Festival Aug 31 – Sep 3, 1990 Seattle Center
Bumbershoot 1990 Past festival
DAY 01 · Aug 31 · Friday
Bagley Wright Theatre
- Tickle Tune Typhoon Now playing
- Claire de Lune & Company Now playing
- Carter Family Marionettes Now playing
- Kaleidoscope Dance Company Now playing
- Greg Wingo Now playing
- Kermet Apio Now playing
- Lahai Now playing
- Kristina Hall Now playing
- Brad Upton Now playing
- Peggy Platt Now playing
Blues
- Stevie and the Blue Flames Now playing
- Ellen McIlwaine Now playing
- Albert King Now playing
- The Paul deLay Band Now playing
- Richard Thompson Now playing
Bumbrella
- Toucans Now playing
- Richie Havens Now playing
- The Dots Now playing
- Blue Sky Now playing
- The Defenders Now playing
Caffe Starbucks
- Sue Foley Now playing
- Karin Blaine Now playing
- Border Crossing Now playing
- Swing Beans Now playing
- Laura Love Now playing
- Stanley Grenthal & Friends Now playing
Classical
- Smith and Holister Now playing
- Brillig String Quartet Now playing
- Cantabile Now playing
- Johann Strauss Trio Now playing
Club X
- Orphans Reason Now playing
- Stumpy Joe Now playing
- Pato Banton Now playing
- Capping Day Now playing
- Blubinos Now playing
- Albert King Now playing
Jazz
- Seales, Miller, Bishop Trio Now playing
- Northwest Saxophone Quartet Now playing
- Steven Bige Trio Now playing
- Timebone Now playing
- Greta Goehle Now playing
- Michael Bisio Quartet Now playing
Main
- Fats Domino Now playing
- Jr. Walker & the All Stars Now playing
Opera House
- Lucia Maria Perillo Now playing
- Jayne Cortez Now playing
- Jessica Hagedorn Now playing
- Christina Pacosz Now playing
- Oscar Hijuelos Now playing
- Gail Tremblay Now playing
- N. Scott Momaday Now playing
- Carlos Reyes Now playing
Reunion Hall
- Barry Curtis Now playing
- Casuals Now playing
- Billy Mac Now playing
- Freddie & the Screamers Now playing
- Dynamic Logs Now playing
Taste of Seattle
- Stampede Pass Now playing
- Heidi Muller Now playing
- Filipiniana Dance Company Now playing
- Latin Expression Now playing
Wild
- Metaphonics Now playing
- Marc Barreca Now playing
- David Mahler Now playing
- Puppetsoup Theatre of Objects Now playing
Bagley Wright Theatre
Blues
Bumbrella
Caffe Starbucks
Classical
Club X
Jazz
Main
Opera House
Reunion Hall
Taste of Seattle
Wild
Tickle Tune Typhoon Claire de Lune & Company Carter Family Marionettes Kaleidoscope Dance Company Greg Wingo Kermet Apio Lahai Kristina Hall Brad Upton Peggy Platt
Seales, Miller, Bishop Trio Northwest Saxophone Quartet Steven Bige Trio Timebone Greta Goehle Michael Bisio Quartet
DAY 02 · Sep 01 · Saturday
Blues
- The Norman Sylvester Band Now playing
- Marcia Ball Now playing
- Charles White Band Now playing
- Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydeco Band Now playing
- Curtis Salgado & the Stilettos Now playing
- Taj Mahal Now playing
Bumbrella
- Hot Air Bassoons Now playing
- M.B. Orchestra Now playing
- The Innocence Mission Now playing
- Lara Lavi Now playing
- Duffy Bishop & The Rhythm Dogs Now playing
- The Jazz Police Now playing
Caffe Starbucks
- The Righteous Mothers Now playing
- Magical Strings Now playing
- Arc-en-Ciel Now playing
- Chutzpah Now playing
- Tracy Moore Now playing
- The Swingin' Swamis Now playing
- Jim Page Now playing
- Zero Tolerance Now playing
Classical
- Gino Luchetti Now playing
- Emerald City Brass Quintet Now playing
- Ecosphere Now playing
- Quintet from the Northwest Chamber Orchestra Now playing
Club X
- Boom Boom G.I. Now playing
- Applied Science Now playing
- P-D2 Now playing
- Marcia Ball Now playing
- Bad Daddies Now playing
- Hungry Crocodiles Now playing
- Crazy 8s Now playing
Jazz
- Fuller, Miller, Williamson Trio Now playing
- SadHappy Now playing
- Jim Pepper Quartet Now playing
- Third Plane Now playing
- Pacific Jazz Quintet Now playing
- Chuck Metcalf/Dan Greenblatt Quintet Now playing
Main
- Gladys Knight Now playing
- The Main Attraction (Support act) Now playing
- Rubén Blades Now playing
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo Now playing
Opera House
- Michelle Shocked Now playing
