2016 Golden Ear Award Winners

A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community April 2017 Vol. 33, No. 4 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington

2016 Golden Ear Award Winners Front row: Julian Priester, Dawn Clement, Mark Taylor Back row: Bill Anschell, Kate Voss, Birch Pereira, Alex Dugdale Photo by Daniel Sheehan Letter from the Director Earshot JazZ  A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community

Executive Director John Gilbreath JAAAM Managing Director Karen Caropepe Program Manager Caitlin Peterkin By now, we all “Jazz is the ulti- Earshot Jazz Editor Caitlin Peterkin know that April mate in rugged Contributing Writers Halynn Blanchard, Levi is Jazz Appre- individualism Gillis ciation Month and the truest (JAM). We also expression of Calendar Editor Caitlin Peterkin know that our community.” Photography Daniel Sheehan new president Those days ap- Layout Caitlin Peterkin has proposed pear to be over. Distribution Karen Caropepe & Earshot Jazz the elimination While Presi- volunteers of the National dent Barack Send Calendar Information to: Endowment for Obama said, 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 the Arts, the “Jazz is fearless Seattle, WA 98103 National En- and true,” and email / [email protected] dowment for quoted Duke Hu m a n it i e s , Ellington in re- Board of Directors Sue Coliton (president), and the Corpo- ferring to jazz Danielle Leigh (vice president), Sally ration for Public as our best “ba- Nichols (secretary), Viren Kamdar (treasurer), Ruby Smith Love, John W. Broadcasting, rometer of free- Comerford, Chris Icasiano, Diane Wah while building new walls around the dom,” our new president equates the country and greatly increasing mili- vast personal fortunes of the few as Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, tary budgets to defend them. We’re barometers of freedom and projects Hideo Makihara, Kenneth W. Masters, Lola beginning to see just how much of a fearlessness by dramatic increases in Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu “jam” we’re in. military might, at the risk of person- Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, This year, we’re asking you to take al liberties and cultural values. Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. JAM two steps further. Let’s make Jazz reminds us all to remember Earshot Jazz is published monthly by it Jazz Appreciation, Advocacy, and our role in the American experi- Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is Action Month. It’s time to get in- ment: a government “of the people, available online at www.earshot.org. tentional about preserving and sup- by the people, and for the people.” Subscription (with membership): $35 porting America’s cultural treasures. All of the people. And we are ask- 3429 Fremont Place #309 Last year’s Jazz Appreciation ing you to join us in making direct Seattle, WA 98103 Month culminated in the hippest contact with our elected officials to phone / (206) 547-6763 International Jazz Day ever, with express our concerns and to save the our hippest president ever open- NEA, NEH, CPB, and to preserve Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 ing the White House (which he re- those aspects of our own govern- Printed by Pacific Publishing Company named the Blues House) to an in- ment that reflect all of the cultures it © 2017 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle credible concert by many of the top represents. Check our website, ear- names in jazz. And, over and above shot.org, for contact information for the great music, what resonated your elected officials. And remem- M i ss i o n S tateme n t most for many of us was the natural ber that you do make a difference. To ensure the legacy and progression prestige in which jazz was cast, and Your voice is part of the band. Let’s of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates the elegance and respect with which get in tune and make some noise. a vibrant jazz community by engaging Barack Obama spoke of “America’s –John Gilbreath, Executive Director audiences, celebrating artists, and great gift to the world,” saying that, supporting arts education.

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Jazz: The Second Century Deadline June 1 Earshot Jazz seeks submissions from Seattle-area individual artists and ensembles for the 2017 Jazz: The Second Century series. The series brings the progression of jazz into creative motion on the concert stage. Projects that question and expand the conven- tions of the jazz form are wel- come. Seattle-area individual artists or groups, in any instrument combination, are eligible. Sub- missions must include a recorded sample of a project that can be performed in a concert setting. We encourage applicants to include a letter that speaks to their musical interpretation of the meaning of jazz and of the next stage of jazz music. Individual artists or ensembles are selected by a blind-jury pro- cess. Second Century artists and ensembles perform during July 2017, and are paid a competitive fee for the performance. Please send submissions elec- tronically to 2ndcentury@earshot.org or by mail to Earshot Jazz, 3429 Fremont Place N, #309, Seattle, WA 98103. Dead- line to apply is June 1. You can direct questions and comments to Earshot Jazz at (206) 547- 6763 or [email protected]. A list of past Jazz: The Second Cen- tury artists and ensembles can be viewed online at earshot.org.

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Mark Your Calendars for for jazz musicians for the 2017 event, Rauch at volunteer@ballardjazzfesti- GiveBIG! which will be held Tuesday, August val.com. 15, in Shoreline. Artists should send The Seattle Foundation’s seventh an- an email, with links to their website, 5th Annual Jazz Contest for nual GiveBIG day is May 10. On this Facebook page, or other samples day of giving, maximize your gift to Women Composers of their music, to Ray Bloom at Earshot by participating in this com- musicdirector@northcityjazzwalk. Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra munity giving event. You can help com, by May 15. (SWOJO) is now seeking submissions with a donation at any level. Each do- for its fifth annual composition con- nation made between midnight and Volunteer at the Ballard Jazz test, this year a drum feature. The win- midnight PDT will receive a prorated ning compositions will be performed portion of the matching funds. Find Festival and recorded live by SWOJO with more information at givebigseattle.org. The Ballard Jazz Festival (May 17-20) special guest Sherrie Maricle of DIVA. is seeking volunteers for the annual Submission deadline is June 18. North City Jazz Walk Accepting event. Interested volunteers should The contest was created to encourage Submissions fill out the online form at http://bal- the composition and performance of lardjazzfestival.com/volunteer.php, or the highest quality jazz ensemble liter- The North City Jazz Walk contact Volunteer Coordinator Paul Committee is accepting submissions Continued ON PAGE 23 In one ear

Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz to the weekly Racer Sessions and per- addition to its weekday NPR and late- Vocalist Competition Winners formances by La Luz, Country Lips, night and prime-time jazz programs. Ravenna Woods, Lonesome Shack, Abe Beeson hosts The New Cool, Nikki DeCaires and Tiia Freeman and more. It is also the meeting space Saturdays, 3pm, featuring 21st cen- were recently named the winners of for a variety of clubs and social orga- tury jazz inspired and informed by the the adult and high school divisions nizations. sounds of today, hip-hop, funk, elec- (respectively) of the 13th Annual Se- “I never really knew what Café Racer tronic & punk rock, followed by Rob- attle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audi- meant to people until after the tragic in Lloyd’s Jazz Caliente, 5pm, where tions held at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in shooting [in 2012],” Geissl said. “The jazz meets Latin rhythms. March. They will represent Seattle in outpouring of love and support from Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun- Kobe, Japan, at the Kobe Shinkaichi the community was amazing and the days, 2pm, features the artists and Jazz Queen Vocalist Contest in early fact that we, as a community were able events of the regional jazz scene. For May. to come back from it shows that there JazzNW podcasts of archived pro- is a need for places like Café Racer in grams, see jazznw.org. Café Racer to be Sold the world. 90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, Café Racer owner Kurt Geissl re- “My dream is that someone would features Jazz Theater with John Gil- cently announced he will be putting like to keep the café going in the same breath, 1am, and Sonarchy, midnight, the beloved bar/restaurant/venue up manner as it has been for the last a live-performance broadcast from the for sale, citing “increasing concerns twelve years. The community deserves Jack Straw Productions studio, pro- with family, responsibilities in [his] it.” duced by Doug Haire. Full schedule full-time ‘second,’ job and the desire to information is available at kexp.org do other things [that] contributed to Jazz Radio and jackstraw.org. this decision” on the café’s Facebook Sonarchy’s April schedule: April 2, 88.5 KNKX hosts Saturday Jazz Mat- page. Matt Shoemaker, a solo show focused inee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Wiley’s Café Racer has become a mainstay the Art of Jazz, and Jazz Northwest, in on Seattle’s music scene, as the host Continued ON PAGE 23

