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A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community June 2014 Vol. 30, No. 06 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington

Dawn Clement Photo by Daniel Sheehan Letter from the Director Earshot JazZ  A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community

Executive Director John Gilbreath ...Livin’ Is Easy Managing Director Karen Caropepe

Earshot Jazz Editor Schraepfer Harvey

They say that Contributing Writers Peter Monaghan, Caitlin summer doesn’t Peterkin officially start Calendar Editor Schraepfer Harvey here until the 4th Calendar Volunteer Tim Swetonic of July. What- Photography Daniel Sheehan ever. That may be Layout Caitlin Peterkin the case with the Distribution Karen Caropepe, Dan Wight and weather, but the volunteers summer festival Send Calendar Information to: season kicks off, 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 like, right now, Seattle, WA 98103 and it always fax / (206) 547-6286 brings a whole email / [email protected] new dimension to Board of Directors Bill Broesamle, John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay the Pacific North- (president), Femi Lakeru (vice-president), west cultural cal- happy to enjoy the benefits, south Sally Nichols (secretary), Ruby Smith Love, endar. For jazz Hideo Makihara, Richard Thurston fans, the options are deep and wide. of the border, here in Seattle. The Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, Listings can be found in these pag- first four Earshot Jazz Festivals, George E. Heidorn, Kenneth W. Masters, es, throughout this season and into from 1989 to 1993, were summer Lola Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu the next. events, positioned to capitalize on the incredible touring activity gen- Earshot Jazz is published monthly by The reigning king of summer jazz Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is events in our region is the Van- erated by the concurrent jazz fes- available online at www.earshot.org. couver International Jazz Festival, tivals in Victoria, Vancouver, and which is previewed in this issue. The across Canada. Luckily, the trend Subscription (with membership): $35 continues. 3429 Fremont Place #309 festival is beautifully programmed Seattle, WA 98103 year after year, and brings a fas- If you can’t go for the full Van- couver press this year, we have an phone / (206) 547-6763 cinating line-up of international fax / (206) 547-6286 jazz legends to the out-door stages, energizing triple shot of it later this clubs and concert halls of what is month. It’s a triple-double really, Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 becoming one of the world’s most with three exciting double-bill con- Printed by Pacific Publishing Company © 2014 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle fascinating international cities. If certs June 26-28 at Seattle Art Mu- you haven’t been to Vancouver for a seum, downtown. We can’t wait. You can read more about many M i ss ion Statement while, make some plans, grab your Earshot Jazz is a non-profit arts and service passport, and go. upcoming jazz events each month organization formed in 1984 to cultivate a Due to its mass and density, the here in Earshot Jazz. In fact, by be- support system for jazz in the community Vancouver festival has sufficient coming a subscribing member, you and to increase awareness of jazz. Earshot can get your copy of Earshot Jazz Jazz pursues its mission through publishing a magnetic pull to bring many re- monthly newsletter, presenting creative music, markable touring artists into the in the mail each month, and sup- providing educational programs, identifying and area every summer. And because port our concert and education pro- filling career needs for jazz artists, increasing grams. Please join us! listenership, augmenting and complementing jazz is all about being responsive to existing services and programs, and networking tradition and circumstance, we are John Gilbreath, Executive Director with the national and international jazz community.

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Artist Trust Arts Innovator Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra visation. This year’s faculty: Han Ben- Award Deadline Composition Contest nink (drums), Eric Boeren (cornet), Wilbert De Joode (bass), Ernst Gle- Applications for the 2014 Arts In- In this 2nd jazz ensemble composi- rum (bass), Mary Oliver (violin), John novator Award (AIA) are now open. tion contest for women, all entries Dikeman (sax). More information and The AIA provides two $25,000 awards must feature an alto sax soloist. The application at www.dutchimproacad- to Washington State generative art- winning composition will be per- emy.com. ists who are experimenting with new formed and recorded by the Seattle ideas, taking risks, and pushing the Women’s Jazz Orchestra with special On the Horizon boundaries in their field. Violist Ey- guest Grace Kelly. The winner also Sudden Valley Jazz Series vind Kang received the 2011 award. receives a recording of her composi- June 7, Sept. 27, Nov. 15 The application is available to indi- tion performed live, an honorarium of Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, vidual artists from all disciplines who $300, and the winning piece will be 8 Barnview Ct., Bellingham demonstrate innovation in their art published by SWOJO or their desig- practice; are 18 years or older; a Wash- nated publisher. The contest has been The Sudden Valley Jazz Series, Bell- ington State resident; and have a mini- created to encourage the composition ingham, a benefit series for South mum of five years of professional art and performance of the highest qual- Whatcom Library, features the Dan career. Deadline is June 23. Applica- ity jazz ensemble literature playable by Brubeck Quartet in June, the Miles tion and information at artisttrust.org. high school, college and professional Black Octet Tribute to Duke Elling- ton and Count Basie with Mike Al- CityArtist Projects Funding bands alike. Entry deadline is June 30; applications are being accepted now. len, Adam Thomas and Julian Mac- Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture More information at swojo.org. Donough in September, and the Jo- began accepting applications on May sephine Howell with Paul Rudd Trio 21 for their CityArtist Projects pro- Improvisation Workshop in in November. More at suddenvalleyli- gram. The program provides funding Holland brary.org/jazz. for Seattle-based individual artists to Applications are now open for the On the Horizon develop and present their work. The Dutch Impro Academy, October 12- Steve Griggs Ensemble Residency 2015 cycle will award grants to artists 19, Amsterdam. The program offers at Seattle Public Libraries working in dance, music and theater an incredible opportunity to work and arts. The application deadline is July play with the masters of Dutch impro- 16. More at seattle.gov/arts. Continued ON PAGE 17

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JALC Essentially Ellington peters Jeffrey Gustaveson, John School of Jazz, now in its tenth year. Results Otten, Rubin Hohlbein, Roosevelt The program engages jazz profession- High School, Leslie Kolke, Mount als with Western Washington high Garfield High School, directed by Si High School, and Charles Feig school jazz bands, resulting in an an- Clarence Acox, received honorable and Thomas Renehan, Garfield nual fundraising School of Jazz CD mention at the annual Jazz at Lincoln High School. compilation. Congrats to the students Center’s Essentially Ellington Com- for their on-air opportunity to share petition, New York City. The honor Artist Trust Award Recipients what they are listening to. More at comes with an award of $750, to be re- Artist Trust partners with the Mil- kplu.org. invested in the school’s jazz program. lay Colony for the Arts – a nonprofit Several Seattle-area students received artists’ residency program and artists’ Jazz Radio outstanding or honorable mention so- center located in the Berkshires, Aus- 88.5 KPLU hosts Saturday Jazz loist awards: pianists Conner Drake, terlitz, New York – to provide month- Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Mount Si High School, and Jack long residencies for artists. Clarinetist, Wiley’s the Art of Jazz and Jim Wilke’s Swiggett and Alice Mar-Abe, Gar- vocalist and composer Beth Fleenor Jazz After Hours and Jazz Northwest, field High School; bassists Christian is a residency recipient this year. Con- in addition to its weekday NPR and Henriksen, Mount Si High School, gratulations, too, to 2014 Artist Trust late-night and prime-time jazz pro- and Will Langlie-Miletich, Roos- Fellowship awardee Daniel Barry, grams. For KPLU’s full jazz schedule, evelt High School; guitarist Peter a trumpeter, composer, conductor see kplu.org/schedule. Stoessel, Roosevelt High School; and the music director for the Seattle Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun- drummer Luke Woodle, Roosevelt Women’s Jazz Orchestra. days, 2pm, features the artists and High School; alto saxophonist Anna Student DJs, KPLU events of the regional jazz scene. For Dolde, Roosevelt High School; ten- JazzNW podcasts of archived pro- ors Santosh Sharma, Jesse Beck- During 88.5 KPLU’s School of Jazz grams, see jazznw.org. ett-Herbert, Taka Olds, Roosevelt Week, May 12-16, students from area 90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, High School, Isak Washburn-Gains high schools joined Evening Jazz host features Jazz Theater with John Gil- and Charles Sawyer, Garfield High Abe Beeson to share an hour of music breath, 1am, and Sonarchy, midnight, School, and Boone Hapke, Mount selections on air. The guest DJs were a live-performance broadcast from the Si High School; trombonist Porter invited to the station to celebrate the Jack Straw Productions studio, pro- Jones, Roosevelt High School; trum- award-winning outreach program, Continued ON PAGE 17

