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Seattle-Isfahan Job: 33
Sat. June 11, 7:30 PM $5- 20 advance/at doorway

The Seattle-Isfahan Challenge has commissioned new is effective by 3 Iranian composers living outside of Iran (Anahita Abbasi, Farziah Fallah, Parisa Sabet) and 3 Seattle composers (Jeff Bowen, Huck Hodge, Yigit Kolat) to attract focus to the the drought in Iran that is impacting the Zayandeh-Roud river in the metropolis of Isfahan. Offered by Nonsequitur.

NonSeq: Mangal
Sat. June 18, 8 PM $5 – $20 advance/at doorway

Mangal is an xperimental ensemble conceived by SoCal-based mrudangam participant and composer Rajna Swaminathan, with Seattle artists Zahyr Lauren, Carlos Snaider, Neil Welch, and Ha-Yang Kim and site visitors Anya Yermakova and Caroline Davis, offered with assistance from The Ocean Memory Challenge. Curated by Carlos Snaider for Nonsequitur’s NonSeq collection.

Vibe Verify
Tue. June 21, 6 – 10 PM donation at the doorway

Seattle marimbist and producer Erin Jorgensen is joined by inimitable musicians Rachel Nesvig (Hardanger fiddle), Leanna Keith (flute), Aaron Michael Butler (percussion & audio manipula-tion), and Steve Peters (discipline recordings) for a 4-hour-improvisational musical nod to Summer Solstice. Prepare to aggressively chill. Deliver pillows or blankets for utmost meditation.

Ramen Trio
Fri. June 24, 8 PM $5 – $15 donation at doorway

Ramen Trio (James DeJoie, clarinets Doug Lilla, bass guitar Jay Weaver, drums) mixes composition and improvisation, working with factors of jazz, up to date classical, folks and rock. This songs ignores fences. Tonight’s concert celebrates the launch of their 2nd recording, Resembling, and will very likely be their remaining functionality.