Evan Shornstein & Will Epstein - VI

What this video is

"VI" exists within the 2020s wave of artists reclaiming outdoor, site-specific, and process-oriented improvisation as both musical and visual practice. Shornstein (also known as Photay) and saxophonist Will Epstein recorded Frog Raag in April 2023 at Shornstein's property in High Falls, NY, in direct acoustic collaboration with a population of spring peeper frogs. The piece sits at the intersection of free jazz,…

Why it matters

A landmark example of 2020s ambient-jazz visual music, "VI" extends the tradition of artist-as-filmmaker works in experimental music, where the video is conceived as an equal compositional voice rather than promotional content. The piece connects to the lineage of visual music artists such as…