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June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 5 PROFILE The Multi-Faceted Dawn Clement

By Caitlin Peterkin

“I’m having an identity crisis,” Dawn Clement says while sipping her coffee. For years, she says, people have known her as a jazz piano player. But with her latest album, Tempest/Cobalt, Clement has shifted into pop/singer- songwriter territory – thus sparking the questioning of herself as an artist. It’s easy to say, though, that the Washington native has multiple iden- tities. Clement is an educator as well as a student, a mother and an admiring daughter, a bandleader and a sideman. Although new to a couple of these titles, it seems easy for her to transi- tion back and forth between the duties each comes with. As a faculty member at Jazz Night School and adjunct instructor at Cor- nish College of the Arts, from which dawn clement photo by colleen dishy she earned her Bachelor’s of Music form ideas, how to communicate with younger, she admits to being “a super in 2000, she is a well-established and them. He said, ‘You’re exactly where shy kid.” Therefore, she threw herself well-respected teacher. Clement is also you need to be.’” into learning piano and took lessons currently working on getting her Mas- Perhaps Clement’s strong involve- from their church organist, who was ter’s in Music Composition at Vermont ment in education stems from her also a ragtime pianist on the side. “The College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, mother, who, she unabashedly de- only things I had to play were Scott VT, with an expected date of comple- clares, is “awesome, the best!” Joplin and Beethoven books,” she said. tion in August 2015. “She was a natural teacher,” she says, “I played out of them for two years, Though composition and writing are recalling a game her mother made every day.” areas Clement says she always wanted when Clement and her siblings were In high school, still suffering from to get better at, she had recently ex- little. “It was a board game to learn the shyness, she wanted to find a way to perienced self-doubt about pursuing human body – like she made all the play. “Piano was an outlet for me,” she the M.M. program. She expresses parts and pieces of each system in the says. And so, she heard that the jazz gratitude toward one of her teachers in body, and that’s how we learned. high school band needed a pianist. Vermont who opened her eyes about “She was that kind of mom – finding Even though she played Mozart for her continuing down this path. ways for us to learn things, nurturing audition, Clement got the gig – and so “When I was second guessing the us,” she says. began her foray into jazz music. program,” she says, “one of my teach- Clement is one of four children. “Jazz took over,” she says. Living in ers, Jonathan Bailey Holland, told me Though her siblings were more out- Vancouver, WA, offered plenty of op- that I’m learning how to think, how to going and popular when they were portunities to play around the area,

6 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 including in Portland. She also partici- that she doesn’t have a “muse,” she pated in a lot of competitions, which finds inspiration striking at different was why, when she began studying at times, like on a long road trip. And Cornish, she struggled with letting go when she’d struggle with words, she of that competitive nature. would give what she had to her sister, Eventually, she was able to get past a linguist, who would help make them “striving to be the next greatest,” and more poetic. grow as a student and artist. “There “I’m in awe of really great lyricists,” wasn’t a lot of room for ego,” says she says. “A good song, they can Clement. change over time. Lyrics can be ap- That idea has stuck with Clement, plied very personally at the beginning, especially as she was looking for musi- but grow and change.” cians to play with on Tempest/Cobalt. Some of her favorite lyricists are “I wanted high musicianship that Stevie Wonder, Yael Naïm, and Joni wasn’t ego-filled,” she says. “People Mitchell, as well as some of her stu- who I knew would be open to doing dents and fellow cohorts at Vermont. new things, like trying to fit them to “People blow me away,” she says. “I’m play something other than their first a fan of people who can put out a last- instrument.” ing idea.” In the studio, Clement worked with One of her favorite current collabora- fellow Cornish alums Lena Simon, tions is with Johnaye Kendrick, who who provides drums, guitar, clarinet, is part of the live Tempest band. The and backing vocals on the album, other musicians are Isaac Castillo, and Charlie Smith on bass and keys. Ryan Burns, and Jacques Willis, and Recorded last summer at Smith’s Stu- they will perform at the re-release LP dio Nels, Tempest/Cobalt was funded party at the Royal Room on June 18th, through a Kickstarter campaign. With with Bubble Control opening. a name inspired by an old hymn her Clement will also be performing later mother used to sing, it’s a 10-track this month at the Seattle Art Museum double-sided LP filled with ethereal on June 28th with Byron Vannoy and vocals, lush textures and layers, and Geoff Harper. Clement’s enchanting, prolific piano As Clement moves forward, she wants playing. to learn to prioritize better to have the Though not jazz music in the classic energy to work on writing and music. sense, Clement says her music is jazz “I’d like to figure out how to make “because it’s me.” Her identity – even [my songs] express what I’m trying to though in self-declared “crisis” mode – say with the lyrics and using more in- lends itself to putting Tempest/Cobalt struments in the arrangement.” under the jazz umbrella. “Life changes She also wants to learn how to use and you get older,” she says. “I was Logic for her next record, and being needing a change, needing to grow, more involved in production. and wanted something musically dif- “I’m open to a lot,” she says. “I’ll ferent.” continue to play and teach jazz. It’s all Her introspective lyrics reflect on hu- connected. man themes like love and loss, and are “It’s all me.” all inspired by what’s happening in her Tickets for the Dawn Clement Trio at life and people close to her. One song the Seattle Art Museum on June 28 are she wrote when she was pregnant with $18 Adult, $16 Seniors and Earshot her oldest son, and another, “Cobalt,” Jazz members, $10 Students and are is about her youngest because he has available at www.brownpapertickets. beautiful blue eyes. Though she states com or 800-838-3006.

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 7 PREVIEW >> TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2014

arturo sandoval photo by manny iriarte uehara hiromi photo by sakiko nomura

By Caitlin Peterkin Artists will perform at venues formers on the Georgia Stage, oppo- throughout the city, including parks, site the gallery’s fountain. Addition- June 20-July 1 community centers, concert halls, ally, there will be a new installation Various Venues clubs, public plazas, and even to the called the Tonal Interactive Media streets. Ticketed events will be held at Experiment (TIME), which explores Summer is the season of festivals, The Vogue and the Queen Elizabeth innovative uses of the guitar effects and one of the biggest jazz fests in the Theatre, as well as at new venues like pedal through sonic and visual art. world comes from our neighbors to the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Seventeen The opening weekend will also hold a north. 89, and Fortune Sound Club, where family zone and artisan market, both Since its inauguration in 1986, the avant-garde artists such as Royal Ca- of which were successes last year. TD Vancouver International Jazz Fes- noe and King Khan & The Shrines “The downtown jazz weekend is now tival has been one of the most critically will perform. one of the most anticipated events [of] acclaimed of its kind. With more than The festival recently announced de- the jazz festival,” said John Orysik, 300 concerts (half of them free) at over tails of its downtown opening week- co-founder and media director of the 30 venues and with help from more end, which takes place June 21-22 at festival, as reported by The Vancouver than 1,000 volunteers, the festival Robson Square. Featuring a total of Sun. “Everything from the cool site draws more than half a million people 32 performances, the weekend will design to the exceptional calibre of each year and is the largest music festi- see local Canadian acts such as Dal artists, to the thrilling vibe generated val in British Columbia. Richards and his Orchestra, Florence by large, enthusiastic audiences speaks This year, the festival will run June K, Laila Biali, The Boom Booms, The to the success of the festival’s capacity 20 to July 1. Headlining the event are High Bar Gang, and more, on three to animate the heart of our city.” Bobby McFerrin, Maceo Parker, Ar- stages surrounding the Vancouver Art So make sure your passport is up-to- turo Sandoval, Hiromi: The Trio Proj- Gallery. date before venturing north this sum- ect, Jill Barber, Medeski Scofield Mar- This year, a nine-foot by 12-foot mer. tin & Wood, and the Charles Lloyd LED screen will broadcast the per- Quartet.

