Presented by Subtext.

Lissa Wolsak lives in Vancouver, BC and is the author of several long poem sequences and essays; Squeezed Light: Collected Works 1994 – 2005 is forthcoming from Station Hill Press in the Fall of 2007 as well as various ana of the forthcoming Of Beings Alone from TinFISH. Robert Mittenthal is a curator of the Subtext reading series. He is author of Martyr Economy, Ready Terms, and the forthcoming chapbook Value Unmapped (Nomados). His poems have appeared in a variety of publications including Golden Handcuffs, Bird Dog, Sugar Mule, W, Alterra, and KSW’s Writing Class Anthology.

The final concert in Earshot’s Jazz: The 2nd Century series features Monktail Creative Music Concern’s rambunctious offshoot Reptet, manifesting the zany spirit (and killer chops) of Amsterdam’s ICP Orchestra, and the voracious Balkan/Indian/whatever-inflected Ziggurat Ensemble, comprised of pianist Bill Anschell, saxophonist Eric Barber, bassist Doug Miller, and drummer Byron Vannoy.

Presented by Dragon’s Eye Recordings

The Cotton compilation and showcase mark the second anniversary of Seattle label Dragon’s Eye Recordings’ continued examination of the intersection between minimalist electronics and unique textures and drones. This concert features guitarist Marc Manning & Yann Novak, Corey Fuller, and Son of Rose.

Presented by the Frank Agency.

An evening of highly experimental chamber works and mildly explosive psychedelic dance fiascos featuring clarinetist Beth Fleenor. BLING! is a duo with pianist/percussionist Denney Goodhew that pushes the boundaries of chamber music. A completely improvised, raw, spiritual journey, screaming silence in a whirling pool of stillness… Figeater is Beth (clarinet/bass clarinet/voice/percussion) with Jeff Huston (guitar/electronics), and Mike Hams (percussion). Improvisations are punctuated, buttoned, and launched by original compositions and psychedelic dance explosions. Disjunctive, raucous, soaring, and powerful – a textural, tribal exploration of organic movement.

Presented by Earshot Jazz. Trumpeter Matthew Postle and keyboardist Derek Terran have looked for inspiration not just to modern American greats like Kenny Wheeler and Ron Miles, but also to European masters such as Tomasz Stanko, Arve Henriksen, and Nils-Petter Molvaer. They create striking textures of sound for the new century. Bassist Nate Omdal and drummer Mike Hams accompany the imaginative pianist Michael Owcharuk, who leads this all-originals trio which draws on elements of jazz, Ukrainian traditional and sacred music, Brazilian music, rock, gospel, and contemporary art music.

NO WEST is a music festival dedicated to developing the fast-growing community of Northwest improvisers. The festival is designed to present improvised music in both informal and formal settings. Each city will host a semi-private daytime show at a player’s home, followed by an evening performance at a public venue. 36 improvisers from Vancouver B.C., Portland, Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, NYC, California, & Tokyo will perform in Seattle & Portland. This year the festival will also include to improvisers in the fields of dance and poetry.

A visit from alto saxophonist Gregory Reynolds, who used to live in Seattle and now resides in NYC, presents the rare and happy occasion for a concert with longstanding collaborator and pianist Gust Burns. For the second set, they will be joined by the fantastic electro-acoustic musician Jean Paul Jenkins from Portland, OR.

presented by Jack Straw Productions

Drawing from shortwave radio static, electric field disturbances, controlled feedback manipulation, and numerous textural scrapings, San Francisco sound artist Jim Haynes aims towards a broken minimalism whose magnetic drones lend the impression of timelessness, when in fact the environment is quite active. Eric Lanzillotta has been involved in sound in various aspects over the last two decades, with releases on Anomalous, Selektion, Alluvial, RRRecords, etc. His recent work uses live analog synthesizer, with a focus on long form works which follow the path of the electronics’ subtle changes, a music of timbres and textures rather than notes and melodies.

Presented by Earshot Jazz. The Durán/Schloss/Mitri Trio featuring Hilario Durán (piano), Andrew Schloss (radiodrum/electronics), and Irene Mitri (violin) combine Afrocuban jazz with live electronics and interactive computer music to create a sound entirely their own. While Durán is a world-class jazz pianist and composer from Cuba, Schloss is known as an experimenter in high-tech interactive computer music in concerts around the world, and Mitri is a lyrical violinist who has expanded into Latin Jazz. The Paul Rucker Ensemble, led by the always creative cellist/bassist, with Neil Gitkind (trombone), Isaac Marshall (flute, thumb piano), Erik Anderson (drums), and Hans Teuber (saxophone).

Death Posture and In the Deep Museum present a theatrical meditation on love, memory and cutting it all apart. Butoh performance & voice by Death Posture: Vanessa Skantze, Alex Ruhe, Alan Sutherland, Kaia Selene, with Azrael, Appalachia Martine, Ariel Denham, Helen Thorsen. Music by In the Deep Museum: celadon (bass, soundscapes), natasatan (guitar, percussion)