SHOW 7/28/15: CRYSTAL BETH & THE BOOM BOOM BAND AT THE SPITEHOUSE
NOTE: THIS SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY BOOKED AT THE SEAMONSTER, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION –
NOW PART OF THE SPITEHOUSE SERIES ON CAPITOL HILL
SHOW 6/18/15: SAM BOSHNACK QUINTET AT ROYAL ROOM
ZERO-G PRESENTS @ THE ROYAL ROOM
The Royal Room ● 5000 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle ● 8-11 p.m. ● donation ● All ages until 10 p.m., then 21+
Zero-G Concerts is excited to present yet another evening of adventurous instrumental music at The Royal Room featuring three exciting original genre-bending ensembles:
RIK WRIGHT’S FUNDAMENTAL FORCES (8:00 p.m.)
Guitarist Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces is an innovative collective of modern progressive jazz players who are known for their genre-bending performances – world beat one minute, rock the next, a touch of jam band and back to the core of jazz. Fundamental Forces blends forward thinking arrangements with grooves that allure at every turn. That allure has propelled them all the way to #1 on the CMJ Jazz charts. Fundamental Forces line-up for this evening features Rik Wright (guitar), Geoff Harper (bass), Greg Campbell (drums) and special guest Greg Sinibaldi (saxophone).
SAMANTHA BOSHNACK QUINTET (9:00 p.m.)
Sam Boshnack is quickly gaining acclaim as a composer, her “open voicings, jaunty tempos and buoyant timbral mixes have a friendly monster feel that achieve a bittersweet and elegiac mood of orchestral grandeur” (Downbeat). A classic jazz instrumentation that does anything but standard music, the Quintet packs a power punch. Boshnack’s primary small ensemble as a leader, this band thrashes and bounds through tightly woven twists, tunnels and cliffs with the deftness and precision of a chamber ensemble and weight of a rock band. The Sam Boshnack Quintet features Sam Boshnack (trumpet/voice), Beth Fleenor (clarinets/voice), Alex Chadsey (piano), Isaac Castillo (bass), and Max Wood (drums).
MICHAEL OWCHARUK QUARTET (10:00 p.m.)
Michael Owcharuk is a very talented and entertaining pianist who has collaborated with almost all of the leading figures in our productive and accomplished jazz scene. His work pairs an experimental edge with a strong sense of swing, and is sure to perk up the ears of eager listeners. Michael’s quartet performs original, widely-influenced tunes by Michael and other Seattle composers. Featuring Kate Olson (saxophone), Nate Omdal (bass), and Jacques Willis (drums).
SAM BOSHNACK QUINTET WITH KARIN STEVENS DANCE THIS WEEK IN MONTANA 6/12 & 6/13/15
This week the Sam Boshnack Quintet heads out for shows in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. The band will be collaborating with Karin Stevens Dance in Whitefish, Montana, performing their record “Exploding Syndrome” in its entirety with live dance, presented by the Glacier Symphony. The band is also playing club shows featuring Boshnack’s music based on the life of 19th century dare-devil, feminist & journalist, Nellie Bly.
Tuesday, June 9 – 7:30 pm
Eichardt’s Pub (Sandpoint, ID)
Wed, June 10 – 7 pm
Top Hat Lounge (Missoula, Montana)
Friday, June 12 and Saturday June 13 – 7:30 pm
Sam Boshnack Quintet with Karin Stevens Dance
O’Shaugnessy Center presented by Glacier Symphony (Whitefish, Montana)
Thursday, June 18 – 8 pm
Sam Boshnack Quintet at Zero-G Concerts with Fundamental Forces and the Michael Owcharuk Quartet
The Royal Room (Seattle, WA)
Friday, June 26 – 10 pm
Sam Boshnack Quintet at The Olympia Experimental Music Festival (Olympia, WA)
Eagles Club Grand Ballroom
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