The Royal Room · today & upcoming events

oct 19, 2026 (mon)

• 7:30pm: Alex Hamburger / José Luiz Martins: Alex Hamburger / José Luiz Martins @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // The Catalog of Dreams duo combines flute, piano, voice, and electronic keyboards in original compositions and new interpretations. // PRICE: $23.62 advance including fees / $25 door noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

oct 23, 2026 (fri)

• 6:30pm: Carmen Staaf / Elsa Nilsson: Band of Pulses @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Piano and flute-led creative jazz, presented by Earshot Jazz. Doors at 5:30pm. // PRICE: $20–40 plus $2–4 ticket fees noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

oct 24, 2026 (sat)

• 5pm: Splash: Myra Melford / Ches Smith / Michael Formanek @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Composition and improvisation inspired by Cy Twombly, with piano, bass, drums and vibraphone. Doors at 4pm. // PRICE: $20–40 plus $2–4 ticket fees noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

• 8:30pm: Half Giraffe / Miss Minami @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Cinematic, exploratory jazz-funk. Doors at 8pm. // PRICE: $23.62 advance / $25 door noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

oct 31, 2026 (sat)

• 5pm: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari — live score: Alex Guy / Ray Larsen / hans teuber / Greg Sinibaldi / Geoff Harper @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // A silent-film screening with live score by Alex Guy, Ray Larsen, hans teuber, Greg Sinibaldi and Geoff Harper. // PRICE: No cover; donations welcome; RSVP requested noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 2, 2026 (mon)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Monday Nights: Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble / Wayne Horvitz Ensemble @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Jazz, improvisation and experimental chamber music from two Wayne Horvitz ensembles. The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble plays the first set, followed by the Wayne Horvitz Ensemble. // PRICE: check source noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 9, 2026 (mon)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Monday Nights: Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble / Wayne Horvitz Ensemble @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Jazz, improvisation and experimental chamber music from two Wayne Horvitz ensembles. The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble plays the first set, followed by the Wayne Horvitz Ensemble. // PRICE: check source noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 11, 2026 (wed)

• 7:30pm: Piano Starts Here: Dave Brubeck / Cecil Taylor: Emma Howeiler / Wayne Horvitz / Ryan Burns / Alex Guilbert @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Emma Howeiler, Wayne Horvitz, Ryan Burns and Alex Guilbert explore the music of Brubeck and Taylor. // PRICE: $23.62 advance including fees / $25 door noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 16, 2026 (mon)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Monday Nights: Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble / Wayne Horvitz Ensemble @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Jazz, improvisation and experimental chamber music from two Wayne Horvitz ensembles. The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble plays the first set, followed by the Wayne Horvitz Ensemble. // PRICE: check source noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 18, 2026 (wed)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Festival — Night One: Brooks/Kim/Horvitz @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // A public conduction workshop and music associated with Henry Threadgill’s Air, Butch Morris and John Zorn’s Locus Solus, performed by Brooks/Kim/Horvitz. // PRICE: By donation; free RSVP noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 20, 2026 (fri)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Festival — Night Three: Steph Richards / Mazz.Swift @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // A conduction orchestra directed by Steph Richards and Mazz.Swift, followed by music associated with New York’s 1980s experimental scene. // PRICE: $29.02 advance including fees / $30 door noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 21, 2026 (sat)

• 7:30pm: What’s Going On Festival — Night Four: Electric Circus @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Improvisation and compositions associated with New York’s 1980s scene, followed by Electric Circus interpreting Mudd Club-era music. // PRICE: $29.02 advance including fees / $30 door noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

nov 30, 2026 (mon)

• 7pm rehearsal / 7:30pm & 8:30pm sets: New Music Mondays: Wayne Horvitz Ensemble @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Open rehearsal at 7pm, with chamber-jazz sets at 7:30 and 8:30pm. Admission by donation. // PRICE: By donation noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

dec 26, 2026 (sat)

• 7:30pm: Pig Pen / The Royal We @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, Keith Lowe and Mike Stone revisit Pigpen's experimental jazz and improvisation, drawing on Live Forever: Pigpen Live in Berlin 1994. The Royal We opens, featuring Skerik and D'Vonne Lewis. // PRICE: check source noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

dec 27, 2026 (sun)

• 7:30pm: Pig Pen / The Royal We @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, Keith Lowe and Mike Stone revisit Pigpen's experimental jazz and improvisation, drawing on Live Forever: Pigpen Live in Berlin 1994. The Royal We opens, featuring Skerik and D'Vonne Lewis. // PRICE: check source noiz + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +