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Reptet/Space Owl at The Royal Room

Courtesy of Tristan Gianola | Posted on March 17, 2013

Where

The Royal Room
5000 Rainer Ave. S.
Seattle, WA
Map
(206) 906-9920

When

Fri, March 22, 2013
8:30pm

At Door

No Cover

Musicians

Tim Carey
bass, electric
John Ewing
drums, steel
Reptet
various

About

Seattle-based Reptet is an atypical modern jazz sextet consisting of three rhythm players and three horns. These six dynamic multi-instrumentalists are Samantha Boshnack (trumpet, flugelhorn), Nelson Bell (trombone, tuba), Chris Credit (baritone sax, tenor sax, clarinet), Tim Carey (upright and electric bass), John Ewing (drums) & special guest Mark Oi (guitar). They play all original music incorporating jazz, reggae, rock, punk, modern classical, avant-garde, and eastern European folk music, that challenges the discerning audiophile while entertaining the casual listener. Their live performances, described as "arresting, compelling and just plain cranked-up," evolve into transformative performance art pieces utilizing costumes, storytelling and absurdist humor....

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