Captain Gravel began their musical experiment in 2004 as a bluegrass band. One-microphone, suit wearing acoustic music. This format served them well for several years. Slowly over time the members of the band would be replaced and the sound would shift to a point where Captain Gravel no longer became recognizable to those formerly familiar […]
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Andrea Baumgarten spent most of her childhood in rural Missouri, where she felt the power of the ballad. Ballads are sung horror tales; they are confession, witness, and warning, wrapped in the resolution provided by ancient melodies that have flowed between continents and counties for hundreds of years. Formerly common, unaccompanied ballads have all but […]
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Tiffany Lin is a pianist and toy pianists whose projects have ranged from traditional performances on piano and toy pianos to installations featuring re-constructed pianos. Tiffany performs in venues in the US and Europe, her work has been recognized and supported by the Montalvo Center for the Arts, Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, […]
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arx duo is dedicated to the expansion of the percussion chamber music repertoire through the creation and presentation of new works, the educating and inspiring of young artists, and exciting performances inviting audiences to engage with new works and artists from all over the world. They have had premiere performances throughout the globe, conducted workshops […]
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Saxophonist and composer Greg Sinibaldi has established himself as one of his generations most inventive musicians, embracing a diverse musical world. Often described as a musicians’s musician, he can be found performing with his own groups, playing in metal bands, or developing new musical sounds with the EWI, he brings a characteristic and unique voice […]
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karinyo (they/them) is an independent singer-songwriter and producer of Filipinx, Salvadoran, and Mexican diaspora. karinyo’s powerful and chilling voice is attributed to their roots busking in the streets of Seattle and performing in community. Their sound features complex vocal layers, catchy melodies, reverb heavy electric ukulele, and punk basslines. Their single “When I Was Young” […]
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Kaliane Van (They/Them, She/Her) (pronounced: Call-Lee-Anne) has a penchant for conducting catchy chaos and a predilection for alliteration and synthesized syntax. They have lived 24 years around the sun, and do so to the beat of their own drum. As a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who studied audio technology through Fairhaven College at Western Washington University, they […]
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Reggie Garrett has performed throughout the US and Canada for many years, presenting mostly original songs mixed with pop covers and traditional folk ballads. His music is quite diverse, tapping into urban acoustic Folk music, Gospel, Latin rhythms, Blues, Celtic and many other forms. He performs both solo and with his group Reggie Garrett & […]
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Maggie McClellan has spent the last or last 20+ years in Seattle. Though she wound up her long career as an elementary school music teacher, she continues to direct the Phinney Neighborhood Community Chorus, which she founded in 1999. Maggie’s training includes an exciting two year period studying methods and choral conducting at the Kodály […]
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Kate Olson is an improvising saxophonist and music educator based in Seattle, WA. Since moving to Seattle in 2010, she has done her best to infiltrate the local, regional and international improvised music scenes. She can be heard performing with her own projects KO SOLO and KO ELECTRIC, and as a collaborator with Syrinx Effect, Ask the Ages, the Seattle […]
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