4 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 letter from the editor The Bass Church The Bass Church The Bass Church The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists America Cannot Afford to Lose the National Endowment for the Arts www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com

The current president recently unveiled Art is a nation’s most his proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, year, in which there were glaring cuts to precious heritage. Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, programs that are crucial to a thriving so- For it is in our works Lessons Lessons Lessons ciety. Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location of art that we reveal Proposed budget for defense spending?

$640 billion. to ourselves, and to (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 Proposed budget for arts and cultural 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. others, the inner vision Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 agencies? A whopping $0. ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ The current administration’s plans would which guides us as cut four cultural agencies and their col- a Nation. And where lective $971 million budgets. That’s just .0015% of the defense budget. there is no vision, the The Bass Church The Bass Church The Bass Church It is extremely worrisome that the cur- people perish. The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists rent administration wants to suppress one of the most vital pillars in our democracy. www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com In justifying the $54 billion increase in defense spending, the current president says: “These cuts are sensible and rational. Every agency and department will be driven to achieve greater efficiency and to eliminate wasteful spending.” Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Now let’s go back to 1965, as President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into effect Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, the National Endowment for the Arts: “Art is a nation’s most precious heri- Lessons Lessons Lessons tage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location the inner vision which guides us as a Nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.” (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 Our current president is not putting America First. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 When the arts come under attack, so does the freedom of expression; when ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ the arts are no longer valued, neither is individual thought. The arts have the power to question and captivate, diversify and educate, excite and celebrate.

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–Caitlin Peterkin, Earshot Jazz Editor

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 5 2016 Golden Ear Awards Ceremony

200 trio (cole Schuster, greg feingold, max holmberg) jim wilke

By Caitlin Peterkin NW Recording of the Year pocket, and the stripped-down but su- Photos by Daniel Sheehan Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints, perbly effective arrangements are spot Dream Man on. Last month at The Royal Room, a Able to blend Willie Dixon, Hank full house of artists and audiences “Over the years (and decades), there have been recurring cycles of popular- Williams, Fats Waller, and much more alike gathered to celebrate recent ac- into a single tasty brew, The Gin Joints complishments by Seattle’s jazz com- ity for many varieties of traditional country, early rock & roll, and ‘retro- obviously have a distinctive skill at munity. Opening the night was the deftly exploring the sometimes treach- 200 Trio (Cole Schuster, guitar; swing,’ sometimes driven as much by fashion as by sound musical intent. erous seams between country, swing Greg Feingold, bass; Max Holmberg, and the roadhouse, while finding the drums), who delivered a tight, atten- Birch Pereira and The Gin Joints however, are clearly not about shtick, gim- timeless essence of great songs from tion-grabbing set of standards and any era.” (Earshot Jazz, June 2016) original compositions. micks, or ironic detachment. This is a Jim Wilke, host of the nationally top-shelf unit of superb musicians, and on their new album Dream Man, they NW Concert of the Year syndicated Jazz Northwest program, LineUp! featuring Julian Priester, emceed the presentation of the Gold- explore a keenly curated repertoire of Ballard Jazz Festival en Ear Awards. In a night honoring classic sounds, steeped with an obvi- May 13, New York Fashion current achievements in Seattle jazz, ous affinity and love for the music. Academy those in attendance were also treated Birch Pereira is an almost eerily ver- to a celebration of the legacies of Ju- satile bassist, arranger, and singer, as Saxophonist Mark Taylor and pianist lian Priester and Jim Knapp, who were seemingly at home with the electronic (and 2015 Northwest Instrumentalist each recognized for their remarkable beats and synth textures of his band of the Year) Dawn Clement recently careers. The evening also brought to Theoretics as he is wandering the launched a new ensemble that has light the importance of jazz, creativity, dusty roads of American vernacular delighted audiences, particularly in a and art in today’s changing landscape, music with The Gin Joints. It’s a fairly memorable performance at the 2016 with speeches by award recipients and rare upright bass player who can sing Ballard Jazz Festival. The two award- presenters. great lead vocals while laying down a winning Pacific Northwest artists We congratulate all the nominees in locked-in groove, but Pereira makes it bring listeners a lineup of new, col- this annual look at the region’s vibrant sound easy. His high tenor is delicate laborative compositions, and, in this and thriving jazz ecology. but authoritative, and always in the Concert of the Year, performed with

6 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 birch pereira dawn clement (with baby della), julian priester, mark taylor drummer D’Vonne Lewis, bassist Mi- church organist Keith Taylor. Her ca- NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble chael Glynn, and special guest, trom- reer today includes playing at the Mary Anton Schwartz Quintet bonist Julian Priester. Lou Williams Piano Competition at Splitting his time between San Mark Taylor is a creative improviser Washington DC’s Kennedy Center Francisco and Seattle, saxophonist/ and impeccable ensemble player. He and Paris’ International Martial Solal composer/educator Anton Schwartz performs and records with Matt Jor- Jazz Piano Competition, teaching at has become a significant force on the gensen +451, Jim Knapp Orchestra, Cornish and at Port Townsend’s Cen- West Coast. With critically acclaimed Tom Varner, Thomas Marriott, Wayne trum Jazz Workshop, and releasing releases, including 2014’s Flash Mob, Horvitz, Seattle Repertory Jazz Or- five CDs. which spent eight weeks in jazz radio’s chestra, and the Randy Halberstadt Julian Priester is a celebrated musi- Top 10 and earned a four-star review Quintet. Taylor has two acclaimed cian who played with Max Roach, in DownBeat magazine, Schwartz has Origin Records releases: After Hours Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Her- reinforced his reputation as a passion- (2002) and Spectre (2009). bie Hancock, and many others before ate but poised improviser and smart Dawn Clement began playing pi- a long teaching career at Cornish Col- purveyor of captivating melodies. ano when she was 10 years old, with lege of the Arts. His impeccable quintet sees a rotat- early lessons with ragtime pianist and ing lineup of musicians, with Pacific

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 7 alex dugdale kate voss john gilbreath

