A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community February 2018 Vol. 34, No. 02 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington

Brian Kirk Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn Letter from the Director Earshot JazZ A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community

Executive Director John Gilbreath Ideals of Jazz and Freedom Managing Director Karen Caropepe Earshot Jazz Editor Caitlin Peterkin

Contributing Writers Halynn Blanchard, Ian I’ve been thinking about Duke El- als of freedom and independence,” Gwin, Paul Rauch lington a lot lately, so I was amused, which Ellington mentioned, seem, but not really surprised, to look up to many, to be going off the tracks. Calendar Editors Karen Caropepe and Caitlin and see a street sign announcing That Seattle’s vibrant jazz scene is Peterkin Duke Ellington Place as I walked well known and respected by the Photography Lisa Hagen Glynn to a gathering in New York City a international jazz community is Layout Karen Caropepe couple of weeks ago. New York is always gratifying, as is seeing the Distribution Karen Caropepe & Earshot Jazz volunteers the center of the jazz universe any many Seattle artists in New York, time, but for a period each January who are now a part of that same Send Calendar Information to: that intensity is bumped up by a international community. You can 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 factor of many. Once again, I was help to ensure that the young art- Seattle, WA 98103 happy to be in the middle of it. ists here have all of the support email / [email protected] The huge Association of Perform- they need to take their place in the Board of Directors Danielle Leigh ing Arts Presenters (APAP) confer- world. (President), John W. Comerford (Vice ence brings thousands of arts pro- The annual Golden Ear and Se- President), Sue Coliton (Secretary), Viren fessionals into the city each January, attle Jazz Hall of Fame Awards Kamdar (Treasurer), Sheila Hughes, Chris and helps to create an overall envi- are just around the corner, and Icasiano, Ruby Smith Love, Jon Perrino, ronment for the jazz field (among we’re asking for your participation. Diane Wah others) to capitalize on the concen- Over nearly 30 years, these awards tration. This year, Jazz at Lincoln have been the barometer of Seattle Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, Center and JazzTimes magazine jazz, reflecting the times and styles Hideo Makihara, Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu inaugurated the two-day Jazz Con- through the nominations put forth gress, which grew out of the Jazz by fans and peers. We’ve got just a Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, Connects conference from previous hot month or so to get out to see Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. years. And, as has been the case for and hear these artists, cast your Earshot Jazz is published monthly by the past 14 years, the NYC Winter vote, and plan to join us at the an- Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is Jazzfest got bigger, edgier, and more nual awards ceremony. available online at www.earshot.org. relevant than ever. As always, Se- As Ellington acolyte Wynton Subscription (with membership): $35 attle artists could be found shining Marsalis says, “Jazz music is Amer- 3429 Fremont Place #309 in all quarters. ica’s past and its potential, summed Seattle, WA 98103 Ellington’s comment that, “Jazz up and sanctified, and accessible to phone / (206) 547-6763 is a good barometer of freedom,” anybody….The music can connect Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 seemed especially apocryphal. The us to our earlier selves and to our Printed by Pacific Publishing Company showcases, conference topics, and better selves-to-come. It can remind © 2018 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle concerts were burning as much with us of where we fit on the time line of issues of equity and social justice as human achievement; that’s the ulti- they were with incredible, state- mate value of art.” M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t of-the-art music making. The pro- Join us! To ensure the legacy and progression gramming was articulate in reflect- –John Gilbreath, Executive Director of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates ing the times in which we live, ac- a vibrant jazz community by engaging knowledging that the “certain ide- audiences, celebrating artists, and supporting arts education.

2 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 notes EARMAIL

Seattle Drum School Announces CMA New Jazz Works Letter to the Editor New Band Program Applications are now open for Re: A Royal Room of Sound, The Seattle Drum School launches a Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Earshot Jazz January 2018 new Contemporary Band for Wind & Works program. The New Jazz Works Rhythm Instruments program, run- program provides grants to U.S. jazz I was thrilled to see the article about ning Mondays beginning January 29 ensembles to create, perform, and, if the Royal Room sound staff, which at its Georgetown location. The pro- desired, record new works. The new incidentally I only found out about gram is offered at two different levels: work may be composed by the ensem- by reading it! Sound people are a criti- Beginning/Intermediate and Interme- ble leader or another member of the cal and often under-appreciated link diate/Advanced. ensemble. in live performance, and deserve the Designed to be engaging and col- Applications are due February 4, same respect that studio engineers of- laborative, while establishing a well- and are available at chamber-music. ten garner. It can be a thankless job; no rounded grasp of music fundamentals, org. one notices when the sound is good, but they all complain when it’s bad. the Contemporary Band program of- 4Culture Project Grants fers students hands-on experience in However, I do not agree with the idea The deadlines to apply for a 4Culture their exploration of a variety of dif- that sound engineers should have, or Project grant in Arts, Heritage, and ferent musical styles and forms. Addi- even desire, 100% control. The best Preservation have been set. Grants are tionally, students will have the oppor- sound engineers are collaborators, not available to artists and art groups, re- tunity to record and perform original know-it-alls. I can promise you that in siding in King County, who are creat- and learned material. More informa- 40 years of touring there is no greater ing and presenting work in dance, the- tion at seattledrumschool.com. red flag than, “Trust me, I know the room.” They may know the room, but Continued ON PAGE 22 they don’t know the music. If space permitted I could give mul- tiple concrete examples of excellent In one ear engineers, technically, ruining gigs because they conceived the music dif- ferently than the artist. (I can also Doug Haire Retires from Sonarchy Jazz Radio give you an equal number of examples After 22 years, Sonarchy will go si- 88.5 KNKX hosts Saturday Jazz where musicians didn’t understand the lent on the airwaves. Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken room, and did the same.) Producer Doug Haire recently an- Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, and Jazz My favorite engineer in the world is nounced his retirement from the Northwest, in addition to its weekday Joe Ferla, now retired. Studio or live, program, as well as from Jack Straw NPR and late-night and prime-time his first questions were always, “What Cultural Center (where Sonarchy is jazz programs. Full schedule and info we got here?” “How do you think we recorded live) after 27 years. at knkx.org. should approach it?” “This is how I Sonarchy is the beloved late-night Abe Beeson hosts The New Cool, hear it, does that work for you?” “I’m broadcast on KEXP 90.3 that featured Saturdays, 3pm, featuring 21st cen- not happy with the sound I’m getting, new music and sound art made in the tury jazz inspired and informed by the have any ideas?” and so on. Pacific Northwest. February will be the sounds of today, hip-hop, funk, elec- Here’s to open minds, opens ears, last month of Sonarchy programming tronic & punk rock, followed by Rob- and working as a team to make the (see below for schedule). Archives are in Lloyd’s Jazz Caliente, 5pm, where best sound, and the best music, pos- available at kexp.org/podcasting. jazz meets Latin rhythms. sible. “It’s all been lovely,” says Haire. Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun- Earshot Jazz thanks you, Doug, for days, 2pm, features the artists and –Wayne Horvitz decades of serving our community in events of the regional jazz scene. For Musician, composer, educator, and the presentation of new music. Continued ON PAGE 22 Royal Room co-owner

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 3 4 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 Golden Ear Awards 2017 Golden Ear Awards Ballot Cast your ballot by March 8!

