The High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music is coming September 24th-27th, 2026!

Performers from Baltimore


Tom Boram synthesizer, piano, harpsichord

Samuel Burt synthesizer, daxophone, clarinet

Mike Kuhl percussion

Brenton Lim realtime video

Stewart Mostofsky electronics

Lexie Mountain voice, tapes

Sarah Parker saxophone

Shelly Purdy vibraphone, percussion

Martin Schmidt electronics, piano

Jeron White bass

Alex Wu electronics

Performers from Afar


Majid Araim Atlanta mandolin, violin

Hunter Brown Berlin computer

Dorothy Carlos Chicago cello

Ziyang Jiang Wuhan/Zhejiang guitar, electronics

Thomas Kraines Philadelphia cello

Lemuel Marc Boston trumpet

Dave Moré Glasgow inventions

Odeya Nini Los Angeles voice

Maja Radovanlija Minneapolis guitar

Davu Seru Minneapolis drums

Huichun Yang Providence computer, daxophone, arbrasson

The continent’s finest four days of all-in improv and otherwise musical exploration.
- City Paper
A fertile laboratory of musical possibility without equal.
- Signal to Noise Magazine
So highly singular that it corresponds to nothing that has been heard before.
- Maryland Public Television

 
 

Photo credit: Dave Iden; HZ 2025
Above - Daniel Carter (saxophone)
Documentation Link - Erin Demastes (DIY instruments)
Promo Site Link - Cassie Watson Francillon (harp)