8 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 Medeski, Scofield, Martin & side original songs. “This is fully real- Maceo Parker Wood ized music. This is music that heals,” Wednesday, June 25, 9pm Friday, June 20, 9pm writes C. Michael Bailey in All About Vogue Theatre, $45 Vogue Theatre, $45 Jazz. With The Sojourners. Saxophonist Maceo Parker was a side- Bobby McFerrin performs at the Vic- Keyboardist John Medeski, drum- man for James Brown for 20 years, so toria JazzFest on Saturday, June 21, at you can be sure this will be one funky, mer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris 7:30pm at the Royal Theatre. Wood play with legendary guitarist soul-filled evening. He has also lent John Scofield for an evening of avant- Arturo Sandoval his talents to George Clinton, Prince, groove funk and psych-jazz. Gordon Monday, June 23, 9pm Ray Charles, and even Dave Matthews Grdina Trio opens. Vogue Theatre, $55 Band and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Nightcrawlers featuring Dawn Mentored by Dizzy Gillespie, trum- Hiromi: The Trio Project Pemberton open. peter Arturo Sandoval is a nine-time Saturday, June 21, 9pm Maceo Parker performs at the Vic- Grammy Award-winner, Emmy win- Vogue Theatre, $50 toria JazzFest on Monday, June 23, at ner, and US Presidential Medal of 9:30pm at Sugar Nightclub. Japanese pianist/composer Uehara Freedom honoree who’s played with Hiromi performs with bassist An- the likes of Herbie Hancock, Gloria Charles Lloyd Quartet thony Jackson (Chick Corea, Steely Estefan, and the London Symphony Friday, June 27, 9pm Dan) and drummer Simon Philips (Al Orchestra. Vogue Theatre, $55 DiMeola, Jeff Beck). Sekoya featuring Amalia opens. Jill Barber with special guest Charles Lloyd is an adventurous, Hiromi: The Trio Project performs at Royal Wood lyrical saxophonist who moves from the Victoria JazzFest on Friday, June Tuesday, June 24, 9pm hard swing to subtle ballads and has 20, at 7:30pm at the Royal Theatre. Vogue Theatre, $35 played with the likes of Keith Jarrett, The Beach Boys, and more. Perform- Bobby McFerrin Canadian singer Jill Barber has won ing with him are Gerald Clayton on Sunday, June 22, 8pm numerous awards and has been nomi- piano, Joe Sanders on bass, and Gerald Orpheum Theatre, $65 nated for two JUNOs. She is set to re- Cleaver on drums. Chris Gestrin Trio Ten-time Grammy winner Bobby lease her sixth album, Fool’s Gold, on opens. McFerrin takes the stage to perform June 17th. Opening is Royal Wood, a fellow Canadian singer and JUNO For more information, visit www.coast- his latest album, spirityouall, which aljazz.ca. Tickets are available by phone features familiar tunes like “He’s Got nominee. Jill Barber performs at the Victoria at (855) 551-9747 (US) or (604) 569- the Whole World in His Hands” and 1144 (local), or online at www.north- “Every Time I Feel the Spirit” along- JazzFest on Wednesday, June 25, at 7:30pm at First Met United Church. erntickets.com.

TD Victoria International JazzFest Coinciding with the Vancouver Jazz Festival is another great music Summer Session June 16th! event held in British Columbia’s capital. The TD Victoria Interna- Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced Big Bands, Jazz Combos, Gypsy Jazz, Latin Jazz, Brazilian, Trad Jazz/Swing, tional JazzFest has also been a premiere festival since its inception Come 2nd Line, All Voices Gospel Choir, play with classes for vocalists, improv, ear in 1985. This year, it runs June 20-29 and features a variety of art- us! training, workshops & more. Instructors include Dawn Clement, ists, including several who are performing at Vancouver such as Hi- Dave Loomis, Frank Clayton, Hal Sherman, Jacob Zimmerman, Josh Wilson, Julio Jauregui, romi: The Trio Project, Jill Barber, and Arturo Sandoval. Venues range Kate Olson, Kent Stevenson, Naomi Siegel, Rick Leppanen, & Stuart MacDonald. from Victoria’s historic Royal Theatre and downtown plaza Centennial Square to various clubs and restaurants throughout the city. The festival also features plenty of free concerts as well as workshops with www.jazznightschool.org • (206) 722 6061 visiting artists. For more information, visit jazzvictoria.ca/jazz-fest. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Jazz Night School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies.

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Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet Darius Jones featuring Tarbaby Thursday, June 26, 8pm Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium, 1300 First Avenue (Downtown) $24 Adult, $22 Seniors and Earshot Jazz members, $10 Students Trumpeter, composer, and Blue Note recording artist Am- brose Akinmusire announced himself as the next great expo- nent of jazz trumpet with an almighty blat. In 2007, he won both the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Compe- tition. With those two major awards in hand, the Oakland-born and -raised Akinmusire [pronounced ah-kin-MOO-sir-ee] hasn’t slowed. He has added several more honors, including Down- Beat’s 2012 trumpeter of the year. Both his Blue Note albums, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, recorded in 2010, and the imagined savior is far easier to paint, out since March, have won critical acclaim. His tuneful, savvy compositions, comprehensible within well- known quarters of the art form and yet rich with fresh per- spectives, have earned him a commission from New York’s Jazz Gallery and grants from the Rockefeller Foundation’s MAP ambrose akinmusire photo by autumn dewilde

10 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 Fund and Chamber Music America’s Like many composers, Akinmusire French-American Jazz Exchange Pro- says, he creates his compositions as gram. intuited or lived “stories” that form, if In 2011, he debuted his star-studded only abstractly, in his mind. “A lot of big band at no less a venue than New times the story comes before the com- York’s celebrated Carnegie Hall. The position,” he says. His preference is for following year, he was named artist-in- compositions whose form and themes residence at the 55th annual Monterey are far more than launching pads for Jazz Festival while, ahead of July’s improvisations – in that he shares one mammoth North Sea Jazz Festival in of Wayne Shorter’s great writing gifts. Rotterdam, he has been announced He says: “A lot of focus in schools or as the recipient of the event’s annual in jazz in general is on the solo, the ac- recognition for “artist deserving wider tual improv. That’s great, but the next recognition,” the Paul Acket Award. step for me is to able to hold someone’s Explaining why, one jury member, attention without soloing, and having Frank Bolder, says: “Ambrose plays the the improv be part of the composition trumpet magnificently, with a lot of rather than something that’s com- technique, and produces an extraordi- pletely separate.” nary sound. Apart from that, he is a On his new album, he has written versatile composer, who shows a broad large for a series of collaborators, in- knowledge of jazz history as well as an cluding the Osso String Quartet, out- outright interest in quality pop music.” standing exponents not only of the Akinmusire has performed with classical repertoire but also modern some of the great names of the jazz of chamber music as well as the range modern times, such as two greats from of styles of the quartet’s collaborators � the second of Miles Davis’s monumen- over the years: Jay-Z, Alice Coltrane, �� tal quintets, pianist Herbie Hancock Ravi Coltrane, The New Pornogra- �� and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. His phers, My Brightest Diamond, The versatility is evident in his collaborat- Polyphonic Spree, The National, De- ing just as convincingly with a much votchka, and Kanye West. more recent jazz innovator, pianist Ja- Also on the new album are two sing- son Moran. ers. Becca Stevens, whom Akinmusire The cohesion of Akinmusire’s own has known since they were both at quintet, heard on his new Blue Note Manhattan School of Music and the �� disc, draws a great deal from its mem- New School in New York, is a vocalist �� bers’ familiarity with each other. more in the vein of, say, Robin Hol- �� While the band has been together in comb or Joni Mitchell in jazzish mode, its current configuration for only three ideal for Akinmusire’s broad palette, years, Akinmusire has known drum- all jazz but nothing formed in any mer Justin Brown since 8th grade. He standard mold. has known tenor saxophonist Walter Then there’s someone the trumpeter Smith for 13 years, and bassist Harish met on a Joni Mitchell tribute project, �� Raghavan and pianist Sam Harris for vocalist and guitarist Cold Specks, aka �� 8 years, and during that time, the five Al Spx (her original name seems some- �� have played in many configurations thing of a secret), a London-based Ca- �� together. nadian whose large, deep soul is part �� Due to that familiarity, “from the gospel, part goth, all power-boosted. �� first beat, we’re exploring together,” Also appearing is Darius Jones, an- says Akinmusire. “That’s the beauty other of the finest of a new generation �� of this group – that’s the thing I enjoy of jazz lights shining ways forward, �� most about playing with these guys.” in company with the similarly un- ��

