«While all jazz is improvised music, not all improvised music is jazz. And that is about as good a place to start a discussion about the experimental art form collectively called "improvised music"» (...) - Hugo Kugiya no Seattle Times de ontem, sobre o Seattle Improvised Music Festival, que decorre entre 13 e 15 e entre 20 e 22 de Fevereiro. O programa da 24ª edição inclui Greg Kelley, Liz Tonne, Jonathan Zorn, Christine Sehnaoui, Rachel Thompson, Jonathan Zorn/Rachel Thompson Duo, Doug Theriault, Kelvin Pittman, Andrew Drury, Wilson Shook, Wally Shoup e Gust Burns.