KNKX PRESENTS: Piano Starts Here: Marc Seales

Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:30pm

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Doors: 6:30 pm

COVID PROTOCOLS: All events will require proof of vaccination to enter the venue, masks worn unless actively consuming food or drink, and we will be closely monitoring guidelines and recommendations to make sure we are doing everything we can to protect our community.

To guarantee a good seat, please make your dinner reservation through our reservations page on our website. 

Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of the event. Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the Royal Room. The Royal Room is All Ages until 10pm.

Marc Seales has been a hero of Jazz piano in Seattle for many, many years. Piano Starts Here is proud to feature him, and some of his former students, in a program of his music that honors his great and important contribution to the musical life of our city and beyond.

Piano: Marc Seales, Alex Chadsey, Alex Guilbert, Jacob Linden

Drums: Steve Korn

Bass: Paul Gabrielson

The Piano Starts Here series highlights the work of some of the most prolific and talented composers and pianists to have ever tackled the instrument. Each of the performances brings together Seattle’s finest pianists to perform the works of the artist selected for that evening on the Royal Room’s Steinway B grand piano. Past PSH performances have highlighted the work of Sonny Clark, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, Annette Peacock, Bill Evans, Mary-Lou Williams, Fats Waller, Herbie Hancock, Alice Coltrane, Herbie Nichols, and countless others.

Curated by Wayne Horvitz and Alex Guilbert. Hosted by Alex Guilbert.


Royal Room

5000 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118