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 11 leashed trio Tarbaby, as he is on that fearless but disciplined. Man’ish Boy and contemporary-chamber music, trio’s most recent album, Ballad of Sam is a robustly accomplished debut that and writing for dance. In 2008, he Langford. confirms not only the blunt fact of his took that grounding into a jazz perfor- Jones is a Brooklyn-based saxophon- arrival but also the ceaseless virtuosity mance and composition master’s pro- ist whose sound is deeply soulful, of his chosen tradition.” gram at New York University, where whether he is tearing it up in post-free Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, he also taught new-music improvisa- jazz mode, or exploring within more where he also studied at Virginia Com- tion one year. mainstream modes. From purring and monwealth University, Jones moved to His 2009 debut as a leader, steeped soothing, to barking and savage, he New York in 2005 and immediately in his Southern rearing, was the ac- is utterly convincing and moving. In announced himself as someone who claimed Man’ish Boy (A Raw and The New York Times, Nate Chinen de- possessed “soul-power” with expres- Beautiful Thing), on AUM Fidelity, scribed his “open-hearted and intense sion at its core. He had, under his belt, featuring his trio of established heavy- … powerfully soulful blend” this way: a VCU degree in jazz studies and ca- weights of fearless individualism, “Darius Jones has the capacity for pabilities in far more than jazz as gen- drummer Rakalam Bob Moses and a proud, rafters-raising tone on alto erally conceived: in electro-acoustic pianist Cooper-Moore. In 2011 came saxophone, and as an improviser he’s music, for example; and in chamber his Big Gurl (Smell My Dream), equal-

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chris speed photo by daniel sheehan jim black photo by daniel sheehan ly moving and thrilling in its embrace ing in their hands – and yet they’re all of multiple genres but all funky: hip- over the place.” hop, soul, gospel, jazz, blues… They’re that good and that’s little The results of Jones’s evolution are wonder when they can boast a lineup W E E K D A Y S expressed in many forms, most obvi- of three key figures in the panoply of ously with his own small outfits, and jazz styles today: Grammy Award- his collaboration with pianist Mat- winning bassist and composer Eric 9am CAR AVAN thew Shipp called Little Women in Revis, keyboardist Orrin Evans, and global beats which the two expansive souls explore riveting drummer Nasheet Waits. what they characterize as “the ex- They form the core of an always-shift- tremes of sound” by using extended ing lineup in which Jones promises to playing techniques and electro-acous- be a striking addition. Tarbaby’s credo noon THOM HARTMANN tic manipulation. for its core trio is: “We strive to aug- PROGRAM progressive talk It’s a mistake, however, to look for ment the group into myriad incarna- the full Darius Jones only in his most tions. There are no limitations; this is just the beginning. We’re excited to see vaunted settings. You can find him all 3pm MUSIC + IDEAS around the New York region’s venues, the manifestations.” global beats/news features in an array of collaborations as vast as In recordings, those have so far in- his versatility and receptive spirit. His cluded Tarbabies with tenor saxophon- list of collaborations stretches from the ists J.D. Allen and Stacy Dillard and known big cats – Oliver Lake, William vocalist T.C. III – on Tarbaby from 5pm DEMOCRACY NOW! Parker, James Carter – to lesser-known 2006 – and saxophonists Oliver Lake, progressive news outfits where always fresh aspects of Nicholas Payton, and again J.D. Allen his craft emerge, as in the quietly out- on 2010’s The End of Fear. standing Mara Rosenbloom Quartet. The latest release of the trio-plus- more, from last year, is Ballad of Sam 6pm HARD KNOCK RADIO Fittingly, then, he teams here with urban culture Tarbaby, an “expandable, organic Langford where the added juice is pro- situation” that Ben Ratliff explained vided by veteran saxophonist Oliver in the New York Times: They are “loud Lake and … Darius Jones. and authoritative and elastic within These all prove Tarbaby to be “one of composed boundaries,” and listening the most powerful, dynamic, and ex- to them “you feel they’re in a continu- citing jazz bands around,” according Listen online ous tradition – you can hear the learn- to Bruce Lindsay in All About Jazz. Re- www.kbcs.fm vis said in an interview on The Thread

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 13 website: “After a while in New York, began long tenures with Tim Berne’s you start homing in on likeminded Bloodcount and two of Dave Douglas’s individuals, with guys you have a cer- numerous projects. They performed tain camaraderie with on and off the together in Pachora, Speed’s yeah NO bandstand, and it was one of those quartet, and Black’s AlasNoAxis quar- things.” He found those in Waits and tet. Black played with Ellery Eskelin’s Evans and said to himself “Wow, this trio and with Laurie Anderson, while is a unit we really need to keep going D’Angelo joined Matt Wilson’s quar- and allow to grow.” tet and Rosenwinkel landed an envi- able contract with Verve. Still, as Hu- – Peter Monaghan man Feel they remained a touchstone Human Feel of small-group collaboration, and their The Westerlies approaches influenced rising jazz ex- Friday, June 27, 8pm Seattle Art perimenters the world over. Museum, Plestcheeff Auditorium, In its latest orbit, says Black, the 1300 First Avenue (Downtown) band is intent on “balancing lyricism, aggression, order, and chaos, discipline $24 Adult, $22 Seniors and Earshot and anarchy.” A new album, Galore, Jazz members, $10 Students Human Feel’s sixth, is out now on Human Feel, after its start in Boston Speed’s Skirl Records. in the 1990s, became a quintessential Having taken New York by storm, representative of new directions in former Seattle residents Riley Mul- New York jazz. Andrew D’Angelo herkar, Zubin Hensler (trumpets), (alto sax, bass clarinet), Chris Speed Willem de Koch and Andy Clausen (tenor sax, clarinet), Kurt Rosenwin- (trombones) form the new-music brass kel (guitar), and Jim Black (drums) quartet The Westerlies. played sparkling, angled jazz with The Westerlies emphasize original jazz-rock energy, improvisers’ intu- composition and improvisation in ition, and contemporary chamber mu- conventional chamber music, aiming sic chops. to create in the ever-narrowing gap It has always commanded the atten- between contemporary classical com- tion and affection of Seattle jazz fans position, jazz-influenced improvisa- because Black, D’Angelo, and Speed tion and North American folk music. all ventured East from Seattle. They The Westerlies present chamber music are certainly among our city’s finest as an organic and dynamic means of musical exports. During the last 20 artistic expression in the twenty-first years, they and the band’s fourth stel- century. Their debut release, Wish the lar member, guitarist Kurt Rosenwin- Children Would Come on Home: The kel, have been present at, if not gen- Music of Wayne Horvitz, is out now. erative of, some of the major turns in – PM modern jazz – sometimes referred to as the “Downtown Jazz Scene,” per- Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio haps misleadingly, particularly now Dawn Clement Trio that the band is very much ensconced Saturday, June 28, 8pm in Brooklyn. The quartet’s mid-90s Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheeff recordings, Welcome to Malpesta in Auditorium, 1300 First Avenue 1994 and Speak to It in 1996, gained (Downtown) attention and wrought influence at the $18 Adult, $16 Seniors and Earshot same time as the members of the quar- Jazz members, $10 Students tet all branched out into other highly considered outfits. Speed and Black From Iceland comes a lyrical pianist with impeccable touch and time

