Nine musical groups, ranging from individual artists to bands, will participate in this year’s More Music @ the Moore next month in Seattle.
Seattle Theatre Group
Tickets are on sale now for the 22nd annual More Music @ the Moore, presented by Seattle Theatre Group and featuring Seattle’s up-and-coming young musicians ages 14-21.
Grammy-Award winning producer, songwriter and musician Mike Elizondo returns for a second year as music director. He will collaborate with the nine musical groups, ranging from individual artists to bands, for the event, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at the Moore Theatre (1932 Second Ave., Seattle).
This year’s musicians are R&B artist Maya Michelle; hip hop artist Tazz Enrico; neo-soul gospel drummer Ollie DeShae Gaines; soul and blues artist Zhara Elan; disco pop duo Cherry Ferrari; traditional Mongolian performer and composer Anu Batbaatar; instrumental experimental funk group MIDPAK; grunge/alternative band Alex Vile; and singer-songwriter Keira Hamalian.
Tickets, which start at $10, are on sale now and can be purchased online at stgpresents.org or in person at the Paramount Theatre Box Office (911 Pine St. in downtown Seattle). This is an all-ages event and seating is general admission.
For 22 years More Music @ The Moore has celebrated the talent of youth in the Seattle community. Participating young musicians learn through group collaborations, mentorships from music industry professionals, as well as receiving opportunities for production and promotional support.
Since its inception, more than 600 young musicians have participated in the program; 115 mentors and eight music directors have facilitated collaboration and programming; more than 260 songs and 55 genres/cultural styles have been represented; more than 260 songs have been written; and the final culminating performances have been attended by 35,000 audience members.
Alumni of the program include Seattle-based rapper Macklemore, Benicio Bryant, who was a contestant on America’s Got Talent, and Metropolitan Opera star J’Nai Bridges.