A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community September 2018 Vol. 34, No. 09 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington
Jovino Santos Neto Photo by Daniel Sheehan LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Listening Forward to October 7!
The 30th Earshot Jazz Festival is right around the corner, and we are stoked to the maximum. The schedule is all set, tickets are on sale, and further details are on their way to metaphorical telephone poles all around the city. This is going to be fun!! We’re going to come out swinging hard on October 7, with events at KEXP, the Triple Door, and Lo-Fi, and continue with more than 60 events in venues all around the city through November 4. Each ensemble in each concert holds its own special magic, but as a whole, this festival reflects Seattle’s distinctive taste for innovation, and captures a panorama snapshot of the ever-expanding universe of jazz, “America’s greatest gift to world culture.” Over its 30-year history, the Earshot festival has presented many of the giants of the art form from around the world. (I’m hoping to include a full list in next month’s issue.) In serving Seattle artists, educators, and audi- ences over that time, Earshot has also come to reflect the “personality” of Seattle’s creative community, presenting an overall lineup that includes over 60% Seattle resident artists, and engaging audiences with compel- ling music that reflects both the history and the progression of the music. Every advancement in art comes from individual challenges to existing structures. That’s where jazz lives. Earshot Jazz is known for its commit- ments to risk-taking, and we’re blessed with beautiful and hip audiences, like yourselves, who are eager for the “sound of surprise.” We are proud to begin a series of concerts in collaboration with Seattle’s new non-profit, Langston, resident at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, especially within the context of Langston’s mission of “Cul- tivating Black Brilliance.” We are also delighted that the “Within Earshot” series, at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, will continue this year, throughout the month of October. We are super excited to host a four-day residency with composer and NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider in collab- oration with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and happy to welcome new community partners along with our established collaborators. I originally was thinking to make a list here of all of the concerts I am most looking forward to, and why, but I would need a couple more pages. There are some incredible opportunities on this year’s schedule. Don’t hesi- tate to contact the office, or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected] with any questions or comments. My door is so open that there isn’t even a door. I look forward to hearing from you. –John Gilbreath, Executive Director
2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 EARSHOT JAZZ NOTES A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community
Seattle JazzED Announces New music/jazz studies are encouraged to Executive Director John Gilbreath Housing apply. Candidates must have excellent Managing Director Karen Caropepe Programs Manager Tara Peters Seattle JazzED recently announced communication, time management, Marketing & Development Associate Lucienne that it acquired a new property in the and organizational skills, and profes- Aggarwal heart of Rainier Valley to build a per- sional phone and e-mail manners. Earshot Jazz Editor Caitlin Peterkin manent musical home. In partnership Having a car is a major plus; a passion for the arts is a must! Contributing Writers Lucienne Aggarwal, with Capitol Hill Housing, the jazz ed- Levi Gillis, Marianne Gonterman, Ian Gwin, ucation non-profit announced that its Interested applicants should e- Peter Monaghan, Tara Peters, Paul Rauch new facility, which will also have 100 mail a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by September 20. Calendar Editors Casey Adams, Jane units of affordable housing, addresses Emerson & Caitlin Peterkin the issue of equitable access to oppor- Instrumental Ladies of Jazz: Tobi Photography Daniel Sheehan tunity in Seattle. As Seattle JazzED Stone & Ann Reynolds Layout Tara Peters has grown in the last eight years from Instrumental Ladies: The Duos kicks Distribution Karen Caropepe, Dan Dubie & serving 56 young musicians to more Earshot Jazz volunteers off its next season on September 21 at than 900, this new project aims to Caffe Musica with saxophonist/clari- Send Calendar Information to: reach even more aspiring jazz students 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 netist/flutist Tobi Stone joining pia- and become a youth performing arts Seattle, WA 98103 nist/composer Ann Reynolds. Caffe hub for the students of the Seattle re- email / [email protected] Musica (14300 Greenwood Ave N) gion. With their set fundraising and Board of Directors Danielle Leigh presents this series on the third Friday construction goals, Seattle JazzED an- (President), John W. Comerford (Vice of the month, from 7 to 9pm to show- ticipates moving into its new home by President), Jon Perrino (Secretary), Viren case women instrumentalists who play Kamdar (Treasurer), Sue Coliton, Sheila summer 2021. jazz in Seattle. Cover $10. Reserva- Hughes, Chris Icasiano, Ruby Smith Love, Clarence Acox, founding music di- tions at 206-418-6797. Visit the Face- Diane Wah rector, says, “I imagine a lot of creativ- book page for more upcoming events. Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, ity in the new building and a lot of Taina Honkalehto, Hideo Makihara, beautiful music being made. I think SWOJO Announces Winner of the Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul any place where people can share ideas 6th Annual Jazz Composition Toliver, Cuong Vu and have respect for each other’s point Contest for Women Composers Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, of view and culture is a good place. The 2018 winning composition of Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. There’s such a divide now, we need Earshot Jazz is published monthly by the sixth annual jazz composition con- Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is that more than ever. This building is a test is A Step to My Dream by Tracy available online at www.earshot.org. good place to start.” Yang, while the Honorable Mention To learn more about the project, vis- composition is Dark and Grey by Tra- Subscription (with membership): $35 it seattlejazzed.org. 3429 Fremont Place #309 cy Yang. This is the first time the same Seattle, WA 98103 Earshot Jazz Seeks Festival composer was awarded Winner and phone / (206) 547-6763 Interns Honorable Mention. ISSN 1077-0984 Tracy Yang is a composer, arranger Earshot Jazz Earshot Jazz is now accepting appli- Printed by Pacific Publishing Company and performer from Taiwan. She was cations for its 2018 Festival Internship © 2018 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle first exposed to music at the age of five, program. learning classical piano and violin. Internships run from September Throughout elementary school, she MISSION STATEMENT through November and are part-time, was also introduced to percussion in- To ensure the legacy and progression with some evening and weekend work. struments such as marimba and vibra- of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates Internships are unpaid, but can be for phone. Yang attended Berklee College a vibrant jazz community by engaging course credit where necessary. of Music and obtained her Diploma in audiences, celebrating artists, and Students pursuing a degree in com- supporting arts education. munications, arts management, arts administration, publication arts, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 3 IN MEMORIAM / / / / Bud Young: A “Great Booster” of Seattle Jazz
Bud Young, one of the most recognized figures in Seattle jazz of the last 35 years, has died. In July 1982, after retiring from Montgomery Ward & Co. in Chicago, Bud opened Bud’s Jazz Records at 1st and Jackson, near Pioneer Square. It served as a gath- ering place for students of jazz from Seattle and far afield. DownBeat magazine recognized Bud’s as one of the best jazz stores in the country. Its reputation, fueled by the store’s diverse and extensive stock and the certainty that Bud could share informed BUD YOUNG STANDING WITH JAMES RASMUSSEN. PHOTO BY DANIEL SHEEHAN. comments about everything he sold, attracted fans and musicians put the two together and came out to beginning in the 1990s with saxo- from around the world. In an auto- Seattle and found this place. The rest phonist Don Lanphere. graph book, Bud collected signatures is history.” In social media postings, many musi- from the likes of Branford Marsalis, James Rasmussen, who had worked cians have paid tribute to Bud. James Moody, and Dizzy Gillespie. for Bud for 11 years, bought the store Trumpeter Thomas Marriott re- Born in Boston, Young listened to in 1999. But in 2008, with changing flected: “When my brother and I were swing music during the 1930s before music-buying patterns, James shut teenagers we spent many hours and it was popular, and as a student at Co- down what Seattle Times jazz critic dollars in there. Bud always had a rec- lumbia University in New York during Paul de Barros called “the homey ommendation, the new DownBeat, hot the 1940s, he frequented the clubs of basement hub and hangout for Seattle new release, etc. It was a paradise for 52nd Street, hearing the likes of Dizzy jazz musicians and fans.” At the time, jazz nerds and Bud always supported Gillespie and Charlie Parker. When he Bud said: “I’m a little sad, but that is the local musicians by stocking their moved to Chicago, he discovered the a very small percentage of what I feel. albums. … He gave a lot of love and Jazz Record Mart, an all-jazz record The dominating feeling that I have is a attention to the musicians and the mu- store that would serve as the model for degree of pride in the accomplishment sic and I’m very grateful to have called his own shop. of keeping this thing going for 25 plus him a friend.” As he told this publication in 2008: years.” “One of the great boosters of Seattle “I thought maybe I would come out Bud was much loved by generations jazz,” saxophonist Steve Griggs wrote, to the West Coast and open a store of jazz fans and certainly by the mu- while jazz radio stalwart Jim Wilke similar to the Jazz Record Mart. I had sicians whom he tirelessly promoted noted: “What a wonderful gift to Se- been in and around retail all of my life both at his store and while co-hosting attle he was.” and I have loved jazz all of my life, so I a KBCS radio show for several years –Peter Monaghan
