Alan Licht’s first-ever solo performance in Seattle closes out a West Coast tour in support of his new double album Havens (VDSQ/Black Editions), a sprawling summation of his decades-long exploration of solo electric and acoustic guitar performances that navigate and challenge the boundaries of Minimalism, rock, and other non-idiomatic music-making. Licht is masterful and relentless in his negotiation of … Read More →

81:80 is a group that explores new textures and the passage of time through microtonal improvisation. Consisting of cellist Ha-Yang Kim, electric guitarist Jeff Bowen and violinist Luke Fitzpatrick, 81:80 will present the expanded version of Ha-Yang Kim’s may you dream of rainbows in magical lands (2021/24) for multiple strings and electronics. The group will be joined by local legend and versatile … Read More →

Seattle musicians Leanna Keith, Kate Olson (KO Solo), and Levi Fuller (Passenger Pigeon) will perform three overlapping sets of improvised, loop-based music. Leanna plays flutes in a wide range of settings and contexts (see her new bass flute album Body of Breath); Kate plays saxophones seemingly everywhere all at once; and Levi plays guitars and bass, writes songs, and … Read More →

Huck Hodge is a composer of “harmonically fresh work”, “full of both sparkle and thunder” (New York Times). His music has been praised for its “immediate impact” (Chicago Tribune), its “clever, attractive, streamlined” qualities (NRC Handelsblad, Amsterdam) and its ability to “conjure up worlds of musical magic” with “power and charisma” (Gramophone Magazine, London). His musical collaborations include those … Read More →

Portland’s Wild Card of Cascadia, (Marcus Fischer (12k), William Selman (Mysteries of the Deep) and Paul Dickow (Strategy) ) visit Seattle for an evening of immersive electro-acoustic music —with Pacific Northwest electronic music veterans Cindy Reichel (Patchwerks) and Marc Barreca (Palace of Lights).

Wild Card of Cascadia is a trio from Portland whose immersive, spontaneous music emerges from omnivorous, ever-changing, inquisitive working … Read More →

Seattle Guitar Circle closes out 2024 with an engaging set of music featuring our most fundamental technique of group circulation, and are delighted to collaborate at last with Mark Hilliard Wilson and his Seattle Guitar Orchestra.

Seattle Guitar Circle is a multicultural guitar ensemble founded in 1993, representing an international community of music and education founded with Guitar Craft in … Read More →

Red Pants Collective, made up of father/daughter duo James Falzone and Giordana Falzone, join forces with chamber ensemble Kin of the Moon, featuring Kaley Lane Eaton, Heather Bentley, and Leanna Keith, for an evening of improvised movement and sound. Joining the ensembles will be movement artist Hannah Rice.

Red Pants CollectiveJames Falzone: clarinet, penny whistle, piano, shruti boxGiordana Falzone: movement

Kin of the … Read More →

Otodojo (Maro Kariya, PhD)  is a Detroit-based audiovisual artist who wishes to use multimedia to connect and motivate people towards changing systems that threaten environments. They weave together sonic stories through field and object recordings, processed vocals, contact-miked materials, and layers of synthetic sounds inspired by the natural world and imagined bio-cybernetic futures. Their music has been released with … Read More →

Seattle Civic Poet Shin Yu Pai shares poems written during her poet laureateship for the city, with music from Leanna Keith (flute and voice), Susie Kozawa (found object-instruments), Steve Peters (field recordings), and Kyle Hanson (accordion). Join us on the longest night of the year for a meditative evening of poetry and improvised music. Bring a blanket and pillow … Read More →