Saturday November 16, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Bergamot Quartet
The Red Room is pleased to present an evening of with the Bergemot Quartet. An hour of sparkling, ferocious music by some of Bergamot’s favorite Baltimore and NYC based composers, including a brand-new piece written for Bergamot by Jordan Chase, and culminating in the Baltimore premiere of Ledah Finck’s work for string quartet and drum […]
Saturday October 19, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Orlando Johnson & Chris Taylor // Jamal Moore & Andrew Bernstein
The Red Room is pleased to host a concert featuring multidisciplinary artist Orlando Johnson with guitarist Chris Taylor, and an opening set by saxophonist Jamal Moore. Friday, October 18th @ The Red Room 425 E. 31st St. Doors at 8:30pm, show at 9:00pm $5 – 10 sliding scale Orlando Johnson & Chris Taylor […]
Thursday October 24, 2019 | 7:00 pm
Daxophone Information Session
You’ve seen them at High Zero Festival. Now, you can try them yourself. The daxophone is an instrument based on amplifying a bowed piece of wood. This free event provides instruction on the fundamentals of daxophones: bowing, controlling pitch, methods for constructing daxophones, and observational acoustics of wooden shapes. Here’s an opportunity for inspiration to […]
Friday March 13, 2020 | 9:00 pm
Postponed: Dave Ballou, Mike Kuhl
Due to current national health concerns, this show will be postponed to a later date. Dave Ballou (trumpet) and Mike Kuhl (percussion), both strong improvisers from the Baltimore area. We’re rescheduling Vaster Than Empires, a trio of Erica Dicker (violin), Allen Otte (percussion), and Paul Schuette (electronics), for another date. KUHL and BALLOU Mike Kuhl […]
Saturday October 05, 2019 |
KAMYAR ARSANI-TOM CHESS////PWISANS ETE’NEL
Tomchess (Oud/ney, USA) and Kamyar Arsani (Daf and vocals, Iran) The duo just released an a compelling album called “Rhyming Awake” to direct us back to our roots, as we dance forward towards new home Tomchess: Tomchess is a Multi-instrumentalist/Improviser/Composer. He plays Reeds, Western Flute, Arabic/Turkish Ney flute, Oud, and Guitar. He also has a […]
Friday October 25, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Devin Gray’s Socialitics Trio (2 sets!)
Featuring Devin Gray on drums, Dave Ballou on trumpet, and Ryan Ferreira on guitar Devin Gray’s new trio adds another layer to his creative compositions intertwined with expressive improvisations. Socialitics trio consists of three inquisitive sound artists for whom all sound is indicative of the modern sonic experience. Gray is the center of this new […]
Thursday October 10, 2019 | 7:00 pm
October Volunteers’ Collective
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Tuesday October 08, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Ghost Trance Music & Adam Rosenblatt
Brussels based guitarist Kobe Van Cauwenberghe will perform an entire set of works by Anthony Braxton, titled Ghost Trance Solos. Ghost Trance Music explores the full extend of Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music-compositions in the context of a solo performance. To do this I developed an intuitive set-up of loops and live-electronics to generate what Braxton refers to […]
Saturday September 21, 2019 | 5:30 pm
High Zero Symposium: Improv in Composition [Red Emma’s]
Composers discuss how they use improvisation Moderated by Jessica Keyes. Here’s an exciting opportunity for the fans of improvisation, experimental music, and composition to query composers on their practice. A panel of composers will discuss the diverse ways in which they incorporate elements of improvisation and performer choice into their compositions. Many of these composers […]
Thursday October 03, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Fred Frith Trio · Jamal Moore
Red Room and Space 2640 are delighted to present Oakland’s Fred Frith Trio and local luminary Jamal Moore. The trio (Fred Frith, guitar; Jordan Glenn, drums; and Jason Hoopes, bass) will be joined by a sexret musical guest and live visuals by Heike Liss. Note that this event is not at the Red Room but […]
Sunday October 06, 2019 | 8:30 pm
In Defense of Memory (Ortman, Santistevan, Trammell) w/special guests Corduroy (Barlow, Burt, Purdy)
A trio formed in the rarified, purified, sanctified air of the High Zero Festival, In Defense of Memory makes its Red Room debut. Laura Ortman is a Brooklyn, NY composer, multi-instrumentalist and artist, and a riveting performer. She produces and performs as a soloist and with collaborators including Tony Conrad, Jock Soto, Raven Chacon, Nanobah […]
Thursday September 12, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Anteloper // Black Myths
The Red Room is pleased to host Anteloper and Black Myths, two duos featuring High Zero alumns Jaimie Branch and Luke Stewart, respectively. ANTELOPER is the electric brain child of JAIMIE BRANCH (fly or die, high life) and JASON NAZARY (little women, helado negro, bear in heaven). Branch and Nazary have been playing together […]
Thursday September 09, 2021 | 7:00 pm
ONLINE – High Zero Volunteers Meeting! Sept 9th!
