7 pm

Matt Knoegel - Sax
Jeff Miles - Guitar
Adam Lane - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

8 pm

Ryan Siegel - Alto Sax
Diego Hedez - Trumpet
Luke Glavanovits - Vibraphone
Nigel Fregozo - Bass

9 pm

Hans Young-Binter - Piano
Melissa Almaguer - Tap Dance
Joshua Mathews - Drums

$20

Michel Gentile/Rob Garcia duo - 8 pm

Michel Gentile - flutes
Rob Garcia - drums

Judi Silvano’s Garden Winds - 9 pm

Judi Silvano - voice
Haruna Fukuzawa - flute
Claire De Brunner - bassoon

$20

Beyond Flute Group - 7 pm

Cheryl Pyle- c flute /alto flute
Michael Eaton- soprano sax
Sylvain Leroux-c flute/fula flute
Gene Coleman-bass flute/piccolo

Protein - 8 pm

Dave Sewelson - baritone sax
Joe Ruddick - keys
Dave Hofstra - bass
Charles Downs - drums

9pm

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

$20

Siren Xypher Collective

Kyoko Kitamura - Voice + Found Objects
Melanie Dyer - Viola + Voice
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano + Voice

2 Sets at 8 and 9 pm

$20

“…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.“— DownBeat Magazine

Siren Xypher Collective is a New York City-based performing and producing collective of three established composer-improvisers Melanie Dyer (viola, voice), Mara Rosenbloom (piano, voice) and Kyoko Kitamura (voice, found objects), 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. Siren Xypher Collective has been selected for the 2026 Artists in Residence at Avaloch Farmhouse Music Institute.

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 will take place on July 11—12, 2026 at Ibeam.

Ivan Chen solo piano
William Parker, Nakadegawa-Lee, Marc Edwards Trio

$20

Sakina Abdou/Ingrid Laubrock

Sakina Abdou - tenor saxophone
Ingrid Laubrock - saxophones

Sakina Abdou/Lester St.Louis

Sakina Abdou - tenor saxophone
Lester St.Louis - cello

$20

French saxophonist Sakina Abdou comes to IBeam for two duo performances that highlight different sides of her improvising language. Her meeting with Ingrid Laubrock brings together two saxophonists deeply attuned to space, texture, and the unpredictable turns that can emerge from close listening, while the duo with cellist Lester St. Louis moves into more physical terrain where bowed strings and fractured tones blur into dense, restless sound. Both sets promise the kind of intimate music that thrives in IBeam’s close quarters.

8 pm

Ryan Siegel - Alto Sax
Adam Lane - Double Bass
Patrick Golden - Drums

9 pm

Ayako Kanda - Voice
Anthony Coleman - Piano
Evan Palmer - Double Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

$20

Carol Liebowitz/Patrick Holmes/Stephanie Griffin/Adam Lane - 2pm

Carol Liebowitz - piano
Patrick Holmes - clarinet
Stephanie Griffin - viola
Adam Lane - bass

Ursel Schlicht/Adam Lane/Vijay Anderson - 3pm

Ursel Schlicht - piano
Adam Lane - bass
Vijay Anderson - drums

Virg Dzurinko/Claire de Brunner/Ryan Messina - 4 pm

Virg Dzurinko - piano
Claire de Brunner - bassoon
Ryan Messina - trumpet

$20

Eva Novoa - piano & Chinese gongs
Francesco Marcocci - bass
Billy Mintz - drums

A piano trio with the one and only Billy Mintz on drums not to miss! Eva Novoa on piano and the amazing Francesco Marcocci on bass.

$20

Richard Tabnik - sax
Andy Fite - guitar
Gene Perla - bass
John McCutcheon- drums

$20

Titus Abbott Trio - 7:30 pm

Titus Abbott - Saxophones
Sean Conly - Bass
Michael Sarin - drums

New Old Timers - 9:00 pm

Jeremy Udden - saxophone
Vinnie Sperrazza - drums
Aryeh Kobrinsky - bass
Aaron Irwin - saxophone

$20

Titus Abbott Trio - Tangible Mystery Album Release!

