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A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community April 2015 Vol. 31, No. 04 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington Golden Ear Award Recipients Photo by Daniel Sheehan Front Row: Greta Matassa, Ivan Arteaga, Chris Icasiano, Neil Welch Second Row: Nick Rogstad, Levi Gillis, Carmen Rothwell Back Row: Laurie de Koch, Brennan Carter, Evan Smith, Jacob Zimmerman, Josh Rawlings, Evan Flory-Barnes, Amy Denio 2 • Earshot Jazz • April 2015 EarsHOT JazZ LETTer frOM THE DirecTOR A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community Executive Director John Gilbreath Managing Director Karen Caropepe The Beat Goes On Programs Assistant Caitlin Peterkin Earshot Jazz Editors Schraepfer Harvey, Every month is Jazz Appreciation Caitlin Peterkin Month around here. The recent Contributing Writers Edan Kroliwecz, Andrew weeks have been so rich with inspira- Luthringer tional moments for Seattle jazz that Calendar Editors Halynn Blanchard, announcements of metrics on the Schraepfer Harvey U.S. jazz economy’s slip to only 1.4% Calendar Volunteer Tim Swetonic of the total music “industry” barely Photography Daniel Sheehan caused a ripple. With Garfield, Roos- Layout Caitlin Peterkin evelt, and Mt. Si high schools going Distribution Dan Wight and volunteers to New York next month for Essen- send Calendar Information to: tially Ellington, and so many area email [email protected] or students falling in love with the heart JOHN GILBREATH PHOTO BY BILL UZNAY go to www.earshot.org/Calendar/data/ of the art form, the future of jazz can gigsubmit.asp to submit online only be bright. cians like Christine Jensen, Bill Hol- Board of Directors Ruby Smith Love Seattle’s devotion to jazz education man, Robin Eubanks, Kneebody, (president), Diane Wah (vice president), Sally has been in full bloom this spring, Nichols (secretary), Sue Coliton, John W. Julian Lage, and many others. Con- Comerford, Chris Icasiano, Hideo Makihara, with March events like the Seattle gratulations to Tom Baker, Megan Viren Kamdar, Danielle Leigh JazzED fundraiser, the Seattle Jazz Campbell-Miller, and Cornish Col- Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, Experience at Seattle Center, Gar- lege for creating a very special annual Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul field’s annual fundraiser, Starbucks’ event. Toliver, Cuong Vu Hot Java Cool Jazz, and appearances Meanwhile, the nonprofit Seattle Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, by student ensembles on stage and JazzED celebrated its fifth year with a Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. radio. Earshot’s March events also successful fundraising concert event Earshot Jazz is published monthly by shone light on our jazz continuum, at the Triple Door in early March. Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is with JazzED’s New Works Ensemble available online at www.earshot.org. The community organization makes performance at SAM’s Art of Jazz high-level jazz education available to subscription (with membership): $35 and the Golden Ear Awards ceremo- a wide variety of students without 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 ny at the Royal Room. regard to geographical and financial Seattle, WA 98103 In a city that already has above phone / (206) 547-6763 limitations. New donations help fuel average marks for its stewardship instrument availability and scholar- Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 of jazz tradition, we should not be Printed by Pacific Publishing Company surprised to find two major new ini- ships to these students, with first-rate © 2015 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle tiatives gaining traction. The Seattle instructors including Clarence Acox, Jazz Experience recently wrapped up Robert Knatt, Aaron Walker-Loud, M issi O N S T A T emen T its second successful run at Seattle and Wayne Horvitz. Earshot Jazz is a non-profit arts and service As they say, “It takes a village,” and organization formed in 1984 to cultivate a Center with high school and col- support system for jazz in the community lege student groups engaged in two we have that village going on. There and to increase awareness of jazz. Earshot intense days of workshops, clinics, are many other great jazz programs Jazz pursues its mission through publishing a and performances in and around the in the Seattle area. Of course, we en- monthly newsletter, presenting creative music, providing educational programs, identifying and new Cornish Playhouse. Originally courage you to pitch in, and get in- filling career needs for jazz artists, increasing an initiative of Kent Devereaux, the volved where you can. Let us know listenership, augmenting and complementing recent music chair of Cornish Col- how we can help. We’ll see you out existing services and programs, and networking lege of the Arts, the two-day festival there. with the national and