Each year, the Golden Ear Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the previous year in Seattle jazz. In the process, Seattle jazz fans and performers can take stock of and show gratitude for the region’s vibrant jazz ecology. The awards are determined by a combination of nominations and popular vote. Nominees this year were selected by a poll of Earshot Jazz readers, jazz performers, audience members, journalists, and industry professionals. There are eight Golden Ear Award categories, including induction into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.

Please vote online at earshot.org, by email to [email protected], or mail your selections to Earshot Jazz, 3429 Fremont Pl. N., #309, Seattle, WA 98103, by March 8.

NW Recording of the Year Alternative Jazz Group of the NW Jazz Instrumentalist of ††Bad News Botanists, Venomous Year the Year Nightshade ††Afrocop ††Joe Doria ††duende libre, duende libre ††Bad News Botanists ††Dawn Clement ††Greg Ruby & The Rhythm ††Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces ††Jimmy James Runners, Syncopated Classic ††Tim Kennedy Trio ††Tim Kennedy ††Happy Orchestra, Baba ††Ivan Arteaga’s CMD ††Eric Verlinde ††Hunter Gather, Getting to Know ††Other ______††Other ______You ††Other ______NW Concert of the Year NW Vocalist of the Year NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of ††Art of Jazz: Dawn Clement ††Nikki Dee Group (November 9, Seattle Art the Year ††LaVon Hardison Museum) ††Leah Natale ††200 Trio ††Industrial Revelation Plays Björk ††Birch Pereira ††Phil Parisot (December 20, The Neptune) ††SassyBlack ††David Marriott’s Triskaidekaband ††Mo’ Jam #205 feat. Alexey ††Other ______††EntreMundos Nikolaev (December 4, Nectar ††Pearl Django Lounge) Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame ††SRJO with Christian McBride ††Other ______††Casey MacGill, Seattle Swing Icon (June 17, Benaroya Hall, ††Patty Padden, Enduring Jazz Emerging Artist of the Year Nordstrom Recital Hall) Drummer ††Seattle Improvised Music Festival ††Willie Bays ††Skerik, Dark Lord of Sax – Nicole Mitchell (Feb 3, Chapel ††Marina Christopher Performance Space) ††Hans Teuber, Seattle Jazz ††Brendan McGovern Stalwart ††Other ______††Cole Schuster ††Suzanne Weghorst, Owner of ††Frank Vitolo Egan’s Ballard Jam House ††Other ______††Other ______

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 5 PROFILE Brian Kirk: In the Footsteps of His Father

By Paul Rauch Jazz music has escaped the tether of popular culture over the past century, truly identi- fying itself as the quintessential American art form. It has, in a large sense, been passed down from generation to generation as an oral tradition, by mentor- ing musicians on bandstands all across the land. But as our culture has evolved into a more insular society, that mentor- ship has been more institu- tionalized within the walls of academia by dedicated educa- tors who, in many cases, have sacrificed their own careers as performers in order to facilitate and inspire the growth of this wonderment of American cul- ture we identify as jazz. This is certainly the case with drummer Brian Kirk, a tal- ented musician and dedicated educator at Seattle Central College for the past 22 years. Kirk arrived here in Seattle to Brian Kirk photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn accept a position at Central, settling his young family down basic opportunities the white populace in jazz history with whom his father after years on the road, chasing a jazz took for granted, such as lessons and either performed with or taught. legacy that began in his family with music education in school, due to the “All the musicians would come over, his late father, Willis Kirk. racial segregation hatefully applied in Wes, Buddy and Monk (Montgom- The senior Kirk devoted his career that era. He learned jazz by way of the ery), Freddie Hubbard, who was a to providing educational opportuni- oral tradition, toured with Wes Mont- kid,” recalls Kirk. “They had a lot of ties that eluded him growing up in gomery, and had the opportunity to sit respect for Dad. Wes, Buddy, Monk, Indianapolis, Indiana, a city with a in with Charlie Parker and Duke El- Slide Hampton, JJ Johnson, these were tremendous jazz tradition in the Af- lington. all neighborhood people that I grew rican-American community, accom- Young Brian spent his first nine years up with.” panied by a state legislature literally in a household in Indianapolis, sur- Willis Kirk moved his family to a controlled for decades by the KKK. rounded by some of the great names more liberal social environment in San Time after time, he was denied the Francisco, teaching junior high music

6 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 in Oakland and playing six nights a he says. “He went in with a New York emy Award-winning Philadelphia. He week at the Playboy Club. He would baseball cap, glasses, under the name performed extensively with the Count eventually accept a position at City of Buckshot LeFonque which is the Basie Orchestra under the direction of College of San Francisco, where he actual name Cannonball used to get Grover Mitchell and Frank Wess. But would, in time, ascend to the presiden- out of a copyright issue on a record. it was a year on the road with the Point- cy of the institution. The family took Joe said to not tell anyone he was on er Sisters in Ain’t Misbehavin’, and the residence in the Mt. Davidson neigh- the gig. He played piano well. I was 21 subsequent recording that would not borhood, with the or 22 at the time.” only provide great professional experi- great saxophon- “My dad and I spent a Kirk then be- ence, but also assist in Kirk deciding to ist Joe Henderson gan to play some settle down and move his family 3,000 as their next-door lot of time together when prominent Bay miles across the country from Nyack, neighbor. Area gigs. Fred New York, to Seattle. Here, he began “I used to listen I was gigging and he was Berry hooked him a career in music education at Seattle to him practice up with some Par- Central, that same understanding of out of the window gigging. We would have amount shows in the need to enlighten young musicians every night,” Kirk Oakland, while to the jazz tradition that had inspired remembers fondly. peanut butter and jelly he worked for and his father speaking to him as well. “He had a window sandwiches together at obtained his B.A. “Being a professional musician/teach- in the front room, from California er, I have viewed teaching as a natural and he would play 2am, talking about each State University, extension of American jazz and clas- long tones for like Hayward (now sical music, wherein master musicians an hour. My Dad other’s gigs.” East Bay). But it mentor young apprentices. The most rented a garage was a stretch at the rewarding experience of my career from him to put a Milestones club has been the opportunity to share my fancy car in. Joe said he would charge in San Francisco, with the Quintes- knowledge and passion for music with him but never did.” sence Sextet that convinced him that students, and to experience the magic “Joe would walk his two Afghan it was time to go to New York. The that occurs as students begin to realize hounds,” continues Kirk, “and one band included transcendent bassist Pe- their academic and performing poten- day he was walking down the street ter Washington, and provided young tial,” states Kirk proudly. and I said, ‘Joe, I’m graduating from Kirk with the desire to get that little Kirk is currently performing in The high school, I want you to sign my au- something extra nu Trio, featuring tograph book.’ He said, ‘That’s a sad that the New York “The most rewarding two iconic figures day,’ and started to sign my book. I experience pro- in Seattle jazz his- asked him what he meant and he said, vides. He enrolled experience of my career tory, trumpeter ‘Now you are out here with us.’” in the storied mu- Nathan Breed- Indeed he was, as the younger Kirk sic program at has been the opportunity love and bassist began to play gigs at the tender age of NYU, and earned Phil Sparks. He 16 around the Bay Area, often arriving his Master’s in Jazz to share my knowledge also continues a home late and sharing stories with his and Contempo- long-term associa- father about their respective gigs. rary Music Stud- and passion for music with tion with the trio “My dad and I spent a lot of time to- ies, under the tu- of guitarist Brian gether when I was gigging and he was telage of drummer students.” Nova, both here gigging. We would have peanut butter ex t raord ina ire, in Seattle and on and jelly sandwiches together at 2am, Adam Nussbaum. the road. He performs each Sunday talking about each other’s gigs,” he re- Kirk’s experience and reputation as a evening with Nova at the Triple Door calls in a wistful tone. solid performer led him to numerous Musicquarium. As of late, he has been Kirk even played some dates with opportunities in Gotham on Broad- performing with the Seattle Repertory Henderson, with the titan of tenor way, including stints with Five Guys Jazz Orchestra under the direction of saxophone accompanying on piano. Named Moe and Les Misérables, and in Clarence Acox and Michael Brock- “He played piano, I played with him television and film, including in David man. in North Beach at a place called Ray’s,” Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” and the Acad-

