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A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community August 2010 Vol. 26, No. 8 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington McTuff: Skerik, Andy Coe, Joe Doria, and D’Vonne Lewis Photo by Daniel Sheehan Join the NOTES Earshot Jazz Festival Production Team Talk Back to Mayor McGinn on the attle’s rich jazz history of the 40’s and Nightlife Initiative 50’s. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn an- International Conference of Music The Earshot Jazz Festival is seeking nounced his Seattle Nightlife Initia- Perception & Cognition at UW Production Interns and a Production tive, a proposal with eight components August 23-27 aimed at growing the Emerald City’s Assistant for the annual Earshot The International Conference on nighttime economy. The Mayor, along Jazz Festival, October 15 through Music Perception and Cognition (IC- with the City Council and City Attor- November 7. MPC) is an interdisciplinary confer- ney, is currently soliciting public feed- ence devoted to the dissemination of back and input on this plan through Now in its 22nd year, the Earshot new, unpublished research relating September 15, 2010. “The eight com- Jazz Festival presents local, national, to the field of music perception and ponents that make up the Seattle and international musicians in venues cognition. The 11th Annual ICMPC Nightlife Initiative are designed to throughout Seattle. With hundreds Conference will take place from Au- take advantage of the economic and of artists performing in more than gust 23 – 27 at the University of Wash- social rewards nighttime businesses 60 events during the three-week ington campus in conjuction with the bring to our city, while making pub- festival, this is an opportunity for UW School of Music. The conference lic safety the highest priority,” said musicians, students of music or the will include a keynote by Petri Toivi- McGinn. One of the key components music industry, or current production ainen, a Finnish professor and jazz pia- of the initiative would involve shift- staffers to contribute to this nist who does research on music and ing from the current 2:00 am clos- movement, as well as perception of outstanding community event. ing requirement for alcoholic service rhythm and tonality. There will also be beverage licenses to a “flexible hours” a special concert featuring the Cuong Scheduling flexibility is possible, system. New “Nighttime Amplified Vu Trio on August 24th at the Triple but production team members Sound Rules” are also being proposed. Door (see preview, page 13). A limited will be expected to work some The end result: many bars and clubs number of tickets are available to the long hours, including weekends, would likely stay open later. To learn general public for this event. To learn early mornings, and late nights. more about the nightlife initiative and more about the conference, please visit Applicants should be comfortable how to make your opinion heard, visit www.icmpc.org. handling routine production phone mayormcginn.seattle.gov/nightlife. calls and errands; communicating Esperanza Spalding Named Encore Presentation of Seattle clearly with production members, PDX Jazz Artistic & Community Jazz Legends in Concert on Aug 22 festival management, artists, and Ambassador A special event, “Seattle Jazz Leg- artist management; completing PDX Jazz, the presenting organiza- administrative tasks as requested; ends in Concert,” will return for an encore performance on August 22nd tion of the Portland Jazz Festival, an- lifting up to 50-70 lbs.; and driving nounced the appointment of Esperan- a passenger van. Previous stage at 7:30 p.m. at the Triple Door. The concert is being filmed as part of the za Spalding as Artistic & Community production experience is a plus. feature-length documentary project, Ambassador. The celebrated bassist, In Between the Raindrops, which will vocalist, composer and bandleader To start a conversation about showcase the artists’ performances and will officially begin her newly appoint- helping with the annual Earshot Jazz interviews, in addition to interviews ed position in October. The 2011 fes- Festival, please send a summary of with such greats as musical impresario tival will be held February 18 through your qualifications in an email to Quincy Jones and notable trumpeter/ 27 in downtown Portland, Oregon. [email protected]. flugelhorn player Clark Terry. The Among her community activities will film, co-produced by Jessica Davis and be participation in the festival’s cen- See you out there! Joe Andolina, pays tribute to these his- terpiece education event sponsored by torical jazz figures and highlights Se- CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • July 2010 , EARSHOT JAZZ IN ONE EAR A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community Nadine Shanti joins COCOA nw.org for information about upcom- Executive Director John Gilbreath MARTINI ing concerts. Earshot Jazz Editor Danielle Bias Composer and singer Nadine Shanti Sonarchy’s August Lineup Assistant Editor Peter Walton will join Kimberly Reason and