Northwest regulars including bassist NW Emerging Artist flugelhornist/composer and recent Michael Glynn, pianist Randy Porter, Alex Dugdale Seattle transplant Dmitri Matheny and drummer Matt Jorgensen, who Saxophonist/tap dancer Alex Dug- has been lauded as “one of the most joined Schwartz and vocalist Denise dale is a graduate of Roosevelt High emotionally expressive improvisers of Donatelli in a successful outing at the School and holds a Bachelors in Jazz his generation” (International Review 2016 Earshot Jazz Festival. from the Eastman School of Music of Music). An honors graduate of the and a Masters in Education from Se- Berklee College of Music, Matheny NW Alternative Jazz Group attle Pacific University. At Roosevelt, vaulted onto the jazz scene in the Happy Orchestra he performed in the jazz band and tap- 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then, he has garnered “A phenomenally funky drummer, danced in four annual productions of critical acclaim and a loyal interna- with taste, feel, and chops to spare, Ellington’s Jazz Nutcracker. He began tional following, touring extensively Abouzied elevates every band he’s a tap-dance study at the age of six, and throughout the United States, Europe, part of, providing gems for breakbeat appeared in many Seattle productions. and Asia. With over 100 recordings hunters for years to come....With hu- He instructs in the music department to his credit, Matheny has released 11 mor and humility, he achieves a deft of Bishop Blanchet High School, and albums as a leader. His latest is Jazz balance, exploring the technical and teaches band at six different Catholic Noir, a fresh spin on crime jazz, film intellectual challenges in music while grade schools in the Seattle area. He noir movie themes, and timeless clas- still forging a deep emotional connec- also works as a private instructor with sics, selections from which he recently tion with the audience” (Earshot Jazz, Edmonds-Woodway High School performed in the monthly Art of Jazz November 2016). bands, and continues to perform in series at the Seattle Art Museum. Tarik Abouzied’s aptly named Happy the greater Seattle area with his group, Orchestra invokes musical touchstones the 2015 Golden Ear-nominated like funk maestros Tower of Power, FADE Quartet. He first performed NW Vocalist of the Year iconoclastic modernists Kneebody, with Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Kate Voss and the finest strains of ‘70s fusion. as a dancer in 2006, and now performs Often blending genres together for The music gets intricate, but Abouzied on saxophone as a regular member of a fresh take on standards, Kate Voss never loses sight of the gritty, soulful the band. has been wowing Seattle audiences for truth inherent in a deep groove. the past 15 years. She received Special Happy Orchestra recently recorded NW Instrumentalist of the Year Mention at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vo- an album, set to be released later this Dmitri Matheny cal Queen contest in both 2014 and year, and plays regularly around the Acclaimed for his warm tone, soar- 2016, and was previously nominated region. ing lyricism, and masterful technique, for Golden Ear Vocalist of the Year in 2015. As one-half of vintage jazz duo

8 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 ryan keberle & julian priester bill anschell

Sundae + Mr. Goessl, Voss performs York music scene. However, she quick- Bill Anschell and tours nationally with her husband, ly became a prominent part of the free JazzTimes wrote, “No matter where Golden Ear-nominated guitarist Jason jazz movement. She has collaborated Anschell plays on the keyboard, he Goessl. She also was a featured vocal- with many big names, including: Fred sounds like no other pianist.” ist on the 2016 Northwest Recording Hersch, Norma Winstone, Bobby Seattlelites should count themselves of the Year, Birch Pereira & the Gin McFerrin, Jane Ira Bloom, and Julian Joints’ Dream Man. lucky to possess an artist of this caliber Priester, who was honored to induct his in their town. Originally hailing from “dear friend” into the Hall of Fame. Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame the Emerald City, Anschell was away Clayton is known and respected for her from Seattle for 25 years. His per- Jay Clayton experience with free jazz and improvisa- formance career took off in Atlanta, An impressive vocalist, composer, tion. She has taught extensively through- where his trio played at major festivals, and educator, Jay Clayton has per- out the world and was on the jazz faculty including the 1996 Summer Olympic formed and taught across the world. of Cornish College for 20 years. She is Games. In 1963 she began her career perform- currently on the jazz faculty at Peabody Anschell has played with jazz greats ing the standards on the vibrant New Institute in Baltimore. including Ron Carter, Benny Golson,

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 9 and Russell Malone, and is the recipi- sented a Special Award to Jim Knapp Arts Jazz Composition Fellowship, a ent of numerous Golden Ear Awards. (unfortunately not in attendance), who Seattle Arts Commission Individual Many of his compositions have ap- just celebrated his retirement from Cor- Artist Music Composition grant, and peared on television programs includ- nish College of the Arts. support from Meet the Composer and ing “The West Wing,” “The Wire,” Jazz has been taught at Cornish Col- Artist Trust. In November 2006, he and the PBS movie The Old Settler. lege of the Arts since the 1960s, but came was honored by Cornish for “35 Years into its own when Knapp “codified the of Jazz.” In 2007, he was inducted into Special Awards program as we know it now,” in words the Earshot Jazz Hall of Fame, and in Jim Knapp, in recognition that of tribute Chuck Deardorf. It’s been the 2010 received the “Certificate of Ex- his forward-thinking work in jazz better part of 50 years since then, and cellence in Teaching” for 2009-2010 education has helped to shape because of Knapp’s pioneering work, from Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle’s jazz legacy Jazz at Cornish has national stature. Knapp has recorded as a composer and/ Knapp was for years the program or performer on the ECM, A-Records, Former Chair of the Music Depart- head of Jazz within the Cornish Mu- Origin, and Pony Boy record labels. ment at Cornish and current Program sic Department. Among his awards Julian Priester, in recognition that Manager at Centrum Gregg Miller pre- are a National Endowment for the Seattle’s jazz history is embellished by his distinguished legacy In a special presentation, trombon- ist Ryan Keberle, who performed after the ceremony with his Catharsis project, was honored to present Julian Priester with a Special Award. Earning a standing ovation as he made his way to the stage, Priester took the mic to deliver a message: “You represent the saviors of jazz music,” he told the crowd after thanking them. “It has been waving in popular- ity…and I encourage young people to seek out where the music that they love comes from.” Coming from an artist who’s worked with Sun Ra, John Coltrane, and more, these words are made ever-stronger in light of today’s threat to the arts in America. Earshot’s John Gilbreath closed the ceremony, after inducting Bill An- schell into the Hall of Fame, with a similar theme: “We have to identify what our personal values are. We have to articulate them, we all have to stand for our value of our collective culture and the story of America that is told through the jazz culture,” he said. “Jazz belongs to Black America, but there is no doubt that jazz has gone around the world. And what we have in Seattle is a key element to that. We are a spark plug.”

