Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound – Volume 4: Cube

Friday, November 1, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored, interdisciplinary improvisations featuring musicians Tom Baker and Kate Olson, and movement artists Alia Swersky and Corrie Befort.

$15

Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Travis Laplante

Monday, November 4, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophonist and composer Travis Laplante performs a "mystifying and transporting" solo concert.

$10-$27

Mario Ciaccio Saxophone Masterclass

Friday, November 8, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Italian saxophonist and conductor Mario Ciaccio presents an interactive, lecture-style masterclass at Music Center of the Northwest.

$10-$25

Port Townsend Summer Band Veterans Day Concert

Monday, November 11, 2030 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (PST)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Port Townsend Summer Band performs patriotic pieces, marches, and Karl Bach's Quilts of Valor as part of the Veterans' Day ceremony in Port Townsend.

Free (Free)

Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations

Friday, November 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide

$20 / $15 / free

Wayward Music Series: Pete Leinonen solo + quartet

Thursday, November 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bassist, composer, and bandleader Pete Leinonen presents long form improvisation as a soloist, and together with saxophonist Wally Shoup, trumpeter Jim Knodle, and percussionist Greg Campbell.

$5-$20 suggested donation

Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E

Friday, November 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Neil Welch – No house on fire, no.
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)

$5-$15 suggested donation

Seattle Symphony: Kenny G with the Seattle Symphony

Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Seattle native Kenny G returns to the Emerald City for a performance with the Seattle Symphony.

$42-$107

Washington Wind Symphony Presents ‘Connections’

Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Kit Mills – Beyond the Desert Sands
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi

Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony

$15 ($10 seniors, students FREE)

Federal Way Symphony Swing Concert: Body & Soul

Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Whether you’re revisiting the music of your youth, introducing it to a new generation, or just enjoying the swingable, danceable beat, “Body & Soul” will move you!

$32 ($25 senior/military)

Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds

Tuesday, January 28, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4

$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE

Seattle Pacific University: Chamber Music Concert

Tuesday, February 11, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of chamber ensembles from string quartet, to brass ensemble, to saxophone ensemble and more.

Free (Free)

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour

Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere) Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere) Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere) Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019) Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere) Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)

Free (Free)

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Wednesday, February 26, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Thursday, March 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up