OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 2013 | PROGRAM 25 for 25 In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Earshot Jazz Festival, our board of directors launched a fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 to support our year-round concert series, education programs, and world-class jazz festival. We invite you to join us. The Earshot Jazz organization is Seattle’s major ambassador of jazz music – presenting jazz masters and important new artists, supporting the local scene, and educating young and old about the joys of jazz. Please make a donation at earshot.org at a level that fits your budget. Thank you!! 2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • October 2013 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL 25 Welcome to Earshot25! The New Jazz Age! We’ve got an absolutely incred- music scene exists a valued and var- ible festival lineup for you this year! ied jazz sensibility that continues to Even though we put it together, we’re draw international attention. In the still dazzled at the way it turned out. context of that vibrancy, Earshot pro- Maybe the stars and planets all lined duces one of the most distinctive jazz up, or the good Karma came back festivals in the country, enriching around, or our dedication and mad this community with one-of-a-kind skills finally paid off, but things re- concerts by some of the world’s most ally clicked into place this year. This important artists, and presenting is easily the most expansive and im- Seattle artists in a world-class festi- JOHN GILBREATH PHOTO BY BILL UZNAY pressive jazz festival Seattle has ever val setting. This year we’ve outdone seen. And on our 25th anniversary ourselves, with more than 320 artists ful to the kind people at the Chapel no less! participating in 60 events over 48 Performance Space, Seattle Art Mu- Sometimes when celebrating a days, in 16 venues around the city. seum, Langston Hughes Performing milestone anniversary, it is easy to This festival is awesome, and we’re Arts Institute, the Triple Door, Tula’s cave in to temptations to look back glad you’re joining us. Jazz Club, and the Royal Room for and praise the past. But we have an The Earshot Jazz Festival is the their enthusiastic welcome of the amazing amount to look forward to, biggest undertaking of the Earshot Earshot festival, and their commit- and we can’t wait to dig in! We’ve Jazz organization, but it is far from ment to jazz overall. We’re also happy got sophisticated jazz masters in fine our only activity. We present nearly to be back at the Northwest Film Fo- concert halls, musical inventors in 100 concerts and events throughout rum for more innovative jazz films. performance lab settings, student en- the year, and collaborate on outside Thanks to regular collaborators like sembles playing main-stage concerts, concert initiatives like the Art of Jazz the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, main-stage concerts by some of the at the Seattle Art Museum, the Bel- nonsequitur, and especially Cornish world’s top artists, non-traditional levue Jazz Festival and others. We College of the Arts. Special thanks to projects by traditional artists, trib- also publish the monthly Earshot our major funders, including the Paul utes to jazz legends, debuts of excit- Jazz newsletter, work to provide edu- G. Allen Family Foundation and the ing new projects, creative collabora- cational opportunities and advance- National Endowment for the Arts, tions between individual artists and ments to the field, and present the and huge love to George Heidorn for cultural institutions, educational Golden Ear Awards program each his support over the years. Thanks to concerts and workshops, rare and year to recognize the achievements of participating radio stations KPLU, wonderful jazz films, a diversity of Seattle’s jazz artists. KBCS, and KEXP, and to the many exciting Cuban musicians, a respect- All of our work thrives on qual- interns and volunteers who help us able number of women bandlead- ity creative collaborations with indi- each year. Thank you. ers, lots of home-town heroes, and a viduals and organizations. This year, Enjoy the festival! Keep in touch resident-artist residency that features we’re honored to partner with the and give us your feedback. Oh, and our most charmingly complex, inter- Seattle Symphony Orchestra’s Live @ drop a donation in the kitty. Let’s nationally known Ballardite. Whew! Benaroya Hall and [untitled] series keep jazz alive and thriving in Se- Earshot Jazz is proud to be an im- on two very exciting projects, and to attle! portant part of the vibrant cultural join the University of Washington’s Welcome to Earshot Jazz Festival community of this remarkable city. School of Music in showcasing their 25! Within Seattle’s world-renowned faculty and students. We are grate- – John Gilbreath, Executive Director COVER PHOTO OF CHARLES LLOYD BY DOROTHY DARR October 2013 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 3 to the sponsors, staff, and more than 80 volunteers