Bassist and composer James Ilgenfritz (2011 AIR) returns to ISSUE, joined by Joe McPhee and AC Diamond for their first performance as a trio. This event marks a new shared context for three artists deeply invested in improvisation as a mode of inquiry.
ISSUE presents the premiere of three audiovisual compositions by Matt Mottel (2010 AIR). These works bring Mottel’s distinct artistic sensibility into dialogue with formative figures in his life and in New York’s avant-garde, tracing a lineage that is both deeply personal and central to ISSUE’s history.
Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
ISSUE Project Room welcomes sound artists, composers, and educators Dani Dobkin, R. Luke DuBois and Amir ElSaffar to present new solo work for the Serge Modular synthesizer.
ISSUE Project Room is proud to present a release event for "Desaceleradas" by Delia Beatriz (DEBIT), and a preview of the forthcoming solo LP "AFTER" by Yaz Lancaster both out this November.
ISSUE Online
In the final installment of ISSUE Online – Celebrating David Behrman, three visionary artists—David Behrman, Paul DeMarinis & Laurie Spiegel—engage in a wide-ranging discussion moderated by James Fei. This release precedes ISSUE's 2025 Gala on Wednesday, October 8th.
ISSUE presents an evening of live performances by David Behrman, Franco-American composer and clarinetist Carol Robinson, and renowned trumpeter Nate Wooley, as part of Celebrating David Behrman—a Fall series honoring the groundbreaking composer and 2025 ISSUE Gala honoree.
As part of Celebrating David Behrman—a Fall series honoring the groundbreaking composer and 2025 ISSUE Gala honoree—ISSUE presents the New York premiere of On the Other Ocean, featuring John King, Aliya Ultan & Moira Zhang. David Behrman & Ben Neill also present a performance of Pushback Against Tough Situations.
ISSUE Online
The second installment of ISSUE Online – Celebrating David Behrman features a dialogue between pioneering composer David Behrman and new media artist R. Luke DuBois.
ISSUE Project Room & Anthology Film Archives present a special screening of Robert Ashley’s Music with Roots in the Aether: The Music of David Behrman (1975). Throughout Fall 2025, ISSUE recognizes Behrman’s innovative contributions to electronic and experimental music in the lead up to the annual Gala celebration.
As part of Celebrating David Behrman, ISSUE presents Runthrough, performed on this occasion by Frankie Mann with Daniel Fishkin & Cleek Schrey; and Open Space with Fast, a richly textural collaboration between Behrman and Fast Forward.
