Special Events

Thursday, 2/7 @ 7pm
WIRES
Artist Lecture by Jason Kahn
Jack Straw New Media Gallery

Saturdays 2/9 & 2/16 @ 1pm
Hands-on workshops
with festival improvisors
Gallery 1412

Festival Schedule

friday, 2|8 (chapel)

(8:00) gregory reynolds solo (9:00) jozef van wissem + jean paul jenkins + jeffrey allport trio (10:00) tetuzi akiyama + jozef van wissem duo

saturday, 2|9 (chapel)

(8:00) jeffrey allport + tetuzi akiyama duo (9:00) tetuzi akiyama + Mark Collins + Jean Paul Jenkins trio (10:00) jason kahn solo

sunday, 2|10 (gallery)

(8:00) gregory reynolds + jeffrey allport duo (9:00) jason kahn + gregory reynolds + john paul jenkins trio (10:00) gust burns + jason kahn duo

friday, 2|15 (chapel)

(8:00) chris delaurenti + liz albee duo (9:00) wade matthews + liz allbee + greg sinibaldi trio (10:00) stéphane rives solo

saturday, 2|16 (chapel)

(8:00) gust burns + stéphane rives duo (9:00) liz allbee + jonathan sielaff + tyler wilcox trio (10:00) wade matthews + stéphane rives duo

sunday, 2|17 (gallery)

(8:00) greg campbell + lesli dalaba + wade matthews trio (9:00) liz allbee solo (10:00) wade matthews + tyler wilcox + stéphane rives + chris delaurenti quartet

Now in its 23rd year, the Seattle Improvised Music Festival will be held February 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, 2008 at The Chapel Performance Space (Wallingford) and Gallery 1412 (at 18th and Union on Capitol Hill).

The longest running festival of its kind in North America, SIMF is an annual meeting place for improvisers at the forefront of Improvised Music in North America, and from around the world.

This year's festival features representatives of improvised music communities in Tokyo, New York City, Zürich, the Netherlands, Paris, Madrid, the Bay Area, Vancouver BC, Portland, and of course Seattle. The festival includes showcased performances from visiting soloists and ensembles while also featuring first-time collaborations between festival performers.

The Seattle Improvised Music Festival is produced by Seattle Improvised Music in cooperation with Nonsequitur, and Jack Straw Productions.

For more information, contact Gust Burns, the Festival Director.