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A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community July 2015 Vol. 31, No. 07 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington Jazz: The Second Century Series July 9, 23 & 30 Photo illustration by Daniel Sheehan LEttER FROM THE DIREctOR EARSHOT JAZZ A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community Boom Town Jazz Executive Director John Gilbreath Managing Director Karen Caropepe Programs Assistant Caitlin Peterkin Earshot Jazz Editors Schraepfer Harvey, Caitlin Peterkin Contributing Writers Steve Griggs, Jeff Janeczko, Andrew Luthringer, Peter Monaghan Calendar Editor Caitlin Peterkin Calendar Volunteer Tim Swetonic Photography Daniel Sheehan Layout Caitlin Peterkin Distribution Dan Wight and volunteers send Calendar Information to: email [email protected] or go to www.earshot.org/Calendar/data/ gigsubmit.asp to submit online Board of Directors Ruby Smith Love (president), Diane Wah (vice president), Sally Nichols (secretary), Sue Coliton, John W. Comerford, Chris Icasiano, Hideo Makihara, Yeah, Seattle jams – traffic. You confluence, one can see potential Viren Kamdar, Danielle Leigh don’t have to stew in one of our in- for all of the facets of our increas- Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, tense daily traffic jams to see that ingly diverse community. Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu the popularity and population of In this exciting mix, we feel really this beautiful city is growing expo- good about increased possibilities Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, nentially. for our vibrant jazz community. Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. Seattle’s jazz scene is already one of Earshot Jazz is published monthly by Recent studies have rated Seattle Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is at, or near, the top of the fastest America’s most interesting and re- available online at www.earshot.org. growing cities in America, with one spected. As bright new residents ar- rive here, with established passions subscription (with membership): $35 reporting that our region now wel- 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 comes nearly 3,000 new residents for innovation and creative expres- Seattle, WA 98103 each month. sion, our region can easily become phone / (206) 547-6763 On a different front, two new the hippest Mecca for jazz in the west. Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 studies have placed Seattle as Amer- Printed by Pacific Publishing Company ica’s top city in support of arts and We’d like your help in identifying © 2015 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle culture, while another placed us be- new ways in which Earshot Jazz can hind only New York, Chicago, and better serve the artists and audi- M I ss I O N S T A T EMEN T Los Angeles as America’s major arts ences in this great cultural future. Earshot Jazz is a non-profit arts and service hubs. Please don’t hesitate to be in touch organization formed in 1984 to cultivate a with us by any means, with ideas, support system for jazz in the community That’s an interesting confluence and to increase awareness of jazz. Earshot of opportunities. As the fastest- suggestions, or criticisms. We are Jazz pursues its mission through publishing a growing city in America affirms its about to engage in a new five-year monthly newsletter, presenting creative music, dedication to the value of the arts, planning phase for the organiza- providing educational programs, identifying and tion. We invite you to join us in ser- filling career needs for jazz artists, increasing Seattle’s cultural future can only be listenership, augmenting and complementing bright. In letting the imagination vice to this exciting future. existing services and programs, and networking roam around the possibilities of this – John Gilbreath with the national and international jazz community. 2 • Earshot Jazz • July 2015 July 2015 • Earshot Jazz • 3 NOTES On the Cover themselves and their work to an au- their work. More information avail- Photo illustration of the 2015 Jazz: dience of presenters, artist managers, able at seattle.gov/arts. The 2nd Century presented artists, educators, and other colleagues. Pro- created by photographer Daniel Shee- fessional ensembles that perform early, On the Horizon han, is composed of two images taken classical/contemporary, jazz, or world at separate photo shoots at the Olym- music are encouraged to apply. No ap- North City Jazz Walk pic Sculpture Park on June 13 and June plication fee is required, but applicants Tuesday, August 11, 7pm 15. From left to right, Dave Abramson, must be current CMA members at the Various venues, 15th Ave NE, Birch Pereira, Greg Campbell, Seth organization level. Deadline is July Shoreline, WA 13. More information and application Alexander, Simon Henneman, Ivan On August 11, take a stroll along available at chamber-music.org/sub- Arteaga, Lorraine Lau, Neil Welch, 15th Ave NE to enjoy the best live jazz and Chris Icasiano. missions/showcase-guidelines. around at the eighth annual North City Jazz Walk, rain or shine. This CMA 2016 National