I am very excited to once again be a part of The Piano Starts Series curated by Wayne Horcitz and Tim Kennedy at the Royal Room. Jan 21 we will be performing the music of one of my absolute favorites: Charles Mingus. Virtuoso Bassist and one of the great American composers. Drawing on the record Mingus Play Piano (he was a great pianist too!) you'll here solo performances of all kinds of Mingus works performed by Jovino Santos Neto, Ryan Burns, Tim Kennedy, and yours truly.

14/48: Kamikaze was already not for the faint of heart. It wasn’t enough to make 14 world premiere plays in 48 hours – we had to tell artists they wouldn’t even know whether they would be a writer, actor, director, designer, or musician until they arrived. And even THAT wasn’t enough, because we’re doing it again, but IN THE ROUND!

14/48: Kamikaze is our one festival that is all about the veterans. Every participant has weathered the creative storm of 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theater Festival, and is ready to take their game to the next level. Artists arrive on Thursday night having no idea what the weekend will hold. Musicians end up acting, directors are designing costumes, and barely literate actors are trying to write scripts. Somehow, the shared challenge brings the community even closer, taking big risks to serve up fourteen world premiere plays to Seattle’s bravest and most loyal theater audience.

With the reflexes of a mongoose and the swagger of a leftist John Wayne, Crystal Beth* (aka: Beth Fleenor) spins her own brand of posicore purge-pop dance-punk: a sweaty trance psychedelic ritual. Expect intense currents of bethnic chanting, propelled by the ferocious beating of the Boom Boom…

The Boom Boom Band features
Tristan Gianola (guitar)
Michael Owcharuk (keyboard)
PK (bass)
Adam Kozie (drums)

*Crystal Beth is a psychoactive stimulant that increases alertness, concentration, and energy, and in high doses, can induce euphoria, enhance self-esteem, and increase libido.

Nate Omdal -bass and Michael Owcharuk - piano bringing you classic jazz standards at the elegant Bin on the Lake restaurant located in the Woodmark Hotel.