s Alley, Studio Rivbea, The Tin Palace, Five Spot, and Slug’s Saloon!

Mar 2

NuBlu Classic (map)

7:00PM

Ellen Christi’s Chaos/Flux:

Ellen Christi – voice 

Cooper Moore – made instr.

TA Thompson – drums 

Patricia Nicholson – text

8:00PM

Ahmed Abdullah – trumpet

Monique Ngozi Nri – voice

Radu Ben Judah – bass

8:40PM

Luke Stewart Remembrance:

Daniel Carter – horns 

Chris Williams – trumpet 

Luke Stewart – bass 

Ryan Sawyer – drums

9:30PM

Gabby Fluke-Mogul – violin

Tcheser Holmes – drums

+ Open Box Jam Session

Mar 3

Fridman Gallery (map)

7:00PM

NuMBq:

Michael Bisio – bass/composition 

Melanie Dyer – viola 

Marianne Osiel – english horn 

Jay Rosen – percussion

8:45PM

Cooper Moore – multi-instrumentalist 

DoYeon Kim – gayageum

An image of Daniel Carter

9:30PM

Studio We 3:

Daniel Carter – horns 

Juma Sultan – percussion 

William Parker – bass, reeds

Mar 4

NuBlu Classic (map)

7:30PM

Joe McPhee – sax

Warren Smith – drums

Ratzo Harris – bass

An image of Miriam Parker

8:30PM

Miriam Parker – dance solo

9:00PM

Ryan Easter Okra Juice:

Ryan Easter – trumpet

Mwanzi Harriott – guitar 

Dom Gervais – drums

10:00PM

Shamanic Principle:

Val Jeanty – electronics

Patricia Nicholson – dance

Mar 5

NuBlu Classic (map)

7:30PM

Zekkereya El-magharbel Band:

Zekkereya – trombone 

David Leon – reeds 

Henry Fraser – bass

Kweku Sumbry – drums

8:30PM

Randall Horton – poetry

Jason Kao Hwang -violin

9:00PM

Cosmic Lexi-Glass:

Alexis Marcelo – keys 

Will Glass – drums 

Jacquii Leveine – voice 

Dave Ross – guitar, voice

10:00PM

Marc Ribot – guitar 

William Parker – bass, gimbre

Get the Full-Festival Pass

This Festival Pass will give you access to all festival days, February 27 thru Wednesday, March 5, 2025. This also includes the Lower East Side Walking tour.

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