First Seattle Improvised Music Festival
March 2, 1985, at Lincoln Arts Center
- Eric Amrine
- Rob Angus
- Johnny Calcagno
- Chris Cochrane
- Cri
- Phil Goldman
- Lori Goldston
- Jeff Greinke
- Jeff Haloff
- Doug Henderson
- Mary Horn
- David Hoskin
- Paul Hoskin
- Robert Jenkins
- Kate Johnston
- Pete Leinonen
- David Milford
- James Pelletier
- Greg Powers
- Charley Rowan
- Beverly Setzer
- Wally Shoup
- Brad Stevens
- Harlan Mark Vale
Conceived and produced by Paul Hoskin.
Second Seattle Improvised Music Festival
? 1986, at The Vogue
Produced by Paul Hoskin.
Poster art by David Hartz:
"Marcel Duchamp Views the Burning Brush"Third Seattle Improvised Music Festival
February 28, 1988, at the New Melody Tavern in Ballard
- Marc Barecca
- Johnny Calcagno, Robert Hinrix, Kathleen Hunt
- Nancy Campbell, Amy Denio & Katie O'Looney
- Catabatics (Wally Shoup, Dennis Rea, Charley Rowan, Harlan Mark Vale)
- Tom Djll
- Jon Keliehor's Improbable Birds
- Metaphonics
- The Nördströms (Robert Jenkins, Dennis Rea, Eric Amrine, Lori Goldston, Katie O'Looney
- Operavisation (Pete Leinonen, Jesse Bernstein, Roberto Valenza, Rob Angus, Jeff McGrath, Craig Flory)
Produced by Doug Haire, Dennis Rea, Charley Rowan & Wally Shoup.
Fourth Seattle Improvised Music Festival
May 11-13, 1989, at Squid Row, AFLN Gallery, and the OK Hotel
- A-2-Z
- Tippi Agogo
- Bassbone
- Elyra Campbell
- Catabatics
- Circular Cowboys
- Amy Denio
- Chip Doring and Lori Goldston
- Robert Hinrix
- Ibid
- Pete Leinonen Band
- Kenny Mandell Group
- New Art Orchestra
- Pop Weasels
- Greg Powers and Jeff McGrath
- Raging Maggots
- Shroud of Shards
- Yama the Pit
- Roberto Valenza's RV Circus
Festival produced by Eric Amrine, Robert Hinrix, Charley Rowan, and Wally Shoup.
Fifth Seattle Improvised Music Festival
March 14-18, 1990, at the New Melody Tavern, AFLN Gallery, and OK Hotel
- Catabatics
- Circular Cowboys
- Clank
- Lesli Dalaba and Wayne Horvitz
- Amy Denio and Fred Chalenor
- Amy Denio and Eveline Mueller
- Fate vs. Free Will
- Jeff Greinke and Rob Angus
- Pete Leinonen
- M.B.A.
- Metaphonics
- New Art Orchestra
- Nous Sommes Les Enfants
- One Hand Clapping
- Greg Powers
- Slagwerk
- Storm
- The Thing Is
- Turn Signals
- Wigwam Bendix (Craig Flory, Scott Granlund, Wally Shoup)
Festival produced by Eric Amrine, Robert Hinrix, Charley Rowan, and Wally Shoup.
