Nacha Mendez grew up in the tiny border town of La Union, in southern New Mexico. She is Chiricahua Apache and Mexican. She began singing and playing the guitar at an early age. She learned traditional Ranchera canción from her grandmother and performed in border towns near El Paso with her cousins, the Black Brothers, […]
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Joshua Nucci is a 22 year old African American, Blackfoot Indian, Brazilian, Italian, and Portuguese visual artist, musician, and community organizer from Seattle, WA. “Making music is a passion of mine. Playing especially with others brings me so much joy because it allows me to free my consciousness and connect with others in both spoken […]
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Foleada is a group of seasoned musicians based out of Seattle that play Brazilian Forró. Forró is the heartbeat of Northeast Brazil, it draws on many musical styles but two of the primary influences are Afro-Brazilian music like samba and baião and European music such as schottisches and polkas. Forró dance also borrows from Cuban salsa […]
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Mario Layne Fabrizio is an artist that performs, creates, and studies utilizing a variety of mediums. He is a visual artist, composer, drummer, percussionist, filmmaker and writer. Mario has performed with notable musicians such as Cecil Mcbee, Claudio Roditi, Nilson Matta, Santi DeBriano, Joe Morris, Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, Jason Palmer and Volker Goetze. He […]
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Zambuko (under the direction of Sheree Seretse) performs traditional and contemporary music from the continent of Africa. The group draws a large part of its repertoire from Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. Zambuko has been together for over 20 years. Zambuko which means “bridges” aims to unite people of Africa descent to the roots of […]
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Grammy® nominated vocalist, composer, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist, Johnaye Kendrick received a Master of Music from Loyola University and an Artist Diploma from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute. Johnaye performs original compositions as well as fresh interpretations of beloved jazz and contemporary works. A dedicated educator, Johnaye serves as Professor of Music at Cornish College of […]
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Gregg Dietzman (b.1958) is an emerging artist with an interest in music and sculpture. His projects explore the intersections between person, place, and time. He plays traditional music on a concertina arranged with ambient nature sounds, with a special emphasis on reverberant acoustic space. His sculpture has a maritime navigational influence, with plans for an […]
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I Wayan Sinti was born January 1, 1943 in the village of Banjar Dauh, Ubung Kaja, near Denpasar on the Island of Bali. He is the son of the late Mangku Ketut Sadra and Ni Made Rumik. He began his study of Balinese vocal and instrumental music in his village in 1957, because his parents […]
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Johanna Kunin is an improvisational vocalist, jazz singer, pianist, and composer turned experimental singer/songwriter. A 2002 graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, she performs with various ensembles including Charlie Smith Circle and as a part of the Monktail Creative Music Concern, Non Grata, and Zipperupus. Artist Support Program 2004: Record a series of original […]
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Adam Diller divides his time between performing and composing. A participant in a variety of open music in Seattle, his projects include doublends vert, BNSF, humph, pique, burns/diller, Xiao Gu Fang, the Constant Trio, the Degenerate Art Ensemble, and solo performances. Adam’s compositions reflect his interest in live performance. His compositions deal with different methods […]
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