ingardens

festival

2025

Arts for Art proudly presents our annual free InGardens Festival, featuring 52 Bands over 6 weekends and 13 days in the Lower East Side. the festival features a large range of creative improvisational artists who align with our theme of a HEART TO RESIST. AFA is committed to creating spaces of caring where cutting edge artist’s commitment to human Rights. Because it is more important than ever, we seek to bring light and hope. 

AFA partners with First Street Green Art Park, More Gardens, and Children’s Magical Garden. 

6 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

william hooker – drums

ayumi ishito – sax

david first – guitar

james ilgenfritz – bass

3:00pm

Steve Swell – trombone

Michael Foster – tenor saxophone

Ryan Sawyer – drums

4:00pm

ahmed abdullah – trumpet, voice

monique ngozi nri – voice, poetry

4:30pm

joe morris – guitar

selendis sebastian alexander johnson – vibraphone

leo weiskoff – bass

7 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

dave sewelson – bari sax

dave hofstra – bass

charles downs – drums

3:00pm

michael wimberly – drums

ken filiano – bass

david bindman – reeds

4:00pm

Anne Waldman – poetry

4:30pm

alexis marcelo – keyboard

jay rodriguez – sax

5:30pm

affw big band

13 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

ryan easter – trumpet

destiny diggs-pinto – bass

dom gervais – drums

3:00pm

heru shabaka-ra – trumpet

watsun – bass clarinet

hans young binter – keyboard

4:00pm

djassi dacosta johnson – dance

shayna dulberger – bass

4:30pm

jason kao hwang – violin

ta thompson – drum

anders nillson – guitar

14 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

joy guidry – bassoon, electric

tcheser holmes – drums

3:00pm

Mobéy lola irizarry solo – spoken word, drums

4:00pm

Yoshiko Chuma

4:30pm

daniel carter – brass, reeds

ayumi ishito – sax

yuko togami – drums

20 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

rob brown – sax

joe morris – bass

juan pablo carletti – drums

3:00pm

amirtha kidambi – vocals

cooper-moore – diddley bow

4:00pm

Miriam Parker – dance

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez – voice

Lester St Louis – cello

Chris Williams – trumpet

4:30pm

alfredo colón – sax

ryan easter – trumpet

austin williamson – drums

21 september

Children’s Magical Garden (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

andrew drury – drums

ayumi ishito – sax

3:00pm

bahar badietabar – oud

antonin fajt – keyboards

4:00pm

no land – poetry

oliver ray – guitar

cornelius dufallo – violin

4:45pm

patricia nicholson – poet, dance

ellen christi – vocals

ta thompson – drums, voice

27 september

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

rob brown – alto sax

whit dickey – drums

3:00pm

john blum – piano

cooper-moore – diddley bow

4:00pm

suzanne goldenberg – poetry

mohammed zenia – poetry

4:30pm

James Brandon Lewis – tenor

Kirk Knuffke – cornet

Lesley Mok – drums

28 september

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

hans young binter – keys

vivek menon – violin

gian perez – guitar

orchid mcrae – drums

3:00pm

aakash mittal

trae crudup – drums

georgia wartel collins – bass

4:00pm

mona miari – vocals

4:30pm

Sam Newsome – soprano sax

Brandon Lopez – bass

Nick Neuberg – drums

4 october

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

janice lowe – keyboard composition

devin brahja waldman – alto saxophone

trae crudup – drums

3:00pm

claire de brunner – bassoon

nick lyons – sax

cheryl richards – vocals

4:00pm

k.j. holmes – dance

jeremy carlstedt – drums

 

4:30pm

alfredo colón – sax

shara lunon – voice

warren trae crudup lll – drums

5 october

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

lesley mok trio – drums

chris williams – trumpet

rafiq bhatia – guitar

3:00pm

andrea wolper – voice

william parker – bass

4:00pm

sol cabrini – poetry

tongo eisen martin – poetry

4:30pm

francesca h – saxophone

selendis – vibraphone, trombone

shogo yamagishi – bass

orchid mcrae – drums

11 october

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

patrick brennan – composition & saxophone

hilliard green – bass

michael ta thompson – drums

special guest: stephanie griffin – viola

3:00pm

charles downs – drums

dave sewelson – bari sax

billy stein – guitar

4:00pm

nebula – poetry

crystal good – poetry

4:30pm

tswami – drums

justine lee hooper – flute, voice

12 october

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

chris williams, nate wooley – trumpets

3:00pm

mixashawn rozie – tenor sax, voice, banjo

michael larocca – percussion

4:00pm

davalois fearon – dance

mike mcginnis – reeds

4:30pm

luke stewart’s ‘Solar Return’

13 october

First Street Green Cultural Park (map)

RSVP

2:00pm

devin brahja waldman – saxophone

georgia wartel collins – double bass

malik washington – drums

3:00pm

gabby fluke-mogul – violin

doyeon kim – gayageum

4:00pm

randall horton – poetry

haleh liza gafori – poetry

4:30pm

alfredo colon

devin waldman

rob brown

diego hedez

masahiko kono

colin babcock

colson jimenez

kyoko kitamura

ellen christi

patricia nicholson