Category Archives: Event

Bassist/vocalist Melanie Radford (Built to Spill, Blood Lemon) celebrates the release of her debut solo album For the Sake of Stillness, an inventive reimagining of lush ambient folk delivered with her singular touch. It was recorded during and in-between tours, coming together over a stretch of two years as a centering practice and statement of self. Constantly in … Read More →

Free jazz legend Scott Robinson makes a rare Seattle appearance to present a wide-ranging solo performance on a variety of instruments, including the seldom-heard C melody saxophone, featured on his unaccompanied album Solipsisms (2020). He will also engage with local phenom Neil Welch in a duo format.

Neil Welch opens with two works for solo saxophone, each … Read More →

Seattle cellist Lori Goldston joins eminent klezmer accordionist/scholar Christina Crowder for the latest installment of their ongoing collaboration, exploring traditional Eastern European Jewish repertoire in a way that welcomes the past into the present. For this iteration they will be joined by violinists Mae Kessler and Shulamit Kleinerman.

Lori Goldston plays written, traditional and spontaneous work on cello, … Read More →

An evening featuring the music of Philadelphia-based composer Christopher Burns and househusbands, his duo with composer/improviser Carlos Cotallo Solares. Percussionist Aaron Michael Butler will lead an ensemble of Seattle musicians in a performance of Burns’ composition “Quant Theseus” and play solo, followed by an improvised set by househusbands.

Christopher Burns is a composer, improviser, and music technologist. “Quant … Read More →

Classical pianist and composer Thomas Abrahamson teams up with violinist Libby Phelps to perform original compositions in the style of contemporary classical. Harmonies and structures of all shapes and sizes coalesce into something familiar yet new. Is it classical? Is it Jazz? Is it a movie score? Or an amalgam of all that came before? Come be serenaded in the … Read More →

The Winds of Change Duo, consisting of Bobby Collins (horn) and Cassie Fry (piano), brings you into the music making through a fun and relaxed atmosphere and informative introductions. They perform all works by composers from underrepresented communities, delighting audiences around Washington State and introducing unique and rarely heard gems for horn and piano.

“Worlds Collide” was recently … Read More →

The Force of Listening #5 presents six sonic and visual works presented by artists from across the US and Mexico to create an evening of experimental ambience, music, and sound art coming on the heels of this year’s Campbient session, organized by REALMOREREAL. Artists include Lisa Ann Schonberg (Brookyln, NY), NINA NINA (Veracruz, Mexico), Mary Edwards  (Brooklyn, NY), Kafele Williams … Read More →

Rory Somers is a Seattle-based trumpeter, composer, and improviser working in jazz and improvised music. He is joined by drummer Ethan Horn, guitarist Cole McKittrick, and saxophonist Coen Rios for an evening of original compositions and collective improvisations. 

Coming through the UW Improvised music program together, the four have explored wide ranges of music-making, from acoustic chamber jazz … Read More →

QUIET TIME is an immersive live experience by Kassa Overall and Corey King, inspired by the Chapel at Good Shepherd Center. The idea traces back to a familiar childhood moment: long car rides, restless energy in the back seat, and a parent finally calling, “OK… quiet time.” Following the unexpected power outage during Overall’s 2025 Earshot Jazz Festival set … Read More →

Presented by Continuum Culture & Arts

Jason Kao Hwang – violin, viola, compositionsKen Filiano – bassAndrew Drury – drum set

With origins reaching back to the Asian Arts Movement and New York Loft scenes of the 1970s, and work in ensuing decades in Jazz, opera, film, and with artists such as Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, Butch Morris, Wadada … Read More →