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 7 PREVIEW >> The All-Ready and the Not-Yet: 33rd Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival

Tomeka Reid photo courtesy of the artist James Falzone photo by william frederking

February 10–17 cluding The Royal Room and Capitol “We invited some people who Various venues, Seattle Hill’s improvising haven Spite House, haven’t played in the festival for fif- $5-15 according to head of Nonsequitur, teen or twenty years and then we in- musician, and long-term organizer of vited mostly other people who’ve never At 33 years old, the Seattle Impro- SIMF, Steve Peters. played in it,” says Peters. vised Music Fest (SIMF) ranks as the “It feels to me like there are these Locals will be sharing the stage with longest-running festival of completely sort of weird segregations in the mu- greats such as guitarist Davey Wil- improvised music in the United States. sic community even within something liams (his first time in SIMF), flutist With concerts spanning February 10 like free improvisation, and a lot of Jane Rigler, bassist Evan Lipson, and through 17 in venues across the city, that is generational I think,” he says. cellist Tomeka Reid. As part of a four- the festival, presented by Nonsequitur “I really feel this mission to bring all day residence at Cornish, Reid will re- with support from 4Culture and Cor- those people together to one big happy hearse and perform with students from nish College of the Arts, is now longer family reunion... collaborative improvisation courses for and more diverse than ever before. [There’s] at least three or four active dancers and musicians, led by instruc- Much of this year’s changes were generations of improvising musicians in tors Alia Swersky and Tom Varner. born in a community potluck at the this town and there’s no reason why they Improvisor and Cornish Chair of end of last year’s festival, where musi- shouldn’t be brought together more.” Music James Falzone had been living cians and audience members met with The festival lineup includes artists in Seattle for less than a year after his organizers to brainstorm about what from throughout the city, from the move from Chicago when Peters invit- could widen the festival’s focus. Opin- more classically minded such as pia- ed him to join the festival committee. ions were unanimous to expanding nist Katie Levine and flutist Clifford Finding out that Cornish had co-pro- the coordinating committee, increas- Dunn, to sound-for-sound-sake art- duced a concert with Pauline Oliveros ing the schedule from three to eight ists including Cristin Miller and Eric for SIMF in 2004, he remembered his days, and adding an array of venues in- Muhs, among others.

8 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 15-year acquaintance with Reid and sive in our programming, as well as Falzone, who notes an improvising proposed the collaboration. deeply-rooted in the DIY realm,” says aesthetic in Seattle different than Chi- “When I first brought it up there Freedlund. cago’s, praises the universality of spon- was some question...There’s always this For Freedlund, the festival, despite taneous music as a metaphor for life, thing about improvised music being its relatively small staff size, is a chance with all its perfections and imperfec- underground,” he comments. “So if to further expand the “strange and tions, what he calls the “all-ready” and we connect it with an academic insti- challenging” niche she’s come to love the “not-yet”: tution are we institutionalizing it in to a broader community. “Life, for me both makes sense and a way that’s unhealthy? And the first “I moved to Seattle six years ago as a makes no sense. Sometimes all in the thing that I say is that it’s time to get student, and didn’t really immerse my- same moment and all in the same af- over that paradigm, we can move be- self in free improvisation until 2014,” ternoon,” he says. “[Hearing that] as a yond that.” she says. “It’s a majority of the playing listener, I enjoy that in my heart. The While last year’s festival only includ- and producing that I do now.” things that make sense, that I can hold ed a one-day workshop with dancers, Peters also invited composer, multi- on to, [and] the things that are truly this year a curated dance and music instrumentalist, and Seattleite Amy challenging me… I’m having to work performance has been added at the Denio to enrich the festival with her really fast to figure out that process: Chapel Performance Space, making experience. Denio agrees that the fes- What actually am I witnessing here? the festival a more “open faced” event, tival can be a way to find intersection What am I hearing? How do I mix according to Falzone, especially for between the “different tribes” working them? I find that really exciting.” students. within Seattle and exchange new ideas Peters advises concertgoers to “bring “The experience of our students be- between older and younger players. wide open ears and an appetite for sur- ing on stage with Tomeka at a major “I would say that the majority of the prise.” Though with improvisors they festival, that’s going to teach them local people I don’t actually know, so are sure to expect a warm welcome. more than ten hours in class,” he says. it’s really educational for me, someone “I know it can be kind of a frighten- Fresh ideas have also been present who’s been around the scene for a long ing concept to a lot of people who are behind the scenes. Multimedia artist time,” she says. Stressing the political not used to it,” adds Denio, “[but] it’s and trombonist Haley Freedlund, a side of improvisation, she comments, actually really engaging, and creates Cornish graduate, worked in commit- “I think it’s really important for people community in a unique way.” tee alongside lauded local drummer to know it exists…It’s applicable not –Ian Gwin and UW alumnus Chris Icasiano to only to people who like music but to For more information about the incorporate artists from their neck of people who are just interested in ap- Seattle Improvised Music Festival, as the woods. proaching life and its challenges in dif- well as full lineup and schedule, visit “He is always very thoughtful in his ferent ways.” seattleimprovised.tumblr.com. choices and we are both very progres-

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 9 PREVIEW >> 15th Annual Biamp PDX Jazz Festival

Ravi Coltrane photo courtesy of the artist Terri Lyne Carrington photo by Tracy Love

