Hayes Greenfield: Solo Electro-Acoustic Spatial Immersive Project
“Greenfield, with his alto saxophone and a host of effects at the ready can redecorate a room in a sonic rainbow of musical colors…If touch points of the jazz tradition abound, so do traces of countless other disparate genres and forms; unpredictability is assured.” — Steve Futterman, The New Yorker
Hayes Greenfield: Solo Electro-Acoustic Spatial Immersive Project (Quad Performance)
Join award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer Hayes Greenfield for an immersive electro-acoustic performance in quad surround sound. Blending his backgrounds in jazz improvisation, film composition, and sound design, Greenfield transforms saxophone, flute, clarinet, kalimba, and voice through looping and live spatial processing to create evolving “sound sculptures” that swirl and shift through the room.
A pioneer in integrating technology and improvisation since his early work with the Sinclavier, Greenfield now performs using MAX MSP software, crafting entirely live, real-time compositions with no pre-recorded tracks. The result is a deeply dynamic, minimalist sound world that invites audiences into a multidimensional sonic journey.
Based in New York City, Greenfield has collaborated with artists including Jaki Byard, Rashied Ali, and Richie Havens, and composed scores for over 70 films, including Emmy and Telly Award–winning documentaries. His third album for Sunnyside Records, a solo binaural recording, will be released in May 2026.
NYNME: Rememberance
NYNME’s first program of the season at the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation revolves around different aspects of spirituality. It is anchored by James Primosch’s "Sacra Conversazione," a work written for NYME in 1994 which uses the visual tradition of “sacred conversation” in medieval painting as a metaphor for the interplay between instruments in the ensemble, and between live musicians and pre-recorded electronic sounds. Tania Leon’s “Alma” (meaning “soul” or “spirit” in Spanish), based on a poem by Carmen A. Vega Schimmenti, examines the animus common to both human and natural elements, and the way that they collide and inform each other. Patrick Castillo's "Three Meditations" delves into themes of isolation and longing, and Morton Feldman’s centenary is celebrated with a performance of his rarely heard “Bass Clarinet and Percussion”. Please join us!
Program:
Tania Leon Alma for flute and piano (2007)
Morton Feldman Bass Clarinet & Percussion for bass clarinet & percussion (1981)
Patrick Castillo Three Meditations (2020-2021)
James Primosch Sacra Conversazione for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, & fixed media (1994)
New York New Music Ensemble:
Daniel Druckman, percussion
Emi Ferguson, flutes
Chris Finckel, cello
Stephen Gosling, piano
Karen Kim, violin
Bixby Kennedy, clarinets
Eduardo Leandro, conductor & percussion
*Artwork by Richard Hennessy