Avant Music News

FRI. 8/13, 8 PM – Gift Tapes presents Synth Night 3: analog electronic music by NW artists Pulse Emitter (Daryl Groetsch), Stella Haze (Cristin Miller), and Spare Death Icon (Jason E. Anderson)

SAT. 8/14, 8 PM – Nonsequitur celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Improvisor Magazine with the great Joe McPhee, solo saxophone improvisations

(All upcoming shows are subject to change, so stay tuned!)

THU. 8/19, 8 PM – PRAN: Greg Powers (trombone) & Stuart Dempster (didjeridu)

FRI. 8/20, 8 PM – Seattle Improvised Music & Nonsequitur present guitarist Michael Pisaro + local improvisers

SAT. 8/21, 8 PM – Seattle Improvised Music & Nonsequitur present guitarist Michael Pisaro + local improvisers

WED. 8/25, 7 PM – music by Seattle composer Ryan Marsh, Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams

THU. 8/26, 8 PM – Scottish saxophonist Raymond MacDonald w/ Paul Hoskin (reeds), Tari Nelson-Zagar (violin), Lori Goldston (cello), Greg Campbell (percussion)

FRI. 8/27, 8 PM – Nonsequitur presents Brazilian pianist Ruth Serrão, performing music by Brazillian composers César Guerra-Peixe, Elaine Agnew, Claudia Caldera, Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes

SAT. 8/28, 8 PM – saxophonist Eric Barber, new solo works for saxophone and trio improvisations with Paul Kemmish, bass and Paul Kikuchi, percussion

THU. 9/2, 8 PM – Nonsequitur presents a benefit for Seattle artist and experimental musician Wyndel Hunt (seriously injured in a bicycle accident on June 19) featuring Climax Golden Twins, Bill Horist, and Vance Galloway. Meanwhile, please consider making a donation to assist with Wyndel’s medical bills and other expenses: http://wyndelhunt.chipin.com/wyndel-hunt-recovery

Terry Riley, one of the founding fathers of minimalism, which spawned a sea change in contemporary music and hugely influenced jazz, is to tour in the UK and Ireland this autumn. Riley, who celebrated his 75th birthday earlier this summer, will perform with tabla player Talvin Singh and saxophonist George Brooks in October in a project entitled California Kirana – The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath.

This fall at SUSHI Contemporary Performance and Visual Arts, the musical adventure, Fresh Sound, a series of experimental, electronic, contemporary classical and improvised music, returns with a Roots and Reeds theme. Preceding each concert a brief talk by the musician will be given on the history (the roots) of their instrument and how it works (the reeds). Curated by Bonnie Wright who has been active in the contemporary music scene for 15 years presenting music and releasing CDs on Henceforth Records, the Fresh Sound Series performance tickets are $15 for non-members, $10 for members and students. All concerts take place Friday nights at 8 p.m.

Friday, September 17th, 2010
Matthew Welch, bagpipes (New York)

Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Sqwonk, bass clarinet duo (San Francisco)

Friday, November 19th, 2010
Guy Klucevsek, accordion (New York)

Friday, December 17th, 2010
Oliver Lake, saxophone (New York)