4 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 IN MEMORIAM Ken Pickering: DJANGO Vancouver Jazz Fest NW Champion 2018 Co-founder and longtime Artistic Director of the Vancouver Internation- al Jazz Festival Ken Pickering passed away on August 10 from cancer. Jazz fans and serious music lovers in this region will likely have benefitted from Pickering’s passion and expertise over the years. His far-reaching artistic vision helped to build the Vancouver festival into one of the world’s most forward-looking jazz events. With an ear for global jazz masters and impor- tant American improvisers, and a sav- vy approach to programming them, Pickering built enthusiastic audiences e i b l that were consistent with Vancouver’s e K
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September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 5 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018 Earshot Jazz Festival Schedule
Sunday, October 7, KEXP Gathering Space, Friday, October 12, Seattle Art Museum, Thursday, October 18, PONCHO Concert 5pm Plestcheeff Auditorium, 8pm Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm Marquis Hill Blacktet / Logan Tigran Hamasyan Fay Victor’s Sound Noise Trio Richardson blues PEOPLE Friday, October 12, Chapel Performance Friday, October 19, PONCHO Concert Hall, Sunday, October 7, Triple Door, 6pm & Space, 8pm Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm 8:30pm Marina Albero Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom Regina Carter Friday, October 12, The Royal Room, Friday, October 19, The Church, 8pm Sunday, October 7, LO-Fi Performance 7:30pm Gallery, 9pm Ted Poor, Kris Davis, Tyler Samantha Boshnack: Seismic Logan Richardson blues Chester Trio Belt PEOPLE Saturday, October 20, PONCHO Concert Saturday, October 13, The Royal Room, Monday, October 8, Chapel Performance Hall. Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm Space, 7:30pm 7pm & 9:30pm Jen Shyu: Nine Doors Helen Sung Adam O’Farrill Quartet Saturday, October 20, The Royal Room, Monday, October 8, The Royal Room, Sunday, October 14, The Triple Door, 6pm 7pm & 9:30pm 7:30pm & 8:30pm George Colligan, Buster Marquis Hill Blacktet Keyon Harrold Williams, Lenny White Trio Tuesday, October 9, PONCHO Concert Hall, Sunday, October 14, The Royal Room, Sunday, October 21, Admiral Theatre, Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm 7:30pm Bremerton, 7pm Jovino Santos Neto & Jasnam Oliver Groenewald NewNet CD An Evening with Pat Metheny Daya Singh release featuring Jay Thomas w/ Antonio Sánchez, Linda May Tuesday, October 9, Edmonds-Woodway Sunday, October 14, LO-Fi Performance Han Oh, & Gwilym Simcock High School Little Theater, 7:30pm Gallery, 9pm Sunday, October 21, Langston Hughes Edmonds-Woodway Jazz Afrocop / Paces Lift Orchestra w/guest Helen Sung Performing Arts Institute, 8pm Monday, October 15, The Triple Door, 7pm D’Vonne Lewis and Friends: Wednesday, October 10, Chapel Tribute to Dave Lewis Performance Space, 8pm Ethan Iverson & Mark Turner / Johnaye Kendrick Amy Denio Sunday, October 21, The Royal Room, 7:30
Wednesday, October 10, Tractor Tavern, Monday, October 15, The Royal Room, Clave Gringa 8pm 7:30pm Caroline Davis Monday, October 22, Langston Hughes Noah Preminger Quartet / KO Performing Arts Institute, 7:30 Electric Tuesday, October 16, The Royal Room, Garfield High School Jazz Band Thursday, October 11, Seattle Art Museum, 7:30pm Brotman Forum, 5:30pm Max Hatt & Edda Glass Tuesday, October 23, Langston Hughes Art of Jazz: Elena Maque Performing Arts Institute, 8pm Wednesday, October 17, Showbox, 7pm Jazzmeia Horn Thursday, October 11, Chapel Performance Kamasi Washington Space, 8pm Tuesday, October 23, Chapel Performance Subtle Degrees: Travis Wednesday, October 17, The Triple Door, Space, 8pm Laplante & Gerald Cleaver / 7pm & 9:30pm Neil Welch: Concepcion Wayne Horvitz Snowghost Trio David Sanborn Jazz Quintet Picciotto
6 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 Wednesday, October 24, Seattle Art Monday, October 29, Roosevelt High School Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium Auditorium, 7pm Festival Resident Artist Tom Harrell Quartet Roosevelt High School Jazz Jovino Santos Neto Band w/ special guest Jovino Wednesday, October 24, Langston Hughes Santos Neto The Resident Artist of this year’s Performing Arts Institute, 8pm festival is a pianist, composer, and James Brandon Lewis / Gary Tuesday, October 30, Chapel Performance educator who, while a longtime Hammon Quintet Space, 8pm fixture of Seattle jazz, has traveled Sarah Manning’s Underworld the world with his singular talents Thursday, October 25, The Royal Room, Alchemy and style. Having apprenticed in 7pm & 9:30pm Brazil with legendary band leader Allos Musica Tuesday, October 30, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 7:30pm Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino’s skills, genius, and enthusiasm are in great Thursday, October 25, Langston Hughes Alex Dugdale Fade Quintet Performing Arts Institute, 8pm demand. During the festival he Michael Powers / Deems Thursday, November 1, The Royal Room, appears frequently on stage and in 7:30pm Tsutakawa educational activities. Chad McCullough & Bram Friday, October 26, Langston Hughes Weijters Quartet BIMA Within Earshot Performing Arts Institute, 8pm Presented by the Bainbridge Thursday, November 1, The Triple Door, Brandee Younger / Gretchen 7:30pm Island Museum of Art (BIMA), Yanover Raul Midon the series delivers a month of jazz that mixes club-style concerts Friday, October 26, PONCHO Concert Hall, Thursday, November 1, Langston Hughes and live auditorium performances Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm Performing Arts Institute, 8pm with a History of Jazz series, Randy Halberstadt’s Open Harriet Tubman: The Band artist documentaries, lectures, Heart Band exhibitions, a high school jazz Friday, November 2, The Triple Door, 7pm & band performance, and special Friday, October 26, The Royal Room, 8pm 9:30pm Vernon Reid Band of Gypsys pop-up events. Full schedule at Naomi Moon Siegel + Birch biartmuseum.org. Pereira’s Haden / Bley Revisited Band Liberation Music Orchestra Friday, November 2, Seattle Arts Museum, Jazz @ Northwest Film Forum Tribute Plestcheeff Auditorium, 8pm Northwest Film Forum and the Jovino Santos Neto Big Band & Saturday, October 27, Seattle Art Museum, Earshot Jazz Festival present their Plestcheeff Auditorium, 8pm Quinteto 17th annual film program celebrating Jakob Bro, Joey Baron, Thomas Saturday, November 3, The Royal Room, the intersections of jazz and cinema. Morgan Trio 7:30pm Visit nwfilmforum.org for tickets and Jay Clayton & Dawn Clement w/ information. Saturday, October 27, Rainier Arts Center, Julian Priester 7:30pm Tickets Seattle Women’s Jazz Saturday, November 3, Seattle Arts Tickets to concerts sold separately. Orchestra w /Sheryl Bailey Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium, 8pm Dicount packages (available only Tia Fuller Quartet through Earshot Jazz office at 206- Saturday, October 27, Langston Hughes 547-6763). Some restrictions apply. Performing Arts Institute, 8pm Saturday, November 3, Benaroya Hall Illsley • Save 10% when you buy tickets Madison McFerrin / SassyBlack Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, 7:30pm Sunday, November 4, Kirkland Performance to five or more separate concerts. Sunday, October 28, Benaroya Hall, Illsley Hall, 2pm • Save 15% when you buy tickets Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall Maria Schneider with Seattle to eight or more separate Circuit Rider: Ron Miles, Bill Repertory Jazz Orchestra concerts. Frisell, Brian Blade / These • A Festival Gold Card is available Sunday, November 4, The Triple Door, 6pm for entrance to most festival Hills of Glory String Quartet & 8:30pm events. $500 featuring Beth Fleenor Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Buy tickets now at earshot.org Sunday, October 28, Langston Hughes Sunday, November, Seattle Arts Museum, Performing Arts Institute, 8pm Plestcheeff Auditorium, 8pm Thiefs w/ Guillermo E. Brown Myra Melford: Snowy Egret
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 7 PROFILE Jovino Santos Neto: A New Milepost
JOVINO SANTOS NETO PHOTO BY DANIEL SHEEHAN
By Paul Rauch Santos Neto has been designated vibraphonist Ben Thomas, the Jovino resident artist for the upcoming 2018 Santos Neto Quinteto is the perfect For the past 25 years, Seattle has em- Earshot Jazz Festival, a recognition he vehicle to express his sound. braced the music of pianist, compos- receives with great humility. “Since I arrived, I’ve hit the ground er, and educator Jovino Santos Neto. “I feel very honored and extremely running musically. The moment I got Whether it is through an association appreciative,” he says. “This year is 25 here, the guys that play with me today, as a student at Cornish College of the years since I arrived in Seattle from my band, I began playing with may- Arts, or as a fortunate attendee at one Brazil with my family. It’s a nice mile- be a month after I arrived,” he says. of his sensational performances, San- post, a nice way to mark that.” “Chuck and Mark, then Jeff came af- tos Neto has touched the lives of many He was fully engaged the moment ter that, and Ben a couple years after. in this community. He is, in a true he arrived in Seattle on a student visa, That was really beautiful in that we’re sense, one of ours. Seattle is home, but ironically interviewed as a student still great friends and enjoy playing the journey of the pianist and his fam- by Chuck Deardorf at Cornish. That music together,” he states enthusiasti- ily from Brazil to Seattle is the story would lead to a musical association cally. that lives inside the music, a sound of and friendship that remains strong The canvas becomes prominently the shared experiences of his life, and today. With Deardorf on bass, Mark larger for his festival outing at Seattle the many gifts he received from Bra- Ivester on drums, multi-reedist Hans Art Museum, where he will perform zilian master musician/composer Her- Teuber, percussionist Jeff Busch and original compositions for big band, an meto Pascoal.
