Improvisation – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Led to Sea & Betsy Olson Band at the Royal Room
Saturday, December 15, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A magnetic chamber pop ensemble that fuses classical, pop, and experimental music joins forces with a blues/rock 4-piece band.
$10 ($12 at the door)
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound. – Volume 2: Threes
Friday, November 30, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored improvisations consisting of three sound and three movement artists working with variations of THREE.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Inverted Space Ensemble: Livengood & Oliveros
Thursday, November 29, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kerrith Livengood – Scrawl Etude I
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
$5-$15 suggested donation
Curiouser & Curiouser: E.ravenscraft Improvised Violin
Sunday, November 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
The experimental soundtrack of an improvised violin in a Seattle tiki bar.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Tamara Zenobia
Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Divination, vocal alchemy mastery, song, and spoken word to create a very eclectic mix of groovy sounds and hypnotic beats.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Heather Bentley & Friends
Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bentley brings her two ensembles – CHA and the Heather/Dio Duo – to perform improvisational and multimedia works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Avant (Baroque) Garde at Naked City
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Avant (Baroque) Garde... It was music that broke all the rules, caused an uproar, and turned the establishment on its head.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Avant (Baroque) Garde at The Royal Room
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Avant (Baroque) Garde... It was music that broke all the rules, caused an uproar, and turned the establishment on its head.
$25 ($15 under age 30)
Jack Straw Artist Showcase: 25 Years of Jack Straw Artists
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A day of music of all genres, dance, and readings featuring past and present resident artists from the Jack Straw Cultural Center Artist Support Program.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Neil Rolnick w/ Jennifer Choi & Kathleen Supové
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A virtuosic combination of instrumental playing and real time digital processing from computer-music pioneer Neil Rolnick and star musicians Jennifer Choi (violin) and Kathleen Supové (piano).
$5-$15 donation at the door
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Avant (Baroque) Garde on Whidbey Island
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Avant (Baroque) Garde... It was music that broke all the rules, caused an uproar, and turned the establishment on its head.
$25 ($20 seniors, under 18 free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Avant (Baroque) Garde at Naked City
Friday, November 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Avant (Baroque) Garde... It was music that broke all the rules, caused an uproar, and turned the establishment on its head.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Wayward Music Series: Sontag Shogun, Dolphin Midwives, Blessed Blood
Friday, November 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of abstract sentimental music (for lovers and loners alike) featuring works for harp, voice, piano, electronics, live foley, and tape collage.
$10 donation
Wayward Music Series: Raica, Hair & Space Museum, Panabrite, & Leo Mayberry
Thursday, November 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert featuring minimalist compositional styles, electronic and acoustic experimentation, and synthesized improvisation.
$5-$20 donation
Wayward Music Series: William O. 'Bill' Smith
Friday, November 2, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
World premieres of works written by and for groundbreaking clarinetist and composer William O. “Bill” Smith.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Triptet
Saturday, October 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A meeting of minds and spontaneous electrical impulses for electronics, saxophones, guitar, theremin, percussion, and horn.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Daphnes CD Release Concert
Thursday, October 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing music infused with classical, Celtic, and jazz origins.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston & Chris Icasiano – Solos & Duos
Friday, October 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for cello and percussion that intersects between the experimental and the mainstream.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Samantha Boshnack: Seismic Belt
Friday, October 12, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of seismic activity along the Ring of Fire through musical composition, experimenting with the friction of geographic shifts to create a new harmonic topography.
$20 / $18 / $10
The Arts at Saint Mark's Flentrop Organ Concert: Szilárd Kovács
Friday, October 12, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A remarkably gifted improviser plays with submitted themes and performs a variety of beloved organ music.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)