Category Archives: Event

Sid Samberg, a composer-pianist originally from Chicago, is honored to join the local music scene as a new Seattle resident. He will perform his original works for piano solo, which explore concepts ranging from the personal (how we construct reality as individuals) to the global (addressing the worsening climate crisis).

Sid Samberg (b. 1989) is a composer-pianist, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and … Read More →

Seattle cellist Lori Goldston plays two solo sets, one acoustic and one amplified, to launch her new solo LP High and Low, some of which was recorded in the beautiful Chapel space. 

Lori Goldston is a cellist and composer from Seattle. Her voice as a cellist draws connections between far-flung idioms, and explores timbral thresholds of her instrument. Her work glides … Read More →

Celebrating the release of the first new Climax Golden Twins record in many years, the Twins will play a set of rare and unusual 78rpm records and Edison cylinders on period equipment, followed by an improv set featuring percussionist Dave Abramson and contra bassist John Seman with the Twins on guitars, electronics and found sounds.

Founded in 1993 by Robert … Read More →

Please join French hornist/composer Tom Varner for a new work for improvising ensemble. Tom has assembled a fantastic assortment of Seattle’s best improvisers:

Tom Varner, French hornLeanna Keith, flute and bass fluteAniela Perry, celloGreg Campbell, percussion and brassChristian Pincock, trombone and electronicsMax Dawes, guitar, electronics, voiceWeijun Huang, tenor saxophoneKelsey Mines, bass

(Please note: there is no elevator service on this date, and listeners … Read More →

An observation of improvised ambient and drone music in various executions under a first quarter moon.

Joey Largent‘s work focuses on exploring long-duration compositions and improvisations for acoustic ensembles and solo performance. Beyond generating music alone, his goal is to offer a space for introspection, releasing from attachment, beauty, and connection. Through site-specific work and field recording, he seeks to connect … Read More →

“Outlaw Space is a high-energy post-jazz quartet that defies genre labels and adjectives.” — Scott Schaffer.

The formula for Outlaw Space is simple: be patient, color the room, play the infinity within boundaries, raise the vibration and astonish everyone.

Incredible skill, orchestral richness, and an eclectic playfield of musical influences define the improvisations and compositions of this piano quartet led by … Read More →

2022 ICL ComposersBC CampbellKrystal BarghelamePaul Matthew Moore

with The Penta String Quartet:Heather Bentley, Jordan Voelker, Aleida Gehrels, Maria Scherer Wilson

Invisible Composers Lab brings composers and musicians together, across generations, to create luminous, new creative works. The laboratory’s mission is to collaborate, fuel curiosity, and experiment in a supportive, non-hierarchical environment that welcomes inspiration from new music, improvisation, jazz, film scoring, … Read More →

Joey Largent presents his most recent composition in collaboration with movement/costume/installation artist Katrina Wolfe for an acoustic just intonation ensemble composed of practitioners of Burmese vipassana, musicians, and friends. Composed primarily on the Olympic Coast and in the North Cascades near the Lower Curtis Glacier, the work follows an exploration of changing natural landscapes and physical masses as the … Read More →

An invitation to explore large ensemble listening and playing. All instruments welcome, no experience required, just an open mind, heart, and ear.

As people who have experienced forms of oppression in music making and/or life, what is our aim when we make music among ourselves? Do we just recapitulate existing power structures, but try to place ourselves at the top? … Read More →

The Tom Baker Quartet will be performing a soundscape/composition called Songs and Triangles in which we will be joined by our amazing friend, Kaley Lane Eaton. TBQ will follow with a set of original tunes and improvisations.

TBQ is Tom Baker, guitars; Greg Campbell drums and horn; Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Brian Cobb, bass.

“Creative, free, and at times, funky… TBQ pushes the … Read More →