THANK YOU! who make the Earshot Jazz Festival possible FESTIVAL STAFF MAJOR SUPPORT SPONSORS IN KIND John Gilbreath – Executive Director Karen Caropepe – Managing Director Schraepfer Harvey – Production Manager, Program Editor Peter Monaghan – Brochure Editor Daniel Sheehan – Festival Photography Carl Lierman – Poster & Brochure Design Susan Pascal – Festival Web Site Edoceo.com – Online Production Application EARSHOT JAZZ BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Thurston (president), Femi Lakeru (vice president), Hideo Makihara (secretary), Clarence Acox, Bill Broesamle, George Heidorn, Kenneth W. Masters, Sally Nichols, Lola Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu, Lori Williams CO-PRESENTERS Cornish College of the Arts Kirkland Performance Center Live @ Benaroya Hall The Royal Room Seattle Latino Film Festival Seattle Symphony The Triple Door AND YOU! Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense Earshot Jazz is Seattle’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit jazz support organization. Your donation helps support our concert presentations, arts communications, education, and KPLU 88.5FM NPR community initiatives. Nonsequitur Become a member of Earshot Jazz and Northwest Film Forum • Receive discount admissions to nearly all Earshot Jazz concerts Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra • Receive a year’s subscription to Earshot Jazz’s nationally respected newsletter, which Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club JazzTimes calls “consistently world class” The University of Washington School of • Support Earshot Jazz in its many educational programs and jazz-support activities Music 4 • EARSHOT JAZZ • October 2013 TICKETS and info (206) 547-6763 / www.earshot.org TICKETS ON SALE SITES + ADDRESSES All events are all-ages, except after 9pm at The Triple Door and 10pm at The Royal Venues are located in Seattle unless Room. otherwise noted TRIPLE DOOR: Advance tickets available at 206-838-4333 & Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation www.thetripledoor.net. Full dinner menu available. Auditorium and Illsley Ball Nordstrom TULA’S RESTAURANT & JAZZ CLUB: Reservations (no advance tickets) available at Recital Hall 200 University St (downtown), Seattle 206-443-4221 & [email protected]. Full dinner menu available. THE ROYAL ROOM: Advance tickets and reservations available at 206-906-9920 & Chapel Performance Space Good Shepherd Center, 4th floor, 4649 www.theroyalroomseattle.com. Full dinner menu available. Sunnyside Ave N (Wallingford), Seattle MEANY HALL & THE JONES PLAYHOUSE THEATER: Advance tickets available Edmonds-Woodway High School through the UW Arts Ticket Office at www.meany.org & 206-543-4880. 7600 212th St SW, Edmonds BENAROYA HALL, KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER, AND NORTHWEST FILM EMP Museum: Level 3 FORUM: tickets are available at their box offices. 325 5th Ave N (Seattle Center), Seattle FOR ALL OTHER SHOWS: Tickets are on sale through Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800- Jones Playhouse Theater 838-3006 and www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/9678. 4045 University Way NE (UW Campus), DISCOUNTS Seattle Kirkland Performance Center EARSHOT JAZZ MEMBERS AND SENIOR CITIZENS save $2 on most concerts 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland STUDENT discounts available for many events (present ID at venue) Langston Hughes Performing Arts TICKET PACKAGES available only through the Earshot Jazz office: Institute Save 10% when you buy tickets to at least five separate concerts 104 17th Ave S (at Yesler), Seattle Save 15% when you buy tickets to eight or more separate concerts Meany Hall JAZZ FESTIVAL GOLD CARD available only through the Earshot Jazz office: 4140 George Washington Lane (UW For entrance to nearly all festival events. 50% savings. Preferred seating at most Campus), Seattle events. $425 general, $375 Earshot Jazz members Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave (between Pike & Pine, FREE EVENTS Capitol Hill), Seattle All events are free and open to the public. Check www.earshot.org for updates. PONCHO Concert Hall LA FAMILIA VALERA MIRANDA MASTERCLASS 710 E Roy St, Kerry Hall, Cornish College Wednesday, October 2, 12:30pm | PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts (Capitol Hill), Seattle KEN VANDERMARK & NATE WOOLEY MASTERCLASS The Royal Room Thursday, October 10, 12:30pm | PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College 5000 Rainier Ave S (Columbia City), Seattle ART OF JAZZ SERIES: KAREEM KANDI GROUP Thursday, October 10, 5:30pm | Seattle Art Museum Brotman Forum Seattle Art Museum 1300 First Ave (downtown), Seattle DAFNIS PRIETO & PETER APFELBAUM MASTERCLASS Thursday, October 17, 12:30pm | PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College Town Hall Seattle 1119 Eighth Ave (at Seneca, First Hill), DARCY JAMES ARGUE MASTERCLASS Seattle Tuesday, October 29, 1pm | PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College The Triple