Intimate night of free live jazz with Seattle guitarist Leif Totusek and bassist Phil Sparks at WeRise Wine Bar.
Leif Totusek and Phil Sparks are playing WeRise Wine Bar on Saturday, October 17, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's a duo night: Totusek on guitar and Sparks on bass. The evening is billed as an intimate night of free live jazz, wine and community, for ages 21 and over.
Totusek is a Seattle-based guitarist, band leader and composer who's been a fixture in the city's jazz and world-music scene for a long time. He leads the group Freestyle Candela and has played with African artists like Mose Fan Fan, Ali Birra, Geoffrey Oryema, Diblo Dibala and Orchestra Virunga. He's well versed in the be-bop idiom and a range of other musical styles, and critics have called him an 'African guitar par excellence' while noting his diverse background and cross-cultural fusion.
His discography includes Candela, 1-2-3 GO, Mbira & guitar with Lora Chiorah, and The Laundry room Session with The Totusek, Butkovic, Iochev Trio. He's performed at venues across the Pacific Northwest, including The Triple Door, The Latona Pub, The Shrine in New York and the Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, and has been featured on NPR's Monitor Radio.
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With just guitar and bass on the bill, the set sits at the stripped-down end of his usual work. The show runs from 7 PM to 9 PM at WeRise Wine Bar, 1913 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, and it's 21 and over.