8 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 18-piece ensemble that contains his in today’s music, Santos Neto’s tute- we played all over. It was an extensive Quinteto within. lage under Pascoal focused more on tour. We played a gig in Seattle at the “That’s something I’ve never done in the identification of one’s own unique Backstage in Ballard, and we hung out Seattle. I’ve done it pretty much all over sound. Pascoal didn’t own a record with some people from there. The next the world,” Santos Neto says thought- player. A young Santos Neto once ex- gig was in Victoria. On the ferry, I just fully. He adds “I’ve been working with citedly played a new Keith Jarrett re- looked around at the water and the is- big bands since 1986, with Hermeto cord for him, passionate about the new lands and thought it was so beautiful. Pascoal, from whom I learned to write musical worlds unfolding before him. I remember thinking that I could live for big band.” Pascoal’s advice was to simply sell his in this place,” he says. “It hit me in a He cites his time at Cornish under record player place where Jim Knapp as being groundbreaking and listen to In my mind, there are no barriers. still today I in terms of scoring and structure. He himself, to cannot say taught him how to put it in a way that the sounds Music has languages. There is no object ively is simple for musicians to read. “Since around him. why.” such thing as musical Esperanto. then, I’ve done a lot more large en- This says a It is his mu- semble work, both with Hermeto’s big lot about his sical relation- band and my own,” he says. Festival current style of playing and compos- ship with his Quinteto that touches us patrons will, at last, be able to witness ing. Santos Neto himself cannot de- most often in Seattle. Bassist Chuck this new aspect of his musical persona fine his sound other than the fact that Deardorf has for 40 years played with here in Seattle. it is his own. the best of the best here and abroad. Long before journeying to Seattle “I leave that up to others. If I started Santos Neto understands his good for- with his family in 1993, Santos Neto to describe my sound, I would almost tune in having this wonderful friend- studied in Montreal, still searching for feel an obligation to sound how I de- ship through music with him. not only his musical identity, but his scribed. I learned that from Hermeto,” “He is so deep into the music, his ex- path in life it- says the ebul- perience is so good, and because we’re self. Montre- I’ve been working with big bands lient pianist. good personal friends, he’s the kind al gave him “I don’t see of guy I don’t have to worry about, I the opportu- since 1986, with Hermeto Pascoal, music as be- don’t have to prove anything to him. nity to meet ing genre- When we play together, there’s a sense and play with from whom I learned to write for less, but more of telepathy. One of the things I love jazz musi- big band. as genre in- when I play with Chuck, is when I re- cians. When clusive. I’m move my left hand from the equation, he graduated not denying and let him be my left hand. So basi- in 1977 he returned to Brazil fully the existence of the genres. You don’t cally we’re having this amazing con- intending to enter a master’s program try to dissolve the barriers. In my versation, between my right hand and and become a researcher living in the mind, there are no barriers. Music has his bass, and all the spaces are being Amazon working with primates. Then languages. There is no such thing as filled,” he says. “That’s one of the big- he met Hermeto Pascoal, and his life musical Esperanto. You have to know gest pleasures I have in playing music.” took a serious detour. the languages very well, so if you need The music of Jovino Santos Neto is He recalls: “I met Hermeto Pascoal at to express yourself in the grammar and like a current, like a river of white wa- his house. We shared a little music and syntax of that language, you can do it ter that flows into a green blue calm. suddenly he said, ‘I’ve got a gig this convincingly,” he adds. His music is the sound all around Friday. Can you read?’ I said ‘Yeah.’ The arrival in Seattle of Santos Neto us, that which never refrains. We are It was bullshit. I mostly just played by and his family is also tied to Pascoal, fortunate here in Seattle that he can ear. So he put a chart in front of me with his tour featuring him on piano immerse himself in that from time to and I made a complete fool of myself. passing through Seattle and Victoria, time to direct the flow into beautiful He laughed and said, ‘You come back first stopping to perform in Ballard. places. tomorrow. We’re gonna work a little “It’s one of those things, that 28 For more information on Jovino Santos bit.’ That turned out to be 15 years.” years later, I still cannot explain. We Neto, visit jovisan.net. While many in the music commu- toured all over the country in 1990. For 2018 Earshot Jazz Festival infor- nity struggle with genre designation We started in Miami, to New York, mation and schedule, visit earshot.org.
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 9 CATCHING UP WITH Shifting Winds for The Westerlies
By Tara Peters The past few months have brought shifting winds for The Westerlies, the Seattle-bred, NYC-based brass quar- tet. Formed in 2011 by childhood friends, trombonists Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch and trumpeters Zubin Hensler and Riley Mulherkar, the group has established itself as a strong, genre-bending force, gaining recognition from NPR and esteemed artists including Dave Douglas and Fleet Foxes. This May, after seven years perform- ing together, The Westerlies broke the news of founding member Hensler’s WILLEM DE KOCH, CHLOE ROWLANDS, RILEY MULHERKAR, ANDY CLAUSEN PHOTO BY SHERVIN LAINEZ departure. Hensler’s difficult deci- sion to leave came in part to physi- aries of a lot of different kinds of mu- , as The Westerlies return to Seattle for cal struggles with the trumpet and in sic and I’ve never really seen a small their inaugural Westerlies Fest, run- part to pursue his career as a composer ensemble like this that incorporates as ning September 20–23. On present- and producer. In his place, the group much improvisation as it does while ing the festival in Seattle, Mulherkar welcomes longtime friend Chloe Row- still maintaining very interesting, true notes, “So much of the impetus for lands. Rowlands first met The Wester- composed music,” she says. “It sounds this festival was trying to think about lies before they were known as such, so personal and authentic.” how we can make something happen back in high school at various com- In her own music, Rowlands strives in Seattle that honors everything Se- petitions, including the Essentially to accomplish a similar balance, and attle gave us growing up.” Ellington competition in New York in joining The Westerlies, it felt as The Westerlies got their footing at City and the Monterey Jazz Festival, if “everything aligned.” The three The Royal Room under the mentorship where she performed in a big band founding members are embracing the of Wayne Horvitz and then went on to for which now-bandmate Andy Clau- new energy that the change in lineup forge new connections as part of Se- sen won a compositional award. They has brought. attle’s Earshot Jazz Festival. Honoring all moved to New York at the same “Growing new community and new the platforms that they were given, the time, and while Rowlands attended audience with Chloe in the group is group seeks to create new platforms to the New School and pursued her own a really exciting thing that we’ve al- support artists they believe in. Clausen projects, she witnessed her peers create ready seen start to happen since we echoes this sentiment, stating that Se- The Westerlies, watching as the group announced her joining just a few days attle “has such an incredible ecosystem slowly grew into “something incred- ago,” says Mulkerhar. of music and music education that for ible, more than just another band,” she Born in Kirkland, WA, and raised in basically as long as we’ve been a band says. Phoenix, AZ, Rowlands is excited for we’ve been scheming some sort of way “I was always drawn to this group be- the opportunity to visit Seattle more that we could give back to that com- cause they really blend—I should say often as a part of The Westerlies. That munity.” ‘we’ now—we really blend the bound- opportunity presents itself this month CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
10 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 PREVIEW >> Bellhaven Jazz Festival 2018
