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Improv Spaces Music Fest Returns June 7

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ROUND LAKE — The second annual Improv Spaces Music Fest will take place on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. at the Round Lake Auditorium at 2 Wesley Ave.

35 artists will be performing at the festival, including the new 13-person Improv Spaces Ensemble, which is comprised of Jess Bowen, violin; Sabrina Trueheart, nylon guitar; Justin Holden, guitar; Alex Chang, electric harp; Jason Handron, string bass; Christian Thomas, bass and synthesizer; Adam Elabd, winds, bass, and vocals; Adam Tinkle, woodwinds/electronics; Cousin Angus, brass, vocals, and electronics; Karen Dazzler, sax; Adam Forman, drums; Nicholas Kopp aka djdrummernk, percussion and electronics; and Matt Weston, percussion.

Co-directors of Improv Spaces, harpist Alex Chang and percussionist Adam Forman, hope to bring a focus on Capital Region performers and to develop the area as a major hub for improvisation and experimental music. 

“Looking at the list of performers, it’s great to see folks from different backgrounds—classical, pop, singer songwriter, jazz, free improv, visual art—all coming together to be a part of one event,” Forman said in a statement.

Additional festival performances will include: 

  • the Human Rites Trio with Jason Kao Hwang (composer and violin/viola), Ken Filiano (string bass), and Andrew Drury (drum set); 
  • local bluegrass band Special Creek brought together by bassist Bob Zink with Sam Katz (mandolin), Deena Chappell (multi-instrumentalist), Andy Roth (multi-instrumentalist), Tim Barker (guitarist), and Adam Forman (percussionist); 
  • a screening of a special edit of the film “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” with a live score by a fusion of synthesizers from across the decades with Electronic Cinema (Joe Fee, Ed Fritz, and Mike Sojkowski); 
  • steel drum with Shiloh Wilson and band members including Jake Hart (guitar), Lee Gnau (bass), and Stephen Struss (drums); 
  • pipe organ collaboration with Jonathan Fuller (organ) and Nicholas Kopp aka djdrummernk; 
  • the acoustic and electronic sounds of duo Ethan Cohn (bass) and MAYSUN (percussion); 
  • and native flute with musician and storyteller Joseph Bruchac.

For a complete schedule of events or to purchase tickets, visit improvspaces.org/2025-improv-spaces-music-festival/.

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