June 30, 2025 – July 4, 2025
Our staff is encouraged to take the week off, so you may not hear from us this week.
Building community
through our roots
The Rhapsody Project is a community that explores and celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.
Find out where to go
Root yourself in the Layers of Your Heritage
In every program, we help students reflect and learn to see themselves more clearly. Interwoven with music lessons, our check-in questions and assignments give students new ways to understand themselves as people of culture.
Your ethnicity and your other visible identity markers reflect just a few layers of your heritage. The land you’re raised on, the communities that raise you, and the cultures you are drawn to study or absorb are also vital parts of you.
Learn music as a social skill
Youth
Our programs at King St. Station center youth ages 10-25, but we offer in-school programs for K-12 as well!
Grown Folks
Our Face the Music program is a great place to start, we are building a multi-generational community!
Public Jams
We host monthly jam sessions each month at different locations in Seattle!
“We’re not just playing music, we’re actually learning and changing how people think about things, changing how the world works.”
Ari
Songsters Participant, 2018 to present
“I developed my ability to think critically about race, to talk openly and vulnerably with my peers, and to examine my whiteness and privilege and how they play out in my own music appreciation and career.”
Andy Ferguson
Face the Music alumni
“I am so grateful for the opportunity for Ari to have an outlet artistically and inlet culturally, the flow of it is something that I couldn’t do myself.”
Tana
Ari’s mom
“[the program] gives you tools to learn about your own heritage and also about . . . the American experience through music. But also not just music-centered, [they] encouraged that you look into food, dance, and other elements of culture, encouraged to talk to elders and learn about where your family came from.”
Sam
Unbroken Circle program alumni
“It is a community where you can go and play music, learn music, and take part in a supportive and nurturing community and be welcomed whatever that part might look like, it’s always there for you.”
Lillian
Songster program alumni
Ways to get involved
Klezmer Jam
Monthly Klezmer Jam session for all ages, all instruments and all experience levels!
Join Our Team
Join a diverse team that celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.
Rhapsody updates
Song of the month
Check out our live session with KNXX
Upcoming events
Events in July–August 2025
July 1, 2025 - TRP Office Closure
July 2, 2025 - TRP Office Closure
June 30, 2025 – July 4, 2025
Our staff is encouraged to take the week off, so you may not hear from us this week.
July 3, 2025 - TRP Office Closure
June 30, 2025 – July 4, 2025
Our staff is encouraged to take the week off, so you may not hear from us this week.
July 4, 2025 - TRP Office Closure
June 30, 2025 – July 4, 2025
Our staff is encouraged to take the week off, so you may not hear from us this week.
July 13, 2025 - Sunday Sessions Presented by The Residency & The Rhapsody Project
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July 13, 2025Sunday Sessions
A space for artists of all ages and stages to write, share, and build community.
Second Sundays, starting April 13
4 PM
Black & Tan Hall
5608 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118Artists, poets, musicians and more are invited to take part in Second Sunday Sessions: a writing circle, open mic, and jam session co-hosted by The Residency and The Rhapsody Project! This free, monthly event will take place from 4 - 7pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month at Black & Tan Hall. Creatives of all generations are invited to take part whether they want to share a work-in-progress, freestyle, play an instrument, sing, or just enjoy a space curated by and for community.
Black & Tan HallBooking a free ticket to help us track attendance is helpful, but not required!
Buy TicketsJuly 14, 2025 - Klezmer Jam
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July 14, 20257 - 9 pm at The Couth Buzzard
2nd & 4th Mondays
Some special sessions maybe be held at other locations.We’ll jam on klezmer tunes and sing Yiddish songs together. All ages, abilities, and instruments are welcome! In fact, you don’t even need an instrument, only a voice, ears, or dancing feet. Instrumentalists less familiar with klezmer are encouraged to arrive at the start. We begin each session by either learning a new tune or by having a short workshop session. While we have sheet music in many clefs and keys, we encourage learning by ear. Jam sessions are often led by Jimmy Austin with a slight instrumental focus or Maia Brown with a slight vocal focus. (All sessions will have both instrumental and vocal-centric tunes.) Many sessions have special themes or guest facilitators.
To find tunes and other resources, visit the klezmer jam page on The Rhapsody Project’s website.
- This session will lean toward instrumental tunes.
- For all ages. 12 and under with an adult present. Singers, listeners, dancers, and instrumentalists all welcome. If bringing an instrument, a small amount of experience is recommended. Beginners to klezmer are welcome.
- Jams are scheduled for the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
- Food available for purchase at The Couth Buzzard.
- Pricing info: There is no entry fee, however, donations are strongly encouraged and are crucial to keep programming going. Suggested donation: $10-20.
