Avant Music News

THU. 12/16 – Monktail Creative Music Concern presents the second of three benefits for the Sounds Outside Festival, with Beth Fleenor, Gabriel Herbertson, Ken Jacobson, and David Milford

FRI. 12/17, 8 PM – Nonsequitur presents Julian Priester (trombone), with Dawn Clement (piano), Geoff Harper (bass), and Byron Vannoy (drums)

SAT. 12/18 – Three Duos: Ronin (Kenny Mandell & Don Berman, saxes, flutes, percussion) + Paul Kikuchi & Steve Barsotti (percussion, invented instruments) + Gregg Keplinger & Simon Hennaman (drums, guitar)

FRI. 1/7, 8 PM – Seattle Composers’ Salon – artists TBA

SAT. 1/8 – Monktail Creative Music Concern presents the second of three benefits for the Sounds Outside Festival, with Scott Adams, Samantha Boshnak, Mark Ostrowski, Stephen Parris

TUE. 1/11 – Gretta Harley

FRI. 1/14 – Amy Rubin

SAT. 1/15 – Seattle Percussion Collective

THU. 1/20 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

FRI. 1/21 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

SAT. 1/22 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

THU. 1/27 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

FRI. 1/28 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

SAT. 1/29 – Is That Jazz? Festival – artists TBA

This January, drummer/composer Mike Pride and his working quartet, From Bacteria To Boys, will continue the celebration of their AUM Fidelity debut, Betweenwhile, with performances in New York and Philadelphia. On Friday, January 7th at 6:00 p.m., the group, which features alto saxophonist Darius Jones, pianist Alexis Marcelo and bassist Peter Bitenc, will open 2011 New York Winter JazzFest at Kenny’s Castaways in Greenwich Village. Six days later on Thursday, January 13th at 8:00 p.m., Ars Nova Workshop will present the band at Philadelphia Art Alliance.