Originally published Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:04 AM

Native Americans unite to close AYP celebration

A Friday night concert unites Native-American artists to close the 100th anniversary of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

PREV of NEXT

COURTESY STORMS PHOTOGRAPHIC

Storyteller-musician-dancer Gene Tagaban.

The Arts RSS feed

Tribute to the Spirit: Little Big Band

Native-American artists bring the 100th anniversary of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to a close with a concert Friday night that ranges from funk-rock to otherworldly violin and flute. Topping the bill is Little Big Band, a group that blends spoken-word fare with sounds straight out of 1970s soul disco (curious fact: glass artist Preston Singletary is the band's bass player). The concert lineup also includes storyteller-musician-dancer Gene Tagaban (doubling as emcee), flutist Philip Charette and Swil Kanim The Violindian, whose string sounds tap both Native and Western traditions. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle; $5-$20 (tickets: 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com; information: www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/events).

Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times arts writer

E-mail article Print Share

More The Arts

NEW - 7:00 PM
Get a kick out of Cole Porter? Marvin Hamlisch and Seattle Symphony have the program for you

Spectrum Dance Theater explores Africa in Donald Byrd's 'The Mother of Us All'

Performers sing for their supper, and to help a friend, at Lake Union Café

Shelf Talk | Medical Lectures + medical info: at your public library!

NEW - 7:04 PM
Toy-maker shifts gears into sculpting career

More The Arts headlines...

Comments

No comments have been posted to this article.

Read all comments / Share your thoughts