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

Performers from Baltimore


Tom Boram synthesizer, piano, harpsichord

Samuel Burt daxophone, bass clarinet , modular synth

Mike Kuhl drums, percussion

Brenton Lim audio-reactive/generative art

Stewart Mostofsky electronics

Lexie Mountain voice, tapes

Sarah Parker saxophone

Shelly Purdy vibraphone, percussion

Martin Schmidt iOS devices, objects

Neroj Patrick, aka Jeron White upright bass, bass ukelele, electronics

Performers from Afar


Majid Araim Atlanta mandolin, violin, voice

Hunter Brown Berlin computer

Dorothy Carlos Chicago cello, electronics

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 New York/Taiwan balloon, daxophone, arbrasson, mouth harp, live electronics, Max MSP

Alex Wu Standford electronics

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)