Radical Acceptance/Amen - Live at A L'ARME! Festival 2023
Here is a recording of my project Radical Acceptance/Amen in Berlin in August 2023. words from the Al’arme Festival
“Rarely before has a bassoon been played in with such a rich diversity as in the hands and on the lips of Joy Guidry. The improviser, composer, storyteller and activist takes her music to both ambient abysses and paradisiacal pastures. Guidry transports the classic lyrical qualities of the instrument into atonal outbursts and political rebellion. Süddeutsche Zeitung describes Guidry’s latest album, Radical Acceptance, as one of “the strongest statements that free music has made recently.” On the stage, this diversity of sound is accompanied by a highly sensitive six-person ensemble that takes the counterplay of tension and redemption to an entirely new dimension. A L’ARME! brought the live performance of Radical Acceptance to Berlin for its world premiere. Performer 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
Amen - Live at National Sawdust
My project Amen was presented at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY April 2023. All music is from my upcoming album titled Amen and my recent album Radical Acceptance. I was joined and supported by my dear friend and collaborator, Scott Li. This is the first half of my set from that evening.
Almost There - visuals
I wanted to write a song about all the peace I have found this last year. Healing is a never-ending journey, but I'm happy to be at a point where I can smile and truly mean it. Where I can fully rest without fear of what's around the corner. I don't know if I will ever be healed, but I know I am almost there. I have peace rooted in my soul, and I am so happy to be where I am today. Music by: Joy Guidry Mixed and Mastered: Friends of Recording Studio Visuals by: Kai-Luen Liang Released on: Whited Sepulchre Records
Inner Child
Inner child live from Joy's project titled Radical Self Love presented by the REDCAT in Los Angeles. Synth: Scott Li Voice: Jillian Grace Trombone: Kalia Vandever Bass: Joshua Crumbly Drums: Mekala Session
Radical Self Love
This show was presented by the kitchen and curated by Mathew Lyons.
The Kitchen presents bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry in a concert evening featuring new works recently commissioned by Guidry by composers Jessie Cox, Lisa E. Harris, and Olivia Shortt, as well as Guidry's own compositions. While these musical 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. Drawing inspiration from the work of Sonya Renee Taylor who has defined radical self-love as “its own entity, a lush and verdant island offering safe harbor for self-esteem and self-confidence," 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.” The concert features Joy Guidry on bassoon, theremin, voice, electronics, and video; and Jessie Cox on drums.
Form Content Negotiations
Composed by: Jessie Cox
Bassoon: Joy Guidry
Audio/video recorded by: Avant Plus
Recorded in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany 08/27/2021