February 15-25 eted events. These highlighted perfor- Portland guitarist Dan Balmer; Bay Various venues, Portland, OR mances are on our radar: a Portland- Area drummer Scott Amendola; and only Geri Allen tribute show with a rocking finale by Javon Jackson’s The 15th Annual Biamp PDX Jazz Terri Lyne Carrington, Ravi Col- Jazz By 5. As part of a co-presentation Festival is about to take over the Port- trane, and Esperanza Spalding, with with Soul’d Out Music, PDX Jazz also land metro area for a week-and-a-half special remembrance performance gets big names Lettuce and Snarky schedule recognizing legacy artists, by Darrell Grant; Grammy Award- Puppy with Banda Magda. emerging musicians, and local North- winning saxophonist David Sánchez; Paying homage to the art of vo- west talent. Bringing Seattleites and famed Brazilian Jazz singer Luciana cal jazz, this year the PDX jazz pro- other out-of-towners south, PDX Jazz Souza on a double bill with The Dave gram sees a slew of great singers and Festival treats its audience to a robust King Trio; five-time Grammy nomi- vocal tributes. On the first Saturday, jazz and culture celebration in the nee John Beasley with the eleven- Grammy Award-winning Brazilian middle of Black History Month. member Miles Electric Band; The- Jazz singer Luciana Souza returns to Running from Thursday, February lonious Monk Jazz Piano winner Ti- the stage with her new poetic project 15, through Sunday, February 25, the gran Hamasyan; Tel Aviv guitar leg- featuring guitarist Chico Pinheiro and festival offers an upwards of 100 tick- end Yotam Silberstein with beloved bassist Scott Colley. American jazz

10 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 violinist Regina Carter will shine in a Ibrahim, dubbed “South Africa’s Mo- “We really try to recognize the great- concert devoted to the iconic melodies zart,” by Nelson Mandela. A founding ness of our local scene,” Lucoff tells of Ella Fitzgerald. More vocal lineups member of the South Africa’s first pre- Earshot Jazz. include Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton mier jazz group Jazz Epistles, Ibrahim As such, Portland gems have been in- with special new jazz voice opener Ta- has recorded with and been mentored cluded in the scheduling, like Portland hirah Asha Memory, and new festi- by Duke Ellington. A few days later, reunion tour with famed songstress val performer Portland-based Latin catch the unparalleled Hammond B-3 Nancy King and Tacoma-born bassist American singer-songwriter Edna playing of NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lon- David Friesen who join Randy Porter Vazquez opening for the Portland Jazz nie Smith. Playing Cole Porter. Oregon Hall of Composers’ Ensemble. The festival closes with a memorable Famer Bobby Torres plays with his en- Great pianists are anything but over- show at Revolution Hall that celebrates semble in a tribute show for Al Jarreau. looked on this year’s booking. Of the the eras of swing, bebop, avant-garde Up-and-coming Portland groups like more exciting players, pianist/compos- jazz. Headlining is Javon Jackson’s il- local funk/R&B/soul band Midnight’s er virtuoso Tigran Hamasyan fuses lustrious Jazz By 5, a musical collabo- Children, and groove-oriented The potent jazz groove with rich folkloric ration with Randy Brecker, Joanne Euge Organ Trio join the bill as part music of his native Armenia. A double- Brackeen, Eddie Gomez, and Jimmy of the recurring “Not Exactly Jazz” bill with George Colligan Trio and Cobb. Opening is one of the next gen- series at the east side’s McMenamins Ethan Iverson will be another big mo- eration’s spotlight drummers to watch, property White Eagle Saloon. In an- ment for pianists; Iverson, best known the ambitious Domo Branch. Claim- other series “Vocalese & Beyond,” we as one-third of avant-jazz group The ing soloist awards from the 2016 and hear from local group Laurent Nickels Bad Plus, goes solo after 17-years with 2017 Next Generation Monterey jazz Trio with magical vocals by ultra-tal- the iconic trio. Another double-bill competition, the talented student per- ent Jimmie Herrod. will see dynamic pianist Marcus Rob- former has now organized an exciting The handful of participating venues erts Trio with harmonic guitar master quintet for a memorable opening per- will include Revolution Hall, Win- Russell Malone Quartet. Daytime formance. ningstad Theatre, Mississippi Studios, piano concerts at the illustrious recital Artistic Director Don Lucoff adds Newmark Theatre, Lola’s Room at hall of Portland’s Classic Pianos will in his personal excitement about this Crystal Ballroom, and Portland’s The bring in classically trained, Azerbai- particular bill: “It’s great to hear young Old Church Concert Hall. jan-born concert pianist Amina Figa- and old pairing like that.” Tickets, full schedule, and more in- rova and up-and-coming blind multi- The heart of PDX Jazz has always formation available at pdxjazz.com or instrumentalist and composer Rachel been to showcase the talent already 503-228-5299. Flowers. working hard around the neighbor- Playing with his celebrated septet hood. –Halynn Blanchard Ekaya is prolific pianist Abdullah

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12 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 Atomic photo courtesy of artist Atomic Hulbœkmo’s shown himself as an astute co-conspirator to the composi- Thursday, February 22, 8pm tional frames of the consummate reed- PONCHO Concert Hall man Fredrik Ljungkvist, and fearless 710 E Roy St pianist Håvard Wiik, sons of Stock- $10-$18 holm and Oslo, respectively. Atomic’s On February 22, the Norwegian- other veteran leaders include the Swed- Swedish post-bop sextet Atomic comes ish trumpeter Magnus Broo, known to Cornish’s PONCHO Concert for his work in the Fredrik Nördstrom Hall for an epic review of the modern quintet, and adroit Norwegian bass- sounds coming from Scandinavia to- ist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, in whose day. musical cohort counts the likes of Ken Established in 2000, Atomic has Vandermark and Joe McPhee. proved both powerful and prolific in Not surprisingly, Atomic generates the international scene. Their 11th re- incredible energy. With the stern con- lease, 2017’s Six Easy Pieces, garnered trapuntal rigor of a Wilhelm Stenham- praise for their intricate compositional mar, but the memorable melodic in- unity and combining of intercontinen- ventiveness of an Edvard Grieg, Atom- tal influences with “a virtuosic enthu- ic’s work is smart as it is rich in mood. siasm that hasn’t diminished over the And while this complexity might be past seventeen years” (All About Jazz). difficult for any other group, writes Atomic’s longevity is partly in thanks DownBeat Magazine, “for Atomic to the continuity of its lineup. Only it never feels less than charged, with the young but incredibly productive fresh concepts speeding by breathless Norwegian percussionist Hans Hul- moment after breathless moment.” bœkmo, son of traditional folk mu- –Ian Gwin sicians Tone Hulbœkmo and Hans For tickets and more information, Fredrik Jacobsen, has replaced an orig- as well as more upcoming events, visit inal member, drummer Paal Nilssen- earshot.org. Love.

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 13 PREVIEW >> “Reflection, and a Deep Breath”: Rev. Sekou / Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons

Sunday, February 25, 7:30pm The Hillman City Collaboratory 5623 Rainier Ave S $15 / $18 at the door South Seattle’s Hillman City Collab- oratory welcomes noted activist, au- thor, historian, theologian, documen- tary filmmaker, and performer Rev. Osagyefou Sekou on February 25, with an opening performance by local artists Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons. Last year, Rev. Sekou released his debut musical project, In Times Like These, “an honest testament to the rural folkloric roots of black music” (All About Jazz). For this record, he returned to his Southern home search- ing for his family’s musical roots in the deep Arkansas blues and gospel tradi- Ben Hunter photo by amber zbitnoff tions. Produced by six-time Grammy In Times Like These, preaches a new vi- Seattle blues and roots duo Ben nominated Luther Dickinson and his sion for what Southern blues and rock Hunter and Joe Seamons open the brother Cody, who also perform guitar can mean today. evening’s program with their unique and drums on the album, respectively,

ART OF JAZZ

THOMAS MARRIOTT GROUP THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Expand the boundaries of jazz with seven-time Golden Ear winner, instrumentalist, composer, and producer Thomas Marriott.

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14 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 blend of pre-blues a cappella field hol- says. “When it comes to race, most are lives,” says Hunter. “That’s what the lers, fiddle and banjo breakdowns, and quick to say ‘but I’m not racist’…. Sys- blues is. It’s singing a song to take you duet distillations of early jazz. In the tem racism, systemic discrimination out of an oppressive state of being. five years they have been performing period, is systemic because it has Singing the blues away. Dancing the together, they have appeared at the seeped into our daily lives so invisibly blues away. It takes reflection, and a Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festi- that people act out these systemic ‘– deep breath.” th val, placed first in the 26 annual In- isms’ without knowing it. How do we Rev. Sekou and Ben Hunter & Joe ternational Blues Challenge in Mem- reflect on our actions, and our words, Seamons is co-hosted by Black & Tan phis, and released several albums, in- by actively critiquing and reflecting on Hall, Community Arts Create, and cluding 2016’s The North Wind & The our position in the context of a history American Standard Time. Tickets Sun. that has privileged one over the other?” and more information is available at Of the show’s artistic pairing, Ben This show, however, is also about brownpapertickets.com. Hunter says: “Rev. Sekou is a dynamic celebration: “Celebrating that we are performer….It fits really well with how here. Giving us a chance to breathe, –Caitlin Peterkin Joe and I present, because it is based in and exhale, dance and shout, and re- storytelling which supports the musi- lease the burdens and stresses of our cal element.” And as civil rights issues continue to be in the national spotlight, it is more important than ever to present pro- grams that speak to systemic racism and the marginalization of communi- ties. Hunter notes the importance of hosting this show in Seattle’s quickly changing south end: “Nestled close up to a pretty gentri- fied Columbia City, it’s important for us to remember how this city is chang- ing and what that means for the vari- ous communities that lived in this part of the city who are no longer here,” he says. “The music that we and Rev. Sek- ou perform speaks to the exploitation and appropriation of marginalized communities. As well, it highlights our common humanity and the threads that connect us as people. Part of that work, though, is reminding us how we got here, and why we’re still here. Our music speaks to that work that we need to do as communities. Part of that means performing it in the place that the music speaks to.” As the music of these artists is steeped in the Black American experi- ence, Hunter adds that it’s important for audiences to listen to this perfor- mance with open minds and a sense of self-reflection: “One of the hardest things for peo- ple these days is self-reflection,” he

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 15 PREVIEW >> Global Rhythms: Summit in Seattle with Vijay Iyer, Howard Wiley, Ambrose Akinmusire & Tyshawn Sorey

Friday, March 2, 7:30pm Cornish Playhouse 201 Mercer St $15-20 Co-presented by Town Hall, Earshot Jazz & Cornish College No need to make any other plans for your Friday, March 2: The wildly im- pressive super-group of Vijay Iyer (pi- ano), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Tyshawn Sorey (drums and trombone), and Howard Wiley (drums and saxo- phone) premiere together for a spectac- ular night of musical risk-taking and improvisation. This Stranger-recom- mended event takes place at 7:30pm at the downtown Cornish Playhouse (201 Mercer St). As part of Town Hall Seattle’s Arts & Culture and Global

Rhythms series, this concert is co-pre- Vijay Iyer photo by Lena Adasheva sented by Town Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, and Earshot Jazz. the senior faculty in the Department New Yorker) Ambrose Akinmusire, This is the first time this unique col- of Music at Harvard University, af- who most recently appeared in Seattle laboration of master jazz musicians ter having taught at the Manhattan in June. The Blue Note recording art- has linked up onstage, though we’ve School of Music, New York Univer- ist won the 2007 Thelonious Monk In- been hearing a lot from each of them sity, and The New School. ternational Jazz Trumpet Competition recently. Iyer performs around the world with and is a recipient of the Doris Duke New York-born pianist, composer, ensembles, most frequently in his trio Impact Award. Akinmusire celebrated and all-around genius Vijay Iyer is with Stephan Crump and Marcus the release of his expansive and explor- currently one of the leading voices Gilmore, featured on three of his al- ative double-album A Rift in Decorum: in American art music. The MacAr- bums: Break Stuff (2015), Accelerando Live at the Village Vanguard, last year, thur Fellow and Grammy nominee (2012), and Historicity (2009). Iyer’s his third following 2014’s The Imag- is known for his clever reworkings of slew of recognitions also includes Jazz ined Savior is Far Easier to Paint and iconic compositions and unexpected Journalists Association’s 2010 Musi- 2011’s debut When the Heart Emerges use of meter. Iyer is as active in his cian of the Year and 2012 Pianist of Glistening, both highly acclaimed. recording and touring as he is in the the Year. His noteworthy collaborators He has toured internationally, earned scholastic world. Iyer holds a physics have expanded to saxophonist Ru- a master’s degree from the University and mathematics degree from Yale, dresh Mahanthappa, Steve Coleman, of Southern California, and even con- which led him in a Ph.D. pursuit at Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, tributed to famed hip-hop artist Ken- UC Berkeley, where he assembled an and Burnt Sugar. drick Lamar’s 2015 album To Pimp a interdisciplinary program focusing on Iyer pairs with “thrilling young Butterfly. music cognition. In 2014, Iyer joined trumpeter and astute bandleader” (The

