Tony Furtado and Stephanie Schneiderman, both veteran musicians - each with their own solo career and over 30 albums between them, are combining forces for an exciting evening fueled by music from each of their newest releases — Stephanie’s stunning and lush Crossfire and Tony's introspective, banjo centered Decembering.Genre-spanning multi-instrumentalist Tony Furtado combines elements of folk, blues, and bluegrass into a potent Americana musical blend that explores our shared musical frontiers and traditions with fearless creativity. David Lindley calls Tony Furtado "a musical force without a doubt, " and the two-time national banjo champion and peerless slide guitar master has recorded nearly 20 critically acclaimed albums for such labels as Rounder Records, Dualtone, and Yousay Furtado Records.Whether pursuing her prolific work as an award winning solo artist, playing drums for all-star indie rockact Swan Sovereign (formerly Dirty Martini), producing a humanitarian concert series for refugees inUganda (raising over $70k) or acting, Stephanie Schneiderman is hands down one of the most diversefemale singer-songwriters the Pacific Northwest has to offer. On Crossfire, her latest release, Stephaniecombines her past sonic explorations—folk, Americana, trip-hop, and pop—into a beautifully dark anddeeply introspective recording that is as lush as it is intimate. Crossfire is a self-released labor of lovethat celebrates her maiden voyage as a self-producer and is possibly her most compelling collection ofsongs to date.Considered one of the most talented Irish musicians in America today, flautist, whistle player, singer, and Juno Award-winner Hanz Araki has been lauded by publications and audiences alike.&nbsp;&nbsp;Three decades of musical exploration into Irish, Scottish, Japanese, and American traditions has yielded his distinct style described by Fatea Magazine as “achingly beautiful.”As the sixth generation of his family to bear the title <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.arakikodo.com/">Araki Kodo</a>, Hanz (short for Hanzaburo, his great-great grandfather’s name) spent his formative years mastering the Japanese end-blown bamboo flute.&nbsp;&nbsp;Discovering and relishing the melodic and mechanical similarities between shakuhachi and Irish whistle, Hanz applied his natural capacity and boundless curiosity to his Irish heritage.&nbsp;&nbsp;Taking advantage of the rich Irish music scene in Seattle, where he spent his youth, Hanz quickly became known for his exquisite instrumental work on both Irish whistle and flute and a haunting singing voice that was born to tell tales.