About the festival
Initiated in 2003, No Idea Festival is an annual festival of improvised music based in Austin, Texas.
No Idea’s curation focuses on three aspects of creative process generative to the advancement of contemporary music:
- Presenting festival curated first-time collaborations between artists.
- Advancing existing collaborations that are in various stages of development.
- Establishing new music projects involving festival artists.
During No Idea events, artists articulate a wide variety of working methods and perform within several gradations of improvisation and composition. Audiences witness a broad spectrum of an artist’s work as they move through their most established ensembles, their developing groups, and new, festival-curated first-time meetings. Artists are often brought back to No Idea for multiple years to advance connections and enable a new music to flourish.
To best support musicians and engage culture generation regionally and internationally, No Idea has held satellite events in cities throughout the US and Mexico, including: San Antonio, Marfa, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Shreveport, New Orleans, Mexico City, and Mérida, Yucatán.
Contact us
noideafestival[at]gmail.com
No Idea Festival
P.O. Box 684335
Austin, TX 78768
U.S.A.
