Yoon Sun Choi - voice
Noa Fort - voice
Elena Camerin - voice

An ensemble of three vocalists exploring the boundless potential of the human voice through spontaneous composition. Blending elements of jazz, experimental, and contemporary music, the trio crafts each performance in real time — weaving sound, silence, and emotion into a sonic conversation.

$20

Sylvie Courvoisier/ MVal/ Chris Corsano

Sylvie Courvoisier - Piano
MVal - clarinet & Saxophone
Chris Corsano - drums, percussion

MVal/ Matt Moran/ Brandon Lopez

MVal - clarinet & Saxophone
Matt Moran - vibes
Brandon lopez - bass

$20

Special guest from Colombia performs in two trios.

THE TRIO OF DISSOLVING - 8 pm

Mat Maneri - viola
Lucian Ban - piano
Denver Buston - poetry

TRIO NU - 9 pm

Mat Maneri - viola
Lucian Ban - piano
Noa Fort - voice

$20. no one will be turned for lack of funds.

The trio of Mat Maneri (viola), Lucian Ban (piano), and Denver Butson (poetry/voice), which may or may not be called The Trio of Dissolving, has been listening to each other and improvising for several years. Twisting the old formula of poetry and jazz, in which the poet is accompanied or backed by the musicians, this trio interacts as three improvising parts, building on almost twenty years of Maneri's duo work with Ban and with Butson, separately. What happens is often surprising-- atmospheric, moody, and transporting.

Trio Nu is a collaborative group led by Noa Fort (voice) along the incredible Mat Maneri (viola) and Lucian Ban (piano). In a space created by deep listening, presence and willingness to go anywhere together, the group develops a new language, moving seamlessly between written and improvised moments.

William Hooker - Drums
Charles Burnham - Violin
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano
Jair-Rohm Parker-Wells - Bass

$20

Join us for an electrifying night of forward-pushing improvisation as William Hooker brings his acclaimed Quartet to IBeam. Featuring Hooker’s dynamic, boundary-defying drumming alongside Mara Rosenbloom (piano), Charles Burnham (violin), and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (bass), this performance promises spontaneous interplay, deep listening, and powerful collective creativity. Expect an adventurous journey through free jazz and exploratory sound that breaks new ground in every moment.

Ghost Accelerator Ensemble - 7:30 pm

Performs the Ghost Trance Music of Anthony Braxton
Instrumentation by Dylan DelGiudice

Pearring/Parker/Filiano/Sakai - 8:30 pm

Jeff Pearring - alto sax
Teddy Rankin-Parker - cello
Ken Filiano - bass
Paul Sakai - drums

Lena Bloch Quartet - 9:30 pm

Lena Bloch - tenor sax
Shu Odamura - guitar
Phil Sirois - bass
Tim Volozh - drums

$20

Adam Lane Electric Trio plays Charlie Parker - 8 pm

Nick Lyons, alto
Adam Lane, electric bass
Vijay Anderson, drums

Dave Ross Humanosity Project - 9 pm

Dave Ross, electric guitar
Matt Lavelle, trumpet
Pete Dennis, bass
Julius Masri

$20

Dave Ross brings his virtuosic quartet in to IBeam for a special night of improvisation. Dave has performed with Henry Grimes, Warren Smith, Marshall Allen, and a host of other A list improvisors. He is the recipient of "Best live Funk Band" with his band CHUCK and has played music throughout Europe, Canada, South Africa and the US. Don't miss this band! Adam Lane will present his electric trio doing an all Charlie Parker electric set. Of this project Lane states: "Parker's music to me always seemed to have the harmonic complexity of late Beethoven while at the same time having the supreme groove of James Brown or Bootsy. With this project we exploit both those elements." Come out for a great night!

TRIO XOLO - 8 pm

Zach Swanson - Double Bass
Derrick Michaels - Tenor Sax
Dalius Naujo - Drums

9:00 pm

Jeff Pearring - Alto Sax
Megumi Yonezawa - Piano
Zach Swanson - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

$20

Yoon Sun Choi - voice/piano/electronics
Katie Seiler - voice
Mara Rosenbloom - piano
Christine Correa - voice

$20

Yoon Sun Choi, born in South Korea, raised in Canada and now a New York-based improvising vocalist and pianist using her vocal prowess that transitions effortlessly from resonant, haunting melodies to deep, resonant wails. Yoon has made significant contributions to the music scene over her twenty-year-long career performing and collaborating with esteemed artists including Mark Dresser, Darius Jones, Jacob Sacks, and Kenny Wheeler, on prestigious stages such as The Blue Note, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall.

