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Wind, & Fire backing vocalist Jean Carne (who NO Paul Green & Straight Shot promise to be something different – quite also had a top-ten hit with Norman Connors in TD Jessica Williams, 8 something. They feature groups of band “Valentine Love”); trombonist Wayne Henderson TU Greta Matassa, 8:30 members wandering through public spaces, of The Jazz Crusaders; Blue Note-recorded finding their way to each other through flautist Bobbi Humphrey; Earth, Wind, & Fire 8 THREAT OF BEAUTY “antiphonal” – call-and-response – musical saxophonist Ronnie Laws; romantic vocal Bassist Evan Flory-Barnes’s Threat of Beauty pieces. Once they have gathered at one spot, magician and acoustic guitarist Jon Lucien; has the unusual instrumentation of bass, cello, they – and dancers – perform American big- and much-traveled keyboard master Lonnie vibes, and drums, which gives you some idea band and jazz standards. The performances, Liston Smith. Together they promise to revivify of its output – to which, add power. There’s which go by the name “Concurrently Consecutive the often unfairly maligned jazz fusion of the post-bop, hip-hop, classical music, and more Antiphonal Sonic Sculpture Stationary Traveling 1970’s, which brought jazz, r&b, Latin, and funk in the mix as Threat of Beauty plays his own Big Band & Dance,” are sponsored in part by into explosive alignment. At the Triple Door compositions and soundscapes. In The Stranger, 4Culture’s King County Performance Network. (Third Ave & Union St, downtown Seattle; www. Christopher deLaurenti wrote of the band: “The They take place on Saturday, September 9, at thetripledoor.net, 838-4333) at 7pm (all ages) name-checking of “Ives, Debussy, Ravel, Wayne 1pm, in downtown Enumclaw (1421 Cole St); as and 10pm; $45 advance / $50 day of show. Shorter, Bill Evans, Björk, De La Soul” by bassist part of Pony Boy Records 3rd Annual Jazz Picnic Evan Flory-Barnes made sense. His ensemble of on Sunday, September 10, at 4pm, at Sandpoint THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 cello, bass, drums, and vibraphone translates the Magnuson Park; Saturday, September 16, at C* Eric Verlinde Trio, Spice (2301 5th Ave, #101), anthemic, rhythmic figures of hiphop to every 11am, at Redmond Saturday Market (7730 Leary 6 instrument in the group with careful attention Way, Redmond); Friday, September 22, at 5pm, C* Space Girl’s jam, 9:30, The Asteroid (3601 paid to dynamics and group polyphony. Barnes at the Downtown Kent First Avenue Party (1st Fremont Ave N, 547-9000). is ambitious, so don’t be surprised to see an Ave between Gowe St and Titus St); and Sunday, EB Rochelle House (vocals), 9 expanded lineup with added violins and harps.” October 29, at 5pm, at Game Farm Wilderness Park in Auburn (2401 Stuck River Road). More JA Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, 7:30 and At Egan’s, the new venue in Ballard. 9:30 details at www.ponyboyrecords.com. TD Jessica Williams, 7:30 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 TU Neil Welch Quartet, 8 C* Pony Boy All-Star Big Band (1421 Cole St, 9-10 ELDAR, ON PIANO Enumclaw), 1 Here’s an early 20s piano prodigy who’s 7/14/21/28 SPICY JAZZ C* Black Lab Trio, Maddox Bar & Grill (18411 creating a stir with his hard-bop, post-bop, and Every Thursday from 6pm to 9pm, Spice (2301 Highway 99, Lynnwood), 7:30 swing expertise. Billboard waxed: “Eldar has the 5th Ave #101), presents the Eric Verlinde Trio, BP Greta Matassa Trio fastest hands in jazz, melds Russian soul (in with with Chuck Kistler on bass and Andre EB Frieze of Life, 10 the ballads) with American razzle-dazzle (the Thomas on drums. GT Chris Cogburn Quartet (see Sept. 2 & 8), 8 up-tempo tunes) in standards, not-so-standards JA Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, 7:30 and and originals. ... He seems to easily channel 9:30 Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson in his approach, 7-8 JESSICA WILLIAMS but to his credit he gets lost in the music in Perennially one of the most