10 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 11 PREVIEW >> Earshot Jazz Kicks Off Spring Series

Grdina has managed to place a finger Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares in every corner of the jazz/world fu- Saturday, April 22, 8pm sion room.” Town Hall Seattle His latest ensemble, the Gordon $10-35 Grdina Quartet, is inspired by the Welcomed by KBCS complexity of Bartok, the freedom Last month may have scored Interna- of Ornette Coleman, the intensity tional Women’s Day, but one of April’s of Soundgarden, and the delicacy of brilliant follow-ups comes April 22 Webern. His carefully formed quartet at Town Hall: the Grammy Award- of Oscar Noriega (saxophone), Russ winning women’s chorus of traditional Lossing (piano), and Satoshi Takeishi and contemporary Bulgarian folk mu- (drums) combines the traditions of sic, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. The jazz improvisation, complex and mem- unamplified vocal ensemble carries a orable compositions, and a dynamic dense history, a rare artistic gift, and freedom to the music that ebbs and an unearthly beauty, dissolving the flows with each tune. separation between East and West, Tickets are $15 general / $13 Earshot new and old, and popular and tradi- gordon grdina photo by peter gannushkin members & seniors / $7 students & mili- tional music. tary/veterans, and available at Stranger- The chorus has performed over 1,200 Gordon Grdina Quartet Tickets.com. concerts in a slew of prestigious perfor- Friday, April 7, 7:30pm mance halls while touring internation- JUST ADDED! The Royal Room ally throughout their history, which $7-15 Bill McHenry & Thomas in itself is a mysterious lineage. The Marriott “A guitar player of unbridled musi- women’s choir seeded around 1952 Saturday, April 15, 9pm cal ingenuity,” writes World Music under founding director of Bulgaria’s The Royal Room Report of Gordon Grdina. “Few mu- State Ensemble for Folk Songs Filip sicians—especially guitarists and Bill McHenry’s compelling and Kutev. Decades later, Swiss musicolo- oud players—have a vision as broad highly personal approach to the ten- gist Marcel Cellier would track down and seemingly limitless as him.” or saxophone has garnered respect this roots-based, avant-garde choir and Juno Award-winning Vancouver-based around the world. His most recent record them as the primary feature of oud player/guitarist Grdina is known recording, La Peur De Vide, a duo his 1975 compilation Le Mystère Des for his incredible versatility and abil- date with jazz-great Andrew Cyrille, Voix Bulgares. Nearly another decade ity to bring a fresh and edgy vibe to adds to an impressive and passionate would pass before Cellier licensed his any ensemble he joins or forms. His discography featuring his composi- disc to British indie label 4AD, who in sound is a combination of his interests tions played by the likes of Paul Mo- turn licensed the US rights to Elektra/ in mainstream jazz, free-form impro- tian, Ben Monder, and Reid Ander- Nonesuch. visation and Arabic classical music. A son, among others. In a rare appear- Once the Soviet Bulgarian choir protégé of jazz great Gary Peacock, he ance on the West Coast, McHenry received due Western European ex- is a well-respected contributor to the joins Seattle trumpet legend Thomas posure, sales of Le Mystère Des Voix jazz and world music scenes and is Marriott at the Royal Room. Bulgares became unprecedented for a foreign-language vocal album. The constantly being sought out for new –Levi Gillis projects. As Pop Matters says, “Gordon name Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares,

12 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares Photo courtesy of artist now a trademark of the choir, was reg- music, and costumes. While most lyr- istered in 1990 by Cellier himself. ics translate to describe the life of a Translated to “The Mystery of the Balkan woman, the act of singing has Bulgarian Voices,” the groups’ vocal- also remained a foundation for many ists combine diaphonic, often disso- women of this culture. nant, singing to produce a breathtak- The event follows the expert direc- ing, otherworldly sound “somewhere tion of Dr. Dora Hristova, who has between the Muslim call to prayer been Artistic Director and conduc- and the Beach Boys” (The Guardian). tor of the female vocal choir for more It’s in part to this “magic” – and the than 25 years. A graduate of the Bul- group’s unique choral arrangements – garian State Conservatoire, Hristova that the ensemble has found remark- contributes to academia as a lecturer at able success in mastering Bulgaria’s the Art Academy in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, diverse and age-old vocal traditions, and to the fields of sonority and vocal while sounding strikingly modern and ensemble studies. Under her direction, original. the choir was appointed the Ambassa- Over 20 women embodying different dor of European culture in 2007. folklore regions in Bulgaria through traditional flowered costumes com- It’s difficult to encapsulate just how prise the choir we see today. Their con- widespread the affect of this endur- cert will be an unveiling of centuries ing world music force is. It was in part of Bulgarian vocal tradition, through due to the admiration by Bauhaus’ a gamut of repertoire containing com- Peter Murphy that the choral group plex layers of singular note punctua- was recognized by 4AD’s co-founder tions, microtonal harmonies, and an- Ivo Watts-Russell, who has called the cient melodies. original Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares Over the course of a two-part con- album “a highlight of my life.” More cert, the choir performs songs that recently, the music of Le Mystère des tell about daily life and traditions in Voix Bulgares extends into playlists Bulgaria, a cultural melting pot with and soundtracks from artists such as Greek, Slavic, Ottoman, and Persian Gorillaz and Werner Herzog, and the influences and a rich heritage of dance, women themselves have been a fea-

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 13 familial apprenticeship from an early age. Clayton honors the legacy of his father and all his musical ancestors through a commitment to artistic exploration, innovation, and reinven- tion. His music is a celebration of the inherent differences in musical per- spectives that promote true artistic synergy. Inclusive sensibilities have al- lowed him to perform and record with such distinctive artists as Diana Krall, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Am- brose Akinmusire, Dayna Stephens, and John Scofield. Clayton also has enjoyed an extended association since early 2013, touring and recording with saxophone legend Charles Lloyd. Joe Sanders has made a name for gerald clayton photo by devin dehaven helen sung photo courtesy of artist himself through his versatility, dedica- tured accompaniment to Bobby Mc- tion, and steady pulse. He is one of the out. Her music has been called soul- Ferrin. most sought-after young bass players ful and smart, and is characterized by Tickets are $35 general / $30 Ear- of his generation and has played with irresistible grooves overflowing with a shot & Town Hall members / $20 Ravi Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Jim- warm humanity that is both thrilling students for Preferred Section, and my Heath, Wayne Shorter, and Dave and unforgettable. Regular Section: $20 general / $15 Ear- Brubeck, among others. A graduate of the prestigious The- shot & Town Hall members / $10 stu- Kendrick Scott is an alumnus of the lonious Monk Institute of Jazz Per- dents for Regular Section, and are avail- famed Berklee College of Music. He formance, she has worked with such able at earshot.org. has performed with Pat Metheny, Joe jazz luminaries as Clark Terry, Slide Lovano, Terence Blanchard, and Di- Hampton, Ron Carter, Jon Faddis, Co-presented with Town Hall Seattle anne Reeves, and currently plays with Wayne Shorter, and MacArthur Fel- Global Rhythms. the Charles Lloyd Quartet alongside low Regina Carter. In addition to her –Halynn Blanchard Reuben Rogers and Gerald Clayton. own band, Sung can currently be seen Tickets are $24 general / $22 Earshot with the Mingus Big Band & Mingus Gerald Clayton Trio “Tributary members & seniors / $10 students & Dynasty, T.S.Monk Band, and Terri Tales” CD Release military/veterans, and available at ear- Lyne Carrington’s “Mosaic Project.” Tuesday, May 2, 8pm shot.org. Sung’s quartet includes John Ellis on PONCHO Concert Hall reeds, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Terre- $10-24 Helen Sung Quartet on Gully on drums. Ellis expresses a keen intellect and easy virtuosity as The four-time GRAMMY-nominat- with John Ellis, Boris Kozlov & both the leader of his own projects and ed pianist/composer brings his “Trib- Terreon Gully as an in-demand sideman. Kozlov is utary Tales” trio to Seattle with Joe Thursday, May 4, 8pm a two-time Grammy Award-winning Sanders on bass and Kendrick Scott PONCHO Concert Hall acoustic and electric bassist, composer, on drums. $10-24 and arranger. Gully has performed Gerald Clayton searches for honest Pianist Helen Sung is poised to take with various musicians, including expression in every note he plays. With her place as one of the preeminent Christian McBride, Ron Blake, and harmonic curiosity and critical aware- voices on today’s jazz scene. Anyone Stefon Harris. ness, he develops musical narratives who caught her performance with the that unfold as a result of both deliber- Tickets are $24 general / $22 Earshot Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with ate searching and chance uncovering. members & seniors / $10 students & Wynton Marsalis last October can at- The son of beloved bass player and military/veterans, and available at ear- test to that. She was an absolute stand- composer John Clayton, he enjoyed a shot.org.

