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advocates for the advancement of creative music since 1990 - john seman, director - john at monktail dot com - mcmc hotline (206) 588-MCMC
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Non grata at the chapel february 4
Author: Seman
Dangerous Petting Zoo - December 11 at The Mix
Author: Seman

Sounds Outside 2009: July 25 and August 15
Author: Seman
Monktail Creative Music Concern presents
Sounds Outside 2009
Cal Anderson Park / 1635 11th Ave (between Denny & Pine)
Free and open to the public / Music from 1 – 8 pm
Saturday, July 25
1:00 Non Grata
2:30 Moraine
4:00 Washington Composers Orchestra (WACO)
5:30 Tu (Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson)
7:00 Sugar Skulls
Saturday, August 15
1:00 Melbatones
2:30 Figeater
4:00 Greg Sinibaldi
5:30 Syncopated Taint Horn Quartet
7:00 Bert Wilson
Figeater August 5 and Floss August 6
Author: Seman
![]() Wednesday August 5 Figeater The Sunset Tavern 5433 Ballard Ave NW Seattle 9 PM $6 Performing unit: Special Fig joins the bill with Navigator vs. Navigator in a mondo send off performance for local favorites, X-Ray Press! |
CANCELLED Thursday August 6 |
Sounds Outside - July 19 & August 23, 2008!
Author: Seman
The Monktail Creative Music Concern presents
SOUNDS OUTSIDE 2008
Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill
1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98102
July 19 & August 23, 1-8 PM, Free!
The third annual Sounds Outside festival, a celebration of adventurous music and community, presented by the Monktail Creative Music Concern.
JULY 19
1:00 Paul Harding & the Juju Detective Agency
2:30 The Owcharuk Sextet
4:00 Bill Horist
5:30 Cuong Vu featuring SPEAK
7:00 Blue Cranes
AUGUST 23
1:00 Floss featuring Zachary Watkins
2:30 Reptet
4:00 Aram Shelton + Special O.P.S.
5:30 Ahamefule J. Oluo and the New Seattle Brass Ensemble featuring Okanomodé
7:00 The Wally Shoup Free Three
Visit http://soundsoutside.com/ for more information about artists, events, and how to get involved!
BLACKOPS July 10 & August 7
Author: Seman

Monktail Creative Music Concern presents
THE MUSIC OF BLACK SABBATH
Performed by BLACK OPS
A fundraiser for Sounds Outside 2008
July 10, 2008
Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
(206) 441-5823
Music from 10PM – 1AM
August 7, 2008
Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack & Watering Hole
5606
(206) 762-7900
The heaviest music in the world arranged and executed by a band of jazz and noise specialists with surgical precision and deranged humor. Two sets, including new arrangements of rare album cuts among the classic Sabbath canon. The second set will be a special rendition of an entire album, with special guests and surprises. Proceeds benefit Sounds Outside!
With Jody McKane as OZZY
Justin Knott and Stephen Parris - guitars
John Seman - bass
Mark Ostrowski - drums
Classical Pianist Stephen Fandrich, and Classical Guitarist Sean Owen Present: A Shared Recital
Sunday, June 15 2:00p
at Town Hall, Seattle, WA
Guitarist Sean Owen and Pianist Stephen Fandrich will present a shared recital featuring the guitar etudes of local composer Mark Ostrowski, Scarlatti the vihuelistas of the Spanish Renaissance, Frank Zappa, Chopin, Fandrich, and Scriabin. $20/$15.
Phone: (206) 652-4255
Age Suitability: All Ages
Guitarist Sean Owen and Pianist Stephen Fandrich will present a shared recital featuring the guitar etudes of local composer Mark Ostrowski, Scarlatti the vihuelistas of the Spanish Renaissance, Frank Zappa, Chopin, Fandrich, and Scriabin. $20/$15
O.P.S. & The JuJu Detective Agency at Egan’s May 17
Author: Seman
Paul Harding and the JuJu Detective Agency - 9 pm
Special O.P.S. - 11 pm
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107
Floss and Russell at Egans 11/23
Author: Seman
FLOSS LIVE ON STAGE

Fri Nov 23, 11 PM
Floss and Russell (PK, Matt Norman, Matt Crane)
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107
Two clips from Floss at the 21 Grand in Oakland, CA, 30 SEPT 2007.
With Zachary Watkins on electronics.
MCMC Fundraiser Nov 14
Author: Seman
MCMC Benefit Concert featuring
Wayne Horvitz, Paul Rucker
Wednesday, November 14th 2007
Gallery 1412
1412 18th Ave (at 18th and Union)
$10-$25 donation / All Ages / 7 PM
The Monktail Creative Music Concern will be holding a benefit concert featuring internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Wayne Horvitz performing a rare set of solo piano music. The concert will be held at Gallery 1412 on Capitol Hill, November 14th at 7pm. The evening will also feature cellist, composer and installation artist Paul Rucker and pianist/vocalist Stephen Fandrich.
A collective of composers, musicians and artists based out of Seattle, WA, the Monktail Creative Music Concern have been the driving force behind a surge in creative, uncompromising original music from the Pacific Northwest in recent years. They won a 2006 Earshot Golden Ear Award for Concert of the Year for their performance of music by innovator Raymond Scott at last year’s Earshot Jazz Festival. They hosted the blockbuster free concert series Sounds Outside throughout the summer of 2007 at the newly refurbished Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. And in the past year MCMC have released four new CD’s on their Monktail Records label.
The proceeds from this event will go toward maintaining the administrative side of the collective’s current and future activities. MCMC have tirelessly propagated, promoted, produced and preserved creative/experimental music in the Seattle area for over 10 years. This is an opportunity for the arts community to show their support by helping to sustain the collective’s vital activities.


