The One Night Stand music project connects independent musicians from different cultures, genres and generations through spontaneous collaboration. This endeavor exists as a music documentary series on QWEST TV, with live events and is soon to be a full length documentary feature film. 

Creator & Director Leslie Lyons was inspired by jazz legend Wayne Shorter’s phrase ‘YOU CANNOT REHEARSE THE UNKNOWN’ and has committed her entire artistic practice to creating opportunities to explore this concept of spontaneous creativity through music. 

The One Night Stand music project connects independent musicians from different cultures, genres and generations through spontaneous collaboration. This endeavor exists as a music documentary series on QWEST TV, with live events and is soon to be a full length documentary feature film. 

Creator & Director Leslie Lyons was inspired by jazz legend Wayne Shorter’s phrase ‘YOU CANNOT REHEARSE THE UNKNOWN’ and has committed her entire artistic practice to creating opportunities to explore this concept of spontaneous creativity through music. 

The One Night Stand music project connects independent musicians from different cultures, genres and generations through spontaneous collaboration. This endeavor exists as a music documentary series on QWEST TV, with live events and is soon to be a full length documentary feature film. 

Creator & Director Leslie Lyons was inspired by jazz legend Wayne Shorter’s phrase ‘YOU CANNOT REHEARSE THE UNKNOWN’ and has committed her entire artistic practice to creating opportunities to explore this concept of spontaneous creativity through music. 


A revolutionary new live music endeavor presenting unrehearsed creativity with the thrill of spontaneous human connection.

“We are honored to have Leslie Lyons’ One Night Stand as part of NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship. The public benefit of One Night Stand celebrates collaboration rather than competition in music and the arts. The project began in 2022 as an episodic series and has grown into the production of a full length music documentary which will feature some of the world’s most celebrated musicians.”

– Alicia Ehni, Senior Program Officer Fiscal Sponsorship


A revolutionary new live music endeavor presenting unrehearsed creativity with the thrill of spontaneous human connection.

“We are honored to have Leslie Lyons’ One Night Stand as part of NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship. The public benefit of One Night Stand celebrates collaboration rather than competition in music and the arts. The project began in 2022 as an episodic series and has grown into the production of a full length music documentary which will feature some of the world’s most celebrated musicians.”

– Alicia Ehni, Senior Program Officer Fiscal Sponsorship

One Night Stand is a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts. The project functions as a non profit, artistic endeavor celebrating connection and creativity through music. All donations are 100% tax deductible. 

One Night Stand is a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts. The project functions as a non profit, artistic endeavor celebrating connection and creativity through music. All donations are 100% tax deductible. 

One Night Stand is a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts. The series functions as a non profit, artistic endeavor celebrating connection and creativity through music. All donations are 100% tax deductible.