Katie Seiler is a New Hampshire native who attended Western Michigan University for a Bachelors in Jazz Voice, and New England Conservatory for a Masters in Jazz Voice. Katie is a performer, voice teacher, and certified Alexander Technique teacher residing in Brooklyn, NY. Katie currently performs a combination of her own original music as well as with various ensembles in styles ranging from choral, folk singer/songwriter, vocal jazz, and new music. When she’s not performing, she’s teaching private voice and the Alexander Technique through her own studio, is a voice instructor at Third Street Music School in Manhattan, and serves as a guest adjudicator, clinician, and educator.

Pianist, composer, & bandleader Mara Rosenbloom has been called “a whole hearted poet of the piano,” (All About Jazz). The New York Times has praised her penchant for “full-bore group improvising,” while The Chicago Reader has written that her ensemble “achieves an elusive chemistry and degree of spontaneous interaction that transcends mental boundaries.” Currently Rosenbloom leads the trio Flyways, and performs with the collective ensembles Siren Xypher, XXE, and Every - a transcontinental duo with Croatian Vocalist Barbara Majnarić.

Mumbai-born, Brooklyn-based vocalist Christine Correa relocated to the U.S. to attend Boston’s New England Conservatory soon becoming involved in a variety of improvisational contexts. Christine has appeared at festivals and clubs in the U.S., Europe, South America and India and has recorded with MacArthur fellows Ran Blake and Steve Lacy among others. She teaches at Columbia University and Teacher’s College and directs the Maine Jazz Camp and is a facilitator at Cadre integrating music into a program for refugees.

Marc Edwards & Slipstream Time Travel - 6pm

Marc Edwards - Drums & Percussion
Tor Snyder - Guitar
Takuma Kanaiwa - Bass
Ayumi Ishito - Tenor Sax
Gian Perez - Guitar
Dylan Delgiudice - Guitar & Alto Sax
Mario Fontes - Bass
Nathan Chamberlain - Guitar
Evan Palmer - Bass
Hans Binter Young - Piano
Kelly E. Bray - Trumpet

7:00pm

Ayumi Ishito - Tenor Sax
Elliott Sharp - Baritone Guitar & Electronics
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

8:00 pm

Eli Wallace - Piano
Brittany Karlson - Bass
Nick Neuburg - Drums

Carol Liebowitz & Nick Lyons Duo - 8 pm

Carol Liebowitz - piano
Nick Lyons - alto saxophone

Maryanne de Prophetis/Robert Dick/Shoko Nagai - 9 pm

Maryanne de Prophetis - voice/poetry
Robert Dick - flutes
Shoko Nagai - piano/processor

$20

Jacob Garchik, tuba / Justin Mullens, horn / Matt Glassmeyer, reedless saxophone

Simone Baron, accordion

Dana Lyn, viola, vocals / Ilusha Tzinadze, guitar, vocals

Nathan Koci, horn / Chloe Rowlands, trumpet / Brian Drye, trombone  

Matt Kanelos, piano

Harris Eisenstadt, batá / Sean Moran, guitar / Matt Glassmeyer, Wurlitzer, percussion

15-25 minute sets with space in between for visiting. 

$20

Michel Gentile-Rob Garcia duo - 8 pm

Michel Gentile - flutes
Rob Garcia - drum set

Eastern Boundary Quartet - 8:40 pm

Mihaly Borbely - saxophone and tarogato
Michael Jefry Stevens - piano
Joe Fonda - bass
Balazs Bagyi - drums

$20

David First - SOLO - 8 pm

David First - Guitar

William Hooker Quartet - 8:30 pm

William Hooker - Drums
Charles Burnham - Violin
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano
Jair-Rohm Parker-Wells - Bass

Join us for an electrifying night of forward-pushing improvisation as William Hooker brings his acclaimed Quartet to IBeam. Featuring Hooker’s dynamic, boundary-defying drumming alongside Mara Rosenbloom (piano), Charles Burnham (violin), and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (bass), this performance promises spontaneous interplay, deep listening, and powerful collective creativity. Expect an adventurous journey through free jazz and exploratory sound that breaks new ground in every moment.