Saturday, September 8, 1pm drummer Jud Sherwood have a 20- Fairhaven Village Green, year track record laying down the Bellingham groove at festivals, in clubs, and other Free & open to the public outdoor venues across the Northwest. Tenor saxophonist Josh Cook and gui- Celebrating its 8th anniversary, Jud tarist Brian Cunningham, both busy Sherwood’s Bellingham-based Jazz bandleaders and sidemen in their own Project presents the Bellhaven Jazz right, complete the band. Festival on September 8, from 1 to Don’t miss the Kevin Woods/Josh 7pm, at the historic Fairhaven Village Cook Quintet’s Tribute to Miles Da- Green in Bellingham. This family- vis, from 5:30 to 7pm. Northwest friendly event is a highly anticipated jazz scene stalwarts trumpeter Kevin day of jazz, blues, and Latin sounds Woods and saxophonist Josh Cook with many Northwest favorites. As join forces with 2016 Seattle Jazz in previous years, this festival is free Hall of Fame inductee Bill Anschell to the public and open to music lov- on piano, Roger Yamashita on bass, ers of all ages. Guests are encouraged GAIL PETTIS PHOTO BY STEVE KORN and Jud Sherwood on drums. Kevin to bring their picnic blankets or lawn blues, as well as a mix of infectious Woods is quickly emerging as one of chairs and enjoy the magnificent set- Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian beats. the most melodic and emotive voices ting while savoring a mellow day of Verlinde has excited audiences world- in improvised music in the Northwest. beautiful music. Refreshments are wide with his energetic and passionate The quintet effortlessly interprets clas- available in the beer and wine garden. performances, touching the very soul sic tunes from the Davis songbook Gail Pettis, beloved Seattle jazz vocal- of the listener with his music. His trio with one foot planted in tradition and ist, and her quartet open the festival at includes Dean Schmidt on bass and the other in the contemporary. From 1pm. Pettis, twice named Golden Ear Jeff Busch on drums and percussion, beautiful ballads to burnin’ up tem- Northwest Vocalist of the Year, has with special guest Cliff Colón on saxo- pos, this group has something for ev- been praised for her rich, warm vocals phone. Colón’s raw expressiveness and ery jazz fan. and understated phrasing, described as ability to channel the purest of emo- The 2018 Bellhaven Jazz Festival is “deliciously soulful” by Cadence mag- tions into each note sets him apart made possible with the support of The azine. Pettis enjoys interacting and from the pack. He has been a driv- National Endowment for the Arts, engaging with listeners, and has per- ing force behind many jazz collabora- Washington State Arts Commission, formed on stages nationally and across tions including Limited Edition, led Premier Tents, Joyce & Terry Busch, the globe. Her live performances go by award-winning drummer D’vonne Dorothy Sherwood, The Kolin Fam- “from strength to strength, perform- Lewis. ily Trust, Peoples Bank, United Paint ing a winning, crowd-involving style Blues Union returns to this year’s Specialty, Fairhaven Village Inn, The of vocal jazz” (Earshot Jazz). Pettis is festival at 4pm. Bandleader, B-3 or- Boeing Company, Ralf’s Pretzel Bak- accompanied by stellar longtime col- ganist, and singer John Carswell has ery, Boundary Bay Brewery, and No- laborators Bill Anschell on piano, Jeff played with blues and R&B legends ble Wines. A complete list of sponsors Johnson on bass, and Jud Sherwood B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Tower of is available on jazzproject.org. on drums. Power, Ray Charles, and many more. At 2:30pm, pianist Eric Verlinde and Carswell electrifies his audience with Visit jazzproject.org or call 360-650- his band create sounds ranging from his soulful voice, and is sure to make 1066 for more information. straight-ahead swing to funk and a mark with his sweet sound. He and –Marianne Gonterman
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 11 PREVIEW >> DjangoFest Northwest 2018
September 18–23 Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Langley, WA Heralding the start of fall is North America’s largest gypsy jazz festival, the 18th annual DjangoFest NW. The festival is both inspired by and celebrates the music of the great Eu- ropean gypsy jazz artist, Django Re- inhardt. Hailed by many as a genius, Reinhardt’s diverse music melded jazz, swing, and gypsy, as well as music from Eastern and Western Europe. Keeping Reinhardt’s spirit alive, the annual DjangoFest NW promises five days of inspirational and dance- happy jazz from September 18–23 in the quaint whale-watching village of Langley on Whidbey Island. DjangoFest, which is both presented by and located at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, brings together an array of national and international jazz SARA LABRIOLA PHOTO BY IRENE YPENBURG artists. The Henry Acker Trio, made up of 14-year-old child prodigy gypsy the festival. Acclaimed acoustic jazz goFest endearingly refer to as “Djams,” jazz guitarist Henry Acker, along with guitarist Gonzalo Bergara heads his there will also be workshops led by his father Victor Acker and his uncle famous quartet mixing the sounds of several of the musical performers. The Dana Acker, return this year. Emerg- Django with music from his native workshops vary in their focus covering ing young talent, New York guitarist Argentina. Multi-award-winner and such skills as beginning solos tech- Sara L’Abriola joins DjangoFest head- multi-instrumentalist from Canada, niques to lessons on ensemble playing. ing her own trio. Detroit native and Quinn Bachand, joins the festival While the festival is just a short ferry rising star in jazz violin, Evan Price with his band Brishen. Other perform- trip from Seattle, attendees wishing to will be joined by the Grammy-win- ers include Black Market Trust, Bra- keep close by the action may choose ning guitarist, Jason Vieaux. Highly zilian group the Bina Coquet Trio, the to camp at nearby campgrounds at Is- regarded multi-instrumentalist and Jimmy Grant Ensemble, The Bills, and land County Fairgrounds. No matter explorer of worldwide traditional mu- two groups from Whidbey Island, the where you come from, the organizers sic, Tcha Limberger is performing. EVM All-Stars and Hot Club of Troy, promise, “another unforgettable musi- French jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée, among others. The opening night fea- cal experience, guaranteed to put a tap awardee of the Montreux Jazz Festival tures famed veteran Hot Club-style in your foot and a grin on your face.” Vocal Competition, is also set to take group, Pearl Django. Apart from the For more details and to purchase tick- the stage. While rising Parisian talent well-curated performances, the festival ets, visit djangofestnw.org. Adrien Moignard brings his trio to promises more. Along with what Djan- –Lucienne Aggarwal
12 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 FEATURE Jazz For All Ages
Old-time swing. Bebop. Cool school. Bossa nova. Hip-hop fusion. Trad Jazz. Free improv. Jazz has many voices and the full range can be found around Seattle. Great news, young musicians: there are a number of events and opportunities that welcome all ages. How do you find your sound and get involved? Jump right in and take your pick among the venues, jam sessions, and educational opportunities below:
Venues
When learning the jazz language, backline, sound and video recording, is the perfect setting to worship at the one of the most important tools is your a grand piano, and a generous stage, altar of innovative music. Afraid to dip ability to listen. The following venues the venue has been designed to serve your ears in the waters of experimental feature renowned local and traveling the musicians and artists performing. music? Come to the Chapel and you’ll musicians, and each has at least some Open seven nights a week, the restau- become a believer. hours or evenings open to all ages. rant is suited to patrons of all ages and Triple Door varied tastes. Enjoy their comfortable, Jazz Alley 216 Union St neighborhood feel while hearing the 2033 6th Ave thetripledoor.net work of innovative musicians. jazzalley.com Located in metro-accessible down- In a cool, New York club-like atmo- Chapel Performance Space town, the Triple Door is known for of- sphere, Jazz Alley brings in serious lo- 4649 Sunnyside Ave N fering a wide variety of musical styles. cal and national talent, including host- waywardmusic.org There is something for everyone at this ing Grammy Award-winners regularly. Nestled in a quiet corner of the Wall- sit-down venue, from blues to singer- All shows are all ages; most shows are ingford Neighborhood, the historic songwriter showcases to funk and jazz, but the venue also offers blues, Good Shepherd Center became a Se- brass bands. The Mainstage is an all- world, R&B, folk, new-grass, and rock attle Landmark in 1984, after provid- ages venue for shows starting at 8pm artists. Prices to Jazz Alley are among ing over 60 years of service to young or earlier; the Musicquarium Lounge the highest on this list and range from women seeking shelter, education, and outside the theater is 21 and older. $25.50-$45 most of the time, but there training, before declining numbers Tickets generally range from $15-$40. are a handful of $10 shows per year, of residents forced it to close in 1973. Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club and students get a hefty discount (half- Located on the fourth floor of this 2214 2nd Ave off) at the 7:30pm sets on Wednesdays multi-purpose community center, the tulas.com and 9:30pm sets on Thursdays. Be sure Chapel Performance Space is perhaps to make a reservation and have your one of the city’s best-kept secrets when Offering a mix of local and touring valid ID on hand in order to receive it comes to live music. Each month, artists, Tula’s is a great place to hear the discount. Steve Peters’ presenting non-profit, both big band and small combo jazz. The Belltown restaurant and jazz club The Royal Room Nonsequitur, and a community of like-minded organizations and art- has been featured in many magazines, 5000 Rainer Ave S ists present concerts of contemporary/ including Seattle Weekly’s list of the theroyalroomseattle.com post-classical composition, free impro- “Top 50 Jazz Haunts” and DownBeat All ages until 10pm, the Royal Room visation, and much more in the ethe- magazine’s list of “100 Great Interna- is an artist’s venue in historic Colum- real space. Featuring stellar acoustics, tional Jazz Clubs.” Show prices range bia City that offers a diverse array of awe-inspiring stained-glass windows, from $12-$20. Tula’s offers live music music from improvised jazz to funk and gorgeous wooden floors and col- seven nights a week and is open to all to country blues. With permanent umns, the Chapel Performance Space ages until 10pm.
