Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
CMNW Summer Festival: Buster Keaton Silent Movie Nights with Matan Porat
Tuesday, July 13, 2032 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Pianist/composer Matan Porat improvises a live, on-the-fly soundtrack performance for Buster Keaton’s classic silent film The General.
Free (Free)
Marmaduke Overend Festival: Concert 1 & Sherry Tasting
Saturday, July 31, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Join harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky, baroque violinists Anna Okada & Eleanor Legault, & baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh for a tour of late Baroque English trio sonatas, paired with a tasting of 4 exceptional sherries.
$35
Marmaduke Overend Festival: Concert 2 & Afternoon Tea
Sunday, August 1, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Join harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky, baroque violinists Anna Okada & Eleanor Legault, & baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh for a tour of late Baroque English trio sonatas – paired with afternoon tea, claret, & stories.
$35
Mystic Chords of Memory
Thursday, August 5, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/performer Nat Evans & saxophonists Neil Welch & Kate Olson perform a new, semi-improvisatory work while drifting around Olympic Sculpture Park.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union + Tom Varner’s Sound Vespers
Saturday, August 7, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bill featuring sets by the sound recordist collective Phonographers Union, & jazz French hornist Tom Varner.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
1-night explosion of improvised music, featuring local virtuosos & spontaneous jams that will stretch your imagination.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Erin Jorgensen + Kyle Hanson
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bill: Non-traditional accordionist Kyle Hanson showcases unique, "shimmering" performance techniques. Marimbist Erin Jorgensen performs a semi-improvisatory, meditative set full of good vibes.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Desert Fantasy/Hyaline/Eat Your Greens
Sunday, September 26, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Triple bill featuring electroacoustic percussion act Desert Fantasy; genre-bending trio Hyaline; & electronic vibraphone/drumset duo Eat Your Greens.
$10 advance ($7 students, $12 doors)
NIGHTLIGHT: Harvest Moon
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Machine House Brewery, Seattle, WA, United States
Equal parts full moon ritual, performance, & dance party. Artists Leanna Keith, Moonyeka, & Opulent Witch present this event offering people a chance to indulge their desire to party, transmute, manifest, & dance hard.
$10-$30
[CANCELLED] Wayward Music Series: Beetlebox
Saturday, November 6, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electroacoustic music from composer/keyboardist Beetlebox, featuring live piano sounds intricately intertwined with homemade software synthesizers & interactive computer accompaniment.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 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, & navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Ragamala – A Journey into Hindustani Music
Friday, March 18, 2033 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Inspired improvisation blends with new composition, as Composer in Residence Reena Esmail curates an evening with virtuoso Indian violinist Kala Ramnath & members of the Seattle Symphony.
Ticket price TBD
Saint Mark’s Music Series: All Bach on the Flentrop Organ
Friday, May 13, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Organist/Seattle Baroque Orchestra Music Director Alexander Weimann performs selections by J.S. Bach & brief improvisations on Saint Mark's mighty Flentrop organ, in this much-awaited performance delayed twice by the pandemic.
$20 ($15 senior)
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