KENYON HALL PRESENTS
Dennis Rea’s “Golden Jubilee” Concert

Saturday, July 11th 2026
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 7:30pm

All Ages
Standing
​$20 General / $10 Senior/Student Discount Ticket

In late 1975, guitarist/composer Dennis Rea arrived in Seattle at age 18 along with his hometown (Utica, NY) band Zuir. Apart from a few short stints in other cities and countries, he’s called Seattle home ever since. He’s played hundreds of gigs with a few dozen bands and many remarkable musicians, and co-founded/presented such vital community-based local events as the Seattle Improvised Music Festival, Seaprog, and the Zero-G Concert Series. This concert celebrates a half-century of music and life in our city, with three of his currently active bands: Moraine, Reaven Trio, and Tempered Steel (details below).
www.dennisrea.com

https://dennisrea-moonjune.bandcamp.com/

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Moraine is an electrifying instrumental band that’s gained an international audience with its unique blend of art rock, forward-thinking jazz, Asian-inspired music, and more.

Balancing inventive composition with exploratory improvisation, the Seattle-based sextet has performed in major U.S. cities on both coasts and in Mexico and Siberia, including Tuva. Moraine's three releases on MoonJune Records (two co-produced by Pacific Northwest sonic mage Steve Fisk) have garnered hundreds of enthusiastic reviews worldwide. The band has been honored to open for Soft Machine, Tony Levin, and other legendary progressive artists and have collaborated with many globally significant musicians.
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Dennis Rea (guitar) • Alicia DeJoie (violin) • James DeJoie (woodwinds) • Ruth Davidson (cello) • Dave Pascal (bass) • Brian Oppel (drums)

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Chamber-jazz unit Reaven Trio (Dennis Rea - guitar, Jon Alberts - keyboards, James DeJoie - flute) play originals by Rea and Alberts plus select covers.

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Tempered Steel is Ffej, Frank Junk, and Dennis Rea playing amplified kalimbas enhanced by live electronics and objects. Active since the turn of the millennium, the trio thumbs its collective nose at musical convention with seamless improvisations conjuring everything from phantom harpsichords and subterranean percussion to vintage musique concrète. Their completely impromptu sets are marked by ambiguous tunings, cross-hatched polyrhythms, and plentiful sonic surprises.