Very excited to end this year performing solo at Hauser & Wirth in partnership with The Kitchen on December 14th at 3 p.m. This performance will be In response to the current exhibition Earth & Sky by the incredible artist Lorna Simpson. I will be playing a bunch of new music experimenting with different forms of “prayers”.

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I am very excited for this conversation and performance with my my dear friend, Kyle KIdd this November at Performance Space New York. This show was curated by Black Quantum Futurism for their project titled, The Memory Vortex Inn.

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I will be bringing my Trio to this years Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, California on October 19th. Deron Johnson will be playing an opening set at 8:30 pm. This is going to be a very beautiful night, and I’m very excited to be back in LA.

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Doors at 8:00pm

8:30pm- Deron Johnson’s Free to Dance

9:45pm – Joy Guidry’s Amen

Joy Guidry – Bassoon, poetry, electronics
Scott Li – synth, electronics, violin
Mekala Sessions – Drums

I will be starting off my west coast tour in Santa Cruz California playing my project AMEN at Indexical.

Doors are at 8 Show is at 8:30

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I will be playing at the Talk Low festival in Cincinnati at the Contemporary Art Center on September 29th, and the time will be announced very soon.

Excited for my first time ever playing in Cincinnati!

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“Unheard is a music series that explores listening, curiosity, and spontaneity through collaborative improvisation. An artist-in-residence leads three in-the-round performances throughout the year featuring rotating groups of multi-instrumentalists.

For her third and final edition, Kalia Vandever invites the bassoonist and composer, Joy Guidry, whose critically-acclaimed album “Amen” glides through ambient, blues, classical, and gospel, and the vocalist, clarinetist, and composer, Holland Andrews, known for their powerfully-operatic voice and cinematic performances.

Unheard will be held in a private loft in Greenpoint featuring a vintage 4-point Klipsch sound system and comfortable seating arrangements.

The exact location and schedule will be shared with ticket holders in the confirmation email.”

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I was recently commissioned by the Gaudeamus festival for a sound installation using these computer controlled percussion instruments. I landed in the title “Nothing is ok but I will tell you everything’s okay, because that’s what I’m supposed to do ” for this installation. This piece is in response to Louis Andriessen's De Staat. I Can’t wait to go back to Utrecht in September to bring this piece to life.

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Extremely excited to celebrate the release of my second album AMEN on August 25th at Joe’s Pub!

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Playing a solo set at Basilica Hudson on August 22nd
Really happy to be sharing the bill with my fellow Houstonian YATTA

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I am so excited to be playing at this years Dripping Festival! I will be sharing a lot of new music, poetry and some new live adaptations of AMEN. I will be playing on the open air stage at midnight.

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I’ll be playing a solo set of music from AMEN, and some other new pieces at the Ki Smith Gallery.

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Happy to be joining my Rebekah Heller on her show at the Fridman Gallery. This show will feature works for bassoon ensemble from composers Fay Victor, Julius Eastman and more.

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I will be joined by my dear friends Kyle, Luke, and Jessie to play some new music I’ve been working on. This show will have themes of grace, love, hope, and knowing of self. I will be on bassoon, poetry, and synth, Kyle on voice and Jessie on percussion.Ticket information for in person and live stream can be found here

“Join us at the Hill Street Country Club on Sunday, February 25th for SOUND & LIBERATION, a night of experimental performance celebrating Black expression. We're thrilled to host an evening of Black ambient artist with live music from Joy Guidry, Niecy Blues and Myles Ortiz-Green. Goldie will kick off the evening with vinyl accompaniment. Our gallery will be transformed into a moody lounge, inviting guests to immerse themselves in poetic atmospheres sculpted in sound, drawing from traditions of jazz, gospel, and R&B. Come join us for an evening of sonic exploration and cultural celebration!”

-HSCC Team

“Light refreshments including snacks, beer, wine, and mocktails will be available for purchase. This is an all ages event”

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I have a very very big announcement that I’m so excited to share with each of you!

I am very excited to be joining my former Teacher, lifelong mentor, and dear friend Rebekah Heller on her Stone residency. Jessie Cox will also be playing this evening for this trio, which will surely leave us all with memories for a lifetime.

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Very excited to be playing at the Le Guess Who? Festival this November.

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I am very excited to play at the MCASD in late October. This show will have a lot of music from my upcoming album titled AMEN, which will be released in April 2024. This project has musical styles such as experimental ambient, free jazz, gospel, and others. Wishing each of you a great rest of your week and hope to see you there. This concert will be supported by Scott Li on Violin, synth and electronics.

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So excited to be releasing a new song titled “Day by Day”. This song features my friends Scott Li and Diego Gaeta. This song will be releasing on all streaming platforms on October 10th, 2023

A performance piece that was focused around my project Amen will be premiere on music for your inbox on October 1st, 2023.