The Couth BuzzardJuly 20, 2025 - Guitar Hangs: Summer Sessions - Youth Only! (10-25)
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July 20, 2025Guitar Hangs: Youth-Only (ages 10-25)
at King Street Station
Free for Youth!Select Dates this Summer:
Sunday, July 20
Monday*, Aug 11
Sunday, Aug 17
2 - 4 pmThe Guitar Hang is a casual and relaxed learning experience for all abilities of guitar and bass guitar players, mainly serving early beginners to intermediate players. Not only is it a group music lesson, it's also a jam session. We'll explore blues, jazz, folk and American roots music, uniquely weaving basic music theory concepts, interactive song learning, and social music playing, with an emphasis on improvisation and soloing. Through the selected repertoire, you'll learn hidden or obscure stories of musicians and artists of color who greatly influenced American popular music, as well as the historical and social context of each song and composer.
Free snacks!
*Please note that August 11th is a MONDAY. We have shifted this date away from Sunday so you can go to the writing circle / jam session / open mic at our Sunday Sessions!
No registration required.
Over 25? All-ages sessions are offered July 27 & August 24.
King Street Station (2nd Floor)July 27, 2025 - Guitar Hangs: Summer Sessions: All Ages! (age 10 - 110!)
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July 27, 2025Guitar Hangs: All Ages (10 to 110+)
at King Street Station
Free for Youth (10-25)
Pay-what-you-can for Adults (26+)Select Dates this Summer:
Sunday, July 27
Sunday, Aug 24
2 - 4 pmThe Guitar Hang is a casual and relaxed learning experience for all abilities of guitar and bass guitar players, mainly serving early beginners to intermediate players. Not only is it a group music lesson, it's also a jam session. We'll explore blues, jazz, folk and American roots music, uniquely weaving basic music theory concepts, interactive song learning, and social music playing, with an emphasis on improvisation and soloing. Through the selected repertoire, you'll learn hidden or obscure stories of musicians and artists of color who greatly influenced American popular music, as well as the historical and social context of each song and composer.
Free snacks!
No registration required.
All-ages sessions are offered ONLY on July 27 & August 24.
King Street Station (2nd Floor)July 28, 2025 - Klezmer Jam at Judkins Park!
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July 28, 2025Klezmer Jam at Judkins Park!
6 - 8 pm at Judkins Park
Look for us at the shelter near to the playground with the bathrooms.One of our klezmer jams each month will be at Judkins Park this summer. For these sessions, we'll have a special focus on protest music and street bands. We'll place Yiddish music into the larger context of protest music in an international context, with facilitators from a variety of musical traditions in addition to Yiddish music. In addition to singing and playing, we'll also discuss the context of the music and how we relate to it. There will be snacks!
All ages, abilities, and instruments are welcome! In fact, you don’t even need an instrument, only a voice, ears, or dancing feet. Instrumentalists less familiar with klezmer are encouraged to arrive at the start.
Snacks provided. You are welcome to bring food to share as well.
Come join us for our twice-monthly night of musical Yiddishkayt! We’ll jam on klezmer tunes and sing Yiddish songs together. All ages, abilities, and instruments are welcome! In fact, you don't even need an instrument, only a voice, ears, or dancing feet. Instrumentalists less familiar with klezmer are encouraged to arrive at the start. We begin each session by either learning the tune-of-the-month or by having a short workshop session. While we have sheet music in many clefs and keys, we encourage learning by ear. To find tunes and other resources, visit the klezmer jam page on The Rhapsody Project’s website.
- This session will lean toward instrumental tunes.
- For all ages. 12 and under with an adult present. Singers, listeners, dancers, and instrumentalists all welcome. If bringing an instrument, a small amount of experience is recommended. Beginners to klezmer are welcome.
- Jams are scheduled for the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
- Pricing info: No entry fee, however, donations are strongly encouraged and are crucial to keep programming going. Suggested donation: $10 - 20
August 10, 2025 - Sunday Sessions Presented by The Residency & The Rhapsody Project
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August 10, 2025Sunday Sessions
A space for artists of all ages and stages to write, share, and build community.
Second Sundays, starting April 13
4 PM
Black & Tan Hall
5608 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118Artists, poets, musicians and more are invited to take part in Second Sunday Sessions: a writing circle, open mic, and jam session co-hosted by The Residency and The Rhapsody Project! This free, monthly event will take place from 4 - 7pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month at Black & Tan Hall. Creatives of all generations are invited to take part whether they want to share a work-in-progress, freestyle, play an instrument, sing, or just enjoy a space curated by and for community.
Black & Tan HallBooking a free ticket to help us track attendance is helpful, but not required!
Buy TicketsAugust 11, 2025 - Guitar Hangs: Summer Sessions - Youth Only! (10-25) and 1 other event
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August 11, 2025Guitar Hangs: Youth-Only (ages 10-25)
at King Street Station
Free for Youth!Select Dates this Summer:
Sunday, July 20
Monday*, Aug 11
Sunday, Aug 17
2 - 4 pmThe Guitar Hang is a casual and relaxed learning experience for all abilities of guitar and bass guitar players, mainly serving early beginners to intermediate players. Not only is it a group music lesson, it's also a jam session. We'll explore blues, jazz, folk and American roots music, uniquely weaving basic music theory concepts, interactive song learning, and social music playing, with an emphasis on improvisation and soloing. Through the selected repertoire, you'll learn hidden or obscure stories of musicians and artists of color who greatly influenced American popular music, as well as the historical and social context of each song and composer.
