Welcome, once again, to our roundup of the best live music Seattle has to offer this weekend. We’ve got improvised music of all varieties, informal classical music, smart pop, a tribute to the iconic Allen Toussaint, and more! As always, here’s the rest of our complete music calendar for the weekend.
FRIDAY
CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL: Seattle Improvised Music Festival
Featuring three musicians from the East Coast—alto saxophonist Matana Roberts, bassoonist Leslie Ross, and vocalist Carol Genetti—and 11 Washington-based improvisers (including trumpeter Leslie Dalaba, saxophonist Kate Olson, bassist John Seman, and guitarist Dennis Rea), SIMF places them in different duo and quartet configurations throughout the three-day event. DAVE SEGAL
CLASSICAL: [UNTITLED] 2
Seattle Symphony’s late-night concerts in the lobby of Benaroya Hall are wrapped in windows, so the sparkling night city is their backdrop. This time, the music relates to the urban avant-garde of New York in the middle of the 20th century, when Christian Wolff, the composer, was hanging out with Merce Cunningham, John Cage, and the artist Robert Rauschenberg. JEN GRAVES