14 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 PREVIEW >> Fourth Annual Jackson Street Jazz Walk

Saturday, April 1, 5pm Various venues, Jackson Street The Jackson Street Jazz Walk returns for a fourth year of “Bringing Jazz Back to Jackson Street” and a night of free music spread across six venues, in the neighborhood “where Seattle jazz was born and where it flowered” (Paul de Barros, Jackson Street After Hours). By presenting current resident jazz artists dedicated to continuing and building upon Seattle’s jazz legacy, this annual event honors the incredible history of this community and of the art form from which Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ernestine Anderson, Dave Lewis, and many others emerged to make an impact on the world of jazz. Presented by Jackson Commons, a citizen-led initiative to increase the vi- tality of Jackson Street, this year’s Jazz Walk sees Seattle-area favorites including: Eugenie Jones, Lady A, Gail Pettis, Jacqueline Tabor, Kate Voss, jimmie herrod Photo Courtesy of Artist marina christopher Photo by Daniel Hager Marina Christopher, Jimmie Herrod,

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 15 Sundae + Mr. Goessl, Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints, Jim Halloran Trio, and Choroloco. One of the highlights of the event will be the Voices of Jazz program, which features a talented roster of Northwest vocalists performing throughout the evening at Ernestine Anderson Place. Beginning at 5pm, Gail Pettis, Kate Voss, Marina Christopher, Jimmie Herrod, and Eugenie Jones will each perform a set with pianist Eric Ver- linde, bassist Marina Christopher, and drummer Jamael Anthony Nance. Local promoter Parlour Trick will hold a showcase at the Cheeky Cafe, which will feature: vintage jazz duo Sundae + Mr. Goessl; recent Cornish grad and vocalist Jimmie Herrod with guitarist Jason Goessl; and Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints, recipients of the Golden Ear Award for 2016 Recording of the Year with their debut album, Dream Man. Down the block at Lake Chad Café, the Jim O’Halloran Trio hosts a World Jam all night long, with guests including bassist Farko Dosumov, drummer Royce Shorter Jr., percussionist Lance Lu, poet Paul Nelson, harmonica player Jay Mabin, and keyboardist Marina Albero. Jazz meets blues at Wonder Sports Bar, with Rik Wright’s Funda- mental Forces and Pacific Northwest blues diva Lady A. In addition to the music, Pratt Fine Arts Center celebrates its Spring Open House with “Spring Fever.” This family-friendly event is open to the public and offers attendees a chance to learn about Pratt’s unique programs and meet instructors, students, and staff, plus: hands-on art activities for kids ages 5 and up; a live bronze pour; food trucks and drinks from local vendors; artist demos in each of Pratt’s studios; and class discounts. Choroloco performs the sounds of old Brazil in Pratt’s Drawing Room from 7-8:30pm. Full schedule and more information available at jazzwalk.org. –Ed., courtesy of Knox Gardner

16 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 PREVIEW >> The 6th Annual North Bend Jazz Walk Kandi Trio, Paul Green Quartet with Katy Bourne, Chris Clark & Bob Hammer with Jennifer Kienzle, Leah Stillwell Trio, Aria Prame Trio with Dawn Clement, the Boxley’s Pro-Am Big Band, Alexey Nikolaev with Stu- dent Supergroups: Max Canella Quar- tet/George Fremont Trio, and Pete Christlieb & Bill Ramsay with the Danny Kolke Trio. Additionally, the 2017 North Bend bernie jacobs photo by daniel sheehan Jazz Walk will feature a number of top level high school jazz ensembles, in- Saturday, April 22, 6pm-midnight cluding the Mount Si High School Jazz Various venues, North Bend, WA Ensemble, a group that was recently The sixth annual North Bend Jazz selected to perform at the nationally re- Walk on April 22 is a highly antici- nowned Essentially Ellington competi- pated music festival nestled at the foot tion in New York City in May. of majestic Mount Si, featuring some One ticket allows access to all shows of the finest jazz talent in the Pacific and venues. Ticket holders will be able Northwest. to walk from venue to venue and enjoy Fourteen venues in historic down- the best the local jazz scene has to offer town North Bend will play host to from 6pm to midnight. All ticket pro- an evening celebrating jazz. The ven- ceeds benefit local jazz education, live ues are: North Bend Theater, Piccola performance, and scholarships. Cellars, Twede’s Café, Valley Center The North Bend Jazz Walk is sup- Stage, Brickyard Brewing, Pioneer ported by JazzClubsNW, a member- Coffee, Snoqualmie Valley Moose supported, non-profit organization Lodge, Birches Habitat, Piccola Cel- dedicated to supporting live music lars, Georgia’s Bakery, Chaplin’s, performance and education in many Chang Thai, Wildflower and Il Paesa- communities. Only 31 miles from no. All venues are family-friendly and downtown Seattle, North Bend has all ages. become a musical destination featur- The 2017 North Bend Jazz Walk ing live music four nights a week at will feature great jazz artists, includ- the JazzClubsNW performance stage ing: Bernie Jacobs Quartet, Janette at Piccola Cellars. West Quartet with Murl Allen Sand- Tickets are $25 adult / $15 youth in ers, Kelly Eisenhour + Melanie Shore advance, $30 / $20 at the door. Visit Trio, Courtney Cutchins Trio, En- northbendjazzwalk.com for tickets and demic Ensemble, Tracy Knoop Trio, the full schedule. For more about Jazz- Greg Ruby Group: Django & Hot ClubsNW, visit jazzclubsnw.org. Jazz, Nate Parker & Eli Miesner, Chris -Ed., courtesy of Gregory Malcolm Symer & Johnaye Kendrick, Kareem

