"Music paves the way for the times"

"Experimental music," a form of cutting-edge contemporary music that incorporates jazz, rock, and non-Western music, will be gathering in Kanazawa.

Directed by Kanazawa-born artist

Tomomi Adachi, who has long been based in Germany, the festival will be curated internationally and across genres, inviting artists from around the world and hosting performances with the participation of local residents.

The festival will extend its run this time, with an exhibition centered on "graphic notation."

March 1st (Sun) Sun. 1 March

18:00-21:00

6:00 PM

1 - 6:40 PM Exhibition

Opening Mini Concert

Performance by Tomomi Adachi

Program:

Jennifer Walsh, Nature Data

(2005)

, John Cage, Solo for Voice 2

(1960)

, Gurgur Savich, Infinite Ways of Now, Sonosonic Cycle 1

(2024), Tina Douglas, Gone Lost Assembly (Dwell) (2025)

Exhibition "Extended Notations"

(Venue: Kanazawa City Art Village

Art Studio)

John Cage, Jani Christou, Tone Yasunao, I Wayan Sadra, Carmen Barradas, Johanna Beyer, Erwin Schulhoff, Joseph Hémard, Arthur Lourié, Jennifer Walshe, Lewis Gesner, Bryan Day, Grgur Savic, Mazen Kerbaj, Tina Douglas, with Rhythms (Imao Takuma + Miyazaki Ryusei), Adachi Tomomii

Graphic music and installation exhibition: March 1st (Sun) - 8th (Sun), 2026

Improvisation workshop: March 5th (Thu), 2026

Concert: March 6th (Fri) - 8th (Sun), 2026 Venue: Kanazawa

Citizen's Art Center Performing Square and Art Studio (1-1 Yamato-cho, Kanazawa City)

Director:

ADACHI Tomomi

"Music paves the way for the times”