Archive of past events at The Red Room

Friday February 28, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Chuck Bettis/Jerry Lim/Mick Barr/Breath of the Magi

Entirely great night!!! High Zero alums and wayward, beloved musicians Chuck Bettis and Jerry Lim return to Bmore with an all new duo project. Guitar wizard and legendary shredder Mick Barr is also with them! Bmore local supergroup Breath of the Magi (Peter Redgrave, Orlando Johnson, Che Davis) open!!! What a night!! Active since the […]

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Thursday February 27, 2025 | 8:30 pm

Killick and Rose Burt | Simone Baron and Eric Franklin

Two duos featuring unlikely combinations of instruments! Killick Hines on unusual stringed instruments performs with Rose Burt on saxophones. Simone Baron plays accordion with Eric Franklin on theremin. What happens when you combine the overtones of a baritone saxophone with shimmer of sympathetic strings? What vibrations will fill the room when a warbling theremin tone […]

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Wednesday February 26, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Jacques/Cornell Duo, Adrian Wood, DeLaurenti/Goeringer Duo

Amazing night with Anne-F Jacques/AJ Cornell of Quebec, Adrian Wood (VA) and Chris Delaurenti and Lyn Goeringer (Balt!). Expect inventions, electro-acoustics, analog synths, radios, cassettes, theremins, noises, abstractions, motors, machines……… A gleaner of sonorities, AJ Cornell transforms and transmits sonic material over radio channels and through live performance. Her approach employs dense layers of macro and micro sounds evolving […]

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Tuesday February 25, 2025 | 8:00 pm

Towson University hosts students, faculty, & High Zero Collective

Improvised music collaboration between Towson University students and faculty with High Zero Collective members. Featuring: Dave Ballou, Mike Kuhl, John Dierker, Ruth Lacey, Devin Ostendarp, Wesley Blood, Rachel Beetz, Bonnie Lander, and, Max Gong. The experimental improvised music community of Baltimore runs deep and reaches into area academic institutions. Many of our performers are also […]

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Sunday February 23, 2025 | 8:00 pm

A Night of Duos

Interstellar Duo: Jamal Moore and Warren Crudup III – reeds, percussion and electronics Orlando Johnson and Peter Redgrave: reeds, brass, percussion and strings King Solomon and mystery GUEST: reeds, keyboards and electronics As with almost all Red Room shows, 100% of the door money goes to the players. Please bring 10 dollars in cash (or […]

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poster image for Horizon Overflow

Saturday February 22, 2025 | 8:30 pm

Horizon Overflow (Baltimore area super-group)

A selection of Baltimore’s finest sound-smiths together for one special night. HORIZON OVERFLOWJohn Berndt electronics, invented instruments, saxophoneRose Hammer Burt saxophoneSamuel Burt bass clarinet, daxophonePatrick Crossland trombonePaul Neidhardt percussionNate Scheible timpani

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