Concerts this January-March 2009:

Saturday July 10: Neume, a new improvising clarinet trio with me, Paul Hoskin (contrabass clarinet), and Jenny Ziefel (clarinet & bass clarinet). It's great fun improvising with these two -- clarinet madness! This gig will be at the Collins Pub, 526 2nd Ave., in Seattle. Music starts at 8-ish.

Friday July 16: I'll be joining composer Christian Aspund and poet Lara Candland at the Good Shepherd Center. Lara reads & sings her poetry (here is a sample) while Christian samples, manipulates, and recombines pieces of the vocals to create musical materials. I'm really excited to join forces for a few moments with these two. Stellar percussionist Greg Campbell and the legendary Stuart Dempster will also be a part of this concert.

Saturday July 17: Andrew Boscardin's Zubatto Syndicate will be playing at the Sounds Outside Festival in Cal Andersen Park on Capitol Hill. Check out the schedule for the full lineup -- should be a fun day! Zubatto plays jazz/funk/rock with a unique instrumentation. Closest thing to a big-band I've ever been involved with, and great fun.