Concerts

Russian guitarist Alexei Pliousnine plays music in a wide range of styles: experimental rock, free jazz, improvising metal, noise, and electro-acoustic, mostly concentrating on intuitive composition and spontaneous improvisation. His guitar technique varies from noise soundscapes and drones in Keith Rowe or Sunn O))) style to free improvisation in the manner of Derek Bailey or …

Malcolm Goldstein, as composer/violinist, has been active in the presentation of new music and dance since the early 1960’s in New York City, as co-founder of the Tone Roads Ensemble and as participant in the Judson Dance Theater, the New York Festival of the Avant Garde and the Experimental Intermedia Foundation. His “soundings” improvisations have …

Presented by Nonsequitur, Seattle Improvised Music, and Earshot Jazz. “At the request of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton declare myself Emperor.” So began the proclamation by which Joshua Norton, on September 17, 1859, became Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. During his 20-year reign, Norton I …

Presented by Nonsequitur Andrea Parkins is a New York-based sound artist, composer and electro-multi- instrumentalist known for her dynamic timbral explorations on the electric accordion and inventive use of customized sound processing. Lesli Dalaba is a well-respected Seattle trumpeter known for her sparse, thoughtful improvising style. Rob Angus is a veteran of the Seattle electronic …

Thursday – Saturday, September 27 – 29 (see schedule below); Presented by Nonsequitur and Washington Composers Forum with support from Meet The Composer’s MetLife Creative Connections program, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and Viva la Musica Club. Read the Seattle Times’ preview. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month the Seattle Latin-American …