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 13 Jam Sessions
Diving in headfirst is the best way to more, this bookstore with a commu- thetic and techniques of avant-garde learn music, especially jazz. Seattle has nity center feel has the motto: “Build- jazz and classical music,” but “warmly a fun and supportive community that ing community, One Book, One Cup, welcome[s] musicians of any persua- embraces all ages and levels. Check One Note at a Time.” Second and sion to share their voice.” It is orga- out these jams below to get in on the fourth Sundays feature an open jazz nized by Seattle record label Table & excitement! jam hosted by Kenny Mandell begin- Chairs, and upcoming presenters are Egan’s Ballard Jam House ning at 2pm, while the third Sunday listed on racersessions.com. features a music improv session start- Vocal Jam Second & Fourth Future Jazz Heads ing at 7pm, also hosted by Mandell. Wednesdays, 9pm, $10 cover Wednesdays, 6pm Stuart Zobel leads Choro music jams 1707 NW Market St Instrumental Jam Session ballardjamhouse.com on the first and third Sundays of the Sundays, 7:30pm month. Couth Buzzard also hosts a One of the few vocal-specific jams in Wildflower Restaurant, concert series each First Friday and the Seattle area, Egan’s is a great ven- 112 W 2nd St, North Bend numerous concerts throughout the ue to gain experience. They describe jazzclubsnw.org/northbend month, open to all ages. themselves as “dedicated to provid- North Bend’s JazzClubsNW, former- ing a positive community-centered Racer Sessions at Café Racer ly known as Boxley’s, now programs environment for jazz education and Sundays, 8pm out of the Wildflower Restaurant, with performance.” It’s all ages until 11pm 5828 Roosevelt Way NE events each week. The Wednesday se- and offers student discounts to many racersessions.com ries, Future Jazz Heads, features local shows. The jam has a $10 cover but is Offering innovative performances music students, including from award- free if you attend the 7pm vocal show- and jam sessions since 2010, the Racer winning bands at Mount Si High case before. Check their calendar for Sessions have become an integral part School, Twin Falls Middle School, performance and jam schedules. of Seattle’s music scene. Each week, an and Chief Kanim Middle School, and Couth Buzzard Jazz Sessions individual or group leads the session, rising stars as they take the stage for a jazz jam. On Sunday evening, join Sundays, 2pm & 7pm beginning with a performance that the fun at the instrumental jam ses- 8310 Greenwood Ave N presents ideas and concepts that are sion, featuring special guests and local buonobuzzard.com developed in the jam session that fol- lows. According to their website, the players, which is open to all aspiring Featuring concerts, open jams, po- jam “frequently incorporates the aes- jazz artists. etry readings, open mic nights, and
14 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 Instruction
Seattle has no shortage of opportu- The Vera Project portunities include the Girls Ellington nities to continue your formal educa- 305 Harrison Street Project, Nina Simone Vocal Ensemble, tion. Take your playing to the next theveraproject.org Jazz Boot Camp, a Masterclass Series, level with a workshop, camp, or class. Proudly an all-ages volunteer-fueled All Star Combos, Big Band Ensem- Jazz Night School music and arts venue, The Vera Proj- bles, and more. Students in several ensembles perform at various Seattle 5415 Rainier Ave S ect offers private classes on recording, venues and some have the chance to jazznightschool.org audio engineering training, concert lighting, etc. You can book a private travel to New York City. JazzED hosts Offering extensive jazz education class for your friends, classmates, high free jam sessions regularly, open to ev- and performance opportunities to all school jazz band, and so on. Vera also eryone even if you are not enrolled. ages and all levels, Jazz Night School offers group classes or you can work teaches improvisation in ensemble set- Tacoma Jazz Association Classes with the talented teaching staff on tai- tings and truly “uplifts lives” for all its at Ted Brown Music loring a class for your specific needs. participants, who range from 12 to 70 6228 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Tacoma Private classes cost $35 per attendee, years old. The organization currently jazzclubsnw.org/tacomajazz/ and you must have a minimum of six offers ten ensembles (standard com- programs people participating. bos, gypsy jazz, big bands, trad jazz, High-caliber educational opportu- etc.), classes in various music stud- Seattle JazzED nities for local young jazz musicians ies, periodic workshops, and private 3201 E Republican St aren’t limited to Seattle. Venture to lessons. Some of the most rewarding seattlejazzed.org Tacoma for weekly instruction in im- rotating classes include ear training The fun never stops at Seattle JazzED, provisation and performance opportu- classes, small jazz ensembles, Trad the non-profit that offers classes, work- nities with saxophonist/composer Ka- Jazz combo, Singing with Jazz Trio, shops, camps, and ensemble perfor- reem Kandi at Ted Brown Music. Put the All Voices Gospel Choir, and the mance opportunities year-round. Of- on by the Tacoma Jazz Association, big bands, including the top level All- fering partial and full scholarships to the class is open to all ages and abili- Star Big Band. The ensembles rehearse qualifying students, they provide ac- ties, and offers students special hands- weekly and perform at the end of each cess to excellent music education to on study and performance time with ten-week session. The level of teaching youth all over the region. They focus world-class artists that they don’t nor- here is on par with that at a conserva- on musical excellence, character devel- mally receive in a regular high school tory or specialized school, but provid- opment, access to a quality education, or college jazz band setting. The cost ed at accessible prices, with partial and and community. Seattle JazzED op- is $60 monthly, though financial assis- full tuition waivers available. tance is available.
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September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 15 Dance Opportunities
If swingin’ tunes put you in the mood you. Every Thursday night from 9pm Savoy Swing Club to move, check out these dance spots. to midnight, you can dance Swing, 7-11 pm With classes for all levels and styles, traditional Jazz, and the Lindy Hop. Lief Erickson Lodge, 2245 NW you’ll be doin’ the Jitterbug, Boogie The dance is free if you’re registered in 57th St Woogie, and Jive in no time! one or more of their classes. savoyswing.org Savoy Swing Club (SSC) is a mem- Century Ballroom Seattle Swing Dance Club ber supported non-profit organization All ages Swing nights, Sundays First & Third Sundays, 6pm dedicated to teaching and spreading & Tuesdays Alki Masonic Center, 4736 40th 915 E Pine St Ave SW vintage swing dance throughout Se- centuryballroom.com seattlewcswing.org attle. Memberships start at just $10 a month, which gets you into the weekly Offering camps, classes, and open The Seattle Swing Dance Club Monday night dance and the Tuesday dance nights, you can learn all of the (SSDC) is a non-profit organization night practice at Dance Underground, moves you need to look like a Swing dedicated to promoting West Coast plus discounts to their annual Lindy (East and West Coasts) or Lindy Hop swing dancing in the Seattle area. The Extravaganza, and other regional Lin- pro. Century Ballroom also offers club holds bi-monthly dances on Sun- dy Hop competitions including Camp dance classes in hip-hop, Balboa, Salsa days in West Seattle. These all-ages Jitterbug. Unsure about membership? and more. Whether you’re a beginner dances are open to both SSDC mem- Be their guest for a Monday evening or an experienced dancer looking to bers and non-members, and are free if to try it out before making a commit- challenge yourself a little, this beauti- you attend the workshop beforehand. ment. ful venue has it all. SSDC also presents an annual “Eas- –Tara Peters HepCat Productions ter Swing” convention and offers work- shops, instructional series, and a Step- Did we miss your favorite venue or jam Thursdays, 9pm by-Step West Coast Swing dance class opportunity? Are you a veteran musician Russian Community Center, 704 19th Ave E for the public. Four levels of classes, with tips, or a younger musician with seattleswing.com taught by professional instructors in questions about breaking into the jazz the area, are offered throughout the scene? We want to hear from you! E-mail The host of the longest-running all- year. At all levels, this series works for [email protected] for your feedback ages swing dance in Seattle, HepCat both the beginning dancer and also on all-ages jazz opportunities in and productions provides fun for all levels. the more experienced dancer needing around Seattle. Whether new or an old pro, classes a brush-up on the basics. and private lessons are available for
ART OF JAZZ
NATHAN BREEDLOVE NU TRIO THU SEP 13, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Hard swing and healing forces, with Phil Sparks and Brian Kirk
Seattle Art Museum, Brotman Forum 1300 First Avenue Sponsored by Free visitsam.org/performs
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