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scott mclemore, sunna gunnlaugs, and thorgrimur Jónsson photo by HörðurSveinsson who, as The Washington Post said, sonal and compellingly inclusive of Last Concert of the Season “elegantly bridges soul-searching pas- her audiences. She interprets her rep- sages with uncluttered swing.” Three ertoire with truly accomplished trio- highly praised albums into a now- mates, fellow Icelander Thorgrimur globetrotting career, Sunna Gunn- Jónsson on bass, and her and long- laugs demonstrates qualities that keep time collaborator (and husband) Scott that lifestyle pleasurable: Her work is McLemore on drums. contemplative and unhurried, and yet One of the Northwest’s premiere fully capable of evoking great emotion jazz artists, pianist/vocalist/composer and tension in her spacing and intona- Dawn Clement is a sought after col- Sunday, June 1, 6 pm tion. She counts as her influences the laborator who has worked with the likes of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett likes of Pharaoh Sanders, Nancy King, Pearl Django – the former echoes in her touch, the Ingrid Jensen, Jay Clayton, and more. Enduring and endearing latter in a yearning lyricism – as well The Seattle native is currently a member acoustic gypsy jazz quintet as Scandinavians like Bobo Stenson of the jazz faculty at Cornish College and Jon Balke. Like the last two, her of the Arts, where she has served since PLUS Special accomplishment is in imbuing drama 2000. Her fourth album, Tempest/ Presentation of the and feeling into measured playing, as Cobalt, marks her debut as composer. Seattle Jazz Vespers well as relating a complexity of soul Joining Clement will be Byron Van- Scholarship Award and spirit in glimmers as if through noy on drums and Geoff Harper on a drawn-out far-Northern gloaming. bass. The trio will be performing origi- SAVE THE DATE: She has steeped her responses in both nal compositions, as well as some mu- Next season starts on October 5 schools. sic they’ve written for Priester’s Cue. 100 Minutes of professional jazz After coming to the U.S. in 1993 to – PM Family friendly concert / Free parking attend William Paterson, Gunnlaugs Tickets are available at brownpaper- ventured to close-by New York City. tickets.com/producer/9678 or 800-838- Seattle First Baptist Church There she eventually teamed with the 1111 Harvard Avenue 3006. More information at earshot.org. likes of saxophonist Tony Malaby and (Seneca and Harvard on First Hill) bassist Drew Gress. She wins high Seattle, WA (206) 325-6051 praise for a style at once highly per- www.SeattleJazzVespers.org/GO/SJV

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 15 PREVIEW >> Northwest Summer Jazz Fests

Britt Pavilion Drayton Harbor Music Festival North City Jazz Walk June 7-September 11 – Britt Pavilion, July 6-12 – Various venues, Blaine, WA August 12 – Various venues, Shoreline, Jacksonville, OR Daren Clendenin, Randy Halberstadt, Clipper WA Mavis Staples, Jake Shimabukuro, Pink Anderson, Larry Holloway, David Marriott Greta Matassa Trio, Entre Mundo Salsa Martini w/ China Forbes, Lyle Lovett and His Jr., Greta Matassa, Nicholas Biello, Martin Quartet, Pearl Django, Shear Jazz Quintet, Large Band. Kuuskmann, Christopher Woitach, student Greg Schroeder Quartet and more. (800) 882-7488, (541) 773-6077, ensembles and workshops and more. (206) 399-0963, www.northcityjazzwalk.org www.brittfest.org (360) 820-8312, www.draytonharbormusic.org A Case of the Blues & All That Chateau Ste. Michelle Concert Jazz Series Cathedral Park Jazz Festival August 16 – Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, June 13-September 14 – Chateau Ste. July 18-20 – Cathedral Park, Portland, OR WA Michelle, Woodinville, WA Dmitry Matheny Group, Ezra Weiss, New Billy D and the Hoodoos, Anni Piper, Tuck Festival of Jazz w/ Manhattan Transfer, West Guitar Group, Picante Latin Jazz, Stan Foster and the Mossrites. Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Bock, Trio Flux, and more. (509) 453-8280, www.cotbjazz.com and Jessy J, Gipsy King, Earth, Wind & Fire, (971) ALT-ARTS, www.cpjazz.com Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and more. Taste of Music (800) 745-3000, www.ste-michelle.com Jazz Port Townsend August 15-17 – Various venues, July 20-27 – Fort Worden State Park, Port Snohomish, WA Victoria International JazzFest Townsend, WA Performers TBA. June 20-29 – Various venues, Victoria, BC The Jensen Sisters, Wycliffe Gordon and (425) 330-0831, www.tasteofmusic.org Hiromi: The Trio Project, Bobby McFerrin, Friends, Benny Green Trio, Matt Wilson’s Arts Angelique Kidjo, Cassandra Wilson, Rudresh and Crafts Ensemble, and more. Jazz and Oysters Mahanthappa’s Gamak, Phil Dwyer Bridge (800) 746-1982, www.centrum.org/jazz August 17 – Wilson Field, Ocean Park, WA Quartet, Laila Biali, student bands and more. Cherie Blues, Cory Weeds Quartet. (250) 388-4423, www.jazzvictoria.ca Jazz in the Valley (360) 665-4466, www.watermusicfestival.com July 25-27 – Downtown Ellensburg, WA TD Vancouver International Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band, Brian Nova Vancouver Wine & Jazz Jazz Festival Trio, Kareem Kandi Quartet, David Friesen Festival June 20-July 1 – Various venues, Quartet, Rebecca Kilgore & Randy Porter, August 21-24 – Esther Short Park, Vancouver, BC Total Experience Gospel Choir, John Vancouver, WA Medeski, Martin, Scofield and Wood, Arturo Moawad’s All-Star Big Band and more. Performers TBA. Sandoval, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Nels (888) 925-2204, (509) 925-2002 (360) 906-0441, www.vancouverwinejazz. Cline and Julian Lage, Ambrose Akinmusire www.jazzinthevalley.com com Quartet, Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio, and more. (888) 438-5200, (604) 872-5200 Oregon Festival of American Bumbershoot Arts Festival www.coastaljazz.ca Music August 30-September 1 – Seattle Center August 1-10 – The John G. Shedd Institute Los Lobos, Bootsy Collins, Polyrhythmics, America’s Classic Dixieland for the Arts, Eugene, OR McTuff, Gregory Porter, Evan Flory-Barnes + Jazz Festival The American Songbook in Hollywood, Infinity Upright!, Cataldo, and more. June 26-29 – St. Martin’s University, featuring music from the 1940s and ‘50s - (206) 701-1482, www.bumbershoot.org Marcus Pavilion, Lacey, WA Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Titan Hot Seven, Buck Creek Jazz Band, Hoagy Carmichael. Seattle Lindy Exchange September 12-14 – Russian Center, Grand Dominion Jazz Band, Uptown (541) 434-7000, www.ofam.org Century Ballroom, Washington Hall Lowdown, High Sierra Jazz Band, and more. Performers TBA. (360) 943-9123, www.olyjazz.com www.seattlelindyexchange.org

16 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 In One Ear, from page 4 Notes, from page 3 Write Earshot Jazz The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects duced by Doug Haire. Full schedule August 3-October 19 and shares the many ways that jazz information is available at kexp.org SPL branches intersects with lives in the Northwest. and jackstraw.org. The ensemble, including saxophonist Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions Sonarchy’s June lineup: June 1, Griggs, trumpeter Jay Thomas, vibra- from writers: Please email story pitch- McTuff Trio presents the Dave Lewis phonist Susan Pascal, guitarist Milo es, comments, news and announce- Revue, with D’Vonne Lewis (drums), Petersen, and bassist Phil Sparks, per- ments to [email protected]. Joe Doria (B-3 organ) and Andy Coe forms Griggs’ original narration and Help the Jazz Around the Sound (guitar), covering tunes from the 60s music programs Panama Hotel Jazz, that Seattle jazz hall-of-famer Dave about Japanese American experiences Calendar Lewis played during the defining during WWII, and Cup of Joe Brazil, Please email news and announce- years for the organ trio sound; June 8, about saxophonist Joe Brazil. More in- ments about jazz gigs, concerts and Existence Habit, from Astoria, Ore., formation at stevegriggsmusic.com. community events to jazzcalendar@ bring the sound of the Columbia earshot.org. River, with Gregg Skloff (bass process, objects), Roger Hayes (guitar, object processing) and Derek Eck- lund (voice, keys, samples); June 15, Jesse Canterbury and Vertigo play new compositions for acoustic ensemble, with Jesse Canterbury (clari- nets), Chris Stover (trombone), Lori Goldston (cello) and Tom Baker (guitar); June 22, Dean Moore / Den- nis Rea improvisations, with Dean Moore (percussion, processing) and Dennis Rea (guitar); June 29, Spec- tral Waves, psychedelic rock, with Jack Gold-Molina (drums), Simon Henneman (guitar), Cary Kindberg (bass), Adam Kindberg (guitar). 91.3 KBCS, on late Sundays and prime-time Mondays, features Floata- tion Device with John Seman and Jon- athan Lawson; Straight, No Chaser with David Utevsky; Giant Steps with John Pai. More about jazz on KBCS at kbcs.fm. 94.9 KUOW, Saturdays, 7pm, features Amanda Wilde’s the Swing Years and Beyond, popular music from the 1920s to the 1950s. More at kuow.org/swing_years.php. In One Ear News Email news about Seattle-area jazz artists, for In One Ear, to editor@earshot.org.

