SHMP and KNKX Present: Piano Starts Here- The Music of Carole King and Nicky Hopkins

Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:30pm

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Doors: 6:30pm

COVID PROTOCOLS: All our staff are fully vaccinated, and we ask that our patrons be vaccinated as well. Our staff will be masked, and we encourage our audience to wear masks as much as possible.

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. We are now accepting reservations for diners! Please email reservations@theroyalroomseattle.com for a table. The Royal Room is All Ages until 10pm.

Join us for our next installment of Piano Starts Here, featuring the music of Carole King and Nicky Hopkins. Carole King is one of the most successful and celebrated songwriters in history, also an accomplished pianist. Nicky Hopkins was one of the most celebrated studio pianists in history, also a songwriter.

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