Improvisation – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: Tom Varner / Cornish Improvisers
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Andrew Olmstead
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Tender Buttons + guest TBA
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Rewinding classic electronic musics in a swarm of devices and languages, composed in the moment via a shared esthetic of severe improvisational methods. Friendly spirits Fluxus, WDR, Cage, On-U and Kling Klang are never far away.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Julio Lopezhiler & friends
Friday, June 3, 2016 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Centered around questions of identity, agency, and cohabitation, this music makes its home in the liminal spaces between sound, noise, and silence.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Ross Hammond (Sacramento, CA)
Sunday, May 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Simon Henneman / Ashlyn Elizabeth Fletcher
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Friday, May 20, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Racer Sessions: Heather Bentley
Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Long Piece Fest III: Kolat/Baldwin World Premieres
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with the premiere of works by Seattle composers Kevin Baldwin and Takemitsu Prize-winner Yigit Kolat.
Free ($5-$15 suggested donation)
Racer Sessions: Dick Valentine
Sunday, May 8, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Janna Webbon & Sarah Pyle
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Leviathan Worship Service + DTMF
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique improvised experience with electric harp and loops; synthesizer & electronics; Casio & electronics; prepared bass; and amplified gamelan and guitar.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Jack Bouboushian (Chicago)
Sunday, April 24, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Mark Hilliard Wilson – Alone/Together
Thursday, April 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for solo guitarist dutifully following the instructions given by the composers 63 and 53 years ago, followed by a growing ensemble of players that will be alternately improvising freely and following a very open set of instructions.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Daniel Webbon
Sunday, April 17, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Rempis / Johnston / Ochs
Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Improvisations that have the feel of through-composed pieces.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Ivan Arteaga
Sunday, April 10, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Jacob Rosenzweig
Sunday, April 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Geoffrey Castle at the Thumbnail Theatre
Sunday, April 3, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
A one-man show on six-string electric violin, featuring original compositions and arrangements of popular songs, stories from touring and performing, and a Q&A session.
$15-$20