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 17 Jazz Around The Sound April

TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5:30pm SW The Singer & the Songwriter, 6pm 4 Saturday, April 1 TD José James’ “Love in a Time of Madness” TU Smith/Staelens Big Band, 7:30pm BP Nearly Dan, 7pm featuring Nate Smith w/ Corey King, 7:30pm UC Mike LaDonne/Cory Weeds Trio, 7pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm TU Jane Addams Middle School Senior Jazz Band, VI Bar Tabac, 9pm CM Rod Cook & Toast, 7pm 5pm CT Champagne Honeybee and Olizar, 8pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm 5 Black Violin EA The Jackson Street Jazz Walk & Eugenie Jones VI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, Present: The Voices of Jazz, 5pm VI Xitlalic Faraday, 6pm R&B, and bluegrass music. Live, they are accompanied EG Will Lone’s Junior Recital & 26th Birthday, 9pm by their incredible band, featuring ace turntable whiz EM Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives, DJ SPS and a drummer. Since starting Black Violin 8pm Monday, April 3 a decade ago Wil Baptiste and Kevin “Kev Marcus” JA Ruben Studdard, 7:30pm CC Jam Session Mondays with Entremundos, Sylvester have performed an average of 200 shows a NC Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder, 8pm 9:30pm year in 49 states and 36 countries. RR Shout Out! Seattle: A Benefit for Rain City Rock MT Triangle Pub Jam, 8:30pm Camp for Girls, 5:30pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm SB 700 Saturdays, 9:30pm RR Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble ft. The Thursday, April 6 SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm Music of Thelonious Monk, 7:30pm BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9pm SB Velocity, 8pm RR The Salute Sessions, 10pm BD Annie Eastwood and Friends, 5:30pm TD The Maldives – Mad Lives Album Release Show TU Rick Mandyck Quartet w/ Thomas Marriott, BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm with Naomi Wachira, 7pm 7:30pm CH Clifford Dunn & Uneasy Chairs, 8pm TU Tarik Abouzied, Joe Doria, Brian Monroney, EL Paul Richardson, 6pm Damian Erskine, 7:30pm Tuesday, April 4 EU EuroJam Session, 8:30pm VI Don’t Move, 9:30pm CB West Coast Swing Social, 9pm JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm NC Ben Thomas Trio, 7pm HH Jazz at The Hat, 9pm SB Aqua Soul, 9:30pm Sunday, April 2 JA Kenny Lattimore, 7:30pm TU Jared Hall Quintet w/ Mark Taylor, John Hansen, AB The Beaver Sessions, 9pm NC Doug Rusk Songwriter, 7pm Michael Glynn & Matt Jorgensen, 7:30pm CM Sunday Brunch w/ the Washboard Cutups, 12:30pm OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pm VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm SB Joe Doria Presents, 10pm VI Julie Cascioppo, 9:30pm CT Gypsywolf with special guest Saint John, 8pm TU Tim Kennedy Band, 7:30pm CZ Blues Open Jam, 7pm Friday, April 7 CZ Choro Music Open Jam w/ Stuart Zobel, 2pm Wednesday, April 5 BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm CH John Krausbauer / C. Spencer Yeh / Greg Kelley, FB Seattle Jazz Vespers: The Fab Three, 6pm JA Kenny Lattimore, 7:30pm 8pm HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm CM Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers, 7pm JA Ruben Studdard, 7:30pm MO Black Violin, 7:30pm CZ Tonal Vision & Neil Welch & Ryan Kotler Jazz, MC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Joshua Hou, 12pm NC Jazz Jam, 7:30pm 7:30pm RR Seattle JazzED, 5pm PG Jazz at Paragon, 8pm JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm RR The Elnah Jordan Experience, 7:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am SB Rippin Chicken, 9:30pm NC Pearl Django, 8pm Calendar Key

AB The Angry Beaver EL El Gaucho Bellevue (Bellevue) OW Owl ’N Thistle AN Anchor Pub & Restaurant (Everett) EM Easy Monkey Tap House (Shoreline) PG Paragon BA Bainbridge Performing Arts Center (Bainbridge EU EuroPub RB The Red Bicycle (Vashon Island) Island) FB Seattle First Baptist Church RR The Royal Room BC Barca HA Harissa BD Bad Albert’s Tap & Grill SB Seamonster Lounge HH Hattie’s Hat BH Benaroya Hall SE Seattle Art Museum JA Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley BP Bake’s Place (Bellevue) ST Stage 7 Pianos (Kirkland) BT Brass Tacks KC Kirkland Performance Center (Kirkland) LA Latona Pub SY Salty’s on Alki CB Century Ballroom SW Stone Way Cafe CC Capitol Cider MC Marcela’s Creole Cookery TB Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, Wallingford CH Chapel Performance Space MH Maple Hall (La Conner) CM Crossroads Bellevue (Bellevue) MK Mollusk TD Triple Door CR Cafe Racer MO Moore Theatre TH Town Hall Seattle CT Columbia City Theater MQ Musicquarium @ Triple Door TU Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club CZ Couth Buzzard Books MT Mac’s Triangle Pub UC Unity Center (Bellingham) DT Darrell’s Tavern MV Marine View Church (Tacoma) VI Vito’s EA Ernestine Anderson’s Place NC North City Bistro & Wine Shop (Shoreline) EB Elliott Bay Pizza (Mill Creek) NE Neptune Theatre All venues located in Seattle unless otherwise noted. ED Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds) NL Nectar Lounge Visit earshot.org/jazz-around-the-sound/ for more EG Egan’s Ballard Jam House OD Old Edison Inn (Bow) event info.