16 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 Notes, from page 3 ON THE RADIO Jazz Composition in 2015. Addition- aly that year, she received the Benny Golson Award from the Jazz Com- 88.5 KNKX hosts Saturday Jazz with John Pai at 11pm, and The position Department and was the re- Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Shape of Modern Jazz with Gordon cipient of Passim Iguana Music Fund Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, and Jazz Todd at 1am Tuesdays. Shows can grant. Yang moved to New York City Northwest, in addition to its week- be streamed anytime at kbcs.fm. in 2016, where she leads her own quin- day NPR and late-night and prime- 91.7 KSVR Mount Vernon, tet, performing her own compositions time jazz programs. Full schedule Doctor Dee hosts two nights of in several venues. She recently started and info at knkx.org. jazz, Fourth Corner Jazz, fea- her masters in Jazz Composition at Abe Beeson hosts The New Cool, turing recordings of live perfor- Queens College. Saturdays, 3pm, featuring 21st cen- mance in Northwest Washington, The compositions will be premiered tury jazz inspired and informed by Sundays, 6-7pm, and The Doc- and recorded live by the Seattle Wom- the sounds of today, hip-hop, funk, tor’s Den, Mondays, 8-10pm. en’s Jazz Orchestra, featuring special electronic & punk rock, followed by 102.9 KLOI-LP Lopez Island, guest Sheryl Bailey, on October 27 as Robin Lloyd’s Jazz Caliente, 5pm, Mondays & Fridays, 3pm, Joy part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. Yang where jazz meets Latin rhythms. Spring with Gary Alexander, classic will be in attendance. Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun- jazz and the Great American Song- CMA Presenter Consortium for days, 2pm, features the artists and book. Jazz Grant events of the regional jazz scene. For Hollow Earth Radio, JazzNW podcasts of archived pro- hollowearthradio.org, Fridays at Chamber Music America’s Presenter grams, see jazznw.org. 6pm, biweekly, Black Roots Ra- Consortium program provides support 90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, dio, hosted by Jordan Leonard, for consortiums of three U.S. present- features Jazz Theater with John Gil- promotes jazz as a dynamic genre ers to collectively engage up to three breath, 1am. Full schedule informa- rooted in the Black American expe- professional U.S. jazz ensembles to tion is available at kexp.org. rience. perform at each presenter’s venue. This 91.3 KBCS, features creative and Hollow Earth Radio is Seattle’s grant program is supported by the Do- improvised music on Flotation De- freeform online radio station that ris Duke Charitable Foundation. vice with John Seman and Jona- supports the local music com- Applications are due by 9pm EST than Lawson, Sundays at 10pm. munities in the greater Pacific on October 5. For more information, The Monday night lineup includes Northwest and tries to create an visit chamber-music.org. The Caravan with John Gilbreath open, encouraging stage for un- Seattle Women in Jazz Seeks at 7pm, Straight No Chaser with derrepresented voices. More at Board Members David Utevsky at 9pm, Giant Steps hollowearthradio.org. SWIJ is currently seeking board members from diverse backgrounds. Non-profit experience is not neces- through residencies in our recording es, comments, news and announce- sary, but a passion for supporting studios and participation in our vari- ments to [email protected]. bands led by and/or comprised of ous presentation programs. Applica- Help the Jazz Around the Sound women is! For more information, visit tions for the 2019 program are now Calendar seattlewomeninjazz.com or email available at jackstraw.org, with a dead- [email protected]. line of November 1. Artists may apply Please email news and announce- to only one program per year. ments about jazz gigs, concerts and Applications for 2019 Jack Straw community events to jazzcalendar@ Artist Residencies Now Available Write Earshot Jazz earshot.org. To ensure publication in The Jack Straw Artist Residency Pro- The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects the printed calendar, please submit no grams offer established and emerging and shares the many ways that jazz later than the 15th of the month prior artists in diverse disciplines an op- intersects with lives in the Northwest. to the event. portunity to explore the creative use Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions of sound in a professional atmosphere from writers: Please email story pitch-
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 17 FOR THE RECORD
Bill Anschell tions does the jazz musician derive the beauty of originality. As the title Shifting Standards suggests, Anschell’s approach stands Origin Records out for its rhythmic intricacy, more a re- than a dis-placement of melody Jazz musicians are mathematicians, on the circle of time. Thus he smartly carpenters, athletes. With absurd de- Möbius-strips the descending thirds votion they hone their minds and of Fats Waller’s “Jitterbug Waltz” or muscles in ceaseless work, just so that the repeating triplets of “You and the at the end of the ledger the balance Night and the Music” into one an- reaches zero, so every corner dovetails other. Yet Anschell’s harmonic depth, into a standing cabinet, so the javelin as on the ballad “Some Other Time,” pianist, giving a serene solo on “Soul might reach a few inches further. If is heartbreaking, and counterpoint, as Eyes.” Their collective interplay, to say you need an answer to why jazz musi- on “Con Alma,” stunning—as much the least, nears psychic in its shape and cians work so hard, all the time, the Bill Evans as Bud Powell. timing. latest release of pianist Bill Anschell Leave it to the likes of Industrial Rev- Anschell’s rhythmic shifting recalls has it. Shifting Standards, recorded elation’s D’Vonne Lewis to put time another pianist, Erroll Garner. Gar- with heavyweights Jeff Johnson (bass) on the out-of-time. Varied but never ner’s sense of subdivision made him and D’Vonne Lewis (drums), repre- messy, sharp and sweet when he’s not a rhythmic ancestor to R&B crooners sents an incredible craftsmanship of lingering like a fond memory, Lewis like Frank Ocean, just as Thelonious rhythm and harmony, body and soul. makes the perfect intellectual match Monk felt a pulse later capitalized by Standards superficially does not for Anschell. Just listen to his triplet hip hop. Jazz evinces rhythmic truths stand out for originality, being a bag breaks and wild subdivisions on An- at the heart of many musics, and the of standards the long-practiced band schell’s skewed “Night in Tunisia.” classic recordings preserve the mosaic recorded with close detail by producer With his exacting grip on the melody, of layers that make such facts audible. Reed Ruddy a single afternoon in a natural phrasing, and bluesy guts, Now, Anchell’s Shifting Standards is single room within Avast Studios. Yet Johnson fits like a third hand to the one of them. precisely from the formula of limita- –Ian Gwin
Bad Luck edge of their classically free-jazz 2009 self-titled debut, moving the sprawl- Four ing, heavy-metal intensity of 2011’s Origin Records double-album Two, and changing into the grooving, Roscoe Mitchellian For over a decade, Seattle-based modularity of 2014’s Three. duo Bad Luck—that’s Neil Welch This year, Icasiano and Welch rock- (saxes, electronics) and Chris Icasiano et forward with their newest release, (drums)—have packed and unpacked Four. The album continues their their deceptively simple formula of career-long, interlocked drive—like drums and saxophone. Through their watching a car part dance in an invis- deep musical partnership, they contin- ible engine—but sustained now at a ue to recast the mold of contemporary new altitude. Through the use of delay Yet even more than its predecessors, music. Over countless fiery perfor- and echo effects, elegantly captured by Four immerses the listener into the mances and three full-length releases, producer Randall Dunn, their kinetic, logic of its own musical world. For the the depth of the duo’s compositional- amorphic sound has stretched out to eponymously titled opener, the god- improvisations has steadily developed, take on a new suspense and pathos. like growls of Welch’s saxophone are starting from the catch-as-catch-can drenched in a repeating, Stravinskyan
18 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 riff, while Icasiano shifts walls of pro- and schizophrenic melody-rhythms, as Tauba Auerbach, or the total sen- pulsion around him in a charging run. like the manic breakdown of a frenet- suality of Andrei Tarkovsky’s films. In the following track, “RBG,” the ic machine. The album’s closer, “Big Events progress, balanced but com- duo deconstructively expand a simi- Sky,” is built on similarly expert foun- pelling; sound moves ever closer to lar urging impulse, with Icasiano re- dation, formed as a long crescendo that something like the experience of the winding rhythms into a spine-tingling runs from the soft river of Icasiano’s natural world. With the frank engi- breakdown. For “Index,” the duo ap- mallets and the elegiac voices, clarion neering brought about by Welch’s and plies the same razor-sharp focus to an and siren, of Welch’s sax. Though the Icasiano’s formidable technique and ambient landscape: Icasiano’s frantic product of intense musical effort, the uncanny intuitions, Four presents a brushwork intercut with the oceanic effect is like feeling the rain come in at triumph in form and a step forward harmonics of Welch’s tape-spliced the end of a hike. for both artists. It is a startling musi- motif. Rather than music, the layered co- cal statement will subtly overtake and That’s not to ignore the duo’s seri- hesiveness of the album might suggest amaze its listener. ous acoustic chops. Take, for example, more the tricky multidimensionality –IG “Capital,” a collage of fountainous jets of works by contemporary artists such
Westerlies, from page 10 Theo Bleckmann. The young musi- cians first became acquainted with The idea of giving back in the form Bleckmann over a decade ago when of their own festival took hold several he performed with the Refuge Trio as years ago. In March 2017, the band part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. The gained nonprofit 501(c)(3) status, Westerlies Fest will be the Seattle pre- modeling themselves after pioneer- miere of Bleckmann’s and The West- ing ensemble Kronos Quartet, among erlies collaborative project, “Songs of others, giving them the institutional Resistance and Refuge,” highlighting backing of a board, mission, and vi- protest movements past and present. sion that has propelled their ongo- Throughout the Westerlies Fest, the ing community activism forward and band will offer in-school concerts and stoked the flames of the festival fire. a creative workshop, reaching over One part educational outreach, one 1,000 students in the greater Seattle part collaborative performance, the area, including one full day of out- four-day Westerlies Fest is an interdis- reach in the Highline School District. ciplinary and accessible affair. A full Support for student scholarship op- festival pass is just $40, and half of portunities comes from The Wester- the festival performances are free with lies’ community of donors and spon- registration, including opening night sors. The festival culminates in a free at the Wing Luke Museum, Thursday, program showcasing the workshop September 20, at 7:30pm. Longtime students in performance with The friend, powerhouse poet, and Youth Westerlies at Seattle Pacific University Speaks mentor Troy Osaki has curat- on Sunday, September 23, at 4pm. ed a stunning lineup of young talent At this pivotal moment in The West- featuring 2018-19 Seattle Youth Poet erlies’ trajectory, the group pauses to Laureate Azura Tyabji, Zora “Rain- express gratitude. Recognizing the op- child” Seboulisa, and Esther Eiden- portunities that moving to New York berg-Noppe. Friday night showcases City has afforded them and celebrat- Northwest-based contemporary music ing their growing music family, their ensemble TORCH, the resident artist love for Seattle prevails; notes Mul- for Common Tone Arts. Saturday’s herkar, “whenever we’re there it feels performance features multi-instru- like coming home.” mentalist and singer Kate Davis, and For tickets and more information, visit a truly full-circle moment with the westerliesfest.org presentation of singer and composer