Monktail Raymond Scott Project at SAM
Author: Seman
2006 Concert of the Year award winner The Monktail Raymond Scott Project will perform a set of Raymond Scott compositions at the Seattle Art Museum as a part of the Earshot Art of Jazz series Nov 8 at 5 PM. Non Grata, the MCMC big band, performs the first set of the evening.
Thursday November 8, 5PM
Monktail Raymond Scott Project
Seattle Art Museum - Free!
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-2003
www.seattleartmuseum.org
Special Thanks to Jim Wilke. This concert was broadcast on 88.5 KPLU-FM Sunday 18 Nov 2007, 1 PM. Podcast available below.
Deal’s Number CD Release - Egan’s Dec 13
Author: Seman
Deal’s Number CD Release party for Show Me What Ya Workin With
Thursday December 13, 2007
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
7 & 8 PM - Future Ex, featuring Reed Wallsmith (PDX), George Marich (Minneaoplis), Ila Cantor (NYC)
9 PM - Deal’s Number in the trio fashion (Bill Monto, John Seman, Mark Ostrowski)
10 PM - Deal’s Number Quintet (Bill Monto, Stephen Parris, Stephen Fandrich, John Seman, Mark Ostrowski)
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107
http://www.ballardjamhouse.com/
Enjoy two tunes from the new CD Show Me What Ya Workin With.
Special OPS with Ffej
Author: Seman
Wednesday Oct 17, 10 PM, 5$ 21+
Special OPS
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
2322 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA
http://www.jewelboxtheater.com
Also with:
Monstroclaw
Robert Pearson
Ground Tissues
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FLOSS WORLD TOUR
Author: Seman
Sun Sept 23
Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR
503 248 1030
http://www.somedaylounge.com/
Fri Sept 28
10 PM w/ Gutbucket
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market St
Seattle, WA
http://www.ballardjamhouse.com/
Sun Sept 30
21 Grand
416 25th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
http://www.21grand.org/
Mon Oct 1
Cafe Pergolesi
418 Cedar St
Santa Cruz CA
(831) 426-1775
http://www.theperg.com/
Tue Oct 2
Delta of Venus
w/Gutbucket
122 B St.
Davis, CA 95616
http://deltaofvenus.org/
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MCMC on the Road
Author: Seman
Sun Oct 7
Deal’s Number & figeater
Fort George Brewery
1483 Duane Street
Astoria, OR
http://www.fortgeorgebrewery.com/
Mon Oct 8
Deal’s Number, figeater & Non Grata
Rotture
315 SE 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97214
http://www.rotture.com/
OPS, Secret Chefs 3, Figeater at Rendezvous
Author: Seman
Friday November 2, 10pm
Figeater, Secret Chefs 3, Special OPS
Rendevous Jewel Box Theater
2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA
Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
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Figeater - SPECIAL OPS |
Secret Chefs 3
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Appetizer mp3s…
#1 Figeater with guest Paul Hoskin live at the Ft. George Brewery in Astoria, OR, 7 OCT 2007.
#2 A track from the NEW Special O.P.S. CD Arm Me - Palm Calmer, available here.

Deal’s Number at Lottie’s Lounge
Author: Seman
Sunday Oct 21, 9 PM
Deal’s Number
Lottie’s Lounge
4900 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 725-0519
http://www.lottieslounge.com
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Sounds Outside!
Author: Monktail
The Final Sounds Outside show is this weekend in Cal Anderson Park. Come out and enjoy a free show in the park. The Lineup:
See you there!
Deal’s Number at Egan’s Ballard Jam House
Author: Monktail
Egan’s Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market Street
Seattle, WA 98107
206-789-1621
http://ballardjamhouse.com/
Saturday, August 11, 10 PM, $5
Fresh off an appearance at Monktail’s Sounds Outside Festival Aug 4, Deal’s Number plays an intimate show in Ballard in celebration of their new CD on Monktail Records - Show Me What Ya Workin With . Show Me is the 7th release on the Monktail label, and the third from the independent label in 2007. The CD features Bill Monto on saxophones and Monktail founders John Seman and Mark Ostrowski on bass and percussion. The bassist and drummer have been improvising together since 1990, and performing with Monto since 2000. Joining the trio on stage at Egan’s will be guitarist Stephen Parris of Special O.P.S. and pianist Stephen Fandrich. Parris is featured on the upcoming Special O.P.S . disc Arm Me (Monktail) and Fandrich directs the Seattle Harmonic Voices whose double-disc Harmonic Voice was released by Monktail in May. Deal’s Number will also be performing August 3 at the Fremont First Friday Art Walk, 8 PM under the Lenin Statue in Fremont. Come find us and say Nostrovia!

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