The 13th Seattle Improvised Music Festival took place on April 30 – May 2, 1998, at the Speakeasy Cafe. It was co-organized by Dennis Rea, Wally Shoup, and Matthew Sperry. The poster was designed by Sue Ann Harkey. The line-up was considerably scaled back in comparison to the previous several years.
Participating artists:
Doug Carroll, cello (Bay Area); Christoph Gallio, saxophones (Switzerland); Dominique Girod, contrabass (Switzerland); Matt Ingalls, clarinet (Bay Area); Toshi Makihara, percussion (Philadelphia); Tim Perkis, electronics (Bay Area); John Shiurba, guitar (Bay Area); Dieter Ulrich, drums (Switzerland); Jack Wright, saxophones (Boulder, CO)
Thursday, April 30
Solo – Jack Wright
Trio – Day & Taxi (Christoph Gallio, Dominique Girod, Dieter Ulrich)
Friday, May 1
Solo – Toshi Makihara
Saturday, May 2
Solo – Doug Carroll
Trio – Matt Ingalls, Tim Perkis, John Shiurba
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