David First opens the evening with a solo performance on guitar!

$20

8 pm

Vinnie Sperrazza

Vinnie Sperrazza - Solo Drums

8:45 pm

Josh Dion

Josh Dion: drums, keyboard, voice

Vinnie Sperrazza will play a set music for the drumset at 8 PM, followed by a set of songs for drums, keys, and voice by Josh Dion.

$20

Yoon Sun Choi - voice/composer
Jacob Sacks - Piano
Thomas Morgan - bass
Vinnie Sperrazza - drums

$20

Yoon Sun Choi is a vocalist, pianist, and composer whose music blends lyrical songwriting with fearless improvisation. Her quartet features longtime collaborators pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, musicians she has worked with for nearly 25 years. Rooted in deep trust and shared history, the quartet moves fluidly between song, abstraction, and spontaneous interplay, creating music that is intimate, elastic, and quietly adventurous.

Steve Hirsh-drums
Colson Jimenez-bass
Ellen Christi-vocals
Jeff Pearing - Saxophone

$20

8 pm

James Mckain - Baritone Saxophone
Nic Rose - Piano
Evan Palmer - Bass
Michael Larocca - Drums

10 pm

Stan Zenkov - Multiple Windwood
Eric Plaks - Piano
Zach Swanson - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

$20

8 pm

LaFrae Sci - SOLO

LaFrae Sci - Drums & Electronics

9 pm

William Hooker Quartet

William Hooker - Drums
Jair-Rohm Parker-Wells - Bass
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano
Charles Burnham - Violin

$20

Join us for an electrifying night of forward-pushing improvisation as William Hooker brings his acclaimed Quartet to IBeam. Featuring Hooker’s dynamic, boundary-defying drumming alongside Mara Rosenbloom (piano), Charles Burnham (violin), and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (bass), this performance promises spontaneous interplay, deep listening, and powerful collective creativity. Expect an adventurous journey through free jazz and exploratory sound that breaks new ground in every moment.

LaFrae Sci opens the evening with a rare solo set!

8 pm

Stephen Gauci - Tenor Saxophone
Hans Young Binter (Piano)
Jeong Lim Yang (bass)
Kevin Shea (drums)

9 pm

Jonathan Reisin (Tenor Saxophone)
Jeff Miles (Guitar)
Evan Palmer (bass)
Ken Kobayashi (Drums)

$20

Jamie Baum Quartet

Jamie Baum - flutes
Julian Shore - piano
Matt Penman - bass
Rob Garcia - drums

Michel Gentile - Rob Garcia Duo

Michel Gentile - flutes
Rob Garcia - drums

$20

8pm & 9pm

Daniel Carter - tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, flute, trumpet, clarinet
Eva Novoa - piano, synth & Chinese gongs

Daniel Carter is a legendary free jazz multi-instrumentalist, primarily known for his extensive work on saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet, a prolific performer and composer deeply rooted in New York City's avant-garde scene since the 1970s, known for collaborations with artists like William Parker, Thurston Moore, and Sun Ra, and co-founding the influential 577 Records label.
Daniel Carter and pianist/composer Eva Novoa have been playing together and performing shows since 2021 with different lineups or bands. They recorded as a trio with acclaimed drummer Francisco Mela and from this project two releases have been released on the label 577 records, Novoa/Carter/Mela Trio Vol. 1 (2024) & Vol.2 The Freedom Suite (2025). DownBeat Magazine reviewed their Volume 1 in early 2025 and Phil Freeman wrote "joined by Daniel Carter on a multitude of wind instruments and Francisco Mela on drums and vocals, Novoa herself switches between piano and Fender Rhodes, strikes gongs and shakes percussion instruments, and even whistles. The thing about Novoa is, she's a born collaborator. The three long tracks on this album allow each musician to come to the fore at various times, with the other two offering heart-felt support. There's never a moment where the music is allowed to coast, and indeed, most segments are driven by raw passion, even though it's channeled into music that has enough discipline that it feels composed or at the very least the product of rehearsal and discussion. For example, although Daniel Carter is the only horn heard, his saxophone playing is free but meditative, while his trumpet playing has the subtlety of 50s Miles".
Together as a trio they have performed in NYC and in Boston. On this occasion Daniel and Eva are presenting their Novoa/Carter Duo, which they brought to the New York Forward Festival in Brooklyn in September 2023. Join us for a very special evening and duo music night.

