Improv Spaces Music Festival
IMPROV SPACES MUSIC FESTIVAL will present five days of live music, art, and dance showcasing a range of Saratoga County and Capital Region musicians as well as bringing musicians and artists from New York City/New Jersey upstate.
Opening Night! — Wednesday, May 29
6PM: Opening with Joseph Bruchac (flute) and Steve Candlen (drum)
7-9PM: WATER. a collaborative improv.
Featuring the Rock City Falls Trio (Alex Chang, harp; Jason Handron, bass; Adam Forman, drums) and artist Michael Miyahira (aka Mike Ming)
The five days of live music and the arts will including the special opening night performances with Saratoga Springs poet laureate, storyteller, and musician Joseph Bruchac playing with multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter Steve Candlen and the local genre-blurring ensemble Rock City Falls Trio (Alex Chang, electric and acoustic harp; Jason Handron, double bass; and Adam Forman, drums) who will perform a new collaborative improvisation with the Brookyln-based visual artist Michael Miyahira (aka Mike Ming) titled: “Water. a collaborative improv” Featuring the Rock City Falls Trio (Alex Chang, harp; Jason Handron, bass, and Adam Forman, drums) and artist Michael Miyahira (aka Mike Ming)
Miyahira was a member of the New York-Tokyo artist collective The Barnstormers and is known for his large-scale drip paintings that pay homage to water and the sea. The painter’s interest in the ocean stems from his surfing practice and his lifelong proximity to the water. The improvisation will involve a large-scale action painting in conversation to the trio’s collaborative musical dialog that will feature original compositions for improvisation.
Learn More: Opening Night! — Wednesday, May 29