NO WEST :: Festival of Improvised Music from the Northwest
August 18TH - SEATTLE - Chapel Performance Space - 7PM
August 19TH - PORTLAND - Portland Art Center - 7PM
NO WEST is a music festival dedicated to developing the fast-growing community of Northwest improvisers. This year, NO WEST presented 34 improvisers from the NW and beyond. Artists from Vancouver B.C., Portland, Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, NYC, California & Tokyo performed in Seattle & Portland. In addition, this year No West opened its doors to improvisers working in the fields of dance and poetry.
The festival is designed to present improvised music in both informal and formal settings. Each city will host a semi-private daytime show at a player's home, followed by an evening performance at a public venue. This provides an enriching opportunity for both improvisers and the communtiy. Started in 2005, NO WEST has presented many Northwest musicians in the field of improvised music. Festival organizers have included Gust Burns, Bryan Eubanks, Jonathan Sielaff & Jason E Anderson.
2007 PERFORMERS INCLUDED:
SEATTLE: Gust Burns, Jeff Huston, Cristin Miller, Jason E Anderson, Bob Gallup, Jamie Potter, Eric Ostrowski, Wilson Shook, Melanie Noel, Ezra Dickenson, Robert j Kirkpatrick - BELLINGHAM:Tyler Wilcox, Corey Fuller - OLYMPIA: Rob Baxter - PORTLAND: Matt Carlson, Jonathan Sielaff, Kelvin Pittman, Mark Kaylor, Scott Goodwin, JP Jenkins, Shane Ronet, Bob Jones, Heather Vergotis, Seth Nehil, Ben Kates, David Abel, Asa Gervich, Matt Marble - Vancouver BC: Robert Pedersen, David Grove - BAY AREA: Jen Baker, Liz Allbee - NYC: Gregory Reynolds - TOKYO: Yuki Enomoto