Unusual Noise: Music from the Edge of Florida
A showcase of fearless improvisation and musical art
Immerse yourself in Unusual Noise: Music from the Edge of Florida, a one-day celebration of fearless musical collaboration featuring Skerik, Mike Dillon, Joe Marcinek, Electric Kif, and an all-star ensemble of Florida artists. Experience original performances, spontaneous improvisation, and one-of-a-kind musical encounters created exclusively for this event.
Saturday, November 7th
4pm til midnight
free admission
Tentative Schedule:
3:30-4pm: Chamberbaes
4-4:40pm: Jon Ditty's Freestyle Improv Circus
4:40pm-5pm: SIDEMEAT
5-6pm: Chaunces
6-7pm: tiny.blips
7-7:45pm: Mutant Fusion Collective
8-9pm: Mike Dillon & Joe Marcinek's Demonstratorium
9-10pm: Electric Kif
10:15pm-11pm: Skerik solo electronics with visuals by Blazinspace
11pm-??: Zero Context post-jam
Featured Artists
Skerik
from Seattle, WA
Skerik (born Eric Walton) is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington, known as a pioneer of "saxophonics"—a playing style that heavily integrates electronic effects, distortions, and loops with the tenor and baritone saxophone. He is widely recognized as a versatile, genre-defying collaborator who bridges the worlds of punk, jazz, rock, metal, and funk.
Skerik plays with many prominent jazz, rock, and avant-garde groups, most notably Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois, and The Dead Kenny G's—most recently touring with Les Claypool.
Skerik will be performing solo electronics with live visuals from Blazinspace
Mike Dillon
from New Orleans
Mike Dillon is an American percussionist, vibraphonist, and singer known for his high-energy fusion of jazz, punk rock, and funk. He has performed with major artists like Ani DiFranco and Les Claypool, and led groups such as Garage a Trois and his own band, Punkadelick.
Mike Dillon will perform with numerous artists at this event.
Joe Marcinek
From Indiana
Joe Marcinek is a genre-defying American guitarist, composer, and bandleader known for assembling rotating, all-star lineups for spontaneous live shows. His music blends Chicago blues, New Orleans funk, jazz fusion, and Grateful Dead-style psychedelia. He is one quarter of the band Brain Emoji.
Joe will perform with many artists during this event.
Electric Kif
from Miami
Electric Kif is a Miami-based power quartet blending rock, jazz fusion, and electronic drum & bass. The group consists of bassist Rodrigo Zambrano, keyboardist Jason Matthews, drummer Armando Lopez, and guitarist Eric Escanes. They describe their instrumental style as "post-nuclear" groove music.
CHAUNCES
from St. Pete
Chaunces is a dynamic modern jazz ensemble based in St. Petersburg, Florida, led by drummer and vocalist Chance Reynolds
Zero Context
From Dunedin, FL
"music that depends on the situation"
Formed by Unusual Noise founder Mike Bryant, Zero Context is a post-jam genre-fluid, improvisational live music collective and experimental project based in the Tampa Bay area. No two shows are identical, treating each live performance as a standalone, spontaneous event.
This Zero Context moment will feature a cast of artists from this event line-up.