Sixth Seattle Improvised Music Festival
May 16-18, 1991, at the Swan Cafe
- Fauxbatix
- Steve Fisk, Mark Hosler, and Bob Basnich
- Grinding Gears
- Jeff Greinke and Johnny Calcagno
- Chris Hanszek, Rich Hinklin, and Frank Junk
- Robin Holcomb
- Wayne Horvitz
- Ideophany
- Pete Leinonen and Ted Wald
- Notochord (Myles Boisen, Eric Muhs, Robert Hinrix)
- One Hand Clapping
- Greg Powers and Lowell Lyberger
- Eric Ring, Lesli Dalaba, and Pete Turner
- Sinecure
- Slagwerk
Seventh Seattle Improvised Music Festival
June 4-6, 1992, at Washington Performance Hall
- IV Bricoleurs
- B\C (James Reynolds, Keith Lowe, Skerik, Marty Miller)
- Catabatics
- Steve Fisk and Mark Hosler
- Denney Goodhew
- Jeff Greinke Group
- John Hawkley-Adam Griffen Group
- Horn Mania
- Paul Hoskin
- Ideophany
- Henry Kaiser
- Kalberer Hotel Supply
- Eric Muhs
- Nous Sommes Des Enfants
- Greg Powers
- Scott Raffel and Kenny Mandell
- Rainmaker (Elyra Campbell, Jim Knodle, Chuck Smart)
- Eric Ring, Lesli Dalaba, and Pete Turner
- Carolie Shoemaker
- Michael Shrieve
- Sinecure
- Splatter Trio (Gino Robair, Myles Boisen, Dave Barrett)
- Alex Varty
Eighth Seattle Improvised Music Festival
April 15-17, 1993, at Washington Performance Hall
- IV Bricoleurs
- Brent Arnold, Eyvind Kang, and Wendy Samuels
- Big Bird Cage
- BUB
- Catabatics
- Critters Buggin'
- Lesli Dalaba, Jeff Greinke, and Dennis Rea
- Diet Pope
- Ron Fein and Anne Silberman
- Steve Fisk and Bob Basnich
- Craig Flory, Jim Knodle, Steve Kirk, Tari Nelson-Zagar, and Jay Weaver
- Lori Goldston, Matthew Sperry, and Susie Kozawa
- Robin Holcomb, Andrei Otraskin, and Jeff Ferguson
- Kalberer Hotel Supply
- Metal Men
- Eric Ring and Eyvind Kang
- Nous Sommes Des Enfants
- Seizure Salad
- Spilling Static Orchestra
- UW Contemporary Group Improvisation Ensemble (Stuart Dempster, Joel Barbosa, Dennis Staskowski, Stuart McLeod, Sabra Weber)
Festival produced by Johnny Calcagno, Adam Griffen, John Hawkley, Robert Hinrix, Eric Muhs, Charley Rowan, and Wally Shoup.
Program art by David Hartz
Ninth Seattle Improvised Music Festival
April 28-May 1, 1994 at the Center On Contemporary Art
- IV Bricoleurs
- Aitsi
- Rob Angus and John Zucker
- Blowhole
- Tessa Brinckman and Matthew Sperry
- Johnny Calcagno and Robert Hinrix
- Jay Clayton and Voices
- Stuart Dempster and the Academes (Byron Au Yong, Tom Baker, Ken Morrison, Bill Moyer, and Robert Reigle)
- Amy Denio and Ron Fein
- DisBand
- Dog Oil
- Lori Goldston and Charley Rowan
- Jay Hamilton and the Quixotic String Ensemble
- Hit By Pitch
- Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, and Mike Stone
- Installation Specialists
- Metal Men
- Tari Nelson-Zagar and Eyvind Kang
- Noggin
- Project W
- Rotodoti (Tom Nunn, Doug Carroll, Ron Heglin, and Tim Perkis)
- Sokkyo
- Triaxial Trio
- Utterance Tongue
Festival produced by Adam Griffen, John Hawkley, Robert Hinrix, Deanna Holdren, Eric Muhs, Dennis Rea, Charley Rowan, Wally Shoup, and Phil Woodruff.
Poster design: Scott Martin / Urban design
10th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
May 6, 12-13, 19-21, 1995 at the Sonarchy Live Radio Hour, Tractor Tavern, OK Hotel, Odd Fellows' Ballroom, MOE, and Jazz Alley
- Eric Amrine, Dennis Rea, and Greg Keplinger
- Mike Bisio, Rob Blakeslee, and Jim Knodle
- Blowhole
- Dan Blunck and Random Abstract
- Bugskull
- Lesli Dalaba, Craig Flory, Lori Goldston, Eyvind Kang, Eric Ring, and Chuck Smart
- Loren Dempster, Ian Rashkin, and Sumiko Sato
- DisBand
- Craig Flory and Jeff McGrath
- Free Consultation
- Phil Gelb, Matthew Sperry, and Andrew Drury
- Jeff Greinke and Rob Angus
- Sue Ann Harkey and Robert Hinrix
- Jeff Hengst and Anne Silberman
- Francois Houle, Tony Wilson, and Joe Williamson
- Hyperlung
- Infant Music
- KAGEL
- Metal Men
- Minus (Mark France, Henry Franzoni, DaveTrenkel)
- Bob Nell
- New Art Orchestra
- Otalgia
- Pagan Babies
- Tony Passarell, Brent Arnold, and Andrew Drury
- Pork Queen
- Roughage
- Charley Rowan, Wally Shoup, and Ross Rabin
- Seizure Salad
- Sokkyo
- Soma
- Thing Some Q (Brent Arnold, Christian Asplund, Eyvind Kang, Tari Nelson-Zagar, and Matthew Sperry)
- Twerdocleb
- Utterance Tongue
Co-presented with Earshot Jazz. Festival produced by Eric Amrine, Patrick Barber, Adam Griffen, John Hawkley, Deanna Holdren, Dennis Rea, Charley Rowan, Wally Shoup, and Phil Woodruff, with assistance from Jeff Greinke, Robert Hinrix, Eric Hoffman, Herb Levy, and Mark Sullo.