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 19 JAZZ AROUND THE SOUND September 09 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 RY John Croarkin and Snap Dragon Quintet, NC Night-n-Gale w/Carrie Wicks, 7pm 8pm NI NiteLite Jam Session, 8pm CM 3 Play Ricochet, 7pm RR Casa de la Trova hosted by Supersones with EB Frank S. Holman III, 6pm TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Los Flacos!, 8pm JA Jane Monheit, 7:30 & 9:30pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm TU Reunion Quartet with Jay Thomas, John MQ Planet Fly, 9pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm Stowell, Bruce Phares & John Bishop, NC Johnny Pinetree & the Yellin’ Degenerates, JA Larry Fuller, 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm MQ Frank Kohl Trio, 5pm VI Marina Christopher Trio, 9pm OS Matt Williams Duo, 8pm NC Downtown Mountain Boys, 7pm TP Swingin’ in the Rain, 7:30pm OW Tuesday Night Jam w/Eric Verlinde, 10pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 TU Bill Anschell Standards Trio with Chris SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm CZ PK Quartet & All About Monk Jazz, 7:30pm Symer & D’vonne Lewis, 7:30pm SB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm VI Frank Vitolo Ensemble, 9:30pm TU Tim Kennedy: The Music Of Wayne Shorter ES Daniel Davison, 6pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm with Thomas Marriott, Evan Flory-Barnes & HS Michel Navedo & Brazil Novo, 7pm Tarik Abouzied, 7:30pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 JA Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, 7:30 & WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 9:30pm AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm BP The Billy Stapleton 3-Oh: Feat. Annie the 200 Trio, 9pm MQ Greg Ruby, 5pm CM Scott Cossu, 12:30pm Eastwood, 7:30pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm RR Electric Circus, 8pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm RR Joe Casalini and Michael Biller: An evening CZ Choro Music Open Jam Hosted By Stuart ES Daniel Davison, 6pm JA Larry Fuller, 7:30pm of jazz duets, 6pm Zobel, 2pm NC Jazz Jam w/ Darin Clendenin Trio, 7pm SY Mel Brown Trio, 7pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm PG Paragon Hang Jazz Open Mic, 8pm TU Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto with Chuck EB Tom Kellock, 6pm RR The Andersons Play Ellington, 8pm Deardorf, Jeff Busch & Mark Ivester, ES Eric Verlinde w/ Josephine Howell, 6pm SB Negative Press Project, 10pm 7:30pm JA Jane Monheit, 7:30pm SC Kevin Woods Quartet, 7pm VI Monty Banks, 9pm MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pm TD Kahulanui, 7:30pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am TU Eric Verlinde Trio with Hans Teuber, 7:30pm BB Dan Duval Good Vibes Trio, 7pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm VI Bar Tabac, 9pm CM Hopscotch, 7:30pm VI Max Cannella, 6pm WY Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm EB Frank S. Holman III, 6pm WW Jazz Jam Session, 7:30pm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 EG Elvin Jones 91st Birthday Bash, 9pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 BP The Darelle Holden Quartet, 7:30pm JA Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, 7:30 & CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm 9:30pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm ES Alexey Nikolaev, 8pm NL Skerik Band with Cumbieros & Trolls ES Eric Verlinde, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm Cottage, 8pm MT Jazz Night, 9pm JA Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, 7:30pm OS Jonas Myers Trio, 8pm
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AB The Angry Beaver HS Hotel Sorrento RR The Royal Room AH Art House JA Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley RY Rhythm & Rye BB Billy Baroo’s at Foster Golf LA Latona Pub SB Seamonster Lounge BC Barca LB Local Brix SC WJMAC at Sylvia Center for the Arts BE Bellinghome School of Music LC La Copa Cafe SE Seattle Art Museum BP Bake’s Place Bellevue MQ The Triple Door Musicquarium SL The Slab CC Capitol Cider MT Mac’s Triangle Pub ST St. Benedict School CH Chapel Performance Space MV Marine View Church SY Salty’s on Alki CM Crossroads Bellevue NB North Bend Umpqua Bank TD Triple Door CR Cafe Racer NC North City Bistro & Wine Shop TP Third Place Books CZ Couth Buzzard Books NI NiteLite Lounge TU Tula’s DT Darrell’s Tavern NL Nectar Lounge VI Vito’s EB El Gaucho Bellevue OS Osteria la Spiga WI Whidbey Island Center for the Arts EG Egan’s Ballard Jam House OW Owl ‘n’ Thistle WW Wildflower Wine Shop & Bistro (North ES El Gaucho Seattle PG Paragon Bend)
20 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 TU Greta Matassa Quintet with Alexey Nikolaev, JA Goapele, 7:30pm Darin Clendenin, Clipper Anderson & Mark MQ Victor Horky & His Silk Road Swing, 5pm Ivester, 7:30pm NC Correo Aereo, 7pm CURTAIN CALL VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm NI NiteLite Jam Session, 8pm weekly recurring performances VI Vito’s 8th Anniversary Party featuring RR TROVADORO, 8pm Kareem Kandi, 9:30pm SE Art of Jazz: Nathan Breedlove NU Trio, with SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Phil Sparks and Brian Kirk, 5:30pm TU DXL Quintet with Xavier Lecouturier, Lucas MONDAY AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and Winter, Michael Glynn, Gus Carns & Rex the 200 Trio, 9pm Gregory, 7:30pm CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30 CM The Ginger Ups, 12:30pm VI Jennifer Kienzle, 9pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm EB Tom Kellock, 6 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 CZ Open Jazz Jam with Kenny Mandell & ES Eric Verlinde, 6 Friends, 2pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm MT Jazz Night, 9 EB Tom Kellock, 6pm JA Goapele, 7:30 & 9:30pm ES Eric Verlinde w/ Josephine Howell, 6pm LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm TUESDAY JA Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, 7:30pm LB Dan Duval Good Vibes Trio, 6pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6 MV The Tall and Small Big Band featuring Pete NC Trish, Hans & Phil, 8pm Christlieb and Linda Small, 5pm TP Swingin’ in the Rain, 7:30pm ES Daniel Davison, 6 SY Victor Janusz, 10am TU Marc Seales Band, 7:30pm TU Jazz Police, 4pm VI Kate Olson Ensemble, 9pm OW Tuesday Jazz Night Jam, 9 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8 VI Lennon Aldort, 6pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm EB Frank S. Holman III, 6pm WEDNESDAY ES Daniel Davison, 6pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 JA Goapele, 7:30 & 9:30pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6 CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm LC Scot Lee, 6pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm NC Passarim, 8pm ES Daniel Davison, 6 ES Eric Verlinde, 6pm NI Rob Scheps & Shakey Shack with Tim PG Paragon Hang, 8 JA Hot Club of Cowtown – Celebrating their Kennedy, Adam Kessler, 8pm 20th Anniversary, 7:30pm OS Steve Ryals & Scotty Bemis, 8pm THURSDAY MT Jazz Night, 9pm TP Mark Lewis and Matt Jenkins, 7:30pm BC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 TU Susan Pascal Quartet with Bill Anschell, Chuck Deardorf, Mark Ivester, 7:30pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6 EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm VI The Tarantellas, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6 JA Cecile McLorin Salvant Duo, 7:30pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 MQ Elspeth Savani, 5pm AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and ES Alexey Nikolaev, 8 NC Frank Kohl & John Stowell, 7pm the 200 Trio, 9pm NI Nitelite Jam Session, 8 OW Tuesday Night Jams w/Eric Verlinde, 10pm CR Racer Sessions, 8pm RR The Walking Hat Trio with The Hiromi CZ Choro Music Open Jam Hosted By Stuart FRIDAY Project, 7:30pm Zobel, 2pm SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm CZ Music Improv Session w/ Kenny Mandell, EB Tom Kellock, 6 TD Bria Skonberg, 7:30pm 7pm ES Daniel Davison, 6 TU Chicago Guitarist Tim Fitzgerald Quartet with DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm Anton Schwartz, 7:30pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ES Eric Verlinde w/ Josephine Howell, 6pm JA Goapele, 7:30pm SATURDAY EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm RR Darto (EP Release) // Nordra // Great ES Daniel Davison, 6pm Spiders, 8pm EB Frank S Holman III, 6 JA Cecile McLorin Salvant Duo, 7:30pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am ES Daniel Davison, 6 NC Jon Pugh, 7pm TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm PG Paragon Hang Jazz Open Mic, 8pm VI Lennon Aldort, 6pm SUNDAY SB ACL Band, 11:30pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9pm SB Chance Hayden, 9:30pm AB Beaver Sessions, 9 SC Mike Allen Quartet, 7pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 TU Axiom Quartet with Phil Parisot, Alexey CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm CR Racer Sessions, 8 Nikolaev, John Hansen & Michael Glynn, EB Tom Kellock, 6pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8 7:30pm ES Eric Verlinde, 6pm VI Brazil Novo, 9pm JA Christian McBride New Jawn Quartet, EB Tom Kellock, 6 7:30pm ES Eric Verlinde with Josephine THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 MT Jazz Night, 9pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm RR Hopscotch, 7:30pm Howell, 6 BP The Darelle Holden Quartet, 7:30pm TD Madeleine Peyroux, 7:30pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm ES Alexey Nikolaev, 8pm TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 ES Daniel Davison, 6pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm
