A freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area, Leanna Keith (she/they) delights in creating sound experiences that make audiences laugh, cry, and say: "I didn't know the flute could do that!" Her performance artworks have focused on cultural connection and the breaking of audience/performer boundaries. Leanna is co-founder of the 501(c)(3) arts organization Kin of the Moon and is co-artistic director and flutist of the ensemble. They explore sonic rituals, promote cross-pollination of genres, and celebrate the creativity that multiplies itself through the collaboration of performers and composers. She is dedicated to playing music by composers who are still living, and advocates for the usage of music as social activism. Leanna is the professor of flute at Cornish College of the Arts.

Wayward Music Series: Shin Yu Pai & Friends

Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Seattle Civic Poet Shin Yu Pai shares poems written during her poet laureateship for the city, with music from Leanna Keith (flute and voic…

$5-$20 donation at the door

Wayward Music Series: Red Pants Collective + Kin of the Moon

Friday, December 13, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Red Pants Collective, made up of father/daughter duo James Falzone and Giordana Falzone, join forces with chamber ensemble Kin of the Moon,…

$10-$20 donation at the door

Degenerate Art Ensemble: Anima Mundi – Special Work in Progress & Film Screening

Saturday, November 9, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Yaw Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Joshua Kohl — Selected works

Pay what you can

EJF: Leanna Keith, flutes

Sunday, September 1, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
18th & Union – An Arts Space, Seattle, WA, United States

Donation-based

Wayward Music Series: Tom Baker Quartet + Kin of the Moon

Thursday, August 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Two Seattle bands with deep ties to the city's new and experimental music scenes, Tom Baker Quartet and Kin of the Moon, will present an ev…

$5-$20 donation at the door

Common Tone Arts presents Kin of the Moon: A Night of Sonic Improvisation

Monday, April 29, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States

Mark your calendars for Monday, April 29th at 7pm and join us for an evening full of music, exploration, and creativity with Kin of the Moo…

Free

Wayward Music Series: HedgeWitch

Saturday, March 30, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Since 2023, improvising artists Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith, and Haruko Crow Nishimura have been meeting regularly to work with Time, Mat…

$5-$20 donation at the door

Solstice Fest Night 1: Kin of the Moon & Friends

Thursday, December 21, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

As the sun pauses in the low slung reaches of the Seattle skyline, musical sun ritual and summoning carry on for two nights at the Chapel P…

$5-$20 donation at the door

SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: HedgeWitch

Monday, November 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States

Every Monday, with occasional exceptions for holidays or special events, The South Hudson Music Project presents New Music Mondays from 7:3…

Free (by donation)

Kin of the Moon & Shadow Girls Cult: COVE

Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

$5-$20 donation at the door

Cornish College of the Arts Music Faculty Showcase

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)

A concert of music by Cornish Faculty at the NEW Cornish venue Raisbeck Auditorium at the Ivey.

Including improvisations, klezmer tunes, ori…

Free

NonSeq: Leanna Keith – 'Rice, Blood, Sugar'

Friday, September 29, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

$5-$20 in advance or at the door

Wayward Music Series: Lisa Cay Miller & Friends

Thursday, September 14, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Vancouver-based pianist Lisa Cay Miller presents a night of solo improvisations and combinations with local Seattle players Greg Campbell (…

$5-$20 donation at the door

EJF: Taiko Drumming 101 with Leanna Keith

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
18th & Union – An Arts Space, Seattle, WA, United States

Come for the loud huge drum, stay for the history of the Asian-American art form and chance to yell real loud. Ganbatte! ("Do your best!")

T…

Donation-based

Leanna Keith: Ink Aloud

Saturday, July 29, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Leanna Keith — Selected works
Leanna KeithTo Grasp

$5-$20 donation at the door

Wayward Music Series: Subvector Colloquy

Thursday, July 13, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Wielding between them electric twang machine, select dynamically modulated crossblows, Italian battle zither, and the fearsome 3-button gar…

$5-$20 donation at the door

Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner Ensemble

Friday, December 30, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Tom Varner — Selected works

$5-$15 donation at the door

Seattle Butoh Festival 2022

Saturday, November 19, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Exit Space NOD Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Leanna Keith — Selected works
Christopher Arnett — Selected works

$25 ($20 student/ages 60+)

NonSeq: Arugakki

Saturday, September 10, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kristofer BergstromFeel Me (world premiere; for taiko & crotales)
Kristofer BergstromDistracted Driving (for slant taiko, Continuum synthesizer, & electronics)
Kristofer BergstromPrairie (Seattle premiere; for flute, snare, & electronics)

$5-$20 sliding scale, in advance or at the door

Leanna Keith: Aeros ex Machina

Friday, August 26, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kaley Lane EatonGEO – (world premiere)
Heather BentleyBecome Dragon (world premiere)
Nebal MaysaudAl Wahdat Al Wujud (world premiere)

$5-$20 donation at the door