Doors: 6:30pm

Tickets: $30, $25 seniors and Earshot members, $12 students and veterans

Canadian, Jessica Ackerley, is noted as “one of the most exciting guitarists to have emerged from the US free music scene in recent years” (Wire Magazine). Ackerley, who now resides in Honolulu seeks a “dialogue between sound and personal, emotive experience.” Their music draws upon the spirit of avant garde jazz while taking a nod from experimental rock, ambient, and contemporary classical. Their latest record, All Of the Colours Are Singing is out on AKP Recordings. For tonight’s concert Ackerly will be joined by Walter Stinson, upright bass, and Aaron Edgcomb, drums.

Opening for Ackerley is Syrinx Effect, the duo of Kate Olson (saxophone) and making a much-anticipated return to Seattle—Naomi Moon Siegel (trombone/effects). Syrinx is the organ that songbirds have instead of a larynx; it has high and low resonating chambers, which allows a songbird to warble. Syrinx effect is a duo project that explores the boundaries of jazz and free improvisation, inspired by artists like Björk, Joni Mitchell, Gladys Knight, Wayne Shorter, and Don Drummond.

*The Royal Room is now accepting reservations for diners! Follow this link to their online dining reservation page: https://theroyalroomseattle.com/reservations/ Any questions, email reservations@theroyalroomseattle.com. Please note that advance concert tickets are required to obtain a table reservation. The Royal Room does not take reservations over the phone.

The Royal Room is all ages till 10:00pm daily, from then on it’s 21+. The bar area is 21+ at all times.

**Earshot Jazz COVID-19 Policy: Earshot recommends that all ticket holders be vaccinated. Policy subject to change. Full COVID policy here.

Jessica Ackerley photo by Michael Kochman and Syrinx Effect with Kate Olson and Naomi Moon Siegel photo by Daniel Sheehan