[BROADCAST] The Royal Room Staycation Fest: Solos – A Tribute to William O. Smith

Join us Wednesday for our recurring series titled "Staycation Festival", a summer-long series of events brought to you by the Royal Room. The Wednesday series will be pre-recorded, and will be premiered every Wednesday at 7:30pm.

Curated by James Falzone, clarinetists from around the world pay tribute to the iconic composer and clarinetist William O. Smith, who was also a long-time Seattle resident.

Solos sets by:
Don Byron, USA
François Houle, Canada
James Falzone, USA
Paolo Ravaglia, Italy
Rachel Yoder, USA
Mike McGinnis, USA
Beth Fleenor, USA
Jesse Canterbury, USA

The Royal Room and the South Hudson Music Project are thrilled to host this phenomenal group of clarinet players.

The broadcast will take place at 7:30pm Pacific.

Watch the broadcast here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalRoomSeattle

Sites will have a link to donate to the artists.

About James Falzone

Clarinetist, penny whistle player, composer, and improviser James Falzone is an acclaimed member of the international jazz and creative music scenes, a veteran contemporary music lecturer and clinician, and an award-winning composer who has been commissioned by chamber ensembles, dance companies, choirs, and symphony orchestras around the globe. He leads his own ensembles Allos Musica, Elaía Ensemble, Renga Ensemble, and the duo Wayfaring with Chicago bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst, and has released a series of critically acclaimed recordings on Allos Documents, the label he founded in 2000. James performs throughout North America and Europe, appears regularly on Downbeat magazine's Critics' and Readers’ Polls, and was nominated as the Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association. He has been profiled in the New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, New Music Box, and Point of Departure, among many other publications. Also a respected educator and scholar, James is the Dean of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. He is a Backun clarinet artist and plays penny whistles made by Chris Abell.