Ehssan Karimi photo courtesy of the artist BY ROB MOURA It’s difficult to make a living playing music, and yet Ehssan Karimi — drummer, percussionist, and professional Hang player — has accomplished just that. Over the last decade he’s played for countless Seattle...
Kevin Sur and Tory J photo courtesy of KEXP BY DEVON LÉGER Early Monday morning in Seattle, long before the sun comes up, the airwaves at KEXP open up to accept nearly every genre of music at once. Going beyond eclectic, KEXP’s new radio show airing 3 to 5am, Sounds...
New Works Ensemble photo by Dylan Koa BY DYLAN KOA “This is a good example of where commerce meets art,” says Wayne Horvitz, as he carefully tucks a cocktail card under a piano leg to balance it. This simple gesture is the epitome of Wayne Horvitz’s New Works...
Beth Fortune & Kelly Clingan photo by Daniel Sheehan BY ERIC OLSON In the summer of 2020, well into pandemic lockdown with no end in sight, music educators Beth Fortune and Kelly Clingan shared a realization: “The kids were not okay.” Furthermore, “The teachers...
BY HALYNN BLANCHARD Seattle knows Wax Thematique as the independent label of jazz improvisers Noel Brass Jr. and Afrocop, but the Pacific Northwest-founded label has amassed a global loyal troop of adventurist listeners over its decade run. Wax Thematique is the...
