Racer Sessions

Racer Sessions mourns the passing of Carol Levin. Carol was deeply beloved by every corner of the Seattle music scene - when not improvising on electric harp in small and large ensembles, she could be found teaching youngsters, volunteering with , in the audience of your concerts, or tinkering around her kitchen. She was a fount of joy and a moral compass for many; best friend and partner-in-good to Steve, her husband of 47 years; the biggest fan of her son and trumpeter, Josh Deutsch. Her passing creates an absence, but we will keep her memory alive. We love you, Carol 💕

Happy New Year, friends! After some rest and (photo) developments, we’re happy to pop in here and let you know that we collectively raised $1,000 for at the T&C Holiday Show last month! Thank you again to everyone who participated, whether you performed, attended, or lent your support as a volunteer. It was such a treat and a great way to close out the year.

We’ll be spending 2025 archiving the session - our website, recordings, and all physical media. We’ll keep you posted on that progress as it comes :-) we’d also love to hear from you! If you feel compelled, share a story with us about the session or how it has impacted you by sending it to [email protected]. We’d love to share that here on our socials as an archive of this community 💛

TABLE & CHAIRS PRESENTS: THE FINAL T&C HOLIDAY SHOW

Mon 12/23 @ Sunset Tavern
7pm doors / 7:30pm show
Tickets: tinyurl.com/santaslastride

All proceeds donated to Solid Ground, a local organization working to end poverty and undo racism and other oppressions that are root causes of poverty.

Featuring:

-Christian Pincock's Scrambler: Soundpainting Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

-Michael Owcharuk: Ukrainian Holiday Songs

-Carol Levin & Steve Deutsch: A Poem

-Maria Männistö: The 12 Tones of Christmas

-Santa’s Little Helpers: Saxophone Quartet

- Santa Neil & The Kringles: Santa’s last ride! May it be his smoothest yet!

Community: do you want to perform the opening set tonight? Curator Neil Welch has composed a text score for trio and attending performers - if you’d like to participate, plan on arriving early to Gallery 1412 at 6pm for a short discussion / rehearsal and all will be performed at 7pm 💛 We will have printed text scores on hand. XO RS

Our next Racer Session is this Sunday the 6th at 7pm, and we are so excited to be hosting NYC pianist and composer !

Mathis Picard is a French-Malagasy pianist, composer, producer, and bandleader. A student of both Jazz & Classical music from an early age, Mathis creates a his own musical style that is influenced by his multi-national background.

We had hoped to host our pal .somethingelse from Missoula but unfortunately he had to bow out - we’ll miss you Bill! 💛