Category Archives: Event

Join four Seattle-area composer-pianists as they perform their own works, many of them world premieres. Gavin Borchert will be presenting his hybrid work Text-piano alongside striking miniatures. Keith Eisenbrey will be playing the last two movements of his extensive Etudes d’execution imminent series. Aaron Keyt is joined by Jennifer K. Chung to premiere his new set of 4-hand works, Monsters. And Peter Nelson-King will … Read More →

Please join us as we celebrate the life and music of Norm Chambers, a beloved figure in the PNW electronic music community who passed away on October 30th. This event will provide space for sharing memories and stories of Norm, with selections from his extensive discography presented by DJ Veins (Dave Segal) and live performances by Matt Carlson, RM … Read More →

An evening of music for solo viola and spatialized aleatoric acousmatic sound. The evening will be divided into two sections with a short prelude and postlude. There will be a moment of silence in between these two sections.

prelude

(opening and invitation)

section one

> ( light everbloom in respite or despite the latter failings I cannot recount to ten  )

– tacet

section two

>( … Read More →

From Alaska to Amazonas: Indigenous Music, Culture, and Resistance

Join us for a richly layered evening of music, spoken word poetry, visual art, and resistance drawn from two Native cultures—the Tlingit people of southern Alaska and the Indigenous Brazilian people of the Amazon. Co-created by Nahaan, Tlingit artist of multiple genres and Indigenous activist, and by Adriana Giordano, Seattle’s premier … Read More →

Presented by Earshot Jazz Festival. Welcomed by KBCS.

The genre-defying ensemble of four tenor saxophonists performs the music of Travis Laplante who is joined by Matthew Nelson, Jeremy Viner, and Patrick Breiner, all pushing their instrument to the limit, circular breathing hypnotic waves of sound and blistering runs to create intricate textures. With unorthodox articulations and unusual fingerings, they create a vast sonic vocabulary and … Read More →

In celebration of their 60th anniversary this year, Jack Straw Cultural Center presents a special evening of performance featuring members of the Composers & Improvisers Workshop. Workshop alumni Lynette Westendorf, Sumiko Sato, Jim Knodle, Kenny Mandell, Don Berman, Steve Griggs, Charles Hiestand, Casey James, Elizabeth Strauss, poet Pamela Moore Dionne, and others will perform newly composed works and improvisations … Read More →

Just being Stephen Fandrich, at the piano, erasing time and expectation – a rare glimpse of this otherworldly musical genius in solo concert form.

Stephen Fandrich has been a resident performing artist of Seattle for 35 years. His piano improvisations exude a rare and rich combination of Russian late Romantic composers, Javanese Karawitan, and late 20th century piano improvisers. Classical piano, … Read More →

An evening of dark improvised experimental music and spoken word just before the Veil begins to Thin for all Hallows Eve.

Vanessa Skantze is a Butoh artist, yoga practitioner, and writer who has performed and taught in the US and Europe for over twenty years. For this evening’s performance she will have a focus on her Spoken Word works. Skantze is a co-founder … Read More →

The inspired trombonist Christian Pincock spins jazz, classical music, folk music, and sound effects through a conducted improv sign language called Soundpainting. His ensemble of fine Seattle improvisers helps him to create distinctive works which have included reinterpretations of The Nutcracker Suite and ’80s pop love songs. His relatable collages are imbued with unexpected juxtapositions. Joining Christian Pincock are: … Read More →

Seattle’s Striking Music is a hybrid percussion ensemble focused on blending lights and sounds into an immersive counterpoint, featuring percussionists Storm Benjamin, Rebekah Ko, and James Doyle, alongside sound designer Benjamin Marx and lighting designer Kevin Blanquies.

Their original music draws equally from minimalist percussion traditions and DIY mentalities, with handmade instruments and bespoke lighting sculptures. Through painstaking revision, the … Read More →