This film was produced by Music for your inbox and shot by Calethia DeConto.

“Communion brings together the work of 3 artists who create art that uplifts their communities and imagines a future shaped by bliss, gratitude, and healing. It features a sound film by Joy Guidry and Calethia DeConto with mail art by Amaryllis R. Flowers.”

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Really excited to head home to Houston to play in li project D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM.
Playing with at Li Harris with Michelle Coltrane Michelle Coltrane Houston Boychoir and Abijan Johnson. Presented by Diverse Works
Shows:
Friday, September 8th, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM


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Really excited to head home to Houston to play in li project D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM.
Playing with at Li Harris with Michelle Coltrane Michelle Coltrane Houston Boychoir and Abijan Johnson. Presented by Diverse Works
Shows:
Thursday, September 7, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM


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Very Excited to bring my project Radical Acceptance to the Cologne Jazz Week this summer. This show will be featuring music from Radical Acceptance and from my new project AMEN.

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Joy Guidry (US) — bassoon, electronics
Jillian Grace (US) — vocals
Kalia Vandever (US) — trombone
Caitlin Edwards (US) — violin
Scott Li (US) — synth, electronics
Nick Dunston (DE/US) — double-bass
Jessie Cox (DE/US) — drums

Very Excited to bring my project Radical Acceptance to the A L’Arme Festival this summer. This will be the first time this show will be done with full ensemble Featuring music from Radical Acceptance and from my new project AMEN.

Joy Guidry (US) — bassoon, electronics
Jillian Grace (US) — vocals
Kalia Vandever (US) — trombone
Caitlin Edwards (US) — violin
Scott Li (US) — synth, electronics
Nick Dunston (DE/US) — double-bass
Jessie Cox (DE/US) — drums

Playing a split bill show with my dear friend Kalia on April 5th at the national sawdust.

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“Kalia Vandever and Joy Guidry, two rising stars in New York City’s jazz scene, unite on this double bill and will perform music from their albums We Fell In Turn and Radical Acceptance. Kalia Vandever and Joy Guidry, two rising stars in New York City’s jazz scene, unite on this double bill and will perform music from their albums We Fell In Turnand Radical Acceptance. Vandever’s forthcoming album debuts her solo works for trombone, effects, and voice and is inspired by Hawaiian mythology, ephemerality, dreamscapes, and ancestry. Guidry’s Radical Acceptance tells a story of processing trauma, self-care, self-love, and finding hope for the future using improvisation, graphic scores, electronics, bassoon, gospel, and more. Join us to hear these groundbreaking records performed live by the composers.”

My Show Radical Self Love will be presented at the RedCat on March 24th, 2023. This show premiered last year at The Kitchen in NYC, and I’m really excited to bring it over to the west coast.

This show will feature a lot of music from radical acceptance and some new works. YATTA will be opening for me with music from their beautiful new project. If you’re in LA around then would love to see you there.

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Notes on the show:
“Radical Self-Love is an evening-length work written and designed by Joy Guidry, drawing inspiration from the work of Sonya Renee Taylor (@sonyareneetaylor ) , who has defined radical self-love as “its own entity, a lush and verdant island offering safe harbor for self-esteem and self-confidence.” As Guidry states, “much of my music-making right now is keenly focused on a radical reimagining of spaces, sonic, and communal. At the center of imagination is radical self-care: creating a world for yourself that allows the expansion of other worlds.” 
While these music offerings represent a range of musical idioms and methodologies–from improvisation and graphic scores to multimedia and gospel–the uniting principle for Guidry is a focus on the importance of affirmation, validation, and self-care.

Very excited to bring my new string quartet to life with the amazing JACK Quartet. more info on time and location soon. please see below for more info from JACK’S website.

“In a day-long affair, JACK presents six premieres by JACK Studio artists, as well as additional performances by the Kodak Quartet and Bergamot Quartet. Stay tuned for more details!

Amy Brandon: new work (world premiere)
Michele Cheng: new work (world premiere)
Andrés Guadarrama: new work (world premiere)
Joy Guidry: new work (world premiere)
X. Lee: new work (world premiere)
Njabulo Phungula: new work (world premiere)”

Will be joining the Industry Opera Company on their 2022 lab, on bassoon.

“Curated by The Industry’s artistic directors, Ash Fure, Malik Gaines, and Yuval Sharon, LAB will feature three creative teams in a week-long workshop of new material by Mariah Garnett, Richard Kennedy, and H Sinno. Moving fluidly between the opera and visual art worlds, this year’s LAB artists explore challenging migrations, revolutionary insurrections, and the body-politics of voice. Audiences can witness all three works-in-progress in an all-day mini-festival on December 17 at LATC in Downtown Los Angeles.”

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