Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
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
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using only unprocessed field recordings, the Seattle Phonographers Union explores the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 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
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 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
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 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: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Earle Brown Retrospective
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Ray Larsen
Thursday, January 21, 2027 @ 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
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 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
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 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
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 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