Genre-bender – Upcoming Concerts
World Rhythm Festival 2021
Sunday, August 22, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration with GardenMusic
Sunday, August 29, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Musicians from GardenMusic kick off the 2021 OMF summer season with a thrilling, genre-bending program encompassing jazz, bluegrass, & more.
$40 ($65 VIP, ages 12 & under free)
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Wednesday, September 8, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Thursday, September 9, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Wayward Music Series: Golden Retriever + Saariselka
Friday, September 10, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electro-acoustic double bill featuring Golden Retriever (Matt Carlson, piano/synthesizer & Jonathan Sielaff, bass clarinet) & Saariselka (Chuck Johnson, electronics/steel guitar & Marielle Jakobsons, organs & synthesizers).
Ticket price TBA
Led to Sea & friends: Queer times at the Royal Room
Wednesday, September 15, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Violinist/violist/composer Alex Guy is joined by long-time bassist Moe Provencher & drummer Aaron O’Neil for this special chamber-pop performance fusing elements of classical, pop, & experimental music. With special guests by Wayne Horvitz & Sera Cahoone.
$15 advance, $20 door
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
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
Bryant Park Picnic Performances: The Town Hall Centennial Concert with Chris Thile
Monday, September 20, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Legendary NYC venue The Town Hall celebrates their 100th anniversary with Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile & special guests including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Zakir Hussain, & Timo Andres, & more.
Free
Cedar & The Slow: Kaley Lane Eaton & Kayce Guthmiller
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer-performer Kaley Lane Eaton presents Cedar, an electro-chamber pop song cycle, with guests Tom Baker, Ha-Yang Kim, Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith, & Kayce Guthmiller. Opening set by Guthmiller.
$15 ($20 at the door)
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: NON:op Open Opera Works
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Theater, music, & movement combine in this performance featuring theatrical works by Samuel Beckett, Sam Shepard, & more; a world premiere from creator/performer Enama; & performers with & without disabilities.
$10 ($20 in person)
Early Music Vancouver: Mandinka Pilgrimage feat. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko, kora
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Explore the epics of the Mandinka Kingdom with kora master Ablaye Cissoko & Montreal’s Ensemble Constantinople, in this concert that seeks to blend the sounds of West Africa & Persia.
Free ($17.52-$19.95 online / $33.48-$35.88 in person)
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: NON:op Open Opera Works
Saturday, September 25, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Theater, music, & movement combine in this performance featuring theatrical works by Samuel Beckett, Sam Shepard, & more; a world premiere from creator/performer Enama; & performers with & without disabilities.
$10 ($20 in person)
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)
Roulette: Nick Dunston – 'La Operación: Reverberated'
Tuesday, September 28, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nick Dunston presents La Operación: Reverberated, an "alternate reality-based inversion" of his 2019 work La Operación. Featuring Stephanie Lamprea (voice), Joy Guidry (bassoon), Anna Webber (tenor saxophone), & more.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Fat Pigeon, with Daniel Robles Lizano
Friday, October 1, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Collective improvisation performance from Fat Pigeon (Emily Beisel, bass clarinet; Luis Fernando Amaya, percussion; Craig Davis Pinson, electric guitar) with visual art from Daniel Robles Lizano.
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Fire Thief
Sunday, October 3, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 1:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Genre-bending band/chamber ensemble Fire Thief performs songs by Devin Clara Fanslow, with Fanslow on mandolin/trumpet/vocals.
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Elenna Sindler & Hasco Duo
Monday, October 4, 2032 @ 9:00am – 9:45am (PDT)
Online and in-person
Hasco Duo joins vocalist/composer/songwriter Elenna Sindler for a presentation of Elenna's songs – immersing Elenna's sophisticated pop sensibility & narrative vision in Hasco's psychedelic & dreamy soundworld.
Free (Free)
SMCO: Welcome Back Bash with Cellist Nathan Chan
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO & cellist Nathan Chan present an eclectic variety of music including works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sufjan Stevens, Siamak Aghaei, & Colin Jacobsen. Includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, & access to a visual art gallery.
$50 ($75 reserved seating)