18 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 RB Some’tet, 8:30pm JA Jack Broadbent, 7:30pm RR Crack Sabbath, 10pm MT Triangle Pub Jam, 8:30pm RR Gordon Grdina Quartet w/ Russ Lossing, Oscar NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm Curtain Call Noriega, Satoshi Takeishi, 7:30pm RR James Falzone / Kate Olson / Young, Lazar & weekly recurring performances SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm Chairs, 7:30pm TU Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band, 7:30pm RR The Salute Sessions, 10pm VI Ben Thomas Trio, 9pm TU Dave Marriott “Saturn 5”, 7:30pm MONDAY Saturday, April 8 Tuesday, April 11 CC EntreMundos jam, 9:30 BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm CB West Coast Swing Social, 9pm MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 CM Mark Lewis Duo, 7:30pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm NL Mo’ Jam Mondays, 9 CZ Choro Loco Concert, 7:30pm HH Jazz at The Hat, 9pm EG Mezze Music Project, 9pm JA Ravi Coltrane, 7:30pm RR Salute Sessions, 10 JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm NC Miki Piza & Jim Wulff, 7pm NC Greta Matassa, 8pm OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pm TUESDAY RR Oleaje Flamenco presents Pop-Up Tablao, SB Joe Doria Presents, 10pm featuring Alfonso Cid, 9pm SB Planit Dad, 8pm CB West Coast Swing Social, 9 SB 700 Saturdays, 9:30pm TU Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm EL Paul Richardson, 6 SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm SB Mambo Cadillac, 7pm Wednesday, April 12 HH Jazz at the Hat, 9 TU Marc Seales, 7:30pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm JA Ravi Coltrane, 7:30pm VI Kareem Kandi Band, 9:30pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm SB Joe Doria Presents, 10 MO Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars, 7:30pm Sunday, April 9 NC The Leah Stillwell Quartet, 7pm WEDNESDAY AB The Beaver Sessions, 9pm PG Jazz at Paragon, 8pm EL Paul Richardson, 6 CM Sunday Brunch with Birch Pereira, 12:30pm RR Father Daughter #14, 7:30pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm SB The Starcastles, 9:30pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7 CZ Open Jazz Jam w/ Kenny Mandell, 2pm TU Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Ensemble / PG Jazz at Paragon, 8 DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm Kent Meridian High School, 6:30pm HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pm UC Steve Kaldestad Quintet, 7pm THURSDAY JA Joey Alexander Trio, 7:30pm MC Crayfish Boil wi/ Marc Smason & Joshua Hou, 12pm Thursday, April 13 BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9 SB Cephalopod, 9pm BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9pm BD Annie Eastwood & Friends, 5:30 SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm BD Annie Eastwood and Friends, 5:30pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6 TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5:30pm CH Dowsing: Steve Griggs, Greg Campbell, Ben TD Gypsy Soul, 7pm Griggs, 8pm EL Paul Richardson, 6 TU Jazz Police, 4pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU EuroJam Session, 8 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm EU EuroJam Session, 8:30pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm JA Kenny G, 7:30pm SB Aqua Soul, 10 VI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm NC Sundae & Mr Goessl, 7pm RR Gaelynn Lea w/ Katie Kuffel, 7:30pm FRIDAY Monday, April 10 SB Aqua Soul, 9:30pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 6 CC Jam Session Mondays with Entremundos, SE Art of Jazz: Jacqueline Tabor, 5:30pm 9:30pm TU Kelley Johnson Showcase, 7:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 SB Funky 2 Death, 10

SATURDAY BT Live Jazz Trio, 7 SB 700 Saturdays, 10

SUNDAY AB Beaver Sessions, 9 CR Racer Sessions, 8 DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8 HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6 SY Victor Janusz, 10am TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 VI Bob Hammer, 6pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 Tickets by Reservation Only: jazzclubsnw.org/jazz _ at _ the _ falls

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 19 VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm RR Bill McHenry & Thomas Marriott, 9pm Monday, April 17 SB 700 Saturdays, 9:30pm CC Jam Session Mondays with Entremundos, SB Freudian Slurp, 8pm Friday, April 14 9:30pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm MT Triangle Pub Jam, 8:30pm TU Greta Matassa Quartet, 7:30pm CM Michael Powers, 7pm NE Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 8pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm JA Kenny G, 7:30pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm RR The Salute Sessions, 10pm NC Tupelo, 8pm Sunday, April 16 TU Ph Factor Big Band, 7:30pm RR Ray Skjelbred’s Yeti Chasers, 5pm AB The Beaver Sessions, 9pm SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm AN Bob Strickland Jazz Couriers Jam, 5pm Tuesday, April 18 TU Samantha Boshnack Quintet, 7:30pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm CB West Coast Swing Social, 9pm CZ Choro Music Jam w/ Stuart Zobel, 2pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm CZ Music Improv Session with Kenny Mandell, 7pm Saturday, April 15 HH Jazz at The Hat, 9pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm BA BlueStreet on Bainbridge, 7:30pm NC Tim Carson Showcase, 7pm HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm NE Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge/Aoife O’Donovan, 8pm JA Kenny G, 7:30pm CH Inverted Space Ensemble, 8pm OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pm MC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Joshua Hou, 12pm CM Correo Aereo, 6:30pm RR The Namlú’u Jazz Band, 8pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm CT Diatonic with Ton & Diane Fast, 8pm SB Hot Rod, 8pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am EB Annie Eastwood and Chris Stevens Duo, 7pm SB Joe Doria Presents, 10pm TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5:30pm JA Kenny G, 7:30pm TU LineUp! Mark Taylor & Dawn Clement, 7:30pm MQ Brian Nova Big Band, 8pm TU Rick Mandyck Trio, 7:30pm NC Stephanie Porter Quartet, 8pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm VI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm Wednesday, April 19 EL Paul Richardson, 6pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm NC Meridienne, 7pm PG Jazz at Paragon, 8pm RR Joanne Rand & Reggie Garrett, 7pm SB Unsinkables, 9:30pm TU Greta Matassa Showcase, 7:30pm UC John Hansen Quartet feat. Kelley Johnson, 7pm VI Brad Gibson Presents, 9pm Thursday, April 20 BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9pm BD Annie Eastwood and Friends, 5:30pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm CZ Mandell’s Jazzworks, 7pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU EuroJam Session, 8:30pm JA Earl Klugh, 7:30pm NC Tyrone Hashimoto, 7pm SB Aqua Soul, 9:30pm TU Fred Hoadley’s Sonando, 8pm VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm VI Rik Wright, 9pm Friday, April 21 BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm CH Tom Baker: My Life with the Guitar, 8pm JA Earl Klugh, 7:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm NC duende libre, 8pm SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm TU Kareem Kandi Band, 7:30pm VI Michael Owcharuk Trio, 9pm

21 Tom Baker: My Life with the Guitar This concert will feature guitar music by Seattle composer Tom Baker, spanning the past 25 years. Works for solo classical guitar, guitar and soprano, and for electric guitar. He is joined by several of the area’s most accomplished guitarists (and good friends) to perform seven of his guitar works on this evening celebrating the instrument: Michael Partington, Michael Nicolella, Mark Hilliard Wilson, Satchel Henneman, Cherie Hughes.

20 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 Saturday, April 22 CB West Coast Swing Social, 9pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm BH Louis Armstrong: A New Orleans State of Mind, HH Jazz at The Hat, 9pm 7:30pm JA Lizz Wright, 7:30pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pm CM Little Bill & The Blue Notes, 7pm Get Your Gigs Listed! RR Hopscotch, 7:30pm CZ Lil Sara & the Night Owls, 7:30pm To submit your gig information go SB Joe Doria Presents, 10pm JA Earl Klugh, 7:30pm SB Michael Owcharuk, 8pm to earshot.org/events/community/ NC The Music of Four, 8pm TU Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes, 7:30pm RR The Jelly Rollers / Paundy / Derek Burns, 8pm add, or e-mail us at jazzcalendar@ SB 700 Saturdays, 9:30pm earshot.org with details of the venue, Wednesday, April 26 SB Farnell Newton & the Othership, 9pm start-time, and date. As always, SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm ST JAZZ UNLIMITED: Eugenie Jones Jazz, 7:30pm JA Lizz Wright, 7:30pm the deadline for getting your listing TH Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, 8pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm in print is the 15th of the previous TU Susan Pascal Quintet w/ Marc Seales, Dave MQ Fawcett, Symons & Fogg, 8:30pm month. The online calendar is Peterson, Chuck Deardorf & Gary Hobbs, 7:30pm NC Tim Carey & Isabella, 7pm PG Jazz at Paragon, 8pm maintained throughout the month, so 22-24 Louis Armstrong: A New SB Westsound DFC, 9:30pm if you are playing in the Seattle metro Orleans State of Mind TU Duchess, 7:30pm area, let us know! UC Stuart’s Coffeehouse Jazz Night 20th Anniversary, Jazz was born in New Orleans, and Louis Armstrong 7pm was the first great soloist of the emerging, uniquely VI Wally Shoup, 9pm American art form. Born in 1901 and suffering through a difficult upbringing, Armstrong was a precocious eleven year-old when he bought himself his first cornet for $5—and the world was forever changed. This SRJO concert will feature jazz works from Louis’ earliest years with Kid Ory’s band in New Orleans, his earliest recordings in Chicago with King Oliver and with his own groups, plus music from his early years in New York as a featured soloist with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra and other big bands. Join SRJO plus special guest vocalists for a tribute to “Pops” that will include favorite hits “La Vie en Rose,” “Stardust,” and “What a Wonderful World.”

