Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Ant’lrd + Panabrite + RM Francis
Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three Pacific Northwest artists present an evening of exploratory solo electronic sound performances, ranging from the drifting phonic ecstasies of Portland’s Ant’lrd to Panabrite’s concrète-kosmische hybridizations and the fragmented computer synthesis of RM Francis.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Popstronauts + Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn
Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Popstronauts performs non-apologetic free improvisation taking influence from free jazz, Carribbean and African rhythmic forms, electronic noise, and popular music. Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn pushes the limits of the flute’s capabilities.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Andrew Olmstead
Sunday, September 13, 2026 @ 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: Marguerite Brown
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 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
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Daphnes and AMA Trio
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
The Daphnes play modern chamber pop compositions; AMA TRIO is richly polyrhythmic and soulfully melodic.
Donations welcome
Racer Sessions
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 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: Wiener Kids
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 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
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 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
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 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: Straighthorn
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 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: Danny Godinez
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + noisepoetnobody
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of controlled improvisation sessions directly inspired by selected works of Charles Ives, plus noisepoetnobody’s Driftwood Orchestra captures the voice of a forest under constant strain from civilization.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Carl Lawrence & Modern Recollections
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 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: Andy Clausen
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 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: Simon Henneman
Sunday, November 29, 2026 @ 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: Austin Larkin
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 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: UW Composer Showcase
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation