Haley Freedlund is a trombonist and vocalist, working primarily in free improvisation, jazz, pop, and new works. She has been based in Seattle since 2011, where she has since been establishing herself as a multi-disciplinary powerhouse in the performing arts community.
Haley is a frequent collaborator with Wayne Horvitz, Tom Varner, Christian Pincock, Heatwarmer, Karl Blau, Inverted Space Ensemble, and Verlaine & McCann. She has enjoyed collaborations with Cherdonna Shinatra, iji, Phillip Greenlief, Boom Tic Boom, The Empty Pockets, BATTERY, and St. Paul de Vence.
As a producer and tour manager, Haley has working relationships with Darcy James Argue, Ahamefule J. Oluo, The Westerlies, Allison Miller, and ings. Haley produces events and curates for the Racer Sessions and the Seattle Improvised Music Festival, and works frequently with the Triple Door and Earshot Jazz Festival.
Haley also works actively as a digital and film photographer within the same performing arts scenes that she plays, shooting portraits, band commissions, and live music + dance.