2024 IMPROV SPACES MUSIC FESTIVAL — OPENING NIGHT!

Start: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:00PM
End: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 9:00PM

FESTIVAL DATES: MAY 29-June 2 IMPROV SPACES MUSIC FESTIVAL presents 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! Wednesday, May 29th, 2024 OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM: 6PM: 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. Thanks to our sponsors! Saratoga Arts made this program possible through the Community Arts Regrant Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. More info improvspaces.org