7 pm

Stan Zenkov - Multi Wind
Eric Plaks - Piano
Zach Swanson - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

8 pm

Kaelen Ghandhi - Sax
Evan Palmer - Bass
Nick Neuburg - Drums

9 pm

Eric Shorter - Sax & Percussion
Evan Crane - Bass
Peter Glynn - Drums

$20

Tony Romano - guitar and compositions
Michel Gentile - flute, alto flute, piccolo
Gary Wang - bass
Rob Garcia - drums

$20

Anthony Coleman, Piano
Adam Lane, Bass
Patrick Golden, drums

$20

Anthony Coleman continues to celebrate his 70 years of creative energy with this remarkable new trio. High energy, creatively calculated, masterfully manipulated imrprovised creations from a new band with a brand new CD and world tour ahead. Do not miss this master of the piano for an electric evening of acoustic free flowing creative music.

Potions - 7:30 pm

Yoon Sun Choi - voice
Jeong Lim Yang - bass
Andre Matos - guitar

Ochion Jewell/Cat Toren featuring Noa Fort - 8:30 pm

Cat Toren - piano
Ochian Jewell - saxophone
Noa Fort - voice

$20

Potions

This trio discovered their combined magic on a cold, winter morning after the first musical moments began. Jeong Lim Yang on bass, Yoon Sun Choi on voice and Andre Matos on guitar, bring their own special ingredients of sound, improvisatory creativity and generous spirit.

Ochion Jewell/Cat Toren featuring Noa Fort

Longtime friends and collaborators Cat Toren (piano) and Ochion Jewell (saxophone) began a duo project in the living room of Cat’s Brooklyn apartment, where they held weekly sessions for years. This creative practice eventually grew into the video podcast Brooklyn Living Room Sessions, launched in 2021. When vocalist Noa Fort joined as a guest, it quickly became clear that her voice was a natural and compelling addition to the project’s sound. This performance will feature original works in both duo and trio settings, alongside spontaneous improvisations.

8 pm

Michel Gentile/Rob Garcia duo

Michel Gentile - flutes
Rob Garcia - drums

8:45 pm

Walter Thompson Orchestra Players

Sam Day Harmet – Strings/Electronics/Composer
Ayumi Ishito – Woodwinds/Electronics
Erica Mancini – Accordion/Electronics
Zachary Swanson – Double Bass
Hollis Headrick – Percussion
Walter Thompson – Piano/Composer

$20

Gideon Forbes, woodwinds
Evan Main, piano and keyboard
Mathias Højgaard Jensen, upright bass
Steven Crammer, drums

$20

Drawing on his extensive experiences in the jazz and Arabic music world Gideon Forbes' ensemble Weavers showcases original music & arrangements that draw on the rich improvisational and compositional features of these two music traditions. Gideon's recent projects include Nortonk, which released its eponymous debut album on Biophilia Records in May 2021, and Orchestra Farha, an acoustic-electric ensemble that focuses on 1970's Arabic music from Egypt and around the Arab world. Gideon collaborates with the New York Arabic Orchestra, Mona Miari, Takht al-Nagham, The Brooklyn Nomads, Habibi Gün, Firas Zreik, Sami Abu Shumays, and Karim Nagi.

Ishito/West/Jayaram/Sakai - 6 pm

Ayumi Ishito - tenor/electronics
Lulu West - guitar/electronics
Sunjay Jayaram- violin
Paul Sakai - percussion

Pearring/H/Swanson/Laraway - 7 pm

Jeff Pearring - alto sax
Francesca H - soprano/tenor sax
Zach Swanson - bass
Anwar Laraway - drums

Clowns/Waldman/Kurfist - 8 pm

DJ Magick Clowns - bass/flutes/spoken word, etc
Devin Brajha Waldman -alto sax/spoken word
Dan Kurfist - drums/spoken word