cherished of jazz NO Paul Green & Straight Shot TB Marco De Carvalho, 7 his own way.” A Kansas City-based emigrant pianists, this virtuoso plays with huge range, from Kyrgyzstan, Eldar Djangirov has released TD Eldar, 7 & 10 and great subtlety, wit, and tireless warmth. three CDs (including Eldar, on Sony Classical) She is, said Dave Brubeck, “one of the greatest TU Marc Seales Quintet, 8:30 that have borne witness to the extraordinary jazz pianists I have ever heard.” Agreed McCoy development that Eldar has been exhibiting Tyner: “Jessica is a beautiful player.” Critics 9 FRIEZE OF LIFE since he took to the piano at five and to jazz have been equally enthusiastic. Alun Morgan, Composed and improvised chamber jazz at nine. Much-vaunted – he was featured on the in Gramophone, called Williams “the most from a band described in these pages thus: 1999 Grammy Awards ceremony, and has taken important pianist to arrive since Bill Evans.” “The exceptional compositional abilities of various top awards – he’s a dazzling stylist, with Williams has, since 1976, released many award- the groups members translate into highly great touch and assurance, and he sounds “like winners among her 35 albums. Williams has varied musical territory and in turn some truly a young Art Tatum,” according to Jazziz. Cover: been a perennial visitor to the Northwest, and inspired improvisations…an important new $22 adv/ $25 day of show on all her visits her reception is appropriately element of Seattle new music.” The band, an enthusiastic. She plays the Triple Door’s fine Earshot Golden Ear award winner in 2004, is SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 piano. Cover, $25. Greg Sinibaldi (composer, tenor saxophone, AA Jeanie Bryson/Ted Brancato Quartet, benefit bass clarinet), Mark Taylor (saxophones), Jay concert for Partners In Health/Doctors FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Roulston (trumpets), Chris Stover (composer, Without Borders, 2 HS Vern Sielert Quartet, Pony Boy Records: Jazz & trombone), Geoff Harper (bass), and Byron C* Pony Boy Records Jazz Picnic, Sandpoint Sushi, 7:30 Vannoy (drums). They have an new disc, Nuclear Magnuson Park, Seattle, noon-5 (see preview, C* Ev Stern Trio jam, 9:30, The Asteroid (3601 Frog Pond, just out. this issue) Fremont Ave N, 547-9000). JA Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, 7:30 EB Threat of Beauty, 10 9/10/16/22 STROLLING PONIES NO Pete Leinonen & John Holte Radio Rhythm GT Chris Cogburn Trio, 8 (see Sept. 2) The Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, with performers Orchestra JA Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, 7:30 and from the Pony Boy record label stable, presents TD Eldar, 7 & 10 9:30 five performance pieces during the next two TU Jazz Police Big Band, 3 LN Marc Smason/Gary Way/Greg Barnes & guests, 8 months – with dancers. The free performances TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 C* Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, Redmond Saturday Market, 11am JA Mami, 7th Sister City Jazz Day, 7:30 RD Doug Reid, Andy Roben, Kevin Mccarthy, 7:30 TU Jazz Jam with Darin Clendenin Trio, 8

11 SISTERS Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association, and the KOBE Trade Information Office present the Kobe (Japan) 2006 Vocal Jazz Queen, Mami, for one night only. Supporting Mami will be the Bill Anschell Trio. Admission free. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 C* Trish, Hans and Phil, Sherman Clay Piano Store (1000 Bellevue Way, Bellevue), 7:30 DC Eric Verlinde, 6:30 JA Karrin Allyson, 7:30 OU Marc Smason Open Jazz Workshop, 7:30 TU Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, 8

12-17 KARRIN ALLYSON The two-time Grammy nominated vocalist celebrates her tenth Concord release, Footprints, which features 13 classic instrumental tracks from the 50’s and 60’s. “As a singer, I feel very influenced by instrumentalists and by many classic instrumental songs, “ says Allyson. “It’s

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