SGC Electric Quintet (Steve Ball, Travis Metcalf, Brad Hogg, Dev Ray, Don Box) is a subset of Seattle Guitar Circle, local chapter of the legendary League of Crafty Guitarists playing intricate, polymetric music arranged for electric guitar ensemble. SGC EQ perform structured improvisation that sounds composed and composed collaboration that sounds improvised. This international community was initially born via Robert Fripp’s ‘Guitar Craft’ workshops that began in 1985. Each SGC performance is a combination of tightly-arranged chaos, layered guitars ‘circulations’ – where each guitarist plays one note at a time in evolving melodies.
Julie Slick will open and collaborate with SGC EQ. Julie is a virtuoso bassist and composer known for her wide array of unique tones and substantial melodic invention. Throughout her career, she has developed a distinctive voice through international performances and recordings with acclaimed first class musicians in global progressive rock and jazz communities. She currently tours and makes albums with the Adrian Belew Power Trio and her own bass duo-fronted band, EchoTest. As of 2022, Julie has joined Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light project, celebrating the music of the Talking Heads. Since 2023 she has performed with her fellow RIL cast, jam/funk group Cool Cool Cool to support shows across North America. She has also collaborated/appeared on stage with: the Crimson ProjeKct (featuring Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto), Les Claypool, Danny Carey, Victor Wooten, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Robert Fripp, Stewart Copeland, Alice Cooper, Ann Wilson, Jon Anderson, Wynonna Judd, Lzzy Hale, Vicki Peterson, Mike Keneally, Marco Minnemann, Petra Haden, Kris Myers, and more.