$20

Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain - 8 pm

Alex Koi - Voice and Electronics
Kirin McElwain - Cello and Modular Synth

Tropos - 9 pm

Ledah Finck - violin, compositions
Aaron Edgcomb - percussion/drums, compositions
Phillip Golub - piano, compositions
Yuma Uesaka - Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, compositions

$20

Tropos is a Brooklyn based improviser/composer collective featuring Ledah Finck (violin), Yuma Uesaka (clarinets), Aaron Edgcomb (drums/percussions), and Phillip Golub (piano). Their work leans into timbral specificity and formal rigor, while also providing ample space for improvisational interplay. Tropos is excited to share their new book of music after having toured 11-days throughout the Midwest and the Rust Belt. The opening duo, Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain, will deliver an intimate set that floats between musical poetry, composition, and improvisation.

8 pm

Shogo Ellefson - Double Bass
Henry Paul - Piano
Lou Grassi - Drums

9 pm

Megumi Yonezawa - Piano
Ken Filiano - Double Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

$20

Álvarez/Nadien - 7:45 pm

Holman Álvarez - piano
James Paul Nadien - drums

Novoa/Pérez - 8:45 pm

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

$20

onight we present two different (piano) duos and music projects at iBeam.

Holman Alvarez is a Colombian pianist and composer born in Barranquilla and raised in Cali. His music blends jazz, Latin American traditions, classical and contemporary music, and free improvisation, often drawing inspiration from literature, science, and philosophy.
He studied piano and composition at Universidad del Valle, earned a master's degree in composition from Universidad Javeriana, and trained in jazz piano in Buenos Aires. From 2011 to 2022, he was a key figure in Bogotá's experimental music scene and taught at several major universities.
As a composer, he has written for chamber ensembles, jazz orchestras, choirs, and film, with works commissioned by the Bogotá Big Band, Proyecto Modular from Medellín Philharmonic, and others.
His music has been featured in films such as Sal (2018) and El Canto del Auricanturi (2024). He has released multiple albums, including LIMINAL (2023) and Hidden Objects (2024, Sunnyside Records), and now lives in Queens, New York.
He is performing duo with James Paul Nadien, a percussionist and improviser currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. His current work revolves around solo percussion, as well as improvising and playing with different projects like Toadal Package, Postmodern Miniatures, Art Heist, and Stalwart. He has collaborated with musicians such as Joe Morris, Anthony Coleman, William Hooker, Brandon Seabrook, Darius Jones or Sean Conly amongst others.

Pianist and composer Eva Novoa and guitarist Gían Pérez present an electric guitar/piano duo. They have performed in NYC in the last year. Based in Brooklyn since 2012 pianist Eva Novoa has performed at The Stone, Barbès, Nublu, Cornelia Street Café, iBeam, Mis-en_place or The Lilypad in Boston. She has performed/recorded with Gerald Cleaver, Masa Kamaguchi, Daniel Carter, Francisco Mela, Drew Gress, Devin Gray, Billy Mintz, Satoshi Takeishi, and Mat Maneri amongst others. “A bold and restless pianist, moving easily between acute precision and painterly fervor” - DownBeat. Her albums are released on the independent label 577 records.
Guitarist, actor and improviser Gían Pérez is based in Brooklyn and has played extensively in the NY avant-garde music scene. Gían Pérez is an artist whose work focuses on the dissection and subversion of form. Born and raised in Puerto Rico Pérez has worked with artists like Brandon Seabrook, Zoh Amba, Marc Edwards, among others. Recently, he has played at venues including The Stone, Knitting Factory, Joe's Pub, Nublu, Downtown Music Gallery, Rhizome DC, and more.

Join us for a special music night!

6 pm

Anthony Coleman - Piano
Ken Kobayashi -Drums

7 pm

Marta Sánchez - Piano
Jonathan Reisin - Tenor Saxophone

8 pm

Yoni Kretzmer - Sax
Sean Conly - Double Bass
Willy Rodriguez - Drums

$20

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.