Dennis Rea

Dennis Rea is exclusively managed by MoonJune Records & Management 

Upcoming events

  • Saturday, February 18 9:00 pm
  • Moraine + Iron Kim Style
  • The Shipwreck: 4210 Southwest Admiral Way, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • The final appearance of Iron Kim Style, in memory of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il. Moraine headlines.
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  • Sunday, February 19 8:00 pm
  • Tempered Steel
  • Teatro de la Psychomachia: 1534 1st Ave. S. (one block south of Safeco field), Seattle, WA (MAP)
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  • Saturday, March 3 8:00 pm
  • Batholith Sonarchy recording
  • Batholith (Dennis Rea, Ken Masters, Geoff Harper & Stephen Cavit) makes a live recording to be broadcast later on KEXP.
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  • Sunday, March 25 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Moraine + Ethan Casey book launch
  • LUCID: 5241 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Moraine provides music for the launch party for Ethan Casey's new book Bearing the Bruise: A Lifetime in Haiti.
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  • Thursday, April 19 9:00 pm
  • Moraine / Dino Haak Collective / Panther Attack
  • The Mars Bar: 609 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
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  • Friday, May 25 7:00 pm
  • Heaney-Parris-Rea Guitar Threesome
  • Northwest Folklife Festival : Seattle Center (exacy location tbd), Seattle, WA (MAP)
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Previous events

  • Thursday, January 19 9:00 pm
  • Pluton / Metal Men / Simon Henneman Quartet @ Zero-G
  • Mars Bar / Cafe Venus: 609 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Pluton - Dennis Rea (guitar), James DeJoie (woodwinds), Tom Zgonc (drums) - performs an improvised set as part of the Zero-G Concert Series.
  • Saturday, January 7 9:00 pm
  • Moraine / Wah Wah Exit Wound / Clouds on Strings / Austenitic
  • The Josephine: 608 NW 65th Street, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)


  • A blazing night of art-rock and prog-metal, with special guests Clouds on Strings from Chico, CA.
  • 21+
  • Sunday, December 18, 2011 7:00 pm
  • Moraine @ Medfest
  • SODO Pop: 2424 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Moraine headlines Medfest, a rally for medical marijuana activism.
  • Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:30 pm
  • HERE/NOW: Installment 11
  • Open Flight Studio (OFS): 4205 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • A quarterly Dance and Music improvisation-based performance series produced by Christopher Hydinger and Paige Barnes, HERE/NOW consists of 8 Dancers and 8 Musicians randomly paired together and given 8 minutes to improvise a duet. Doors 7:30, performance begins at 8.
  • $8 suggested donation
  • Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Non Grata Sonarchy recording
  • Dennis joins Monktail Creative Music Concern's large ensemble for a recording to be broadcast later on KEXP.
  • Saturday, November 5, 2011 – Sunday, November 6, 2011 10:00 pm – 12:00 am
  • Moraine Metamorphic Rock CD Release
  • U District Jazz Festival at Galway Arms: 5257 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Moraine launches its new CD Metamorphic Rock as part of the U District Jazz Festival, presented by LUCID at Galway Arms.
  • 21+
  • Thursday, November 3, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Heaney-Parris-Rea Guitar Trio
  • Northwest Film Forum: 1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Presented by Monktail Creative Music Concern. http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/page/calendar/1917
  • Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Pluton (DeJoie/Rea/Zgonc)
  • The Shipwreck: 4210 Southwest Admiral Way, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • With Charley Rowan's new band Crooked Smile.
  • 21+
  • Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Batholith
  • Zero-G Concert Series at Mars Bar: 609 Eastlake Ave. E., Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Dennis Rea (guitar), Ken Masters (guitar), Geoff Harper (bass), Stephen Cavit (drums). Also appearing: Dissonati, Dino Haak Collective
  • $7
  • 21+
  • Friday, September 23, 2011 8:00 pm
  • James De Joie, Dennis Rea & Tom Zgonc
  • Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Seattle, WA (MAP)
  • Improvising trio shares a bill with guitarist Eric Amrine's group featuring Kenny Mandell, Don Berman, Tom Yoder, and Julian Amrine. Eric will join the trio for part of the set.
  • Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ Sugar Skulls, Eric Amrine group
  • The Mars Bar: 609 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Appearing as part of the Zero-G series at the Mars Bar, curated by Dennis Rea, Rik Wright, and Jason Goessl.
  • $7
  • 21+
  • Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Heaney-Parris-Rea Guitar Trio
  • Cafe Racer: 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • With Ask the Ages.
  • $5
  • Sunday, June 12, 2011 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ special guests Young Sub Lee & Stuart Dempster
  • LUCID: 5241 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Moraine kicks off the new TransLucid concert series, co-presented by LUCID and Zero-G Concerts, with a set focused on East Asian musical themes and featuring visiting artist Young Sub Lee, a master of several Korean traditional wind instruments, and Seattle musical treasure Stuart Dempster.
  • 21+
  • Friday, June 3, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/Dino Haak Collective
  • The Mix: 6006 12th Avenue S in Georgetown, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Moraine reprises our very symbiotic recent pairing with the mighty Dino Haak Collective. Even better, this time it happens on a Friday night, at The Mix in Seattle's Georgetown district, always a diverting destination. If you haven't seen the Dino Haak Collective (see below), prepare to be amazed at what two people can do. Moraine's set will include all of our latest tunes and the band is well lubricated from our East Coast tour.
  • $5
  • 21+
  • Sunday, May 22, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ Dino Haak
  • The Comet: 922 E Pike St., Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • With Dino Haak, Reptet
  • 21+
  • Friday, April 29, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Moraine
  • Rock'n Joe: 3570 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ, USA (MAP)
  • Presented by New Jersey Prog House.
  • Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ ChamCham
  • The Local 269: 269 E. Houston Street, New York, NY, USA (MAP)
  • Opening: former Moraine drummer Jay Jaskot's NYC-based band Cham Cham.

