#7: 1992 by SIMF

The 7th Seattle Festival of Improvised Music took place on June 4-6, 1992 at Washington Performance Hall. Organized by Eric Muhs, Johnny Calcagno, Wally Shoup, Robert Hinrix, Charley Rowan. Poster design: Russell Roman, Jr.

Participating artists:
Eric Amrine, electric guitar
David Arnott, keyboards (Bozeman)
IV Bricoleurs (David Baulch, Jeff Muller)
B\C (Lowe, Miller, Reynolds, Skerik)
Dave Barrett, saxophones (Bay Area)
Bob Basnich, electric guitar
Nathan Bastuschek, euphonium
Myles Boisen, guitar (Bay Area)
Johnny Calcagno, ?
Elyra Campbell, voice, electronics
Catabatics (Eric Amrine, Charley Rowan, Wally Shoup, Harlan Mark Vale)
Lesli Dalaba, trumpet
Will Dowd, ?
Steve Fisk, electronics
Denney Goodhew, saxophones/keyboards
Scott Granlund, bass sax
Jeff Greinke Group (Lesli Dalaba, Jeff Greinke, Will Dowd)
Adam Griffen, percussion/recorder/bass
Michael Griffen, percussion, violin
John Hawkley, percussion/mixing bowl
Robert Hinrix, ?
Horn Mania (Nathan Bastuschek, Scott Granlund, Paul Hoskin, Jeff McGrath, Ed Phillips, Greg Powers, Bev Setzer, Brad Stephens)
Deanna Holdren, percussion/banjo
Paul Hoskin, woodwinds
Mark Hosler, electronics
Alvin Hunstman, ? (Bozeman)
Ideophany (Arnott, Huntsman, Kohler; Bozeman)
Henry Kaiser, guitar (Bay Area)
Kalberer Hotel Supply
Jim Knodle, trumpet/toys
Rob Kohler, bass (Bozeman)
Keith Lowe, bass
Kenny Mandell, saxophone
Jeff McGrath, trombone
Marty Miller, drums
Eveline Mueller-Graf, percussion
Eric Muhs, stuff
Nous Sommes Les Enfants (Johnny Calcagno, Robert Hinrix, Eveline Mueller-Graf)
Ed Phillips, tuba
Greg Powers, trombone/tuba
Scott Raffel, saxophone
Rainmaker (Campbell, Knodle, Smart)
Key Ransone
James Reynolds, keyboards
Eric Ring, keyboards
Gino Robair, percussion (Bay Area)
Charley Rowan, sampler/synthesizer
Bev Setzer, contrabass clarinet
Carolie Shoemaker, electronics/voice
Wally Shoup, saxophone
Michael Shrieve, electronic percussion
Sinecure (Ken Clare, Russell Roman + ?)
Skerik, saxophones
Chuck Smart, percussion/EWI/voice
Splatter Trio (Boisen, Robair, Barrett)
Brad Stephens, bass clarinet
Pete Turner, percussion
Alex Varty, guitar
Kurt Wortman, electronic percussion

Thursday, June 4

IV Bricoleurs
Sinecure
Denney Goodhew
B/C (Keith Lowe, Marty Miller, James Reynolds, Skerik)
Kalberer Hotel Supply (Patrick Barber, Key Ransome, Ben Trissel)
Kenny Mandel & Scott Raffel
Ideophany


Friday, June 5

Hawkley/Griffen Group (Adam Griffen, Michael Griffen, John Hawkley, Deanna Holdren)
Ricochet Ricochet Ricochet (Leslie Dalaba, Eric Ring, Pete Turner)
Catabatics (Eric Amrine, Charley Rowan, Wally Shoup)
Splatter Trio (Dave Barrett, Myles Boisen, Gino Robair)
Henry Kaiser
Eric Muhs
Carolie Shoemaker
Hornmania (Nathan Bastuschek, Scott Granlund, Paul Hoskin, Jeff McGrath, Ed Phillips, Greg Powers, Bev Setzer, Brad Stephens)


Saturday, June 6

Paul Hoskin
Rainmaker (Elyra Campbell, Jim Knodle, Chuck Smart)
Nous Sommes des Enfents (Johnny Calcagno, Eveline Mueller-Graf, Robert Hinrix)
Alex Varty
Bob Basnich, Steve Fisk, Mark Hosler
Michael Shrieve & Kurt Wortman
Jeff Greinke Group (Lesli Dalaba, Will Dowd, Jeff Greinke)

Initiated in 1986 by Paul Hoskin, the Seattle Improvised Music Festival is perhaps the longest running festival of free improvised music in North America.

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Artists wishing to have their recordings removed will be accommodated upon request.