KOLE GALBRAITH
Eric Theise + CHRISTOPHER HARTO + Suki O'Kane + GRAHAM VIEGUT
JAIME ROBLES + Nancy Beckman + Tom Bickley


KOLE GALBRAITH is a multi-disciplinary artist who focuses on sound, audio-visual, and found-object installation. Based in Seattle, Washington, Kole Galbraith has been active in the underground experimental music community for the past decade performing throughout the West Coast of the United States and Europe. Sonically his sonic studio compositions are informed by early 20th century French musique-concrète, metal, jazz and contemporary composition. Thematically, the compositions are influenced by interior Salish folklore, and contemporary indigenous experience. Galbraith mixes using materials found in nature with electronic techniques to uncover both latent sonic capabilities and to uncover latent histories.


Eric Theise's set of cartographic works includes the West Coast premiere of his collaboration with composer SHAHRZAD TALEBI (a piece commissioned for the inaugural season of dadageek's Contemporary Art & Sound Technologies, played here by percussionists Suki O'Kane and GRAHAM VIEGUT), a performance of A Synesthete's Atlas with pianist CHRISTOPHER HARTO, and a solo work for optical sound.


"Unseen Stream:" a 30 minute performance of JAIME ROBLES'S poem, Unseen Stream, with video by Jaime Robles, music by Nancy Beckman (shakuhachi, ocarina, voice), Tom Bickley (EWI/electronics, voice), and JAIME ROBLES (voice and percussion). The video projection is fixed media of water in various streams, with some text from the poem. The performance is enclosed in a soundscape of processed sounds of water flowing and footsteps on dry leaves. The music is improvised, with the text sung and interludes of instrumental music between sections of the poem.
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THE SKY IS A SUITCASE
Jakob Pek + Raffi Garabedian


THE SKY IS A SUITCASE is a melodic free jazz group formed in 2014 in Seattle, Wa by Mike Gebhart, Ray Larsen, Carmen Quill and Levi Gillis. They have released 2 records The Sky Is A Suitcase (2016), and Rain Rhythm (2018). El Jardin, their newest record, out this July, blends studio recordings with choice live tracks for an immersive album experience. While clearly influenced by a large amount of the Jazz pantheon (Ornette Coleman, Paul Motian, Keith Jarrett Quartet… to name a few) they have developed a unique sound of their own, favoring collective improvisation/expression over soloistic statements, and clear melody over flashy pyrotechnics. They are a band that invites listeners to slow down and tune in. Tonight they are playing as a trio: MIKE GEBHART, drums; LEVI GILLIS, saxophones; and CARMEN QUILL, bass.


Jakob Pek is a guitarist, composer, improviser, and educator whose work explores the intersections of sound, perception, and spontaneous creation. Drawing from a wide range of musical and contemplative traditions, he creates performances rooted in deep listening, expressive freedom, and a spirit of discovery. Each performance unfolds as a unique encounter with the possibilities of the present moment.

Raffi Garabedian is a tenor saxophonist and composer living in Oakland, California. A dedicated improvisationalist, Garabedian centers spontaneous composition as the foundation to explore new rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic cycles.
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