An evening of Improvisation performed by ten local musicians.

John Walsh
Anic U.
Sam Klickner
Kadi Rae
Sal A.F. 
Seth Wright
Alec Y.
Myles Morris
Adrian Snyder
Andy Brack

CMG is proud to have Discordance wrap up this years 2023 Improv Summit! This will also mark Caspar Sonnet’s last run hosting the series, passing the torch on to the next curator. This performance will feature amazing local noise artists: CBSM (Cody Bra nt/Shane Mcdonell), Valarie 23, Slava Tannic and Moon Bladder! A show not to miss! Show at 8pm, $10 admission.

This upcoming installment will feature experimental Seattle, WA electronic musician Dustin Williams of Taseir Eyes, just intonated sound composer Richie Greene and new-to-town, kabbalistic project Broken Crow which includes Joel Nelson on electronic hurdy-gurdy, Sam Klapper on violin, and Caspar Sonnet on bowed percussion) A mystical, transportation night to be sure. Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm, $10 cover.

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Discordance is pleased to bring Seattle composer Blake Degraw to the fore to present his composition entitled The Ersatz for 10 amplified guitarists. We’re fortunate for the ensemble to include some of Portlands, Oregon’s best players interpreting Degraw’s wild musique concrète score of natural habitat mimicry and sonic juxtaposition. Also on the bill is local noise duo Leather Jester and percussionist/composer Daniel Surprenant. Super thankful to have these two support the bill. Doors are at 7:30 pm, show at 8, door fee is $10. Thank you all for your interest. 

Discordance is proud to present Chris Cogburn’s festival NO IDEA. This event will feature noise legend Jeph Jerman and film “The Finger’d Removed” directed by Patrick Danse (director’s cut). The bill will also include local latent Caspar Sonnet and Doug Theriault. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you all there!

Venue: Leaven Community 

Doors: 7:30

Cover: $10 

Further details about Jeph (FCA excerpt)  

Jeph Jerman is a musician who began his musical career drumming and playing in bar bands. In the 1980s, he became aware of other sonic possibilities for his drum kit and started learning to improvise and record his own music. During this time Jerman was a frequent collaborator with other musicians who were also exploring improvisational techniques. In the mid-1980s, Jerman founded a cassette label for the distribution of music by himself and friends. The label released over 50 cassettes, several LPs, and a short-lived magazine.

After relocating from Colorado to Seattle, Jerman continued playing with local groups of improvisers and began giving solo performances where he improvised with mostly natural found objects, a practice he continues today. He founded the first animist orchestra dedicated to making larger scale works using natural object play. In 1999, Jerman moved to Cottonwood, AZ. He continues to investigate sound and recording in many forms including field recordings, the building of crude sound making devices, and the effects of age and other damage to analog tape. Jerman’s 2014 Grants to Artists award funded recording and touring with Tim Barnes. Jerman continues to collaborate with Dave Knott in a band collectively known as The Yes, Well, and with Tim Barnes, with whom collaborated on an FCA-supported record released in 2015 (Erstwhile Records.) Other CDs and works are available on Anomalous Records, Semperflorens, and Trait Media Works.

Chris Cogburn (bio)

Percussionist who works mainly in the field of improvised music. Current practices focus on the threshold between acoustic and electronic sounds, their differing timbral qualities, and their sites of resonance. The tension between just intonation and the unfettered resonances of objects is a burgeoning concern informing his most recent work.

Cogburn has performed around the world including: Anahuacalli Museum (Mexico City), James Turrell’s Roden Crater (Arizona, USA), Ausland (Berlin), Cinemateket (Oslo). His current music projects include: Resonance with Iván Naranjo (MX); Anáhuac with Ignaz Schick (DE) and Juan García (MX); A Spirale with Italian musicians Mario Gabola and Maurizio Argenziano; and Fear of the Object, an audio-visual improvisation ensemble with the Norwegian video artist Kjell Bjørgeengen and a rotating cast of guest artists including Ingar Zach (NO), Juan García (MX), Aimée Theriot (MX/NL) and Judith Hamann (AU). Chris has released recordings on several labels including: Astral Spirits, Another Timbre, INSUB, Simple Geometry and Balance Point Acoustics.

Since 2003, Cogburn has organized the annual No Idea Festival. Based in Austin, Texas, No Idea events have also been held in San Antonio, Houston, Marfa, Fort Worth, Dallas, New Orleans, Mexico City and Merida, Yucatán and have featured artists from around the world.