No Idea Fest 2016
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This year's festival brings together musicians and sound artists from around the world collaborating for 5 days in the fields of free improvisation, composition, free jazz, noise, and sonic interventions.
Artists include:
- Jeph Jerman // objects → cottonwood, arizona
- Tim Barnes // percussion, electronics → louisville
- Ko Ishikawa // sho → tokyo
- Mike Majkowsk //i double bass → berlin
- Robin Hayward // tuba, electronics → berlin
- Ingebrigt Haker Flaten // double bass → austin
- Frode Gjerstad // saxophone, reeds → norway
- Ava Mendoza // electric guitar → nyc
- Alex Bruck // viola → mexico city
- Ramón del Buey // bass clarinet → mexico city
- Chris Cogburn // percussion, electronics → austin / mexico city
- Steve Parker // slide trombone, electronics → austin
- Damon Smith // double bass → houston
- Sandy Ewen // electric guitar → houston
- Steve Jansen // tapes, saxophone, guitar → houston / abq
- Misha Marks // guitar, baritone horn → mexico city / new zealand
- Alvin Fielder // drums, percussion → jackson, ms
- Dave Dove // trombone → houston
- Bob Hoffnar // pedal steel guitar → austin
- Meteora // documents → mexico city
Festival highlights include:
Thursday, Feb. 25
electro-acoustic duo of field recording master Jeph Jerman and Time Barnes (Sonic Youth, Silver Jews, Royal Trux)
Friday, Feb 26
US premiere of French composer Éliane Radigue's OCCAM XI by Berlin micro-tubaist Robin Hayward
Saturday, Feb. 27
Free Jazz ensemble of Norwegian saxophonist Frode Gjerstad, NYC guitarist Ava Mendoza, original AACM drummer Alvin Fielder, and Austin's Ingebrig Haker Flaten