    Local 269 website
  • 21+
  • Saturday, April 23, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Diplopia w/ Nongrata
  • The Mix: 6004 12th Ave. S (in Georgetown), Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • A double-barreled blast of power-improv from guitarist Dennis Rea, alto saxophonist Wally Shoup, upright bassists John Seman and Paul Kemmish, and drummers Mark Ostrowski and Tom Zgonc. Diplopia: "commonly known as double vision, is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object"
  • 21+
  • Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Tempered Steel w/ Vance Galloway & noisepoetnobody, Special O.P.S.
  • The Mars Bar: 609 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • The first Tempered Steel gig in ages, as part of the Zero-G series at the Mars Bar, curated by Dennis Rea, Rik Wright, and Jason Goessl. Tempered Steel is Ffej, Frank Junk, and Dennis Rea on amplified and processed thumb pianos.
  • $7
  • 21+
  • Saturday, March 26, 2011 8:00 pm
  • Iron Kim Style w/ Zen Tornado
  • Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N, Seattle, WA (MAP)
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  • $5-15 donation
  • Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:30 pm
  • Wally Shoup, PK, Mark Ostrowski & Dennis Rea
  • Collins Pub: 526 Second Ave., Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Dennis joins the Wally Shoup Trio for their second set of hard-charging improvisation.
  • 21+
  • Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ Zen Tornado & joie tet
  • The Josephine: 608 NW 65th St., Seattle, WA (MAP)
  • 21+
  • Sunday, January 23, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra w/ guest Dennis Rea
  • Tula's: 2214 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Dennis Rea plays Daniel Barry's "Cry Out Loud" as a featured soloist with the Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra.
  • Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Moraine @ Cumulus Festival
  • The Black Lodge (location TBA): Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Seattle's premier festival of post/avant-rock; with You.May.Die.In.The.Desert; SNDTRKR; They Rise, We Die; Joy Wants Eternity. http://cumulusmusicfestival.org/schedule.html

  • Thursday, January 6, 2011 9:00 pm
  • Iron Kim Style w/ Trim Tab & Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces
  • Mars Bar / Cafe Venus: 609 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • http://www.cafevenus.com/indexa.html
  • $7
  • 21+
  • Friday, December 17, 2010 8:00 pm
  • Dennis Rea & James DeJoie w/ Wally Shoup Quartet
  • Gallery 1412: 1412 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • For this show supporting the fiery Wally Shoup Quartet (with Gust Burns, Paul Kemmish, and Mark Ostrowski), something completely different: Dennis provides spontaneous electric guitar accompaniment to James DeJoie's debut spoken-word performance!
  • $5
  • Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:00 pm
  • Dennis Rea, Ken Masters, Geoff Harper & Stephen Cavit
  • Collins Pub: 526 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Improvised music for two electric guitars, acoustic bass, and drums.
  • 21+
  • Friday, December 10, 2010 9:00 pm
  • Moraine w/ Black Math Quartet
  • Piecora's: 1401 E Madison St., Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:00 pm
  • Brian Heaney - Stephen Parris - Dennis Rea Guitar Trio
  • Gallery 1412: 1412 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA (MAP)
  • Saturday, November 13, 2010 7:00 pm
  • Moraine
  • George's Place: 108 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, WA (MAP)
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  • Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:00 pm
  • John Seman/Stephen Fandrich Large Ensemble
  • Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center: 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Monktail Creative Music Concern's John Seman and Stephen Fandrich lead large and small groups in performances of their compositions featuring graphic scores, improvisation, conduction, and indeterminacy. Dennis Rea appears along with fellow guitarists Brian Heaney and Stephen Parris.
  • $5-15 donation
  • Sunday, October 10, 2010 7:00 pm
  • Dennis Rea-Brian Heaney-Stephen Parris Guitar Trio
  • The Josephine: 608 NW 65th Street, Seattle, WA, USA (MAP)
  • Park of Monktail Creative Music Concern's 10th anniversary celebration.
  • 21+
  • Tuesday, September 7, 2010 9:00 pm
  • Moraine
  • The Comet: 922 E Pike Street, Seattle, WA (MAP)
  • $5
  • 21+