Tickets $12-30
*In-person

Sponsored by BECU.

New York-based trombonist, Andy Clausen is a composer, producer, and educator whose most often known here in Seattle for his work as a member of the all brass quartet, The Westerlies but for his performance with the Earshot Jazz Festival, Clausen will be performing solo. His most recent album offering—Few Ill Words: Solo Trombone at The TANK, Vol. 1—is a testament to his remarakable skill as a an innovator and a soloist. Recorded at a converted railroad water silo now known as the TANK Center for Sonic Arts in Rangely, CO, Clausen presents new original works alongside existing repertoire spanning five centuries of musical history. From medieval chant, to shape-note hymns, to Ellington ballads, to works from contemporary composers Nico Muhly and Jeff Beal, and sonic meditations from Pauline Oliveros. For this concert expect the unexpected.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Clausen served as principal conductor and Artistic Director for Jazz at New York Youth Symphony from 2016-2023, and in 2021 joined the faculty of The New School as an Artist in Residence and professor of trombone and composition.

Raisbeck Auditorium is a new performance space at Cornish College of the Arts. Not to be confused with the older Raisbeck Performance Hall next door, the new auditorium is located in the Ivey building on the corner of Lenora St and Boren Ave.

*Earshot Jazz COVID-19 Policy: Earshot recommends that all ticket holders be vaccinated. Policy subject to change. Full COVID policy here.

Andy Clausen photo by Kevin Condon