Grammy-winning musicians don’t often perform in Arlington, but when a fund-raiser is aimed at raising money for a new $4.5 million performing arts center, all bets are off.
Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel will do their part to make the dream come true with a concert tonight. Their classically inspired “Acoustic Garden” CD won a 2003 Grammy for Best New Age Album.
The Grammy has been an interesting calling card, Rumbel said, one that certainly impresses people and draws in those who may not have stopped to listen until they won the award.
“We don’t fit in any genre easily, so it’s been very helpful in terms of exposure,” said Rumbel, who toured for five years with the Paul Winter Consort.
The Washington state residents play oboe, guitar, English horn and double ocarina, but it’s Rumbel’s oboe that gives their music the added emotional touch.
Their songs reflect their passion for natural and architectural treasures, and they create a sense of place that’s unmatched by any other guitar-and-woodwind duo, and most other performers.
For Tingstad and Rumbel, the space between the notes is almost as important as the notes, an important part of their ability to connect, to improvise, whether creating a traditional American acoustic sound or bringing home music from around the world.
Metal festival: Seattle Metal Online, an organization created by Carrie and Joe Jauregui to support area metal bands, sponsors the fourth Seattle Metal Online Anniversary Festival today, a 12-hour event. Bands include the Almighty Needledick, NME, Enkrya, Just Karma, Immoral Intent, Ground Zero, Prozack Staple, Dissonance, Dorgan Onor, Weight of the World, Braindead, M.T.F., Expiration Date and Seatown Manglers.
David Sanborn: The alto jazz saxophonist starts a six-night Seattle run on Tuesday, his first time at Jazz Alley. He began his career as a session musician, working with David Bowie and Stevie Wonder, and performing with Albert King in St. Louis jazz clubs. He earned Grammies for two 1980s albums, passed the seven-million mark for albums sold, and created a weekly music segment for “Good Morning America.”
David Sanborn performs for six nights starting Tuesday at Jazz Alley in Seattle.
Where to hear it
Tingstad and Rumbel: 8 p.m. Saturday, Old High School Auditorium, 135 S. French, Arlington; $15; 360-435-1337.
Metal festival: 1 p.m. Saturday, Studio 7, 110 S. Horton, Seattle; $7 before 4 p.m., then $10; all ages but an upstairs bar requires ID for ages 21 and older.
David Sanborn: Various times Tuesday through Sept. 26, Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $28.50-32.50; 206-441-9729.
Tingstad and Rumbel: 8 p.m. Saturday, old high school auditorium, 135 S. French, Arlington; $15; 360-435-1337.
Metal festival: 1 p.m. Saturday, Studio 7, 110 S. Horton, Seattle; $7 before 4 p.m., then $10; all ages but an upstairs bar requires ID.
David Sanborn: Various times Tuesday through Sept. 26, Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $28.50-32.50; 206-441-9729.
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