Concerts
John Butcher, Chris Cogburn, Dave Dove
John Butcher (saxophone, electronics), Chris Cogburn (percussion), Dave Dove (trombone) Wednesday, April 27, 8 PM Gallery 1412 1412 18th Ave., Seattle British saxophonist John Butcher has carved out an unusual niche for himself in the world of free improvisation, exploring the subtlest details of his instrument at the limits of its dynamic and tonal range. …
Sylvia Smith & Dale Speicher: Percussion on the Edge
Town Hall 1119 8th Ave., Seattle Co-presented with Washington Composers Forum and DoubleSharp This concert is the Sylvia Smith Percussion Duo’s debut performance in Seattle. They will present the music-theatrical works for percussion instruments of Sylvia’s husband, Stuart Saunders Smith. Sharing the evening is local percussionist Dale Speicher, performing works by Tom Baker, John Cage, …
Lori Freedman, Tom Swafford, Gust Burns
Canadian clarinettist Lori Freedman, with violinist Tom Swafford and pianist Gust Burns. Co-presented with Seattle Improvised Music at Gallery 1412.
Joëlle Léandre & Phillip Greenlief
Gallery 1412 1412 18th Ave., Seattle Joëlle Léandre studied both piano and double bass from the age of 9 to 14 in her home town of Aix-en-Provence. Her double bass teacher, Pierre Delescluse, encouraged her to apply to the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris where she won first prize for double bass. In …
Bob Ostertag & Pierre Hebert, aka Living Cinema: Between Science & Garbage
Evergreen State College, Recital Hall Olympia, WA Living Cinema is the creation of Quebecois film maker Pierre Hébert and San Francisco composer Bob Ostertag. The project is innovative in many ways, bringing the creation of cinema out of the movie and recording studios and onto the stage. Ostertag has created innovative software which allows the …