international jazz community. brings students together with clini- – John Gilbreath, Executive Director April 2015 • Earshot Jazz • 3 NOTes 3rd Annual Jazz Contest for performance by Dejha & The Cham- ists, local musicians, and high school Women Composers pagne Room. ensembles in free and ticketed venues. Acts include Booker T. Jones, The The Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra Saturday, May 9, 8pm Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Lloyd is now accepting submissions for its Langston Hughes Performing Arts Jones Struggle, McTuff, and more. third annual jazz ensemble composi- Institute tion contest for women composers. B’Shnorkestra: Global Concertos Write Earshot Jazz This year, submissions must feature a Composer Samantha Boshnack and The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects guitar, as the winning and honorable her B’Shnorkestra (a 14-piece alterna- and shares the many ways that jazz mention compositions will be per- tive chamber orchestra) premier Glob- intersects with lives in the Northwest. formed and recorded live by SWOJO al Concertos, an evening of new mu- Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions with award-winning guitarist Mimi sic featuring an international tour de from writers: Please email story pitch- Fox as part of the 2015 Earshot Jazz force of soloists: Thione Diop, Christos es, comments, news, and announce- Festival. Deadline for submission is Govetas, Srivani Jade, Julio Jauregui, ments to [email protected]. June 30. For complete rules and de- and Thomas Marriott. There will also tails, visit swojo.org. be an open dress rehearsal, with Q&A, Help the Jazz Around the Sound On the Horizon on May 8 at 8pm. Calendar May 27-31 Friday, May 1, 8:30pm Please email news and announce- Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival The Royal Room ments about jazz gigs, concerts, and Various venues, Jay Clayton and Dejha Colantuono community events to jazzcalendar@ Downtown Bellevue earshot.org. This evening features a mother and The eighth annual Bellevue Jazz & daughter in concert, performing jazz Blues Festival features national art- standards and more, with a special IN One ear Ballard High School Jazz Band Robin Lloyd Joins JJA Board of efoose (winner of the adult division) Performs at Monterey Directors and Alexandra Mountsier (winner of the high school division) will perform The Ballard High School Jazz Band Robin Lloyd, KPLU’s jazz and blues at the Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest th was selected to perform at the 11 An- program host and a member of the on May 9 in Kobe, Japan. nual Next Generation Jazz Festival, Jazz Education Network, has joined held on March 27-29 at the Monterey the Jazz Journalists Association’s board Jackson Street Jazz Walk Conference Center in California. Pre- of directors. Lloyd, a longtime and ac- The Jackson Commons and Isola sented by Monterey Jazz Festival, the tive member of JJA, joins Carolyn Mc- Homes presented a one-day, free jazz event features performances by big Clair, Neil Tesser, Don Palmer, and walk on Jackson Street on March 28. bands, combos, vocal ensembles, and the association’s president Howard Mandel on the board. The second annual Jackson Street Jazz individual musicians, as well as clin- Walk: Bringing Jazz Back to Jackson ics and workshops, all free and open to Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Street honored the legacy of the street’s the public. The Ballard High School historic music scene and showcased Jazz Band, which was selected to per- Vocalists Selected acts including Industrial Revelation, form in the big band category, joined The winners of the 11th annual Seat- the Grace Love Band, Gail Pettis, more than 1,200 students participat- tle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist compe- ing in the Next Generation Jazz Fes- tition have been selected, out of the 11 tival. vocalists who auditioned. Taylor Zick- CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 4 • Earshot Jazz • April 2015 U CALL FOR ARTISTs Jazz: The Second Century Deadline June 1 Earshot Jazz seeks submissions from Seattle-area individual artists and ensembles for the 2015 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 conventions of the jazz form are welcome. 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 in- clude 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 2015, and are paid a competitive fee for the performance. Please send submissions electronically to 2ndcentury@ earshot.org or by mail to Earshot Jazz, 3429 Fremont Place N, #309, Seattle, WA 98103. Deadline to apply is June 1. You can direct questions and comments to Earshot Jazz at (206) 547-6763 or 2ndcentury@ earshot.org. A list of past Second Century artists and ensembles can be viewed at earshot.org/ Events/2nd_Century.html. April 2015 • Earshot Jazz • 5 GOlden Ear Awards The 26th Annual Golden Ear Awards KAREEM KANDI TRIO (JULIAN MACDONOUGH, KAREEM KANDI, DELVON LAMARR).