Kay Sound wiz Doug Haire is the pro- Bailey as a guest vocalist for the group Contributing Writers Andrew Bartlett, Nathan ducer and mixer of Sonarchy, recorded COCOA MARTINI. Born and raised Bluford, Molly M. Conant, Jessica Davis, live in the studios at Jack Straw Pro- Schraepfer Harvey, Peter Monaghan, in New Orleans, Shanti moved to Se- ductions in Seattle. This hour-long Kimberly M. Reason, Peter Walton, Eliot attle in 1980, where she launched a broadcast features new music and Winder versatile music career that included sound art by Pacific Northwest artists. performances throughout the U.S., Ja- Calendar Editor Peter Walton Now into it’s 14th year of airing on Calendar Volunteer Tim Swetonic pan, Indonesia, and Australia. She has KEXP 90.3 FM, Sonarchy is broadcast Photography Daniel Sheehan performed as a guest artist with the every Sunday evening at midnight. Layout Karen Caropepe Everett Symphony and the Wenatchee This month of August, you can hear Mailing Lola Pedrini Valley Symphony, and toured the U.S. live performances by the following Program Manager Karen Caropepe presenting workshops and concerts in artists: On August 1st, Eli Rosenblatt Send Calendar Information to: Illinois, Tennessee, Alaska and Loui- leads a band through combinations 3429 Fremont Place #309 siana. More recently, she has served of klezmer, cuban and swing music. Seattle, WA 98103 as a guest instructor at the American The group features Rosenblatt on vo- fax / (206) 547-6286 International School in Lagos, Nige- email / [email protected] cals and guitar with Timba Harris ria. Shanti will make her debut with on violin, Hadi Asil also on guitar Board of Directors Paul Toliver (president), COCOA MARTINI on Sunday, No- and Ahamefule J. Oluo on trumpet Cuong Vu (vice-president), Lola Pedrini vember 28th from 5 - 6:30pm for the (treasurer), Hideo Makihara (secretary), and clarinet. On August 8th, the Cu- Jazz at Marine View concert series in Clarence Acox, George Heidorn, Kenneth W. rious Mystery presents sixties-style Tacoma. Masters, Renee Staton psychedelia, country-blues and garage Earshot Jazz is published monthly by Northwest African American experimentalism. Band members are Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is Museum Announces Live Jazz Shana Cleveland, Nicolas Gonzalez, available online at www.earshot.org. Series Faustine Hudson and Bradford But- Subscription (with membership): $35 The Northwest African American ton. Then on August 15th, the Dan 3429 Fremont Place #309 Museum (NAAM) and Lucid Live Duval Sextet serves up new jazz from Seattle, WA 98103 Jazz Lounge kicked off “4 Beats to the Portland with Duval on guitar, Lee phone / (206) 547-6763 Bar,” a live jazz and happy hour series Elderton on soprano and alto saxo- fax / (206) 547-6286 at NAAM on July 29. The series will phones, Mary-Sue Tobin also on alto Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 feature some of Seattle’s finest musi- sax, Tom Garcia on tenor and bari- Printed by Pacific Publishing Company cians playing against the backdrop of tone saxophones, Joaquin Toler on © 2009 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle NAAM’s latest jazz exhibition, After bass and Todd Bishop on drums. On August 22nd, Jonathan Way mixes MISSION STATEMENT Hours: The Joint is Jumpin’. The exhi- bition is composed of vintage jazz era and processes recordings made in the Earshot Jazz is a non-profit arts and service photographs and historic artifacts and remote mountains of northeastern organization formed in 1986 to cultivate a support is on view through December 25th. Washington state revealing the tex- system for jazz in the community and to increase The series was inaugurated on July tures of snowbrush, horsetails and awareness of jazz. Earshot Jazz pursues its 29th with a performance by the band pine bark alongside electronic ma- mission through publishing a monthly newsletter, nipulations. Finally, on August 29th, presenting creative music, providing educational Tenderoney, featuring Alisha Roney programs, identifying and filling career needs for on vocals. On August 26, 2010 from Erin Jorgensen presents a solo show jazz artists, increasing listenership, augmenting 5:30-8:00pm, the museum will fea- of marimba, singing and stories with and complementing existing services and ture musicians Evan Flory-Barnes, songs ranging from punk covers, Bach programs, and networking with the national and Darrius Wilrich, D’Vonne Lewis, and French art songs. international jazz community. and Bernie Jacobs. Visit www.naam- July 2010 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 3 PROFILE The McTuff Attitude By Nathan Bluford Seattle pedestrians are generally an aggressive bunch, known for their jay- walking tendencies and free-spirited disobedience towards streets signs. These types better stay on their toes after dark, because a mysterious mu- sician known as McTuff rides around these parts on a sleek black motorcy- cle, and he does not slow down when the light turns yellow. Let me tell you a bit about McTuff, although a lot of what I’ve heard is based on rumors whose details change depending on whom you ask.