16 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 The Vijay Iyer–Tyshawn Sorey col- laboration is an exciting and budding one. Having performed as a notable on the horizon piano/drum duet, Iyer and Sorey now play together with Steve Lehman (sax- ophone) in Fieldwork, a “jazz power trio for the new century” (NPR). Sorey Feb 17: David Sánchez Carib is a Doris Duke Impact Award Winner and a recent recipient of a MacArthur Feb 22: Atomic Foundation Fellowship. (From NorwAy) Completing the lineup is Bay Area saxophonist Howard Wiley. A jazz traditionalist, Wiley has recorded mar 23: Sarah Elizabeth Charles and performed with Lauryn Hill and honed his texture and intense sound Apr 19: Lionel Loueke under mentorship by sax-veteran Jules Broussard (Santana). This will be the start to this year’s Jun 13: Ken Vandermark & Nate wooley Global Rhythms Series, a Town Hall project that prides itself on curating Jun 16: Broken Shadows musical styles and genres from around the globe, from Native American funk (with tim BErNE, ChriS SpEED, to Appalachian-inspired ballads. Fu- DAVE KiNg, AND rEiD ANDErSoN) ture concerts will include an April 19 double-bill at Triple Door with Kiran Jun 20: Aaron parks’ Little Big Ahluwalia and Souad Massi, two in- credible foreign vocalists. Pakistani Ahluwalia brings her five-piece en- Jun 21: mary halvorson’s thumbscrew semble for intoxicating elements of African desert blues and jazz; comple- Jun 22: metal Jazz menting her is Algerian-born Massi, (with CrAig tABorN, mAtt mitChELL, lauded as one of the most successful DAN wEiSS, AND BEN moNDEr) female singer-songwriter in the Ara- bic world. Past concerts from the se- ries have included Grammy-winning Jun 23: thomas Strønen Bulgarian vocal ensemble Le Mystère Time Is A Blind Guide des Voix Bulgares (co-presented with Earshot Jazz), a John Coltrane birth- day tribute by Brooklyn Raga Mas- Jun 24: paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit sive, and a Seattle debut performance by praised 2017 Earshot Jazz Festival Jul 1: Eric revis Quartet artist Ranky Tanky. (with KriS DAViS, KEN VANDErmArK Based off the consistently quality & ChAD tAyLor) scheduling within this series—and the outrageously talented lineup under Vijay Iyer’s brilliant lead—this 2018 kickoff show for Global Rhythms is certain not to underwhelm. –Halynn Blanchard For tickets and more information, visit tiCKEtS AND iNFormAtioN AVAiLABLE At EArShot.org townhallseattle.org.

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 17 Jazz Around The Sound February 02 Thursday, February 1 RR Hot Sauce! Celebrating Women in the PNW RR The Salute Sessions – Late Night in the BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm Jazz Scene, 5pm Lounge, 10pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pm RR Local Royalty Show: Warren Dunes feat. Julia Tuesday, February 6 FR Mark Lewis sax / Norm Bellas Hammond B3, Massey, Sidecar, and Tim Kennedy, 8:30pm SB 700 Funk, 10pm JA Laila Biali, 7:30pm 8pm MQ Casey MacGill Duo, 5pm JA Chick Corea Trio, 7:30pm SB Cubano Y Latino, 7pm RR Casa de la Trova hosted by Supersones MQ Happy Hour: Michel Navedo, 5pm SY Victor Janusz, 10:30am featuring Correo Aereo, 7:30pm MQ Happy Orchestra Trio, 8pm TU Bill Anschell Quartet featuring Brian RR Late Night in the Lounge: Arthur Anderson, OS Jonas Myers, 7pm Monroney, Chris Symer, Brad Boal, 7:30pm 10pm RR Matrio & Resonant Bodies, 8pm VI Don’t Move, 9pm SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm SB Proud & Nasty, 9:30pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm SB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pm TD Booker T Jones, 6:30pm Sunday, February 4 SY Justin Kausal-Hayes, 5pm TU Overton Berry with Bruce Phares, 8pm AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and the TD The Folks Project featuring: D’Vonne Lewis, VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm 200 Trio, 9pm Darrius Willrich, Evan Flory-Barnes, Owour VI Rik Wright, 9pm CM Sunday Brunch: Swingnuts Jazz, 12:30pm Arunga, 7:30pm Friday, February 2 DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm TU Tim Kennedy Band, 7:30pm FB Seattle Jazz Vespers: The Legacy Band, 6pm BI Resonant Bodies — Stephanie Richards, Wednesday, February 7 Andrew Drury, 7pm HA Bossa Nova with Dina Blade, 6pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm HS Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10:30am JA Laila Biali, 7:30pm CZ Jazz First Fridays, 7:30pm JA Chick Corea Trio, 7:30pm MQ Jazzukha, 5pm JA Chick Corea Trio, 7:30pm MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pm PD Casey MacGill & Friends, 8pm LA 1-2-3 ~ Totusek, Jones, Sparks, 5pm OF Danny Kolke Trio, 6pm PG Paragon Hang, 8pm MQ Happy Hour: Danny Godinez, 5pm OF Jazz Jam Session (vocals and instrumentals RR Late Night in the Lounge: The General MQ Shiftless Layabout, 9pm on alternate Sundays), 7:30pm Business Band, 10pm SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm RR Corky Siegel, 7pm SC Dawn Clement/Mark Taylor Line Up!, 7pm TU Tim Warfield Quartet with Dan Kramlich, Greg SY Victor Janusz, 10am SW Los Buhos, 6pm Feingold, Matt Jorgensen, 7:30pm TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pm TU Eric Verlinde Trio featuring Dean Schmidt & VI The New Triumph, 9pm TD Curtis Salgado/Alan Hager and Friends, 8pm Jeff Busch, 7:30pm WS Los Buhos, 5:30pm VI Lennon Aldort, 6pm TV Stuart MacDonald, 8:30pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm VI Bar Tabac, 9pm Saturday, February 3 WW Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm Monday, February 5 CC Jazz Forest, 7pm CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm Thursday, February 8 CM Illusionz Jazz, 7pm MT Jazz Night, 9pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm JA Chick Corea Trio, 7:30pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pm NE Antonio Sanchez, 8pm RR Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, FR Mark Lewis sax / Overton Berry piano, 8pm OS The Walking Hat Trio, 8pm 7:30pm JA Judy Collins, 7:30pm

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AB The Angry Beaver FB Seattle First Baptist Church MT Mac’s Triangle Pub SC WJMAC at Sylvia Center for the BC Barca FR Fremont Tavern MV Marine View Church Arts BH Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital HA Harissa Mediterranean NC North City Bistro SE Seattle Art Museum Hall at Benaroya Hall Restaurant NE Neptune Theatre SP Stage 7 Pianos BI Bainbridge Island Museum of HC The Hillman City Collaboratory NL Nectar Lounge SW Stone Way Cafe Art Auditorium HS Hotel Sorrento OF The Old North Bend Firehouse SY Salty’s on Alki BT Brass Tacks JA Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley OS Osteria la Spiga TB Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria CC Columbia City Theater KC Kirkland Performance Center PD Pink Door “Wallingford” CC Capitol Cider LA Latona Pub PE Perihelion Brewery TD Triple Door CM Crossroads Bellevue LE Leif Erikson Lodge PG Paragon Bar & Kitchen TT Tractor Tavern CZ Couth Buzzard Books LH Langston Hughes Performing PO PONCHO Concert Hall, Kerry TU Tula’s DT Darrell’s Tavern Arts Center Hall, Cornish College of the Arts TV Tim’s Tavern ED Edmonds Center for the Arts LL Lottie’s Lounge RR The Royal Room VI Vito’s EG Egan’s Ballard Jam House MO Moore Theatre RY Rhythm & Rye WS Wine Station EU EuroPub MQ Musicquarium at the Triple Door SB Seamonster Lounge WW Whisky West