- Bryan Bowers Now playing
- Michelle Shocked Now playing
- The Oyster Band Now playing
- Mighty Clouds of Joy Now playing
- Carolyn Sopher & Company Now playing
- Fame Choir Now playing
Reunion Hall
- Tangent Now playing
- Tom McFarland & the Bluestars Now playing
- The Razorbacks Now playing
- The Rangehoods Now playing
- Red Dress Now playing
Taste of Seattle
- Terry Lee Hale Now playing
- Adefua African Music and Dance Company Now playing
- How's Bayou Now playing
- Kokon Taiko Ensemble Now playing
- Kutamba Marimba Ensemble Now playing
- Rob Quist and Great Northern Now playing
Wild
- Susy Schneider Now playing
- Run/Remain Now playing
- Gretchen Junker Now playing
- Llory Wilson Now playing
- Gregg Loughridge Now playing
World Music Arena
- Boukman Eksperyans Now playing
- Taj Mahal Now playing
- Gewel Now playing
- The Mazeltones Now playing
- Flaco Jiménez Now playing
- Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydeco Band Now playing
Blues
Bumbrella
Caffe Starbucks
Classical
Club X
Jazz
Main
Opera House
Reunion Hall
Taste of Seattle
Wild
World Music Arena
The Norman Sylvester Band Marcia Ball Charles White Band Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydeco Band Curtis Salgado & the Stilettos Taj Mahal
Hot Air Bassoons M.B. Orchestra The Innocence Mission Lara Lavi Duffy Bishop & The Rhythm Dogs The Jazz Police
The Righteous Mothers Magical Strings Arc-en-Ciel Chutzpah Tracy Moore The Swingin' Swamis Jim Page Zero Tolerance
Fuller, Miller, Williamson Trio SadHappy Jim Pepper Quartet Third Plane Pacific Jazz Quintet Chuck Metcalf/Dan Greenblatt Quintet
Michelle Shocked Bryan Bowers Michelle Shocked The Oyster Band Mighty Clouds of Joy Carolyn Sopher & Company Fame Choir
DAY 03 · Sep 02 · Sunday
Blues
- Hugh's Blues Now playing
- Irma Thomas Now playing
- Back Porch Blues Now playing
- Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets Now playing
- Sam Myers Now playing
- Isaac Scott Band Now playing
- Buckwheat Zydeco Now playing
Bumbrella
- Evergreen Brass Quintet Now playing
- Obo Addy Now playing
- Kukrudu Now playing
- Leon Redbone Now playing
- Boukman Eksperyans Now playing
- The Walkabouts Now playing
- Bochinche Now playing
Caffe Starbucks
- Nora Michaels Now playing
- Laurette Langille Now playing
- Linda Waterfall Now playing
- Spencer Bohren Now playing
- Neal Gladstone & Company Now playing
- T.R. Ritchie Now playing
- Sam Weiss Now playing
Classical
- Ed Hartman Now playing
- Canticle Brass Quintet Now playing
- Due Voci Now playing
- Kimbal Dykes Now playing
- Chinook Brass Quintet Now playing
Club X
- Dogma Cipher Now playing
- Variant Cause Now playing
- Alice in Chains Now playing
- Buckwheat Zydeco Now playing
- Screaming Trees Now playing
- The Slamhound Hunters Now playing
- The Young Fresh Fellows Now playing
Jazz
- Babayaga Now playing
- Circular Cowboys Now playing
- Going Overboard Now playing
- Woody Woodhouse & the Olympic Jazz Quintet Now playing
- Vinny Golia Quartet Now playing
- Phil Sheeran Now playing
Main
- Ry Cooder Now playing
- David Lindley Now playing
- Lowe Now playing
- Flaco Jiménez Now playing
- Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Now playing
- The Family Stand Now playing
- Rumors of the Big Wave Now playing
Opera House
- Paul Motian Trio Now playing
- Brenda Bufalino Now playing
- Don Lanphere Quintet Now playing
- Clarence Fountain Now playing
- The Happyland Singers Now playing
- Rebirth Brass Band Now playing
- David “Fathead” Newman Now playing
- Art Blakey Now playing
- Creaux Now playing
Reunion Hall
- Hightops Now playing
- Freddie James' Rockin 88's Now playing
- The Esquires Now playing
- Play It Again S.A.M. Now playing
- Kathi McDonald Now playing
Taste of Seattle
- Baby Gramps Now playing
- Beija Flor Now playing
- Poetry in Motion Now playing
- Ancient Cultures Now playing
- Olson Brothers Now playing
Wild
- Wally Shoup Now playing
- Rob Angus Now playing
- Jeff Greinke Now playing
- Steve Layton Now playing
- Amy Eliott Denio Now playing
- Julian Priester Now playing
- Lesli Dalaba Now playing
- Eric Ring Now playing
- Steve Layton Now playing