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 17 Jazz Around The Sound June 06 Sunday, June 1 Tuesday, June 3 EB Jacob Zimmerman Quintet, 7 JA Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban Allstars, AV Los Buhos w/ Laura Oviedo, Marc Smason, BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 7:30 Bruce Barnard, 1 BS The Djangomatics, 8 LJ Ian Hughes Trio, 8 BX Danny Kolke Trio, 6, 7:30 JA Ernie Watts and the Marc Seales Trio, 7:30 LJ Zero G Concerts: Monkey Go Dutch / C* Thelxie Eaves Band (Thurston’s Bistro, 6421 OB Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman, 8 Fundamental Forces, 9 Latona Ave NE), 6 OW Owl jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 NC Diane Fast & Bob Neale, 7 DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 SB McTuff, 11 PD The Djangomatics, 8 FB Pearl Django, 6 TU Jay Thomas Big Band, 8 PD Greg Ruby Trio, 8 PM Paul Richardson, 6 TD Porkchop Trio (Musicquarium), 9 SB Jon Sheckler Trio, 9 Wednesday, June 4 TD Justin Kauflin Trio, 7 SB Miles the Cat, 6 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 TU Fred Hoadley’s Sonando, 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am BX Future Jazzheads, 7, 8:30 VI Tim Kennedy Trio, 9 TD Luca Giordano and Quique Gomez C* Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill, Tom Brighton, VI Casey MacGill, 5:30 (Musicquarium), 8 Beth Wulff (Waterwheel Lounge, 7034 15th TU North Seattle College & Jim Cutler Jazz Ave NW), 7 Friday, June 6 Orch., 7, 7:30 JA Ernie Watts and the Marc Seales Trio, 7:30 BB Ronin, 8 TU Skyview HS Jazz, 3 NC Darin Clendenin jam, 7:30 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 PD Casey MacGill, 8 BX Kareem Kandi Trio, 7, 8:45 VI Ruby Bishop, 6 SG Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes jam, 8 C* Los Buhos w/ Laura Oviedo, Marc Smason, TD Fawcett Symons & Fogg (Musicquarium), Bruce Barnard (el Quetzal, 3209 Beacon Monday, June 2 8:30 Ave S), 7 BN Andy Coe Band, 10 TU Int’l HS Jazz & Smith/Staelens Big Band, 7, C* Annie Eastwood w/ Beth Wulff (Elliot Bay C* Entre Mundos jam (Capitol Cider, 818 E 7:30 Pizza, 800 164th St SE, Mill Creek), 7 Pike St), 9 C* A Cedar Suede w/ Steve O’Brien (Vino Bella, CM Tillicum Middle School Jazz Bands, 6:30 Thursday, June 5 99 Front St N, Issaquah), 7:30 JA Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Bands, BC Adam Kessler w/ Phil Sparks, 9 CH Steve Barsotti + Dave Knott, 8 7:30 BD Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill, Tom Brighton, CM Michael Powers, 7 MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 Beth Wulff, 5:30 DU Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7:30 PM Paul Richardson, 6 BN Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson, 4:30 GZ Quiet Fire, 7 RR The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, 8 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 JA Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban Allstars, TD Crossrhythm Sessions (Musicquarium), 9 BX Chris Morton Duo, 7, 8:30 7:30 TU Jazz Underground, 7:30 CH Christian Pincock Quintet, 8 LA Latona happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5

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AV Agua Verde, 1303 NE Boat St, 545-8570 DU Duos Lounge, 2940 SW Avalon Way, 452- OB OutWest Bar, 5401 California Ave SW, 937- BB Couth Buzzard Books, 8310 Greenwood Ave N, 2452 1540 436-2960 EB Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market OW Owl ’n’ Thistle, 808 Post Ave, 621-7777 BC Barca, 1510 11th Ave E, 325-8263 St, 789-1621 PD Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, 443-3241 BD Bad Albert’s, 5100 Ballard Ave NW, 782-9623 FB Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard PM Pampas Room, El Gaucho Seattle, 2505 1st BH Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 215-4747 Ave, 206-325-6051 Ave, 728-1337 BN Blue Moon, 712 NE 45th St, 675-9116 GZ Grazie Canyon Park, 23207 Bothell-Everett RR The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S, 906- BP Bake’s Place Bellevue, 155 108th Ave NE, Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600 9920 Bellevue, 425-454-2776 JA Jazz Alley, 2033 6th Ave, 441-9729 RV Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska BS Bastille, 5307 Ballard Ave NW, 453-5014 KC Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland St, 725-7517 BX Boxley’s, 101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, Ave, Kirkland, 425-828-0422 SB Seamonster Lounge, 2202 N 45th St, 633- 425-292-9307 LA Latona Pub, 6423 Latona Ave NE, 525-2238 1824 C* Concert and Special Events LJ Lucid Jazz Lounge, 5241 University Ave NE, SE Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave, 654-3100 CH Chapel Performance Space, Good Shepherd 402-3042 SF Serafina, 2043 Eastlake Ave E, 323-0807 | Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 4th Floor LO The Lookout, 757 Bellevue Ave E, 860-2752 SG Ship Canal Grill, 3218 Eastlake Ave E, 588- CM Crossroads Bellevue, 15600 NE 8th St, MT Mac’s Triangle Pub, 9454 Delridge Way SW, 8885 Bellevue, 425-644-1111 763-0714 ST Scarlet Tree, 801 NE 65th St, 523-8888 CR Cafe Racer, 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 523- MV Marine View Church, 8469 Eastside Dr NE, SY Salty’s on Alki, 1936 Harbor Ave SW, 526- 5282 Tacoma, (253) 229-9206 1188 CY Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, NC North City Bistro & Wine Shop, 1520 NE TD Triple Door, 216 Union St, 838-4333 Bellevue, 425-828-9104 177th St, Shoreline, 365-4447 TU Tula’s, 2214 2nd Ave, 443-4221 DT Darrell’s Tavern, 18041 Aurora Ave N, NO New Orleans Restaurant, 114 First Ave S, 622- VI Vito’s, 927 9th Ave, 682-2695 Shoreline, 542-2789 2563

