JoVia Armstrong @Englewood Jazz Festival
At the Englewood Jazz Festival, JoVia Armstrong delivers a bold set that pushes the boundaries of sound and form. With her hybrid cajón kit and electro-acoustic textures, Armstrong creates immersive soundscapes that blur lines between groove, abstraction, and ritual—embodying the festival’s spirit of innovation in experimental jazz.
Tangible Sound: Duet with Coco Elysses at Tangible Sound: An Immersive Experience of Great Black Music
Electronic musicians JoVia Armstrong and Coco Elysses join forces for a two-hour set of immersive sound exploration. Centered on live electronics, their performance weaves pulsating textures, evolving soundscapes, and spontaneous improvisation into a continuous flow. Together, they create a futuristic listening experience that blurs the line between composition and experimentation, inviting the audience into a world of pure sonic discovery.
An Evening with JoVia Armstrong & Nicole Mitchell —Out Of Your Head Records @ Artspace
An Evening with JoVia Armstrong & Nicole Mitchell — produced by Out Of Your Head Records — brings together two visionary artists for a night of fearless exploration at Artspace. Percussionist, composer, and electronic sound artist JoVia Armstrong joins internationally acclaimed flutist, composer, and improviser Nicole Mitchell in an intimate duo setting. Known for their inventive approaches to sound and improvisation, the two artists merge acoustic and electronic worlds to create music that is expansive, dynamic, and deeply expressive. This performance promises an unforgettable journey into the realms of experimentation, groove, and sonic imagination.
JoVia Armstrong @ Hey Nonny's Women's Jazz Fest
On January 9, 2026, percussionist and electronic sound artist JoVia Armstrong premieres a brand-new composition at Hey Nonny’s Women’s Jazz Festival with an electrifying all-women ensemble. Featuring Nashon Holloway (guitar, vocals), Teiana Davis (piano), Carmani Edwards (bass), T. Ayo Alston (djun-djun), and Maria Jones (djembe), the group unites diverse voices and traditions in a performance that blends jazz, Afro-diasporic rhythms, and electronic soundscapes. This debut promises a powerful evening of innovation, collaboration, and women’s artistry at its finest.
Show with Black Earth Sway
Black Earth SWAY (BE SWAY), founded by award-winning flutist Nicole Mitchell, sings liberation through the lens of Afro-Folk-Futurism. This multigenerational ensemble—featuring Nicole Mitchell (flute, electronics), Coco Elysses (percussion, diddley bow), JoVia Armstrong (cajón set, electronics), and Alexis Lombre (piano, bass)—celebrates open spirits, sisterhood, and the storytelling traditions of Great Black Music. Their performances are a joyful fusion of funk, blues, experimental jazz, and beyond, weaving ancestral memory with bold new mythologies. Together, they create music that is as liberating as it is innovative, carrying forward Chicago’s rich cultural legacy into a vibrant future.
JoVia Armstrong & Creative Theories
Join percussionist, composer, and sound artist JoVia Armstrong for an unforgettable evening at Révéler Experiences. Blending Afro-electronic soundscapes, jazz improvisation, and genre-fluid composition, Armstrong brings her acclaimed music to life with her inventive hybrid cajón kit and visionary approach to rhythm and texture. This performance promises an immersive journey of groove, experimentation, and sonic storytelling.
JoVia Armstrong & Eunoia Society
Join JoVia and Eunoia Society for their CD Release Concert at Arts + Public Life's Green Line Performing Arts Center’s First Monday series. The show will be filmed and recorded live. Eunoia Society’s second album, “Inception,” will be released on June 30th. You can pre-order the first single now on Bandcamp! Pre-Order "Hide, Then Seek"
JoVia Armstrong & Destiny Muhammad
JoVia Armstrong & Destiny Muhammad in Concert!
Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94303
Event One
Join Dr. JoVia Armstrong (percussionist, composer, educator, and Assistant Professor of Music at UVA) for a presentation acknowledging the genius of contemporary Black women in jazz. As musicians and composers, women have helped shape jazz while navigating disparities in opportunities, institutional inequities, and sexism. Historically, women in jazz are seldom mentioned as being major contributors to the genre. While learning about their sonic contributions to today’s jazz and creative music, we will look at how these women serve as agents of social change. There will be a short Q&A following the presentation. Registration is recommended at jmrl.org