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Community Jam [clear filter]
Friday, May 26
 

6:00pm PDT

Open Drum & Dance
With Carold Nelson
Friday May 26, 2017 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam
 
Saturday, May 27
 

12:00pm PDT

Beginning Bones Playing
With Rick Fogel
Saturday May 27, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

12:00pm PDT

Roda de Choro (Choro Jam Session)
With Choroloco
Saturday May 27, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

1:00pm PDT

NW Cajun Jammers
Cajun Music Played Together
Saturday May 27, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

1:00pm PDT

Powerhouse Worldbeat Didgeridoo
With Pamela Mortensen
Saturday May 27, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

2:00pm PDT

Harmony Singing Circle
From Juneau, Alaskan, John Palmes teaches how to find harmonies “I’d rather sing with people than for people. I will lead off but please bring your own song and teach us to sing it.”

Watch a video of John here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbfn7V1lcFc

Saturday May 27, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

2:00pm PDT

Salmon Run Drum Story
With Jamtown John Hayden
Saturday May 27, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

3:00pm PDT

Eccentric Vaudevillian Swing Jam
With Bellows and Squawk
Saturday May 27, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

3:00pm PDT

Family Friendly Rhythm Jam
With Jim Boneau
Saturday May 27, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

4:00pm PDT

Quebec Jam with La Famille Leger
Traditional Acadian music, gathered tune by tune from the greatest living Acadian fiddlers by the Leger family, plus some wonderful Acadian songs!
Saturday May 27, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam
  • Genre TFM Traditional North American Folk Music

4:00pm PDT

Shakers and Percussion
Kerry "Shakerman" Greene
Saturday May 27, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

5:00pm PDT

FANGA, The World’s Most Popular Hand Drum Song
With Simone LaDrumma
Saturday May 27, 2017 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

6:00pm PDT

Open Drum & Dance
With Lance Scott
Saturday May 27, 2017 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam
 
Sunday, May 28
 

12:00pm PDT

All Age Percussion Workshop
With Friends
Sunday May 28, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

1:00pm PDT

Afro Cuban & Puerto Rican Music
With Arturo Rodriguez
Sunday May 28, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

2:00pm PDT

Experiential Drumming For Fun
With Randy Pomeroy and Cliff Pomeroy

This interactive performance group, UBOBI (Universal Beats of Bainbridge Island), has had some recent real big successes with large outdoor audiences, including on the Mural Stage at the World Rhythm Festival 2017.  Here is a homegrown video from last week's performance titled Interactive Improv:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4TVrJZV8-c 
Sunday May 28, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

2:00pm PDT

Sing-Out Hootenanny Jam
All-Time Favorite Sing-Alongs Jam
Sunday May 28, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

3:00pm PDT

Boom Boom Diggy
With Na'tan Collins
Sunday May 28, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

4:00pm PDT

Drums and Percussion
With Kerry "Shakerman" Greene
Sunday May 28, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

4:00pm PDT

Irish Traditional Music Session Jam
With Ming Chen
Sunday May 28, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

5:00pm PDT

Southern Old Time Fiddlegrass Jam with Pine Top Pickers
Pine Top Pickers
Sunday May 28, 2017 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

5:00pm PDT

Introduction to Whole Person Drumming
With Zorina Wolf
Sunday May 28, 2017 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

6:00pm PDT

Open Drum & Dance
With Carold Nelson
Sunday May 28, 2017 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam
 
Monday, May 29
 

12:00pm PDT

All Age Percussion Workshop
With Friends
Monday May 29, 2017 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

1:00pm PDT

Choro that Brazilian swing!
With Choro Tocando
Monday May 29, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

2:00pm PDT

RhythmLift Drumming for Life
Mary Tolena
Monday May 29, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

3:00pm PDT

Experiential Drumming For Fun
With Randy Pomeroy and Cliff Pomeroy

This interactive performance group, UBOBI (Universal Beats of Bainbridge Island), has had some recent real big successes with large outdoor audiences, including on the Mural Stage at the World Rhythm Festival 2017.  Here is a homegrown video from last week's performance titled Interactive Improv:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4TVrJZV8-c 
Monday May 29, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

4:00pm PDT

A BIG Drum Fun Circle
With Kerry "Shakerman" Greene
Monday May 29, 2017 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

5:00pm PDT

Community Jam
With Jamtown John Hayden
Monday May 29, 2017 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam

5:00pm PDT

Klezmer & Yiddish Jam 101
With Harvey Niebulski
Monday May 29, 2017 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Boeing Green 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
  Community Jam

6:00pm PDT

Open Drum & Dance
With Friends
Monday May 29, 2017 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Rhythm Tent 305 Harrison Street, Seattle WA 98109
  Community Jam
 
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Armory Court Stage
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
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Back Porch Stage
Boeing Green
Center Theatre: Sponsored by KING FM, Seattle Globalist
Charlotte Martin Theater: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
Cornish Courtyard
Cornish Playhouse
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
Exhibition Hall: Sponsored by KUOW
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Folklife Café
Fountain Lawn Stage: Sponsored by Western WA Toyota Dealers & Xfinity
KEXP Gathering Space
McCaw Promenade
Mural Amphitheatre: Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Narrative and Cultural Cuisine Stage
Open-Air Dance Stage
Rhythm Tent
Room C
SIFF Film Center
Space Needle Lawn
TBA
Theatre 4 - Dance Workshops
Trad Stage
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by CityArts
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  • Misc. Instrumental
  • Native American - DANCE
  • Native American - MUSIC
  • New Traditions
  • Old Time Music
  • Panel Discussions
  • Parade Group/Marching Band
  • Polynesia/Hawaii - DANCE
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  • Scandinavia/Baltic - MUSIC
  • Scandinavia/Baltic DANCE
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