Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Curiouser & Curiouser: E.ravenscraft Improvised Violin
Sunday, December 30, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
The experimental soundtrack of an improvised violin in a Seattle tiki bar.
Free (Free)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Cello Loops w/Gretchen Yanover
Tuesday, January 8, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrated Northwest cellist Gretchen Yanover creates her own instrumental atmospheres and melodies using a loop sampler.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Bruce Neswick, organ
Wednesday, January 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Recitalist, composer, church musician, and brilliant improviser Bruce Neswick performs rarely-heard works and improvisations.
$18
Fire & Grace in Concert
Friday, January 18, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga exploring the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world.
$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Matt Ingalls + Greg Kelley
Friday, January 18, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pushing the boundaries of trumpet and music as you might know it, plus elements of computer and clarinet and exciting improvisation techniques.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Mike Marlin & Friends – Purging Demons Through Sonic Oversight
Friday, January 25, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music to set a backfire against the raging inferno of ridiculosophy and abandonment of reason.
$5-$15 donation at the door
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Saturday, January 26, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Collective improvisation using only unprocessed field recordings, exploring the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map, and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: WHSS Duo
Thursday, January 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Compositions and improvisations for bassoon, piano, and electronics, exploring music from the obscure to the sublime.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: David Watson/John Krausbauer + Bill Horist + Amelia Coulter
Friday, February 1, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Adventurous and experimental music in the gorgeous Chapel Performance Space.
$5-$15 at the door
Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Sunday, February 3, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – Paint Box
Carla Kihlstedt – Forestbed
David Lang – Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Caroline Shaw – Valencia
Carla Kihlstedt – Forestbed
David Lang – Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Caroline Shaw – Valencia
$20
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Blackwell, Miranda, Freelund, Icasiano, Seales, Varner, & Shiroishi
Wednesday, February 6, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Nicodemou, Icasiano, Barlow, Bardos, Lineberry, Harvey, Star, & Banned Rehearsal
Thursday, February 7, 2030 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Freedlund, Varner, Nicodemou, Seales, Mandell, Mines, Nini, & Barlow
Friday, February 8, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
[CANCELLED] Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Andrews, Bardos, Miranda, Blackwell, Freedlund, Shiroishi, & Nini
Saturday, February 9, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
CANCELLED
[CANCELLED] Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Sax Quartet
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
CANCELLED
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Racer Sessions with Holland Andrews
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: SIGE Records – Experimental Love
Thursday, February 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
"Experimental Love" is a collective exploration of drone, free improv, abstracted song, and electroacoustic composition
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Stefan Maier, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Marcus Price
Saturday, February 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three experimental artists and curators present a series of works ranging from process-based performances to custom software rearranging computer-assisted improvisations.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Songplay, featuring Joyce DiDonato
Monday, February 18, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lighthearted program mixing Italian Baroque arias with jazz ballads and songs from the Great American Songbook, featuring radiant mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
$25-$100
Cornish Presents: Kin of the Moon – A New Phase
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
$15 / $10 / $5 / Cornish faculty/students free