September 2018 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 21 ES Daniel Davison, 6pm SC Arête Quartet feat. Will Bernard, 7pm WI Quinn Bachand’s Brishen / Jimmy Grant JA Christian McBride New Jawn Quartet, TU Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Big Band, Ensemble, 8pm 7:30pm 7:30pm OW Tuesday Night Jams w/Eric Verlinde, 10pm VI Brad Gibson Presents, 9pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm WI The Bills / Hot Club of Troy, 8pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm TD Madeleine Peyroux, 7:30pm WY Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pm EG Rob Scheps & The Real McCoy: The Music TU DIG Jazz Quartet with Andrew Stephens, of McCoy Tyner, 7 & 9pm Luis Salcedo, Owen Clapp, Rob Mills, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 ES Daniel Davison, 6pm 7:30pm BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks and Guests, 9pm JA Larry Carlton Quartet, 7:30 & 9:30pm WI Django Fest NW Kickoff ft. Pearl Django, BE Will Bernard Guitar Masterclass, 12pm LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm 6pm BP The Darelle Holden Quartet, 7:30pm MQ Sundae + Mr. Goessl, 5pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm NC Tupelo, 8pm WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 ES Alexey Nikolaev, 8pm TU John Coltrane Birthday Celebration Weekend EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm with Charles Owens, Marc Seales, Ben ES Daniel Davison, 6pm JA Nineteenth Annual Kobe Day with Ami Latte, Shapiro, Matt Jorgensen, 7:30pm JA Christian McBride New Jawn Quartet, 7:30pm VI Johnny Astro, 9pm 7:30pm MQ The Jacques Willis Vibes Trio, 9pm WI Black Market Trust / EVM All Stars, 3pm NC Sheryl Wiser & the Puddle Stompers, 7pm NI NiteLite Jam Session, 8pm WI Cyrille Aimée w/the Adrien Moignard Trio / PG Paragon Hang Jazz Open Mic, 8pm RR Sexmob // Jennifer Hartswick & Nick The Henry Acker Trio, 8pm RR Piano Starts Here: 80s Powerhouses – The Cassarino Duo, 7:30pm Music of Kenny Kirkland/Mulgrew Miller, TU Thomas Marriott Quintet, 7:30pm 21 ROB SCHEPS & THE REAL MCCOY: 7:30pm VI Julie Cascioppo, 9pm THE MUSIC OF MCCOY TYNER Saxophonist Rob Scheps leads Charlie Porter on trumpet, Phil Sparks on bass, John Hansen on piano, and Will Lone on drums, in a two-set night as they celebrate the music of legendary pianist McCoy Tyner, who turns 80 this year. Reservations at 206-789-1621 or reservations@ ballardjamhouse.com. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AH Rob Scheps’s The Real McCoy, 7pm EB Frank S. Holman III, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm HS Carolena Matus and Randy Halberstadt, 7pm JA Larry Carlton Quartet, 7:30 & 9:30pm MQ Happy Orchestra Quartet, 9pm NB North Bend Blues Walk, 6pm NC Greta Matassa Quartet, 8pm OS New Age Flamenco, 8pm ST Hopscotch, 2pm TP Mach One Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm TU John Coltrane Birthday Celebration Weekend with Charles Owens, Marc Seales, Ben Shapiro, Matt Jorgensen, 7:30pm VI Afrocop, 9pm VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm WI Gonzalo Bergara Quartet / Bina Coquet Trio, 3pm WI Tcha Limberger w/special guests Duved Dunayevsky, Dave Kelbie, and Simon Planting, 8pm
22 NORTH BEND BLUES WALK The annual North Bend Blues Walk is a blues festival in historic Downtown North Bend, Washington, featuring 14 venues supporting regional artists. This year’s lineup features Yada Yada Blues Band, Stacy Jones Band, Mark Riley Trio, Hot Mess, and many more. One ticket allows access to all venues. $15–30. Advance tickets, full schedule, and more information available at jazzclubsnw.org/northbendblueswalk.
22 • EARSHOT JAZZ • September 2018 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 MQ Jacqueline Tabor, 5pm NC Kate Voss & the Big Boss Band, 7pm AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and NI NiteLite Jam Session, 8pm the 200 Trio, 9pm RR Gordon Grdina Trio with Matt Shipp and CR Racer Sessions, 8pm The Bass Church The Bass Church The Bass Church Mark Helias // James Falzone Trio with The Northwest double bass specialists CZ Open Jazz Jam with Kenny Mandell & The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists Wayne Horvitz and Abbey Blackwell // The Friends, 2pm Nathan Breedlove Quintet, 8pm www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm TU Jared Hall Quintet, 7:30pm EB Tom Kellock, 6pm VI Michael Owcharuk Trio, 9pm ES Eric Verlinde joined by Josephine Howell at
7pm, 6pm 27 GORDON GRDINA TRIO WITH MATT JA Larry Carlton Quartet, 7:30pm Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, RR Orchestra Zarabanda, 8:30pm SHIPP AND MARK HELIAS // JAMES SY Victor Janusz, 10am FALZONE TRIO WITH WAYNE HORVITZ Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, TU Clipper Anderson Quartet with Alexey AND ABBEY BLACKWELL // THE Lessons Lessons Lessons Nikolaev, Darin Clendenin, Mark Ivester, NATHAN BREEDLOVE QUINTET Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location
7:30pm A night featuring some of the brightest stars in TU Greta Matassa Student Showcase, 3pm jazz and improvised music today. Juno-winning (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 VI Lennon Aldort, 6pm Vancouver-based oud player/guitarist Gordon 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9pm Seattle, WA. 98103 Grdina is known for his incredible versatility Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 WI Adrien Moignard Trio / Evan Price and Jason ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ and ability to bring a fresh and edgy vibe to Vieaux, 3pm any ensemble he joins or forms, as in tonight’s WI Tcha Tcha Djam / Sara L’Abriola, 7pm trio with pianist Shipp and bassist Helias.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Clarinetist Falzone leads stellar trio with pianist CC Cider Jam Mondays, 9:30pm Horvitz and bassist Blackwell, while trumpeter Open to All - Free EB Tom Kellock, 6pm Breedlove’s quintet with Booker T. Williams, The Bass Church The Bass Church The Bass Church ES Eric Verlinde, 6pm Gary Hammon, Phil Sparks, and Jamael Nance The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists JA Harold López-Nussa, 7:30pm rounds out this talent-heavy, soul-enriching night. MT Jazz Night, 9pm $12–15. Tickets, reservations, and more info at www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com RY Dennis Hastings, 8pm theroyalroomseattle.com. TD Donny McCaslin & Kneebody, 7pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 24 DONNY MCCASLIN & KNEEBODY EB Tom Kellock, 6pm A powerhouse double-bill evening, featuring Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, ES Daniel Davison, 6pm saxophonist Donny McCaslin, best known for his LA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pm Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, work with the late David Bowie on Blackstar, NC Pearl Django & Jay Thomas, 8pm Lessons Lessons Lessons and genre-bending five-piece Kneebody (Adam SL Secret Jazz Club Concert, 7pm Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Benjamin, Shane Endsley, Kaveh Rastegar, Ben TP Delilah Beaucoup & Bissou, 7:30pm Wendel, Nate Wood). $30–40. Tickets and more TU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30pm (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 info at thetripledoor.net. VI Yada Yada Blues Band, 9:30pm Now in our 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Seattle, WA.17 98103th Season Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ CH The Improvised Quartets Project, 8pm EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm Sunday, October 7, 6 pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm CZ Soul Jazz Night w/ Soul Shack, 7:30pm JA Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, 7:30pm EB Frank S. Holman III, 6pm ES Daniel Davison, 6pm Seattle Jazz Vespers is free and open MQ Elspeth Savani, 5pm OW Tuesday Night Jams w/Eric Verlinde, 10pm NC Pearl Django & Jay Thomas, 8pm to the public on the first Sunday night SB 5 Stories Jazz, 8pm OS Frank Clayton Trio, 8pm of each month (October through June) TP Brazz, 7:30pm The Bass Church The Bass Church The Bass Church TU David Marriott’s Triskaideka-Band, 7:30pm atT h6e pm.Nort hNowe sticketst doubl eor ba reservationsss specialists are The Northwest double bass specialists The Northwest double bass specialists TU Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints, 7:30pm WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm needed.www Doors.bass copenhu ratc h5:30.co pm.m Free www.basschurch.com www.basschurch.com EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm VI Max Holmberg Ensemble, 9:30pm parking, family friendly, refreshments ES Daniel Davison, 6pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 after the conclusion of the concert. JA Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, 7:30pm AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and Come early for best seating. PG Paragon Hang Jazz Open Mic, 8pm the 200 Trio, 9pm SB Cole Schuster Organ Trio, 10pm Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, Sales, Rentals, CR Racer Sessions, 8pm 100 Minutes of professional jazz TU pH Factor Big Band, 7:30pm Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, Repairs, Restorations, VI Ben von Wildenhaus, 9pm DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8pm Family friendly concert / Free parking EB Tom Kellock, 6pm Lessons Lessons Lessons
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ES Eric Verlinde w/ Josephine Howell, 6pm Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Convenient North Seattle Location Seattle First Baptist Church
BC Adam Kessler Trio with Rob Scheps, 5pm SY Victor Janusz, 10am 1111 Harvard Avenue BP The Darelle Holden Quartet, 7:30pm TU Greta Matassa – Sing With A Big Band – (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 (206)784-6626 Showcase, 7:30pm (Seneca and Harvard on First Hill) EB Eric Verlinde, 6pm 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. 9716 Phinney Ave. N. ES Alexey Nikolaev, 8pm TU Greta Matassa Student Showcase, 3pm Seattle,Seattle, WA. 98103 WA (206) 325-6051 Seattle, WA. 98103 Seattle, WA. 98103 ES Daniel Davison, 6pm VI Lennon Aldort, 6pm ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ ~by appointment only~ MQ Elena Maque, 9pm VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm www.SeattleJazzVespers.org/GO/SJV
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