Sunday, April 23 AB The Beaver Sessions, 9pm CM Sunday Brunch with The Ginger Ups, 12:30pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm CT Adriana Giordano & Kiko Freitas, 7pm CZ Open Jazz Jam w/ Kenny Mandell & Friends, 2pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pm JA Earl Klugh, 7:30pm KC Louis Armstrong: A New Orleans State of Mind, 2pm MC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Joshua Hou, 12pm RR Garfield Jazz Jam, 5pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5:30pm TU Easy Street Band, 4pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm TU Overlake High School, 3pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm VI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm Monday, April 24 CC Jam Session Mondays with Entremundos, 9:30pm ED Louis Armstrong: A New Orleans State of Mind, 7:30pm MT Triangle Pub Jam, 8:30pm NL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pm RR Seattle JazzED, 7:30pm RR The Salute Sessions, 10pm TU Greta Matassa Showcase, 7pm Tuesday, April 25 BP Ella Fitzgerald’s Centennial Year! featuring Greta Matassa, 8:30pm

April 2017 • Earshot Jazz • 21 26-27 Duchess The trio of rising-star New York singers Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner & Melissa Stylianou – is coming back to Tula’s in Seattle after a sold-out show in 2015. Duchess has won hearts far and wide with its hard-swinging, sweet-toned harmonies. The group channels the inspiration of vintage vocal trios into a package that’s utterly up-to-date, prompting the Wall Street Journal to say “they understand that swinging music goes hand in hand with an audacious sense of humor.” Thursday, April 27 BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9pm BD Annie Eastwood and Friends, 5:30pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm EL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU EuroJam Session, 8:30pm JA Lizz Wright, 7:30pm NC Carl Tosten Songwriter, 7pm SB Aqua Soul, 9:30pm TU Hilary Gardner & Duchess Trio, 7:30pm VI Casey MacGill, 5:30pm VI Molly Sides, 9pm Friday, April 28 BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm CM Sounds of Swing, 7pm JA Larry Carlton, 7:30pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm NC New Rythmatics, 8pm SB Funky 2 Death, 10pm TU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30pm VI Lushy, 9:30pm Saturday, April 29 BP 313 Soul feat. Darelle Holden, 7pm BT Live Jazz Trio, 7pm CH Ask the Ages, 8pm CM Maia Santell & House Blend, 7pm EG Dorothy Rodes/Hans Brehmer/Jeff Johnson/ Robert Rushing, 7pm JA Larry Carlton Masterclass, 1pm JA Larry Carlton, 7:30pm NC Danny Godinez, 8pm SB 700 Saturdays, 9:30pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm TU Fingerprint Music School, 1pm TU Thomas Marriott Quartet, 7:30pm VI James Band, 9:30pm VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm Sunday, April 30 AB The Beaver Sessions, 9pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm CZ Claudia Schmidt Concert, 7:30pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pm JA Larry Carlton, 7:30pm MC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Joshua Hou, 12pm OD Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives with Dan Duggin, 5:30pm SB Jazz Brunch, 12pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am TB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5:30pm TU Jazz Underground, 4pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm VI Bob Hammer, 6pm VI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm

22 • Earshot Jazz • April 2017 In One Ear, from page 4 Notes, from page 4 upon the electronic treatment of sonic Hollow Earth Radio, hollowearthra- ature. This project is supported in part phenomena, Shoemaker employs mi- dio.org, Fridays, 6pm, biweekly, Black by Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, crophones, recorders, computers, and Roots Radio, with Jordan Leonard, 4Culture, and the Seattle Foundation. acoustic instruments to creates com- promotes jazz as a dynamic genre rooted Visit swojo.org for contest details and positions that uniquely imagine a space in the Black American experience. online application. encrypted to the point of vanishing; Hollow Earth is Seattle’s freeform April 9, Pi, first heard in 2003, this online radio station that supports the Write Earshot Jazz is a massive demonstration of band local music communities in the Pacific The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects power replacing sequencers in elec- Northwest and tries to create an open, and shares the many ways that jazz tronic music, with Thomas Bell (bass), encouraging stage for underrepre- intersects with lives in the Northwest. Kevin Sawka (drums), Leif Dalon sented voices. More at facebook.com/ Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions (keys), Dave Carter (trumpet), Frank- blackrootsradiojl and hollowearthra- from writers: Please email story pitch- lin Mazzeo (electronics); April 16, Big dio.org. es, comments, news and announce- Band Thing, produced by drummer ments to [email protected]. Don Berman, 10 players perform As- cension NW based on John Coltrane’s Ascension; April 23, Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4, jazz interpretations of the music of French pop icon Serge Gainsbourg, with Rich Cole (sax), Dan Duval (guitar), Chris Mosely (guitar), Jason Goessl (bass), and Todd Bishop (drums); April 30, Moraine, Dennis Rea’s band aims at prog rock partisans, jazz aficionados, and metalheads 91.3 KBCS, late Sundays and prime- time Mondays, features Floatation De- vice with John Seman and Jonathan Lawson; Straight, No Chaser with David Utevsky; Giant Steps with John Pai. The Caravan with John Gilbreath is back on Mondays at 7pm. A rotation of programmers (Gordon Todd, John Midgley, and Megan Sullivan) host “The Sound of Modern Jazz,” Tuesday mornings at 1am. More about jazz on Delivery Service in Seattle KBCS at kbcs.fm. 91.7 KSVR Mount Vernon , Doctor Full Service Dee hosts two nights of jazz, Fourth Violin Family Dealer Corner Jazz, featuring recordings of Serving Western & Central Washington live performance in Northwest Wash- Established 1964 ington, Sundays, 6-7pm, and The Doctor’s Den, Mondays, 8-10pm. 94.9 KUOW, Saturdays, 7pm, features Amanda Wilde’s the Swing BASSES Years and Beyond, popular music from the 1920s to the 1950s. More at kuow.org/swing_years.php. www.hammondashley.com

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