11th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
June 19-22, 25-29, 1996, at the Speakeasy Cafe, OK Hotel, Dance Center of Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Sonarchy live radio hour, Duwamish River, Tractor Tavern, Lighthouse Roasters
- Brent Arnold's ABC Music Hospital
- Christian Asplund and Maxim Mahoney-Flake
- Bob Barraza, Robert Hinrix, Gina Scollard, and Caryn Schwartz
- Rob Blakeslee, Mark France, and Cory Oace
- John Butcher
- John Butcher, Paul Hoskin, Sean Meehan, and Matthew Sperry
- Greg Campbell, Lesli Dalaba, Lori Goldston, and Jack Magai
- Lara Candland, Anna Vinten-Johansen, and Troupe Huis
- Ed Chang, Mark Collins, Jason Dumars, and Doug Theriault
- Lesli Dalaba, Stuart Dempster, Wally Shoup, and Sabra Weber
- Arrington DeDionysio, Joan Laage, Matthew Sperry, and Troy Swanson
- Amy Denio, Lisa Haglund, Dave Knott, Neal Meyer, and David Milford
- Duwamish Horns - mass improvisation by 30+ brass and reed players on a disused boardwalk fronting the Duwamish River in Seattle's port district; conceived and curated by Doug Haire/I.O.T.A.
- Festival Drum Quartet (Sean Meehan, Greg Campbell, Andrew Drury, Erik Major)
- Festival String Quartet plus Jessica Lurie
- Jeff Greinke, Susie Kozawa, and Christian Swenson
- Adam and Michael Griffen
- Tom Guralnick, Steve Feld, and Jefferson Voorhees
- Geoffrey Harper and Dennis Rea
- Al Hood and Tari Nelson-Zagar
- Paul Hoskin and Sean Meehan
- Francois Houle and Ed Pias
- KAGEL
- Jim Knodle and Sue Ann Harkey
- Mike Marlin and Company
- Jeffrey Morgan and Harlan Mark Vale
- Greg Powers and Stuart Dempster
- Charley Rowan and Mike Galligan
- Ted Wald, Scott Larsen, and Dan Davis
Co-presented with Other Sounds and Earshot Jazz. Produced by Paul Hoskin.
12th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
April 30-May 6, 1997, at the Speakeasy Cafe, Tractor Tavern, Anomalous Records, Sonarchy live radio hour, South Seattle underpass, Uncle Rocky's
- Fred Chalenor, Bill Horist, and Dennis Rea
- Amy Denio, Courteney Von Drehle, and Larold Wills
- Randall Dunn, Steve Moore, Troy Swanson, Matt Chamberlain, Brad Hauser, and others
- Festival String Ensemble (La Donna Smith, Carla Kihlstedt, Elizabeth Falconer, Christian Asplund, Tari Nelson-Zagar)
- Troy Grugett Trio
- Sound installation by Doug Haire and Ron Fein beneath a highway overpass in Seattle's industrial district at 1 a.m. (30+ people attended!)
- Project W (Wally Shoup, Brent Arnold, Sean Meehan)
- Gino Robair, Carla Kihlstedt, and Matthew Sperry
- LaDonna Smith, Gino Robair, Sean Meehan, Jeff Greinke, Charley Rowan, Doug Theriault, Kenny Mandell, Angelina Baldoz, Ryan Berg, Mike Marlin, Sherri Kalm, and Susie Kozawa
- La Donna Smith, Wally Shoup, and Lesli Dalaba
- UnFolkUs
- Fred Van Hove
- Fred Van Hove and La Donna Smith
Festival produced by Lesli Dalaba, Dennis Rea, Wally Shoup, and Matthew Sperry.
13th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
April 30-May 2, 1998, at the Speakeasy Cafe
- Jack Wright
- Day & Taxi
- Toshi Makihara
- Doug Carroll
- Matt Ingalls, Tim Perkis & John Shiurba
Festival produced by Dennis Rea, Wally Shoup, and Matthew Sperry.
14th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
July 23-24, 1999, at On The Boards Studio Theater
- Tari Nelson-Zagar, Steve Moore, Dave Carter & Jay Weaver
- Project W with Toshi Makihara
- John Zorn's "Cobra" curated by Carl Farrow and Brent Arnold
- Guitarantula (Ed Petry, Dennis Rea, Doug Theriault & Rik Wright)
- Matthew Sperry, Tari Nelson-Zagar, Angelina Baldoz & Jeph Jerman
- ...kagel... (Mark Collins, Matthew Sperry, Doug Theriault & Paul Hoskin)
Festival produced by Dennis Rea, Wally Shoup, and Matthew Sperry.
