Composers Nat Evans and John Teske present an evening of music, joined by acclaimed cellist Lori Goldston.

Landscape and a sense of place are recurring themes in the composers’ work, including scores that resemble maps and field recordings that echo a forest in transition. Warm Buchla‑synth tones, long bass drones, and Goldston’s singular cello voice invite listeners to access the landscape … Read More →

Day three of the What’s Going On festival, with two conduction events, one with strings plus guests and one with all percussion plus guests, with an incredible line up of phenomenal Seattle improvisers and stellar out of town guests.

What’s Going On: Conduction, Improvisation, and the Culture of Structure honors the work and lives of Lawrence “Butch” Morris, Sun Ra, … Read More →

thee dialectic, a new piece by Gust Burns, explores dynamics engendered by the difference between the continuous and the discrete. Through compositional strategies of syncope and sustain, this most basic of dialectical relations is clarified, developed, and complexified across an open compositional framework for sextet (2 basses, 2 violins, 2 saxophones). Improvising trio Fidelities (Gust Burns, piano; Troy Schiefelbein, vocals; Mark Kaylor, drums) moves across … Read More →

Michele Khazak was so excited to perform for you on November 20th. Very sadly, Michele suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on October 17th. In the wake of this tragic loss, we are turning November 20th into a tribute concert for her. You will still get to hear Michele’s voice, as well as experience arrangements and improvisations from many members … Read More →

Sh’ma is the project of musician Trevor Eulau, among collaborators, aimed at bringing together contemplative practice, meditation, and elements of Jewish mysticism together with various types of improvisation. Sh’ma is the Hebrew word for “listen”, and also the name of the central mantra and prayer in Jewish meditation. It is precisely what we seek to embody in this project, … Read More →

Stephen Fandrich is a piano soloist, composer, builder of instruments and creator of interactive sound installation. The piano and piano prepared with various sound altering additions to the strings, combined with a physically modeled Fender Rhodes, will showcase his piano playing, improvisational talents and gifts for instrument making and sound design. Fandrich’s Improvisations are long in form, erase time and … Read More →

Sid Samberg, a composer-pianist originally from Chicago (based in Seattle since 2020) is honored to perform in the Wayward Music Series for a third time, sharing a warm evening of music in the cold final days of autumn. He will perform his original works for piano solo, which explore meditations on dreams, nature, close personal relationships, and the global climate … Read More →

MICHIKO O (Michiko Ogawa) (Tokyo/Berlin/San Diego) is a researcher-composer touring work from her just-released album, Pancake Moon (Futura Resistenza, Belgium). These compositions are for shō and pre-recorded materials, her shō-playing “like a device that warps and expands time and space”.

Andrew Drury returns to Seattle from Brooklyn, NY, here to join the Seattle/Tracyton spontaneous composition duo known as ‘what‘ (A.F. Jones, steel guitars/electronics; … Read More →

The Red Pants Collective, a movement and sound project formed by father/daughter duo Giordana and James Falzone, are joined by very special guests from NYC and Seattle. The evening will weave improvised moments with Klezmer music and lefty political songs in Yiddish.  

Tariq Mitri: movementAlyza DelPan-Monley: movementGiordana Falzone: movementBonnie Whiting: percussionHanz Araki: shakuhachiAndrew Drury: drums and percussionMichael Winograd: clarinetIra Temple: accordionJames Falzone: … Read More →

A live evening of free guitar improvisation by Carlos Cotallo Solares and Ryan Carraher, each unfolding a distinct approach to the instrument and its electronic extensions. Together, in duo and solo configurations, they engage the guitar’s uncanny versatility within a framework of spontaneous composition. Perussionist Aaron Michael Butler joins to present a new work for vibraphone and electronics by … Read More →

Solo performance by Marcin Pączkowski, followed a trio featuring Don Berman, Heather Bentley, and Ewa Trębacz in their first appearance together since their show last summer at the Olympia Free Jazz Festival. 

Marcin Pączkowski, a Seattle-based composer, conductor, digital artist, and violinist, holds the position of Music Director for the Evergreen Community Orchestra. He earned his PhD from the University … Read More →

Music and sounds for the koto, viola, electronics, ukulele and more featuring Robert Millis (Climax Golden Twins,Sublime Frequencies), Katherine Whatley and Noel Kennon who will all play solo and together in some as yet undetermined improvisatory arrangement. Whatley and Millis recently released a cassette of trio performances from Japan on the SoundHoles label. Millis has a new solo LP out on Discrepant. Noel Kennon continues to confound and … Read More →