18 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 NC Jazz Pearls, 8:30 OB Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman, 8 RV Jazz Night School spring session, 7 OW Owl jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 Curtain Call SG Ron Weinstein Trio, 8 SB Spontaneous Rex, 8 TD Swindler (Musicquarium), 9 SB McTuff, 11 weekly recurring performances TD Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” TD Jack Jones, 7:30 (Musicquarium), 5 TU Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, 8 TU Bill Anschell Trio, 7:30 10 Washington Middle School, Saturday, June 7 Robin Holcomb & Steve MONDAY BX James Caddell Quartet, 7, 8:45 Griggs BN Andy Coe Band, 10 C* A Cedar Suede w/ Steve O’Brien (J&M Cafe, Washington Middle School Senior Ensembles C* Entre Mundos jam w/ Ernesto 201 1st Ave S), 9 perform “Come! Behold! Enjoy” by Robin Holcomb Pediangco (Capitol Cider, CH Thollem McDonas w/ Greg Campbell & Paul and Stephen Griggs at Washington Hall, 153 14th 818 E Pike St), 9 Kikuchi, 8 Ave. With support from the 4Culture Site Specific MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 CM 85th Street Big Band, 7 Program and Friends of Washington Music, composer PM Paul Richardson, 6 GZ Quiet Fire, 7 Robin Holcomb has composed an evening-length suite JA Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban Allstars, of compositions celebrating the musical legacy of TUESDAY Washington Hall, with narrative interludes by Stephen 7:30 Griggs. “Come! Behold! Enjoy” will be premiered BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 NC Nancy Erickson Quartet, 8:30 by 220+ students of the Washington Middle School OB Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman, 8 RR Electric Circus, 8 Senior Ensembles (orchestra, concert band, jazz OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 RV Jazz Night School spring session, 3, 7 band, choir, fiddlers and percussion ensemble) in two SB Eric Hullander Jazz Band, 7 performances at the historic Washington Hall, Tuesday, SB McTuff Trio, 11 SG Alex Dugdale’s Fade, 8 June 10, 6:30 and 8pm. More at washingtonhall.org. WEDNESDAY ST Jon Sheckler CD release, 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am Wednesday, June 11 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 TU Greta Matassa Quartet, 7:30 BX Future Jazz Heads, 5, 7 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 TU Nathan Hale HS Jazz, 3 PD Casey MacGill, 8 BX Future Jazzheads, 7, 8:30 SG Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes JA Dave Douglas Quintet, 7:30 Sunday, June 8 jam, 8 NC Jazz Decree, 7 BB Kenny Mandell improv, 7 PD Casey MacGill, 8 THURSDAY BB Kenny Mandell showcase, 1 RR Greg Sinibaldi, 8:30 BX Danny Kolke Trio, 6, 7:30 SG Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes jam, 8 BC Adam Kessler w/ Phil Sparks, C* Thelxie Eaves Band (Thurston’s Bistro, 6421 TU Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra, 9 Latona Ave NE), 6 7:30 BD Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill & CR Racer Sessions: Jonah Parzen-Johnson, 8 Tom Brighton w/ Bill Chism, DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 11 Saxophonist Sinibaldi 5:30 JA Juan De Marcos and the Afro-Cuban Allstars, Graduates BN Blue Moon session w/ Dave 7:30 Abramson, 4:30 Saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi presents his UW masters MV Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group, 5 recital, at the Royal Room, Wednesday, June 11, 8pm. BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 PM Paul Richardson, 6 Sinibaldi presents a piece based on Sylvia Plath’s Ariel PD Greg Ruby Trio, 8 SB Travis Hartnett Trio, 7 as well as several of his new compositions. Sinibaldi SY Victor Janusz, 10am also studied at the New England Conservatory with FRIDAY TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 the likes of George Garzone, Jimmy Guiffre, and BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 TU Jazz Police Big Band, 3 Joe Maneri. In this UW band: Greg Sinibaldi (tenor sax), Cuong Vu (trumpet), Steve Moore (keyboards), DU Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 Jazztet, 7:30 VI Ruby Bishop, 6 Carmen Rothwell (bass), Ted Poor (drums). More at gregsinibaldi.com. LA Latona happy hour w/ Phil Monday, June 9 Sparks, 5 Thursday, June 12 TD Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers,” BN Andy Coe Band, 10 5 C* Entre Mundos jam (Capitol Cider, 818 E BC Adam Kessler w/ Phil Sparks, 9 Pike St), 9 BD Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill, Tom Brighton w/ SATURDAY Bill Chism, 5:30 JA Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz SY Victor Janusz, 10am Ensembles, 7:30 BN Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson, 4:30 MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 SUNDAY PM Paul Richardson, 6 BX John Hansen Uno, 7, 8:30 BX Danny Kolke Trio, 6 TD Crossrhythm Sessions (Musicquarium), 9 CH Luke Fitzpatrick, 8 TU David Marriott Big Band, 7:30 JA Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, 7:30, 9:30 CR Racer Sessions, 8 LJ OU & Amy Denio, 10 DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 Tuesday, June 10 NC Diane Fast & Bob Neale, 7 PM Paul Richardson, 6 PD Greg Ruby Trio, 8 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 SY Victor Janusz, 10am SB Fawcett Symons & Fogg, 8 C* Washington Middle School’s “Come! Behold! TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8 SB The Suffering Fuckheads, 11 Enjoy,” (Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave), VI Ruby Bishop, 6 SE Art of Jazz: OU & Amy Denio, 5:30 6:30, 8 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 SG Sheila Kay & the Wolftones open mic, 8 JA Dave Douglas Quintet, 7:30

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 19 TU Carolyn Graye & Friends, 7:30 TU Jacqueline Tabor CD release w/ Randy 14, 7:30pm, “Here, There & Everywhere,” features VI Casey MacGill, 5:30 Halberstadt, Alexey Nikolaev, Mark Ivester, a full set of traditional and jazz-styled Beatles tunes, Clipper Anderson, 7:30 accompanied by BlueStreet’s dynamic piano-driven Friday, June 13 band. The show is also BlueStreet bandleader and Saturday, June 14 pianist Andy Carr’s last performance before retiring BN Industrial Revelation / Suffering Fuckheads, 9 from his post. Alumni of BlueStreet Jazz Voices include BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 BX Paul Green Quintet, 7, 8:45 JazzVox’s Nich Anderson. More at bluestreetvoices. BX Jay Thomas and Paul Gabrielson Trio, 7, GZ Edward Paul Trio, 7 com and tickets at thetripledoor.net. 8:45 JA Boney James, 7:30, 9:30 C* Fugitives Trio w/ Annie Eastwood, Kimball NC IvyLane, 8:30 Sunday, June 15 Conant, Larry Hill (Match Coffee & Wine, SB Jacques Willis, 8:30 AV Los Buhos w/ Laura Oviedo, Marc Smason, 15705 Main St NE, Duvall), 7:30 SG Ellis Brothers Trio, 8 Bruce Barnard, 1 CH Seattle Modern Orchestra, 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am BB Kenny Mandell Dexter Gordon Tribute, 4:30 DU Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7:30 TD BlueStreet Jazz Voices, 7:30 BB Kenny Mandell & Friends jam, 2 GZ Edward Paul Trio, 7 TU Susan Pascal Brazil Project w/ Bill Anschell, BP Greta Matassa w/ Susan Pascal, 7 JA Boney James, 7:30, 9:30 Chuck Deardorf, Jeff Busch, 7:30 BX Danny Kolke Trio, 6, 7:30 LA Latona happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6 C* Thelxie Eaves Band (Thurston’s Bistro, 6421 NC Clave Gringa, 8:30 Latona Ave NE), 6 RR Choro Das 3, 8:30 14 BlueStreet Jazz Voices C* Eugenie Jones & D’vonne Lewis Limited SG Surround Sound band, 9 The Seattle area’s premier 20-voice jazz choir Edition (502 Downtown Lounge, Tacoma), 2 TD Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” annually sells out its season-finale performance at DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 (Musicquarium), 5 The Triple Door. This year’s show, Saturday, June JA Boney James, 7:30 PM Paul Richardson, 6 SB Hardcoretet, 9 SB Noise Makers, 6 SY Victor Janusz, 10am TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra CD release, 7:30 VI Ruby Bishop, 6 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 Monday, June 16 BN Andy Coe Band, 10 C* Entre Mundos jam (Capitol Cider, 818 E Pike St), 9 MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 PM Paul Richardson, 6 TD Crossrhythm Sessions (Musicquarium), 9 TU Music Works Big Band, 7:30 Tuesday, June 17 Esperanza BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 BS The Djangomatics, 8 Spalding CY Eastside Jazz Club, 7:30 JA Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, 7:30 OB Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman, 8 OW Owl jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 SB McTuff, 11 TU Roadside Attraction Big Band, 7:30 Wednesday, June 18 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 BX Future Jazzheads, 7, 8:30 C* ZooTunes: Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood (Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave N), 6 C* Annie Eastwood w/ Kimball & the Fugitives (Pike Place Bar & Grill, 90 Pike St), 6 C* Marc Smason birthday (Essence Wine Shop, 415 E Pine St), 7 JA Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, 7:30 PD Casey MacGill, 8 Listen 9am-3pm RR Tempest/Cobalt LP Party and Re-Release w/ Bubble Control, 8 weekdays on 88.5 FM SG Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes jam, 8 TU Greta Matassa showcase, 7