- Amy Eliott Denio Now playing
World Music Arena
- Cheb Tati Now playing
- Warren Chang Chamber Orchestra Now playing
- Oysterband Now playing
- David Lindley Now playing
Blues
Bumbrella
Caffe Starbucks
Classical
Club X
Jazz
Main
Opera House
Reunion Hall
Taste of Seattle
Wild
World Music Arena
Hugh's Blues Irma Thomas Back Porch Blues Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets Sam Myers Isaac Scott Band Buckwheat Zydeco
Nora Michaels Laurette Langille Linda Waterfall Spencer Bohren Neal Gladstone & Company T.R. Ritchie Sam Weiss
Dogma Cipher Variant Cause Alice in Chains Buckwheat Zydeco Screaming Trees The Slamhound Hunters The Young Fresh Fellows
Babayaga Circular Cowboys Going Overboard Woody Woodhouse & the Olympic Jazz Quintet Vinny Golia Quartet Phil Sheeran
Ry Cooder David Lindley Lowe Flaco Jiménez Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers The Family Stand Rumors of the Big Wave
Paul Motian Trio Brenda Bufalino Don Lanphere Quintet Clarence Fountain The Happyland Singers Rebirth Brass Band David “Fathead” Newman Art Blakey Creaux
DAY 04 · Sep 03 · Monday
Blues
- Kathy Hart & the Bluestars Now playing
- Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine Now playing
- Lloyd Jones Struggle Now playing
- Tracy Nelson Now playing
- Dick Powell Band Now playing
- Isley Now playing
Bumbrella
- Jet City Chorus Now playing
- Harmony International Now playing
- Michael Powers Group Now playing
- Yomo Toro Now playing
- Rebirth Brass Band Now playing
- Edison Jones Now playing
- Jumbalassy Now playing
Caffe Starbucks
- Joel Salsman Now playing
- Rick Ruskin Now playing
- Mae Moore Now playing
- Julie Cascioppo Now playing
- The Joshua Breakstone Quartet Now playing
- Charlie Murphy Now playing
- Jami Sieber Now playing
- Electric Bonsai Band Now playing
Classical
- Prevailing Winds Quintet Now playing
- Magnum Bonum Now playing
- Dale Van Wormer Now playing
Club X
- The Squirrels Now playing
- Zero Now playing
- Jim Basnight Band Now playing
- Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine Now playing
- The Life Now playing
- Insomnia Now playing
- The U-Krew Now playing
Jazz
- 0 Gravity Now playing
- Rich Halley & the Lizard Brothers Now playing
- Andrei Kitaev Now playing
- The Tiptons Now playing
- Ron Steen Quartet Now playing
- Jay Thomas & Friends Now playing
Main
- Emmylou Harris Now playing
- The O’Kanes Now playing
- Soundgarden Now playing
- The Posies Now playing
Opera House
- Sid Caesar Now playing
- Imogene Coca Now playing
- Nanci Griffith Now playing
- Mark Graham Now playing
- Sandy Silva Now playing
- Sid Caesar Now playing
- Imogene Coca Now playing
- Thomas Arthur Now playing
Reunion Hall
- Little Bill & the Blue Notes Now playing
- The Royals Now playing
- Hightops Now playing
- Jr. Cadillac Now playing
- Lily Wilde Now playing
Taste of Seattle
- Village Drum & Masquerade Now playing
- Uzume Taiko Now playing
- Batucada Now playing
Wild
- Johnny Calcagno Now playing
- Susan Finque Now playing
- Elyra Campbell Now playing
- Charley Rowan Now playing
- Heidi Drucker Now playing
- Rick Rankin Now playing
- Patti Dobrowolski Now playing
- Robert Thomas Now playing
- Wrick Wolff Now playing
- Carolie Shoemaker Now playing
World Music Arena
- Samite of Uganda Now playing
- Ofra Haza Now playing
- Yomo Toro Now playing
Blues
Bumbrella
Caffe Starbucks
Classical
Club X
Jazz
Main
Opera House
Reunion Hall
Taste of Seattle
Wild
World Music Arena
Kathy Hart & the Bluestars Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine Lloyd Jones Struggle Tracy Nelson Dick Powell Band Isley
Jet City Chorus Harmony International Michael Powers Group Yomo Toro Rebirth Brass Band Edison Jones Jumbalassy
Joel Salsman Rick Ruskin Mae Moore Julie Cascioppo The Joshua Breakstone Quartet Charlie Murphy Jami Sieber Electric Bonsai Band
0 Gravity Rich Halley & the Lizard Brothers Andrei Kitaev The Tiptons Ron Steen Quartet Jay Thomas & Friends
Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Nanci Griffith Mark Graham Sandy Silva Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Thomas Arthur