Over the years, Kathy Moore has played in many different bands, both her own and those led by others. For her Cascadence 2025 performance, she’s assembled an all-star lineup of musicians who haven’t worked together in this configuration.
On the drums, she’s recruited Luca Cartner. Kathy says, “The first time I played with Luca Cartner, he just walked up on the stage and played one of my original songs with so much creativity and energy and it was thrilling. He’s a drummer that great drummers think is a great drummer.” Cartner teaches at the Seattle Drum School, and one of the many projects he’s involved with is a band called Plash.
On woodwinds, we’ll have the inimitable Jessica Lurie. She’s attracted notice in such groups as the Tiptons and The Living Daylights. She’s been described as “a Balkan John Coltrane or klezmerized Sonny Rollins” but that’s only part of her scope — she’s been pushing boundaries for a long time.
Here’s a taste of what she does with her own group.
When it comes to picking a bass player for your band, you can’t do much better than Julie Slick. Kathy says. “Long before I met or played with her, Randal, myself and Andy Stoller would see her at the Triple Door with one of my favorite guitarists in the world Adrian Belew. First time I saw Julie play my jaw was on the ground. My jaw is probably still on the ground. Julie Slick is a virtuoso bassist and composer known for her wide array of unique tones and substantial melodic invention. Throughout her career, she has developed a distinctive voice through international performances and recording with acclaimed first class musicians in both the progressive rock and jazz communities.”
Here’s a fun video that shows her somewhat ridiculous technique in a very artistic setting.
Longtime Seaprog attendees might remember her from her appearances with EchoTest and Troot at our 2018 festival. She’ll also be treating us to a solo set at our Seaprog Presents show at the Substation on June 13.
Judging from the level of talent she’s assembled, Kathy Moore’s Super Power is indeed pretty super, and powerful!