About
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
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
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
5:00PM
William Parker – poetry reading
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
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
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!
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
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
9:30PM
Studio We 3:
Daniel Carter – horns
Juma Sultan – percussion
William Parker – bass, reeds
7:30PM
Joe McPhee – sax
Warren Smith – drums
Ratzo Harris – bass
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
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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