Big World Breaks 20th Anniversary Celebration

Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm UTC-07:00

Nectar Lounge | Seattle

Nectar Lounge
Publisher/HostNectar Lounge
Big World Breaks 20th Anniversary Celebration
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Wednesday 6-10-26
Big World Breaks' 20th Anniversary Celebration
& Inaugural Fundraiser for the BWB Drumline
Nectar Lounge
412 N 36th St
Seattle, WA 98103
6:00pm
All Ages
Bar w/ ID
After 10:00pm, 21+
Advanced Tickets: https://tixr.com/e/183996
Teaser Reel: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DpcdNrkf5/
- Featured Food Truck: Moe Vegan | https://www.moevegan.com/
- 20th Anniversary Package Tickets come with a food ticket and limited edition BWB CD, T-Shirt and Vinyl
Please join us for a dynamic evening built around the mighty BWB Drumline - with live music, deejays, speakers and interactive connectivity through rhythm. Some of the Northwest’s most innovative artists in dance, lyricism and instrumental music will join forces for this historic occasion; celebrating two decades of creative partnerships while growing our intergenerational service.
- Featured Artists
BWB Drumline
Khingz
Pamela Yasutake
Orb & Free (Circle of Fire / Soul Shifters)
Elevators: Avi Loud x Miguel Rockwell x AWL
- BIG WORLD BREAKS
horns: Owuor Arunga | Tobi Stone | Ariel Loud | Greg Kramer | Jerome Smith
chords: Jimmy James | Daniel Rapport | RL Heyer | Marc Hager | Darrius Willrich
rhythm: Camilo Estrada | Ivan Galvez
music director: Aaron Walker-Loud
Motion Graphics Flyer: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1H5qHqBGd4/
Elevators at BWB x 20: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EBUnddAvf/
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BIG WORLD BREAKS
Big World Breaks, a production company built for stage, studio and education; has shared stages with Janelle Monáe, Kool DJ Red Alert, Digable Planets, Reggie Watts, DJ Qbert, Macklemore, B.o.B., Saul Williams and many more. BWB has also provided stage and studio support for artists such as: Grammy Nominated vocalists Wayna and Rocky Dawuni, Sy Smith, Zo!, Kassa Overall, Dynamq, Xperience, Dr. Julian Priester, Anne Drummond, Jimmy James, Jumaane Smith, Khingz, Massive Monkees, Pamela Yasutake, Black Stax, Riley Mulherkar, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, Jennifer Johns, Dyme Def, Circle of Fire / Soul Shifters, Evan Flory-Barnes, Toni Hill, Camila Recchio, Isabella Du Graf, okanomodé, Clarence Acox, Choklate, Spac3man, D’Vonne Lewis, Owuor Arunga, Tiffany Wilson, Gabriel Teodros, Eriam Sisters, Helladope, Lia B., JusMoni, B-Boy Fidget, Sol, Yirim Seck, GodSpeed, Clockwork, Hi-Life Soundsystem, Sista Hailstorm and the Blue Scholars. https://bigworldbreaks.com/

“…a relentlessly funky, versatile big band studded with horns and percussion…” - Jonathan Zwickel (Seattle Times)
“…badass…collective funk-groove armada…trump-tight chops…one of Seattle's tightest funk/soul/breaks powerhouses (headed by the inestimable drumming of Aaron Walker-Loud)…” - Larry Mizell Jr. (The Stranger)
One of DList Magazine’s Top 10 Soul Bands of 2015

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BWB Drumline
The BWB Drumline is an award-winning intergenerational collective honoring Pan-African music and culture from the Americas, the Caribbean and West Africa. By reconnecting our generations, they work to create tangible community progress through authentic sharing of wisdom, resources, knowledge, innovative models of community collaboration and cultural preservation.
Since inception in 2015 they have performed at M.O.H.A.I., MoPOP, Showbox SODO, Seattle Art Museum, Triple Door, Fremont Studios, The Seattle Center, King Street Station, Waterfront Park and much more. Members of the BWB Drumline hail from the BWB roster and the extended Big World Breaks family, as well as a growing student roster from elementary schools (Leschi, Madrona, Bailey Gatzert, South Shore Pk-8, Thurgood Marshall, Hawthorne, Kimball, John Muir, North Beach, Alki), middle schools (Meany, Washington, Madison), high schools (Garfield, Cleveland, Todd Beamer, Interagency Academy, Franklin, Seattle World School); and the list of partners continues to grow. The BWB Drumline is directed by Big World Breaks’ founder Aaron Walker-Loud.
In its long-term trajectory, the BWB Drumline is built to support multiple entrance points where students can become connected with this movement in elementary school, and continue into middle and high school with further engagement and relationship building with our percussion-centered community. https://bigworldbreaks.com/bwbdrumline/
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Thank You for the Generous Support from our Preliminary Donors:
- Stone Gossard / Vitalogy Foundation | https://pearljam.com/vitalogy/

Thank You for the Generous Support from our Sponsors:
Bridge Sponsors
- Griffin-Grimes Creative
- Studio Litho
- Converge Media | https://www.whereweconverge.com/
Chorus Sponsors
- F-Rock Printing | https://frockprinting.com/
- Seattle Printworks | https://seattleprintworks.com/
- Seattle Drum School | https://seattledrumschool.com/
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Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103-8631, United States

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