Conference Office of Arts & Culture Project year’s performers include the Susan Funding Opportunities for Ensembles Pascal Quartet, Pearl Django, Sonan- Chamber Music America is seeking Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture do, Greta Matassa & Critical Mass Big applications from member ensembles is now accepting applications for its Band, Bill Anschell Trio, Jacqueline to perform at the National Conference CityArtist Projects program, with a Tabor Jazz Band, Freddie James Trio, in New York City on January 8-9, deadline of July 22. The program pro- Hook Me Up, and more. 2016. The 20-minute showcases are an vides funding for Seattle-based indi- opportunity for ensembles to market vidual artists to develop and present CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 IN ONE EAR Seamonster Lounge Under JazzNW podcasts of archived pro- into its 20th year on air. Full sched- Construction grams, see jazznw.org. ule information is available at kexp.org JazzNW summer schedule: July 5, and jackstraw.org. The beloved Wallingford jazz/funk Lucas Pino No Net Nonet at the Sonarchy’s July schedule: July 5, venue has been closed due to an inten- Ballard Jazz Festival; July 19, Anton Chemical Clock, reaching across the sive remodeling project, with plans to Schwartz Quintet at Tula’s, with world to define new paths for instru- open again the second week of July. Russell Ferrante, Thomas Marriott, mental music by Ray Larsen (trumpet), Jon Hamar, and D’Vonne Lewis; Cameron Sharif (keys), Mark Hunter Jazz Radio August 2, SRJO plays the music of (bass), and Evan Woodle (drums); July 88.5 KPLU, kplu.org, hosts Satur- Charles Mingus at the Kirkland Per- 12, Spicer Trio, archive show from formance Center. Wilke will be re- day Jazz Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, 2006 continuing the Sonarchy survey cording the mainstage concerts at Jazz of organ bands in the Pacific North- Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, and Jazz Port Townsend, to air beginning in west, a down-and-dirty roadhouse trio Northwest, in addition to its weekday August. featuring Nathan Spicer (Hammond NPR and late-night and prime-time 90.3 KEXP, kexp.org, late-night organ and keys), Jeff Fielder (guitar/ jazz programs. For KPLU’s full jazz Sundays features Jazz Theater with vocals), and Chris Stromquist (drums); schedule, see kplu.org/schedule. John Gilbreath, 1am, and Sonarchy, July 19, Tim Held, fuzzy, noisy elec- Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun- midnight, a live-performance broad- tronic music; July 26, Spontaneous days, 2pm, features the artists and cast from the Jack Straw Productions events of the regional jazz scene. For studio, produced by Doug Haire, now CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 4 • Earshot Jazz • July 2015 PREVIEW >> Jazz: The Second Century July 9, 23 & 30 Chapel Performance Space Welcome to the 2015 edition of Earshot’s juried series, Jazz: The Second Century. Early in June, a listening-panel of four convened to review the 24 artist entries and en- gage in the difficult but rewarding task of selecting ensembles for this year’s concert series. Earshot Jazz thanks all the unique and enterpris- ing musicians that submitted their work for consideration. This series – presenting Seattle art- TRIPTET (TOM BAKER, GREG CAMPBELL, MICHAEL MONHART) PHOTO BY DANIEL SHEEHAN ists, selected by a peer panel, per- forming original work, in a concert July 9 Bloom setting – is a continuation of the Triptet Bloom is a brand new ensemble, very first programming initiative of Triptet (Tom Baker, Greg Camp- making their debut this summer. This the Earshot Jazz organization, and bell, Michael Monhart) writes: The acoustic ensemble was formed to bring embodies one of our core values. essence of the music resides beyond the compositions of trumpeter Bren- Earshot’s first concert series, New nan Carter to fruition. Joining him Jazz/New City, was mounted in the the musical characteristics associated with any particular era of jazz history. are Levi Gillis (tenor saxophone), New City Theater, now the Richard Mark Hunter Few music traditions have changed so (acoustic bass), and Hugo House, on Capitol Hill in Jarred Katz quickly and so much as jazz. Under- (drumset). The seed for 1986. The series has continued each this collaboration was planted years lying this rapid rate of development is year since: as New Jazz/New City, ago at the University of Washington a search for freedom within tradition, the Earshot Spring Series, Voice and School of Music, where these four mu- for improvisation within structure, Vision, and now Jazz: The Second sicians all studied jazz. Carter writes: Century. for individuality within community. From the onset there was a deep mu- From the core of this series – a Rhythmic, harmonic and timbral ele- sical connection between these musi- question about the expansion of ments of the music have always been cians, considering that they have all conventions of jazz – one might stretched within the context of the been involved with one another in expect a tendency to grandiose re- quest for a fuller, more unique “voice.” a broad range of ensembles for the invention.