Open Art Sundays at Kingfly, ft. Open Improv Lab 6-9
Join us for the 7th iteration of the monthly Open Improvisation Lab! Bring an instrument, sing, dance, recite poetry, or otherwise creatively contribute to a night of freely improvised music. This month We're excited to be putting a bill together with Daniel Wyche from Chicago and local Pittsburgh creative music saxophone quartet, the Way of the Saxophone!
Set 1: Daniel Wyche - a Chicago-based guitarist, composer and improviser. Working with a wide range of physical preparations, extended techniques, and pedal instruments. His new solo record, “Earthwork,” is out now on American Dreams Records. https://danielwyche.bandcamp.com/album/earthwork.
Set 2: Way of the Saxophone: Ben Barson (bari sax), Alec Redd (alto sax), Elyse Louise (soprano sax), Justin Benzino (tenor sax). A jazz and improvised music saxophone quartet featuring members of Afro Yaqui, playing the music of Fred Ho and Raddam Schwartz.
Set 3: Open Improvisation Lab – a series of improvised performances by members of the public – open to anyone to join!
All ages welcome!
Explore Kingfly’s two-story, 11,000-square-foot space as we present a pop-up exhibition of art, music, poetry, and more!
Kingfly’s Artist Collective Market is here to provide a space for artistic expression, showcasing and collaboration. Creativity comes in many forms and the vision is to provide a space to cultivate that creativity, whether it’s beekeeping, painting, hat making, sculpting, flower pressing or photography. Artists can gather, show and sell their art, while sharing a community to network, mentor and learn. We are looking to create a space that fosters wellness and expression through creativity not just for the artists, but for everyone who comes into this experience.
$5 suggested donation to support Kingfly Art Programming