18 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 MQ Happy Hour: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, HS Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10:30am 5pm JA Judy Collins, 7:30pm MQ The Pornadoes, 9pm MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pm Curtain Call NC A Tribute to Paul Desmond, 7pm MV Peter Sprague Trio, 5pm OS Jonas Myers, 7pm OF Danny Kolke Trio, 6pm weekly recurring performances SB Kareem Kandi, 9:30pm OF Jazz Jam Session (vocals and instrumentals SE Art of Jazz: Thomas Marriott Group, 5:30pm on alternate Sundays), 7:30pm TU Delvon Lamarr’s disORGANized, 7:30pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pm MONDAY VI Jennifer Kienzle, 9pm TU Jazz Police, 4pm CC EntreMundos Jam, 9:30 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm MT Triangle Pub Jam, 9 Friday, February 9 VI Bob Hammer, 6pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm NL Mo’ Jam Mondays, 8:30 CM Northwest Jazz Big Band, 7pm RR The Salute Sessions, 10 JA Judy Collins, 7:30pm Monday, February 12 LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm MQ Daniel Rapport Trio, 8:30pm MQ Rochelle House, 5pm TUESDAY MQ Victor Horky’s Silk Road Swing ft. Roya, 5pm MT Jazz Night, 9pm SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8 NL Hot Buttered Rum with DeadGrass, Ben NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm SY Justin Kausal-Hayes, 5 Hunter & Joe Seamons, 8pm RR Seattle Festival of Improvised Music: Night RR The Great Royal Room Mardi Gras #2, 7:30pm WEDNESDAY Celebration: A Tribute to Fats Domino, RR The Salute Sessions – Late Night in the 6:30pm Lounge, 10pm PG Paragon Hang, 8 SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm Tuesday, February 13 PD Casey MacGill & Friends, 8 TU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30pm RR The General Business Band, 10 VI Jovino Santos Neto, 9pm JA Mindi Abair Band, 7:30pm LL Marc Smason & the Chicago 7, 8pm TV Stuart MacDonald, 8:30 Saturday, February 10 MQ KO Ensemble, 5pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm NL “PolyGras”: An evening with Polyrhythmics THURSDAY JA Judy Collins, 7:30pm and Ten Man Brass Band, 8pm SB Cubano Y Latino, 7pm RR Seattle JazzED New Works, 5:30pm BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9 SY Victor Janusz, 10:30am RR The Great Royal Room Mardi Gras EU EuroJam Session, 8 TU Susan Pascal Quintet featuring special guest Celebration: FAT TUESDAY, 7:30pm FR Mark Lewis & Friends, 8 Pete Christlieb with Bill Anschell, Chuck SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm OS Jonas Myers, 7 Deardorf, Mark Ivester, 7:30pm SY Justin Kausal-Hayes, 5pm VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm TU Fat Tuesday Celebration with Thomas Marriott, VI Casey MacGill, 5:30 VI Kareem Kandi, 9:30pm David Marriott, Skerik, Tim Kennedy, D’Vonne Sunday, February 11 Lewis, Evan Flory-Barnes, 7:30pm FRIDAY AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and the Wednesday, February 14 BT Live Jazz Trio, 6 200 Trio, 9pm JA Mindi Abair Band, 7:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 CM Sunday Brunch: Scott Cossu, 12:30pm MQ Happy Hour: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, SB Funky 2 Death, 10 CZ Open Jazz Jam, 2pm 5pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm PD Casey MacGill & Friends, 8pm SATURDAY HA Bossa Nova with Dina Blade, 6pm PE Los Buhos, 7pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6 SB Cubano y Latina, 7 SY Victor Janusz, 10:30am SUNDAY AB Beaver Sessions, 9 CM Sunday Brunch, 12:30

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Since 1964 TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5 970 5th Ave NW VI Bob Hammer, 6 Suite 100 Issaquah WA 98027 www.HammondAshley.com VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30

February 2018 • Earshot Jazz • 19 PG Paragon Hang, 8pm TU Johnaye Kendrick Quartet with Dawn Clement, Saturday, February 17 RR Late Night in the Lounge: The General Chris Symer, Byron Vannoy, 7:30pm BH SRJO Brubeck & Desmond: Inseparable, Business Band, 10pm VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm 7:30pm RR My Funny Valentine: The Music of Chet Baker, VI Frank Vitolo Quartet, 9pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm 7pm Friday, February 16 JA The Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim SC Taylor Zickefoose, 7pm & Ekaya with Terence Blanchard, 7:30pm TU Valentine’s Day with Gail Pettis, 7:30pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm CM Washboard Cutups, 7pm LE Dina Blade and Swinging’ in the Rain Sextet, TV Stuart MacDonald, 8:30pm 7pm VI Jason Goessl Group, 9pm JA The Jazz Epistles featuring Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya with Terence Blanchard, 7:30pm MQ 200 Trio, 9pm Thursday, February 15 LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm NL Five Alarm Funk with The Cumbieros, 8pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Rob Scheps, LH Original Music Inspired by Octavia Butler’s RR The Mike Dillon Band w/ Amandla (featuring 9pm Parable of the Sower, 7:30pm Claude Coleman Jr. of Ween), 8pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pm MQ Mochima, 5pm SB Cubano Y Latino, 7pm FR Mark Lewis sax / Bill Anschell piano, 8pm RR An Evening with Scott Amendola Trio ft Jeff SP Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound (REPS), JA Mindi Abair Band, 7:30pm Parker, 8pm 7:30pm NL Skerik Band feat. Skerik, Andy Coe, Tarik RY Skerik Band, 9pm SY Victor Janusz, 10:30am Abouzied, Damian Erskine plus Balls, 8pm SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm TD Los Lobos, 8pm OS Jonas Myers, 7pm TD Los Lobos, 8pm TT KEXP Presents: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio PO Seattle Improvised Music Festival featuring TU Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band, 7:30pm (release) w/ General Mojo’s & Cody Ray Tomeka Reid, 8pm VI Michael Owcharuk Ensemble, 9pm Raymond, 9pm SB Tim Kennedy Presents, 9:30pm TU Greta Matassa Quintet, 7:30pm VI Lushy, 9:30pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm Sunday, February 18 AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and the 200 Trio, 9pm CM Sunday Brunch: Honeysuckle Rye, 12:30pm CZ Music Improv Session, 7pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm HA Bossa Nova with Dina Blade, 6pm HS Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10:30am KC SRJO Brubeck & Desmond: Inseparable, 2pm MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pm OF Danny Kolke Trio, 6pm OF Jazz Jam Session (vocals and instrumentals on alternate Sundays), 7:30pm RR Garfield High School Jazz Jam, led by Jacob Zimmerman, 4:30pm RR North Corner Chamber Orchestra, 7:30pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pm TD Los Lobos, 8pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm Monday, February 19 CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm ED SRJO Brubeck & Desmond: Inseparable, 7:30pm JA Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan Duo, 7:30pm MQ Marco de Carvalho Trio, 5pm MT Jazz Night, 9pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm RR Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, 7:30pm RR The Salute Sessions – Late Night in the Lounge, 10pm RY Jovino Santos Neto, 8pm TD Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, 7:30pm Tuesday, February 20 JA Tinsley Ellis, 7:30pm MQ Brad Gibson Trio, 5pm PO Pivot Convocation Series: Sassy Black, 12pm RR Late Night in the Lounge: Arthur Anderson, 10pm

