FREE or pay as you wish.
For the fifth year in a row we combine the jam with our friend Anya's annual vision board collaging party.
16th ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S COLLAGE PARTY + EGO FREE JAM
Make a beautiful vision board that represents your hopes and dreams for 2023, *and* taps into your intuition to see what this year might bring. We're going to open up a portal and help shape our future together.
WARNING: These vision boards have made wild ambitions and hopes come true, and revealed enormous changes around the corner!!!
We will have a stack of poster boards, scissors and glue. Bring your own magazines, collage supplies, and/or musical instruments.
AND AT 8:00 PM WE JAM!
WHAT HAPPENS?
The Ego Free Jam is a monthly night of improvisational music and sound making - electronic and acoustic - for all skill levels.
Together we go on two improvisational journeys, each lasting about 2 hours, with emphasis placed on listening to and supporting each other. There will be space for dancing and body movement, feel free to make art, or just listen.
There are no spectators, only creators. Allow for the magic to happen!
The opening ritual is an invitation to overcome our resistance to self-expression. Take a little risk and delight in knowing that it didn't kill you ;)
4:00 PM: Collaging begins (limited table space available, feel free to check in with us on capacity)
7:00 PM: Jammers arrive
8:00 PM: Jam #1 begins
10:00 PM: Jam #2 begins
Drinks and nibbles will be available to keep you going through the night.
This is a shoes-off event. Bring your cushy socks & let loose.
HOW TO GET THERE
SUBWAY
C to Rockaway Avenue (it's NOT in the Rockaways!) - take the exit closer to Manhattan for a shorter walk.
JZ to Chauncey
CITIBIKE now nearby! See the map.
WHAT’S THE INTENTION & VIBE?
The idea is to let go and allow ourselves to play.
There are no audiences at an Ego Free Jam. We're all participants, even when we're just quietly enjoying the groove. Jams include musicians and sound makers of all experience levels. They are safe spaces where we explore our creativity and where we strive to support others in their explorations.
Dancing, stretching, and art making are welcome.
The Delight Factory has three areas, the main area is for music making, the bar and back yard areas are for conversations.
WHY ‘EGO FREE’?
The ego is the part of us that wants to keep us safe in the world and tries to make us NOT do something. It shows up as fear and embarrassment. When we get the urge to "do it right” out of the way, we can play, improvise, take a little risk, mess up, see that it didn't kill us, and feel the delight in that piece of freedom.
DO I NEED TO BE A MUSICIAN?
Not at all. You can pick up an instrument and improvise, vocalize, move your body, make something, or just listen.
WHAT TO BRING
You are encouraged to bring an instrument, dancing body, art supplies, yoga mat, favorite toy, whatever inspires you and is fun for you. Or come as you are. We have percussion instruments, a piano, synthesizers, mics, & more.
IS THIS A REOCCURRING EVENT?
Yes! It's every first Saturday of the month. Hear about future jams & other events through our newsletter or FB, IG (@delightfactorynyc).
CAN I COME FOR PART OF IT?
Sure! Try and come before the jam starts but you're welcome any time. Stay for however long or briefly you want!
THE SIX JAM GUIDELINES
- Explore & Play!
- No judgment - of yourself or others.
- Claim space: Do a solo, stand out, be loud, and remember to stay connected, listen to the others, and step back when it’s time for someone else to claim space.
- When in doubt, listen to others.
- No spectators.
- Have fun!
THE INTENTION IS FOR IT TO BE
* Experimental / Exploratory
* Improvisational
* Spiritual
* Therapeutic
* Inclusive
* Playful
* Supportive
* Open
WHAT IT ISN'T
* A Performance
* A Singalong
* An Open Mic
* A Party
* Getting/Doing it Right
COVID-19 safety
COVID is still here. Please be aware of the risks you take by attending our events. .
We’ll have cross air, hepa filter, and sanitizers for instruments and mics.
If you're having symptoms, please stay home. We encourage masks. Thank you!
Questions?
Please reach out at delightfactoryNYC@gmail.com.
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We're excited to see you.
Jason & Elke - Delight Factory founders
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"One of the great pleasures of making music with others is when all musicians are in sync, aware of each other, listening to the separate streams of each instrument merging into a river of greater sound and meaning ...
A new field of consciousness is generated. It is a palpable experience"
-- Jonathan Rose