The 23rd Annual High Zero Festival will be held on September 23rd – 26th! We’re looking for awesome folks like you to help run this amazing festival! Come to the Volunteers Meeting Thursday 9/9, 7:00 pm ONLINE via ZOOM (The Red Room is in a bit of disarray with piles of books taking up the […]
Saturday November 09, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Diffusion Festival for Multichannel Electronic Music Night 4 of 4
The last night of this year’s mini-DIFFUSION festival we present longform multichannel works by Shawn Greenlee, Bonnie Jones and Mark Cetilia. Shawn Greenlee is a composer, sound artist, and Associate Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He has performed extensively across the United States and Europe, appearing on several conferences, festivals, and tours. […]
Friday November 08, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Diffusion Festival for Multichannel Electronic Music Night 3 of 4
High Zero’s DIFFUSION Festival presents the artists below, who pleasured us by simply asking for a show…we asked them to play the Music Easels in two separate stereo fields and we could call it quadrophonic and it could be part of DIFFUSION, and so it is! Here is information about this amazing trio : MARCIA […]
Sunday November 03, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Diffusion Festival for multichannel Electronic Music Night 2 of 4
Sunday November 3rd (doors at 8:30pm a 10 dollar donation) High Zero’s DIFFUSION Festival presents work by an old hand at multichannel work and a first multichannel work by someone who is no stranger to music making, electronic or otherwise. Marcin Pietruszewski (born 1984) a composer and researcher. He is engaged in sound synthesis and […]
Saturday November 02, 2019 | 8:30 pm
DIFFUSION Festival for Multichannel Electronic Music Night 1 of 4
Saturday November 2nd, 8:30PM High Zero’s DIFFUSION Festival invites you immerse your ears in a soundbath of new synthesis techniques, and then, if you like, hear a talk about the hows and whys of these techniques. This first evening of DIFFUSION is free, but High Zero always needs help presenting things, and donations are gladly […]
Sunday August 25, 2019 | 8:30 pm
Thomas Dimuzio and John Wiese
Veteran electronic music composers Thomas Dimuzio and John Wiese happened to be coming to visit me at the same time and I thought it would be a shame if I didn’t make them pay hospitality rent by playing a show at the Red Room. What’s more is that I insisted they both do it multichannely. […]
Sunday September 22, 2019 |
High Zero Festival Night 4
Sunday September 22nd (7:30pm doors, 8:30pm showtime) Solo Jayve Montgomery woodwinds, percussion, and electronics The Night of Randomization As an ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Sunday Night’s sets up to chance. Fifteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year? Musicians […]
Saturday September 21, 2019 |
High Zero Festival Night 3
Saturday September 21st (7:30pm doors, 8:30pm showtime) Solo Charmaine Lee vocalist Set 1 Nik Francis percussion, electronics Forbes Graham trumpet, laptop computer Jayve Montgomery woodwinds, percussion, and electronics Steve Baczkowski saxophone, multi-wind instrumentalist CK Barlow live sampling, electronics Set 2 Bonnie Jones electronics Sarah Hennies vibraphone, percussion Biliana Voutchkova violin, voice Le Quan Ninh surrounded […]
Friday September 20, 2019 |
High Zero Festival Night 2
Friday September 20th (7:30pm doors, 8:30pm showtime) Solo Owen Gardner guitar, cello Set 1 Charmaine Lee vocalist Bonnie Lander soprano Danishta Rivero voice, electronics Kristen Toedtman voice, violin, piano Biliana Voutchkova violin, voice Ledah Finck violin, viola Samuel Burt daxophone, clarinets Set 2 Tom Boram harpsichord, synthesizer Forbes Graham trumpet, laptop computer Set 3 Susie […]
Thursday September 19, 2019 |
High Zero Festival Night I
High Zero returns after last years 20th Anniversary Tour! High Zero is the premier festival of Improvised, Experimental music on the East Coast, being fully devoted to new collaborations between inspired musicians and performers from Baltimore and around the world. Unlike many related festivals, High Zero is not narrow in terms of sensibility or subculture, […]
Friday August 23, 2019 | 8:00 pm
NO LAND// JOANNA MATTREY//JARRET GILGORE//MIKE KUHL
No Land and Joanna Mattrey are incredible artists from New York City. Their work inspires us to feel and open our hearts. Join them for their Baltimore debut. They will perform with locals Jarrett Gilgore and Mike Kuhl. Khristian Weeks will open. No Land (NYC) is an artist, poet, and photographer. She fled school to convene with the […]
Sunday September 01, 2019 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers’ Collective September 1st
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Sunday August 04, 2019 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers’ Collective August 4th, 2019 – copy
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