20 • Earshot Jazz • February 2018 RR Nick Mardon Blues Trio, 8:30pm HS Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10:30am Tuesday, February 27 SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm JA Dr. Lonnie Smith, 7:30pm SY Justin Kausal-Hayes, 5pm MO Snarky Puppy, 8pm MQ The Tarantellas, 5pm TD Karla Bonoff, 7:30pm MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pm PO Ensemble Showcase: Jazz II, Classical TU LineUp! Dawn Clement & Mark Taylor, OF Danny Kolke Trio, 6pm Instrumentalists, Guitar Ensemble, 8pm 7:30pm OF Jazz Jam Session (vocals and instrumentals SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm Wednesday, February 21 on alternate Sundays), 7:30pm SY Justin Kausal-Hayes, 5pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am TU David Marriott’s Triskaidekaband, 7:30pm PD Casey MacGill & Friends, 8pm TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pm PG Paragon Hang, 8pm TD Mandy Harvey, 7:30pm Wednesday, February 28 RR Late Night in the Lounge: The General TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm JA Dr. Lonnie Smith, 7:30pm Business Band, 10pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm MQ Happy Hour: The Done Goners, 5pm SB Unsinkables, 9:30pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm PD Casey MacGill & Friends, 8pm SC Michael Van Bebber Quartet, 7pm PG Paragon Hang, 8pm TU Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Orchestra, Monday, February 26 RR Late Night in the Lounge: The General 7:30pm CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm Business Band, 10pm TV Stuart MacDonald, 8:30pm MQ Bean, Budde, Lone Trio, 5pm SB Westsound DFC, 9:30pm VI Brad Gibson Presents, 9pm MT Jazz Night, 9pm SC Cory Weeds/Chris Davis Quintet, 7pm WW Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm TU Ph Factor Big Band / Newport High School, Thursday, February 22 RR The Salute Sessions – Late Night in the 7:30pm Lounge, 10pm TV Stuart MacDonald, 8:30pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm TD Idan Raichel, 7:30pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pm VI Wally Shoup Quartet, 9pm FR Mark Lewis sax / Michael Powers guitar, 8pm JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm MQ Victor Horky’s Silk Road Swing ft. Roya, 8:30pm OS Jonas Myers, 7pm RR Mostly Other People Do the Killing, 7:30pm TU Jared Hall Quintet, 7:30pm VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm VI Kate Voss, 9pm Friday, February 23 Jazz BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm CM Dreams Come True, 7pm Port townsend John Clayton, artistic director EG Rob Scheps & Jim O’Connor: The Music of Gil Evans Sextet, 9pm JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm workshoP LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm MO Miles Electric Band, 7:30pm and Festival MQ Kate Voss Duo, 5pm MQ The Hot McGandhis, 9pm July 22-29, 2018 SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm VI Joe Doria, 9pm Coaching, rehearsals, master Saturday, February 24 classes, theory, special topics BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm and 60 performances— EG Hans Brehmer with Geoff Cooke, Brad Boal, including yours. and John Anderson, 7pm EG Hans Brehmer, 9pm this year honoring JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm Blue note legend MQ Jelly Rollers, 9pm lee Morgan with RR Early Music Seattle and Reel Grrls: “Women in Music” Film Screening and Panel, 6pm Featured artists. SB Cubano Y Latino, 7pm Terell Stafford, Jeff Hamilton, SY Victor Janusz, 10:30am Stefon Harris, Matt Wilson, TU Marc Seales Band, 7:30pm Jazzmeia Horn, George Cables, VI Birch Pereira Trio, 9:30pm Gary Smulyan, Taylor Eigsti, VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm Tamir Hendelman, Graham Dechter, Sunday, February 25 Katie Thiroux, Marcus and Jean AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and the Baylor plus 20 more. Special track 200 Trio, 9pm Stefon Harris for music educators. CZ Open Jazz Jam, 2pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm HA Bossa Nova with Dina Blade, 6pm apply aT Open to instrumentalists and vocalists HC Black & Tan Hall Presents: Rev. Sekou w/ Ben CENTRuM.ORG/Jazz high school-aged and older. Hunter & Joe Seamons, 7pm

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JazzNW podcasts of archived pro- 9pm, Giant Steps with John Pai at grams, see jazznw.org. 11pm, and The Shape of Modern Jazz 90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, with Gordon Todd at 1am Tuesdays. features Jazz Theater with John Gil- Shows can be streamed anytime at breath, 1am, and Sonarchy, midnight, kbcs.fm. a live-performance broadcast from 91.7 KSVR Mount Vernon, Doctor the Jack Straw Productions studio, Dee hosts two nights of jazz, Fourth produced by Doug Haire. Full sched- Corner Jazz, featuring recordings of ule information is available at kexp. live performance in Northwest Wash- org and jackstraw.org. ington, Sundays, 6-7pm, and The Sonarchy’s February (and final) Doctor’s Den, Mondays, 8-10pm. schedule: February 4, Blake DeGraw, 102.9 KLOI-LP Lopez Island, Mon- large ensemble joins composer/impro- days & Fridays, 3pm, Joy Spring with viser DeGraw for a radio communica- Gary Alexander, classic jazz and the tion summit; February 11, Wu Wei, Great American Songbook. Tao in the atmosphere tonight, with Hollow Earth Radio, hol- Dick Valentine (flutes) and Don Ber- lowearthradio.org, Fridays at 6pm, man (percussion); February 18, Mike biweekly, Black Roots Radio, hosted O. Band, new jazz music from com- by Jordan Leonard, promotes jazz as poser/keys player Michael Owcharuk, a dynamic genre rooted in the Black with Kate Olson (soprano sax), Jacques American experience. Willis (vibes), Mike Catts (bass), and Hollow Earth Radio is Seattle’s free- Mike Musburger (drums); February form online radio station that supports 25, Wally Shoup Electric Quartet, a the local music communities in the freely improvised explosion of sound greater Pacific Northwest and tries to with Shoup (alto sax), Dennis Rea and create an open, encouraging stage for Bill Horist (electric guitars), and Greg underrepresented voices. More at face- Campbell (extended drum kit). book.com/blackrootsradiojl and hol- 91.3 KBCS, features creative and lowearthradio.org. improvised music on Flotation Device In One Ear News with John Seman and Jonathan Law- son, Sundays at 10pm. The Monday Email news about Seattle-area jazz night lineup includes The Caravan artists, for In One Ear, to editor@ with John Gilbreath at 7pm, Straight earshot.org. No Chaser with David Utevsky at

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