Improvisation – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: The Schimscheimer Family Trio
Sunday, March 27, 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: Sheridan Reiley
Sunday, March 20, 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: Kyle Hanson + Mik Quantius
Friday, March 18, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Shimmering sound and immersive accordion effects, plus a scat maestro!
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Carmen Rothwell
Sunday, March 13, 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: Lori Goldston & friends
Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening with stalwart improvising collaborators – Susie Kozawa (voice, found objects, etc.), Dan Sasaki (percussion), Dave Abramson (percussion) – and visiting dignitary Mik Quantius from Germany.
$5-$15
Inverted Space Ensemble: Long Piece Fest 2.2: asleep, forest, melody, path
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A 60-minute piece using sounds gathered in Seattle, mixing piano, violin, electric guitar, and saxophone with melodies superimposed with and separated from these field recordings.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Max Johnson (NYC)
Sunday, March 6, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Janet Feder w/ Jen Gilleran & Chris Icasiano
Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music. Janet Feder joins Jen Gilleran (turntables/percussion) and Chris Icasiano (drums).
Free
Music of Today: Garth Knox, viola
Monday, February 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A program of new and improvised music by internationally renowned violist Garth Knox, joined by faculty violist Melia Watras and students from the UW viola studio.
$10-$15
Racer Sessions: Eliot Eidelman
Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wally Shoup / Greg Campbell / Greg Kelley
Thursday, February 18, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three experienced Seattle musicians come together to fine tune the art of improvisation.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Christian Pincock
Sunday, February 14, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Cornish Presents: StuART Fest
Saturday, February 6, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Renowned trombonist Stuart Dempster in a concert of his own compositions with Paul Taub, Tom Varner, Janice Giteck, Julian Priester, and William O. Smith.
$5-$20
The Daphnes + Hotel Vignette at the Royal Room
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing modern chamber pop compositions followed by the ramblings and bumbles of Nils Petersen.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Sunday, January 24, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Saturday, January 23, 2016 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Wayward Music Series: Ray Larsen
Thursday, January 21, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Unique instrumentation and diverse compositional and improvisational approaches – a live recording of 14 of Seattle’s great improvising musicians.
$5-$15
Earle Brown Retrospective
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the life and works of American composer Earle Brown with a concert featuring works from each decade of his career.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free