Gideon Forbes - woodwinds
Evan Main - piano & keyboard
Mathias Jensen - upright bass
Steven Crammer - drums

$20

City of Birds - 6pm

Elijah Shiffer - alto sax
Kevin Sun - tenor sax
Dmitry Ishenko - bass
Colin Hinton - drums

Horntet - 7 pm

Guillermo Gregorio - clarinet
Diego Hedez - trumpet
Jeff Pearring - alto sax
Ayumi Ishito - tenor sax
Stan Zenkov - multiple instruments
Daniel Carter - multiple instruments

Voyager - 8 pm

Steve Cohn - piano
William Parker - bass
Daniel Carter - multiple instruments
Ayumin Ishito - tenor sax
Marvin Bugalu Smith - drums

$20

6 pm

Barbara Mansukhani - Alto Sax/Soprano Sax
Yuko Togami - Drums

7 pm

Jeff Pearring - Alto Sax
Megumi Yonezawa - Piano
Zach Swanson - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

8 pm

Anthony Coleman - Piano
Elfie Shi - Vibraphone
Ruby Wagner - Drums

$20

Siren Xypher Collective - 8 pm (doors at 7:30)

Kyoko Kitamura - Voice & Synth
Melanie Dyer - Viola
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano & Voice

$15-20

Siren Xypher Collective is a New York City-based collective of three established performing composers Melanie Dyer (vla), Mara Rosenbloom (p) and Kyoko Kitamura (v), presenting intricate original works which combine art songs, spoken words and free-flowing improvisation. Their love for, and extensive experience in, these musical genres generate deep sonic conversations full of humor, warmth, surprises and fire.

Debuting in early 2022, Siren Xypher Collective has since performed in various music series including Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum Jazz Poetry Month and the InGardens series at Governors Island supported by Arts for Art and West Harlem Art Fund, and was featured on the BBC3 Freeness podcast “Peace Pieces“. DownBeat Magazine recently described the group as “speculative improvising at its finest with a cohesive, inspired set of original works in which all three women sang their songs, animated their texts and improvised virtuosically with intelligently controlled abandon.”1

Siren Xypher Collective is the production and curatorial team behind Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival of which Mara Rosenbloom serves as the artistic director, with Kyoko Kitamura and Melanie Dyer as production consultants and co-producers. Now in its third year, Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival is scheduled for July 11 & 12 at Ibeam. Above photo by Mariana Meraz.

The Winter Solstice Players

Andrea Wolper - Voice
Adam Lane - Bass
Ryan Messina - Trumpet
Melanie Dyer - Viola
Andrew Drury - drums
Virg Dzurinko - piano

Anthony Coleman Trio - 8 pm

Anthony Coleman, piano
Adam Lane, bass
Patrick Golden, drums

Michael Moss' Roots To Shoots - 9 pm

Michael Moss, Reeds
Alexis Marcello, piano
Adam Lane, bass
Jackson Krall, drums

$20

Anthony Coleman continues to celebrate his 70th birthday with a new trio fresh from the recording studio. Outrageous improvisations and toe tapping free jazz flow to blow the mind and renew the goodness of human kind. Set two Michael Moss brings his quartet with drum legend Jackson Krall in tow to perform all of Coltrane's Love Supreme.

Novoa/ Pérez Duo - 8 pm

Gían Pérez - electric guitar
Eva Novoa - piano & Chinese gongs

Novoa/ Pérez/ Juárez/ Harmon/ Giaquinto - 8:45 pm

Gían Pérez - electric guitar
David Juárez - electric guitar
Eva Novoa - piano & gongs
Mike Harmon - bass Roberto Giaquinto - drums

$20

Vinnie Sperrazza- drums
Jerome Harris-- bass
Jeremy Udden-- saxophone

$20

6 pm

Kaelen Ghandhi - Sax
Sandy Ewen - Guitar
Evan Palmer - Bass
Michael Larocca - Drums

7 pm

Sam Newsome - Sax/Objects
Megumi Yonezawa - Piano
T.J. Borden - Cello
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

8 pm

Stan Zenkov - Multi Windwoods
Jeong Lim Yang - Bass
Willy Rodriguez - Drums

$20