15th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
June 23-July 3, 2000, at the Seattle Chamber Theater, Habitat Cafe, On The Boards Mainstage, I-Spy, The Rainbow, Zeitgeist Cafe, On The Boards Studio Theater
- John Butcher, Gino Robair & Matthew Sperry
- Fred Chalenor's Arc with Craig Flory & Jason McGer
- Ham and Treachery
- Bill Horist
- Paul Hoskin, Angelina Baldoz, Lori Goldston, Frances Woods, Darren Mor-X, and others
- inBOIL & dj jjustice
- Intonarumori
- King Leah
- Toshi Makihara, Wally Shoup & Michael Bisio
- Marlo & Snarpy
- Monitor Trio (Cor Fuhler, Tristan Honsinger & Michael Moore)
- Outhouse farewell performance
- Project W with Toshi Makihara
- SIL2K All-DJ Ensemble
- SRJ2K (Stuart McLeod, James Drage & Robert Henson)
- Soultheft & John Schuller
- Tard Quartet (Dave Carter, Paul Hinklin, Mike Peterson & Pete Reilly)
- Doug Theriault & Bill Horist
- Tripod
- Fred Van Hove & Johannes Bauer
Festival produced by Dennis Rea and Wally Shoup.
16th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
June 23-24, 27-28, 2001, at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, and I-Spy
- Nels Cline, Toshi Makihara & Wally Shoup
- Frode Gjerstad Trio
- Eyvind Kang & Tucker Martine
- Jin Hi Kim, John Butcher, Greg Kelley & Elizabeth Falconer
- Bob Ostertag
- Barre Phillips, Hans Burgener & Martin Schutz String Trio
- Reuben Radding's Special Quartet with Greg Sinibaldi, Jesse Canterbury & Bob Rees
Festival produced by Henry Hughes, Peter Monaghan, and Dennis Rea.
17th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
June 27-30, 2002, at On The Boards Studio Theater and Polestar Music Gallery
- Stuart Dempster, Michael Bisio & Greg Campbell
- Phil Durrant & Mark Sanders
- The Electrics (Axel Dorner, Sture Ericson, Raymond Strid & John Edwards)
- Bill Horist/Dennis Rea/Doug Theriault guitar trio
- Luc Houtkamp
- Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily
- rebreather (Christopher DeLaurenti & Alex Keller)
- Shock Exchange (Carolyn Kraabel & John Edwards)
- Gebhard Ullmann Clarinet Trio with Juergen Kupke & Theo Nabicht
- John Voigt, Wally Shoup, Dan O'Brien & Bob Rees
Festival produced by Henry Hughes, Peter Monaghan, Dennis Rea, and Wally Shoup.
18th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
February 14-15, 21-22, 2001, at Polestar Music Gallery and Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)
- ARTKOAMIA (Stuart Dempster, Bill Smith, Renko Ishida & Virginia Paquette)
- Travis Baker, Emily Hay & Sara Schoenbeck
- Gust Burns, Greg Campbell & Gregory Reynolds
- Jesse Canterbury & Tari Nelson-Zagar
- Tom Djll, Bhob Rainey & Jack Wright
- Peggy Lee & Ron Samworth
- Paul Lovens, Rudi Mahall, Torsten Muller & Jeb Bishop
- Troy Swanson with Brent Arnold, Dave Brogan & Zeke Keeble
Festival produced by Gust Burns, Peter Monaghan, Dennis Rea, and Wally Shoup.
19th Seattle Improvised Music Festival
February 14-15, 21-22, 2001, at Polestar Music Gallery and Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)
- Pauline Oliveros
- Dave Tucker & William Roper
- Angelina Baldoz & Sean Meehan
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) (Adam Diller, Jason Anderson & Matt Crane)
- Ivar Grydeland & Ingar Zach
- Eveline Mueller-Graf & Annie Lewandowski
- Paul Hession, Wally Shoup & Michael Bisio
- Tim Perkis with Ron Heglin
- pd/pm (Bryan Eubanks, Kathleen Keogh, Janice McKeachern, Leif Erik Sundstrom, Mark Kaylor & Kelvin Pittman)
- Adam Weiss Ensemble
- Les Poules (Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse & Danielle P. Roger)
- Thingsome Q (Tari Nelson-Zagar, Tom Swafford, Paul Rucker & Tara Flandreau)
