Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Jack Wright & Evan Lipson
Sunday, February 11, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Racer Sessions with Jack Wright & Evan Lipson
Sunday, February 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Wright (alto sax) & Evan Lipson (bass) lead the Racer Sessions; + open session, improvisers at all levels of experience are invited to participate.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Tom Baker, Amelia Coulter, Evan Flory-Barnes & more
Monday, February 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Clifford Dunn, Ha-Yang Kim, Cristin Miller, Eveline Müller
Tuesday, February 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Spite House, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Hone, Khot, Muhs, Müller, & Rothwell
Wednesday, February 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival w/ Tomeka Reid
Thursday, February 15, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Chicago-based cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid performs in collaboration with local artists at the 33rd Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival.
$15 / $10 / $5 students & Teen Tix
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Khot, Baker, Dunn, Miller, Reid, Rigler, Williams
Friday, February 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Music & Dance
Saturday, February 17, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Muhs, Williams, Dunphy, Fandrich, Rucker, Rigler
Saturday, February 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Visiting improvisers perform in curated groupings with a diverse selection of local performers representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Heather Bentley & Friends – Two Games
Thursday, February 22, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist/improviser Heather Bentley is joined by Dio Jean-Baptist, Jim Knodle, Michele Khazak, and Carol Levin for improvised musical games.
$5-$15 donation
Groupmuse House Concert: Second Shift Presents
Saturday, February 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
Sammie Gorham and Spencer Arias present a concert for soprano and melodica with works by Puccini, Mozart, Arias, and a few special comedic surprises.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Bonnie Whiting & James Falzone: Second Utterances
Thursday, March 1, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bonnie Whiting – New works
Xanakis – Kassandra
Reich – New York Counterpoint
Improvisations
Xanakis – Kassandra
Reich – New York Counterpoint
Improvisations
$5-$15 donation
Spite House: Heather Bentley & Wayne Horvitz
Tuesday, March 6, 2029 @ 8:30pm – 11:30pm (PST)
The Spite House, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley & Wayne Horvitz pair up for the first time as a duo to present you with an evening of music.
$20 donation encouraged (not required)
Wayward Music Series: Andrew McInnis + Ray Larsen Ensemble
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Strange otherworldly chord voicing inspired by the high Andes of Peru, plus new works for trumpet with a surprise cast.
$5-$15 donation
TORCH CD Release Concert & Party!
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Alhadeff Studio at Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A Seattle-based contemporary chamber ensemble (trumpet, clarinet, vibes, and bass) whose original compositions play with heady intellects and groove-craving souls. Joined by UW Dance.
$15 ($10 students)
UW Composition Studio: Comprovisation
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington School of Music graduate students in composition, jazz, performance, and theory collaborate in experimental improvisations exploring new conceptual and sonic territory.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: David Stout – 'The Janus Switch'
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A digital performance work merging live cinema and electronic sound in a poetic exploration of generative audio-visual feedback structures.
$5-$15 donation
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$45 (includes open bar) / $10 students
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$28-$43 (students $10)
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free