Improvisation – Past Concerts
Racer Sessions: Cornish Curations
Sunday, September 16, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Thursday, September 6, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An array of new electronic music with violin featuring composers such as Jaffe, Basica, Young, Jette, Lortie, Paranosic, and Mitrano.
$5-$15 donation
Sanctuary in the City: Pacific MusicWorks 2018-2019 Season Preview
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:55pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A preview of the 2018-2019 Pacific MusicWorks Mainstage concerts, including music by Barbara Strozzi, Monteverdi, Corelli, and Handel.
Free
CHA at Racer Sessions
Sunday, September 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Spontaneous, hyper-contemporary creations for multi-disciplinary trio in a beloved Seattle venue.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner & Friends – End of Summer Sound Vespers
Thursday, August 30, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Magical sounds settings of field recordings, mixed brass, and percussion. You might hear some gorgeous muted brass long tones meeting up with crackling ice, insects, or sounds of a totally unknown origin!
$5-$15 donation
Kin of the Moon: Public Radiation
Thursday, August 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience participation sonic rituals. Bring instruments, toys, your voice, a walking stick ... anything to summon the sound waves!
$5-$20 sliding scale cash donation
Solo Recital: Pianist Lennon Aldort
Thursday, August 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of solo piano music performed by Seattle-based pianist and composer Lennon Aldort – from his own compositions to Taylor Swift/Dido/Eminem mashups.
Free
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening of improvised violin
Sunday, August 26, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a Seattle tiki bar to the soundtrack of an improvised violin?
Free
Wayward Music Series: Radon Daughters & Guests
Friday, August 24, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A free improvised sound collaboration with Butoh while exploring the interaction of sound, movement, and light without expectation.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Plancklength, Morher, & Noel Kennon
Thursday, August 23, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of original electroacoustic works presented in a six-channel surround sound.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Doug Theriault (Portland) & RM Francis
Saturday, August 11, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Live cut-up guitar improvisations using custom-made electronics and innovative approaches to computer-generated sound.
$5-$15 donation
Scrape
Monday, July 30, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New tunes from Jim Knapp, with guest artist Gregg Delisle-Chi.
$10 ($8 (youth/seniors)
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening of improvised violin
Sunday, July 29, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a Seattle tiki bar to the soundtrack of an improvised violin?
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Project Metamorphosis w/ Sameer Matta
Friday, July 20, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Incorporating improvisation and collaborations with varied artists with ranging styles such as percussive elements, finger picking, minimalist drones, and richly layered melodies.
$5-$15 donation
Groupmuse House Concert: Second Shift
Friday, June 29, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A fun recital of art song and improvisation.
$10 +
Wayward Music Series: Sarah Davachi & Lori Goldston
Friday, June 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Amplified and acoustic works for cello that are full, textured, and original, paired with electroacoustic music that lessens apprehension of consonance and dissonance in likeness of the familiar and the distant.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Ramen Trio
Thursday, June 7, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ramen Trio plays composed and improvised music that’s informed by jazz, though not bound by it.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Kestrel, LA LUNGS, Blessed Blood, & Galbraith/Pollack
Friday, June 1, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A diverse group of artists perform works for prepared guitar and bass, modular synth, butoh dancer, and more.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Daniel Webbon
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of recent compositions and collaborations ranging from traditionally notated modern classical composition to freely improvised experimental music, drawing on ideas from contemporary literature and continental philosophy.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Sonic Lighthouse
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind device invented by Jimmy Johnson that spins a highly focused beam of sound around a horizontal plane that is sure to thrill audience members.
$10 ($5-$15 suggested donation at the door)