Composer, arranger and steel drum performer from Trinidad, Ray Holman is perhaps the most talented proponent of his art form internationally. He has arranged and recorded with steel bands and artists in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Japan and Europe, including televised performances with the German National Orchestra which showcased his compositions. He composed the […]
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Songwriter Linda Allen is one of those rare performers who combine story and song into a rich and generous flow. She sings the songs that tell of the lives and the work, the hopes and the dreams of people everywhere. Her songs are rooted in tradition and honed by years of commitment to an art […]
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Tom Swafford (b. 1972) grew up in Seattle and lived in Boston, The Bay Area, and Amsterdam before moving to New York in 2007. He has presented many concerts of his music at New York venues including Roulette Intermedium and The Stone. His 11-piece ensemble String Power released its debut album in 2015. Tom recorded […]
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Dan Blunck is a saxophonist and flutist based in the northwest. He began playing music in 1977, studied music at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. and completed a BA degree in liberal arts at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. He spent nine years in the US Navy Band and has performed […]
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Intonarumori was formed in 1988 by Kevin Goldsmith to create new music outside the norm and beyond existing conventions. The word “Intonarumori” is Italian and it means “noise intoners.” The word comes from the Italian Futurist art movement. The Intonarumori were machines built to mimic the industrial sounds of the age. The Futurist composers created […]
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Rulon Brown is a musician and visual artist who creates for stage, gallery and new media. Rulon’s recent work includes a avant-rock CD; a solo album made while traveling North and Central America; multi-media and art installation inspired by the RESTLESS American Dream; an art puzzle with each piece embedded with hidden music and film; […]
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Phillip Arnautoff is a Seattle-based classical musician and cello player. Artist Support Program 2009 : Recorded an album of his sixteen Variations for Adapted Cello.
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Swampdweller was founded in 2003 by Seattle based saxophonist/instructor Marc Fendel. Fendel graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1995 and moved to Seattle to join Jazz group Bebop & Destruction. Artist Support Program 2005: Recorded their album My Favorite Monster. “My Favorite Monster” by Swampdweller
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