Joy Guidry

Joy Guidry is a bassoonist, versatile improviser, performance artist, and composer of experimental, daring new works that embody a deep love of storytelling. Joy’s music channels her inner child in honor of their ancestors and predecessors. The San Diego Tribune has hailed her performances as “lyrical and haunting…hair-raising and unsettling.” Joy was born in Houston, Texas, into a creative family that has shaped who she is today. 

Joy has presented her original work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hauser & Wirth, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, The Kitchen and Redcat, among many other venues. She has been commissioned by National Sawdust, Long Beach Opera, JACK Quartet, Gaudeamus Festival, and the I&I Foundation. Joy has been featured in such festivals as La Biennale di Venezia, Banlieues Bleues festival, A'Larme Festival, Cologne Jazz Week, Spoleto Festival USA, Big Ears Festival, and many more.