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Coming to Seattle

From Seattle’s Wayward Music Series:

THU. 7/11, 7:30 PM – Earshot Jazz presents Jazz: The Second Century, with Syrinx Effect (Kate Olson, sax/electronics; Naomi Siegel, trombone/electronics) + Chemical Clock (Cameron Sharif, keys; Ray Larsen, trumpet; Mark Hunter, bass; Evan Woodle, drums – advance tickets online

FRI. 7/12 – Arizona-based Jeph Jerman performs arrastre, for an ensemble of resonant metal bowls and pot lids, with local friends Dave Knott, Doug Theriault, Mike Shannon, Esther Sugai, David Stanford, Carl Lierman

THU. 7/18, doors 7 PM/music 7:30 – Substrata Festival: Ethernet (Portland) + The Sight Below (Seattle) + Yagya (Reykjavik) – advance tickets online

FRI. 7/19, doors 7 PM/music 7:15 – Substrata Festival: Sean Curley (Seattle) + Ken Camden (Chicago) + Grouper (Portland) + Noveller (Brooklyn) – advance tickets online

SAT. 7/20, doors 7 PM/music 7:30 – Substrata Festival: Christina Vantzou (Brussels) + Jacaszek (Gdansk) + Kim Cascone (San Francisco) – advance tickets online

MON. 7/22 – Karl Knapp (cello) and Bonnie Whiting Smith (percussion) play new solos and duos, including premieres by Seattle composers Nat Evans and John Teske

THU. 7/25, 7 :30 PM – Earshot Jazz presents Jazz: The Second Century, with Eric Ring, solo piano + Paul Kikuchi’s Autonomic Chamber Ensemble – advance tickets online

FRI. 7/26 – Nonsequitur presents Ethiopian pianist/composer Girma Yifrashewa + Seattle pianist/composer Amy Rubin – an African composer influenced by Western classical tradition, and an American composer influenced by African traditions

SAT. 7/27 – Seattle composer Brad Sherman


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