Sessions In Place Presents: Alec Shaw and Naomi Wachira

Join us live on Youtube or in-person May 12th at 7pm (6pm doors) for a hybrid session with Ivan and Alyosha, Alec Shaw, and Naomi Wachira at Emerald City Trapeze in Seattle, Washington. For an added bit of luxury, the in-person audience can witness what the camera’s capture through TV’s placed around the room. All of this can be enjoyed with a beverage of choice from the bar.

Buy your tickets now through Eventbrite. There’s 2 options: $20 Advance/$25 Day of Show In-person ticket or a pay-what-you-can livestream only ticket (stream link provided with the emailed ticket confirmation).

IVAN AND ALYOSHA: ivanandalyosha.com

Ivan & Alyosha is a folk-pop, indie, rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band first sparked attention with their 2013 album All The Times We Had, followed by 2015’s It’s All Just Pretend, both released by Dualtone Records. NPR Music praised their “Beatles-esque pop harmonies and sweet melodies,” while Rolling Stone raved about their “smooth, soaring guitar pop”. The band toured extensively around those releases, supporting such acts as Brandi Carlile, Aimee Mann, The Lone Bellow, The Head & The Heart, Delta Spirit, NEEDTOBREATHE and more. I&A released their third album, a self-titled full length in October 2020. The Seattle Times called it “A mature, masterful work with sonic and thematic heft, and intuitive production, the band’s sound has flowered into its own unique, folk-pop grandeur.” “Ivan & Alyosha, Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony” came out in June 2022. The album was recorded in March of 2021 during a live-streamed performance as part of The Symphony’s “Essential Series”. An accompanying documentary film capturing the lead up to the show with the Symphony was also released July 2022. I&A has spent the better part of 2022 writing and recording what will be the band’s fourth full-length album. Produced by Owen Lewis and recorded in Nashville, TN, Nettwerk Music Group plans to release the album sometime in mid-2023. The forthcoming release promises to be the bands most mature, significant and progressive offering to date.

ALEC SHAW: alecshawmusic.com

Alec Shaw is a singer/songwriter and producer raised in the foothills of the cascades in Washington State, garnering attention as an artist whose sound has developed into a soulful combination of two large worlds of musical influence rooted in gospel and Appalachian folk. Vocally, he bridges a gap between Otis Redding and Jeff Buckley with a knack for engaging and ethereal arrangements. Quantity Alec’s fourth studio album Features Alec’s most creative and dramatic work yet. Released in 2022 Quantity along with a live video version of the single “Spinning” landed Alec and his band an in studio taping with KEXP that truly qualified Alec as a seasoned performer and artist worth experiencing fully. Quantity was co-produced with Producer Andy Park (Mac Miller, Dave Mathews, Deep Sea Diver).

NAOMI WACHIRA: naomiwachira.com

The resolute soul anthem "African Girl (2012)" launched Afro-Folk singer/songwriter Naomi Wachira onto a completely new path and calling, and she is committed to changing the world by creating music that is meaningful, uplifting, and sustaining. She has released two full-length albums, Naomi Wachira (2014) and Song of Lament (2017), as well as two EPs, I Am Because You Are (2015) and Save Everything (2021). Her captivating melodies and poignant lyrics console and delight people all around the world.

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Sessions in Place is an Emmy award-winning live-streamed concert series based out of the Seattle area. We believe that #MusicIsEssential, and that now is a great time to enjoy live music in-person as well as at a distance.

This is a live studio experience. Upon buying this ticket, you accept the possibility that you might be on camera.

@ Emerald City Trapeze

All Ages, Bar w/ ID

6p doors, Livestream starts at 6:45p, 7p show start