Free snacks!
*Please note that August 11th is a MONDAY. We have shifted this date away from Sunday so you can go to the writing circle / jam session / open mic at our Sunday Sessions!
No registration required.
Over 25? All-ages sessions are offered July 27 & August 24.
King Street Station (2nd Floor)–
August 11, 20257 - 9 pm at The Couth Buzzard
2nd & 4th Mondays
Some special sessions maybe be held at other locations.We’ll jam on klezmer tunes and sing Yiddish songs together. All ages, abilities, and instruments are welcome! In fact, you don’t even need an instrument, only a voice, ears, or dancing feet. Instrumentalists less familiar with klezmer are encouraged to arrive at the start. We begin each session by either learning a new tune or by having a short workshop session. While we have sheet music in many clefs and keys, we encourage learning by ear. Jam sessions are often led by Jimmy Austin with a slight instrumental focus or Maia Brown with a slight vocal focus. (All sessions will have both instrumental and vocal-centric tunes.) Many sessions have special themes or guest facilitators.
To find tunes and other resources, visit the klezmer jam page on The Rhapsody Project’s website.
- This session will lean toward instrumental tunes.
- For all ages. 12 and under with an adult present. Singers, listeners, dancers, and instrumentalists all welcome. If bringing an instrument, a small amount of experience is recommended. Beginners to klezmer are welcome.
- Jams are scheduled for the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
- Food available for purchase at The Couth Buzzard.
- Pricing info: There is no entry fee, however, donations are strongly encouraged and are crucial to keep programming going. Suggested donation: $10-20.
The Couth BuzzardAugust 17, 2025 - Guitar Hangs: Summer Sessions - Youth Only! (10-25)
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August 17, 2025Guitar Hangs: Youth-Only (ages 10-25)
at King Street Station
Free for Youth!Select Dates this Summer:
Sunday, July 20
Monday*, Aug 11
Sunday, Aug 17
2 - 4 pmThe Guitar Hang is a casual and relaxed learning experience for all abilities of guitar and bass guitar players, mainly serving early beginners to intermediate players. Not only is it a group music lesson, it's also a jam session. We'll explore blues, jazz, folk and American roots music, uniquely weaving basic music theory concepts, interactive song learning, and social music playing, with an emphasis on improvisation and soloing. Through the selected repertoire, you'll learn hidden or obscure stories of musicians and artists of color who greatly influenced American popular music, as well as the historical and social context of each song and composer.
Free snacks!
*Please note that August 11th is a MONDAY. We have shifted this date away from Sunday so you can go to the writing circle / jam session / open mic at our Sunday Sessions!
No registration required.
Over 25? All-ages sessions are offered July 27 & August 24.
King Street Station (2nd Floor)August 24, 2025 - Guitar Hangs: Summer Sessions: All Ages! (age 10 - 110!)
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August 24, 2025Guitar Hangs: All Ages (10 to 110+)
at King Street Station
Free for Youth (10-25)
Pay-what-you-can for Adults (26+)Select Dates this Summer:
Sunday, July 27
Sunday, Aug 24
2 - 4 pmThe Guitar Hang is a casual and relaxed learning experience for all abilities of guitar and bass guitar players, mainly serving early beginners to intermediate players. Not only is it a group music lesson, it's also a jam session. We'll explore blues, jazz, folk and American roots music, uniquely weaving basic music theory concepts, interactive song learning, and social music playing, with an emphasis on improvisation and soloing. Through the selected repertoire, you'll learn hidden or obscure stories of musicians and artists of color who greatly influenced American popular music, as well as the historical and social context of each song and composer.
Free snacks!
No registration required.
All-ages sessions are offered ONLY on July 27 & August 24.
King Street Station (2nd Floor)August 25, 2025 - Klezmer Jam
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August 25, 20257 - 9 pm at The Couth Buzzard
Come join us for our twice-monthly night of musical Yiddishkayt! We’ll jam on klezmer tunes and sing Yiddish songs together. All ages, abilities, and instruments are welcome! In fact, you don't even need an instrument, only a voice, ears, or dancing feet. Instrumentalists less familiar with klezmer are encouraged to arrive at the start. We begin each session by either learning the tune-of-the-month or by having a short workshop session. While we have sheet music in many clefs and keys, we encourage learning by ear. To find tunes and other resources, visit the klezmer jam page on The Rhapsody Project’s website.
- This session will lean toward instrumental tunes.
- For all ages. 12 and under with an adult present. Singers, listeners, dancers, and instrumentalists all welcome. If bringing an instrument, a small amount of experience is recommended. Beginners to klezmer are welcome.
- Jams are scheduled for the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
- Pricing info: No entry fee, however, donations are strongly encouraged and are crucial to keep programming going. Suggested donation: $10 - 20
