High Zero
high zero annual festival beginning experimental free improvised music baltimore maryland united state hosted red room collective volunteer group sponsor weekly concert improvised music experimental theater film poetry etc side room normal book record since festival hosted baltimore theatre project space festival focus nonidiomatic improvisation vocal improvisation instrument building electronics sound art community event main theatrebased performance aim bring together improvisers typically never played together previously novel live situation front festival audience creating potentially new experience audience performer high zero draw large international base improvisors many background traditionally give half invitation performance baltimorebased musician high jinx part festival focused sitespecific community event unique appendix festival typical event include musical bike ride invented instrument band parade fell point outdoor performance festival yielded six cd recorded label based around particular performer order release carol genetti joe mcphee katt hernandez jack wright oleyumi thomas neil feather result festival format yielded document scarcely documented performer including john berndt paul hoskins john dierker jason willett chet pancake james coleman sean meehan michael johnsen jerry lim ian nagoski dan breen dave gross andy hayleck helena espvall evan rapport keenan lawler christopher meeder jim baker phil minton internationally known vocal improvisor performed directed feral choir festival high zero website red room baltimore theatre project phil minton discography archived wayback machine