20 • Earshot Jazz • June 2014 VI Synthesis, 9 Sunday, June 22 C* Entre Mundos jam (Capitol Cider, 818 E Pike St), 9 BB Kenny Mandell & Friends jam, 2 Thursday, June 19 JA Angelique Kidjo, 7:30 BX Danny Kolke Trio, 6, 7:30 MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 BC Adam Kessler w/ Phil Sparks, 9 C* Thelxie Eaves Band (Thurston’s Bistro, 6421 PM Paul Richardson, 6 BD Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill, Tom Brighton w/ Latona Ave NE), 6 RR Partisans, Bushman’s Revenge, 8 Bill Chism, 5:30 CR Racer Sessions: Andy Clausen, 8 TD Crossrhythm Sessions (Musicquarium), 9 BN Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson, 4:30 DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 TU Cascadia Big Band, 7:30 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 JA Maceo Parker, 7:30 BX Milo Petersen Trio, 7, 8:30 KC Seattle Repertory Jazz Orch.: West Coast Tuesday, June 24 CH Zero-G Concerts, 8 Jazz: The Music of Stan Kenton & Gerry JA Maceo Parker, 7:30 Mulligan, 2 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 NC Diane Fast & Bob Neale, 7 PM Paul Richardson, 6 JA Jeff Hamilton Trio, 7:30 PD Greg Ruby Trio, 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am OB Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman, 8 TU Kelley Johnson showcase, 7:30 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 OW Owl jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10 VI Casey MacGill, 5:30 TU Easy Street Band, 4 RR Music of Willard Robison, 8 VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 SB Shawn Mickelson Quartet, 8 Friday, June 20 VI Ruby Bishop, 6 SB McTuff, 11 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 TU Frank Kohl Quartet, 7:30 BX Chris Johansen and Jacob Zimmerman Monday, June 23 Sextet play music of Tadd Dameron, 7, 8:45 BN Andy Coe Band, 10 C* Los Buhos w/ Laura Oviedo, Marc Smason, Bruce Barnard (el Quetzal, 3209 Beacon Ave S), 7 DU Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7:30 GZ Michael Powers Group, 7 JA Maceo Parker, 7:30, 9:30 LA Latona happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 NC Dina Blades, 8:30 2214 Second Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 JUNE 2014 SG Tess & Friends, 8 www.tulas.com; for reservations call (206) 443-4221 TD Billy Brandt (Musicquarium), 9 TU Johnaye Kendrick Quartet, 7:30 Saturday, June 21 BH Seattle Repertory Jazz Orch.: West Coast Jazz: The Music of Stan Kenton & Gerry Mulligan, 7:30 BX Reuel & Danny play Ellington “Duking It Out”, 7, 8:45 CH Aaron Grad & Augustine Mercante, 8 GZ Michael Powers Group, 7 JA Maceo Parker, 7:30, 9:30 LJ Sidewinder, 9 SB 6 Demon Bag, 10 SB Eric Hullander Jazz Band, 7 SG Jean Mishler & Hopscotch, 8 SY Victor Janusz, 10am TU Rob Scheps Quartet w/ Jeff Johnson, John Hansen, John Bishop, 7:30

21 Hopscotch at Ship Canal Grill Critical Sun presents Jeanie Mishler and Charlie Hiestand with their band Hopscotch, Saturday, June 21, 7pm, at The Ship Canal Grill (3218 Eastlake Ave. E.). Hopscotch is pianist/composer Charlie Hiestand and singer/songwriter Jeanie Mishler with tunes influenced heavily by traditional big bands, Pink Martini, and more. This smaller jazz band serves up original swing, Latin, funk and blues tunes with a touch of quirky comedy and tap dancing thrown in. Their debut album Hopscotch was released April. More at hopscotchjazz.com.

June 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 21 Wednesday, June 25 Saturday, June 28 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 BX Randy Halberstadt Quartet, 7, 8:45 BX Future Jazzheads, 7, 8:30 C* America’s Classic Jazz Fest (St. Martin’s JA Jeff Hamilton Trio, 7:30 University, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey), LO True Two w/ Steve O’Brien & Delvon Lamarr, 8 11am NC Tom Melancon, 7:30 JA Brian McKnight, 7:30, 9:30 PD Casey MacGill, 8 NC 7 Chord Pileup, 8:30 SG Jay Thomas & the Cantaloupes jam, 8 RR Jefferson Rose Band Album Release Show TU Hal Sherman’s Jazz Night School Big Band, w/ The New Triumph, 9 7:30 SB The Arsonists, 7 VI Wally Shoup Quartet, 9 SE Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio & Dawn Clement Band SG Beth Winter, 8 Thursday, June 26 SY Victor Janusz, 10am BC Adam Kessler w/ Phil Sparks, 9 TU Marc Seales Quartet, 7:30 BD Annie Eastwood, Larry Hill, Tom Brighton w/ VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6 Bill Chism, 5:30 BN Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson, 4:30 Sunday, June 29 BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 BX Special Recording: Danny Kolke Trio + 11 BX Rob Scheps Quarteto, 7, 8:30 Bassists, 6, 7:30 C* America’s Classic Jazz Fest (St. Martin’s C* America’s Classic Jazz Fest (St. Martin’s University, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey), 7 University, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey), JA Brian McKnight, 7:30, 9:30 11am NC Diane Fast & Bob Neale, 7 C* Thelxie Eaves Band (Thurston’s Bistro, 6421 PD Greg Ruby Trio, 8 Latona Ave NE), 6 SE Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet & Darius Jones CR Racer Sessions: Ton Trio II, 8 w/ Tarbaby, 8 DT Darrell’s Tavern session, 8 TU Contempo, 7 JA Brian McKnight, 7:30, 9:30 VI Casey MacGill, 5:30 PM Paul Richardson, 6 RR The Alchemy Project, 8 26-29 America’s Classic Jazz SB Tim Kennedy Jazz Experience, 8 Fest, Lacey SY Victor Janusz, 10am At the 24th annual America’s Classic Jazz Fest, June TD Casey MacGill (Musicquarium), 8 26-29, jazz, dance and revelry are the focus on the TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 Saint Martin’s University Campus, Marcus Pavilion, TU Gregg Robinson & the Jump Ensemble, 3 in Lacey. Dance lessons, great bands, and four large VI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30 dance floors feature for this year’s music lovers. Pacific VI Ruby Bishop, 6 Northwest favorites the Uptown Lowdown jazz band, Bellevue, performs. Nashville’s Titan Hot Seven, Buck 29 Sumi Tonooka, Alchemy Creek, High Sierra, and Yerba Buena Stompers, too. Other festival features include on-site RV parking, Project shuttle service, parasol parades, a swing set, and After The Alchemy Project, Sumi Tonooka (piano), Glow Parties. For more information and the schedule of Erica Lindsay (tenor saxophone), Salim Washington performances, call 360-943-9123 or visit on the web (woodwinds), Samantha Boshnack (trumpets), Willem at www.olyjazz.com. De Koch (trombone), David Arend (bass), Max Wood (drums), performs Sunday, June 29, 8pm, at The Royal Room. A new composer-led ensemble that brings Friday, June 27 together these five voices in jazz and orchestral work BP Gotz Lowe Duo, 6 from locations in New York, Philadelphia, Oakland, Delivery Service in Seattle BX Greg Williamson Quartet, 7, 8:45 South Africa and Seattle. The project features musicians C* America’s Classic Jazz Fest (St. Martin’s from the Jazz Composers Orchestra Intensive (JCOI) presented by The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, 5300 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey), Full Service University and American Composers Orchestra in Violin Family Dealer 11am cooperation with The UCLA Herb Alpert School of CH Keith Eisenbrey, 8 Music. In this Seattle residency, the septet debuts Serving Western & Central Washington DU Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7:30 10 new works written for this ensemble. Admission by Established 1964 GZ Paul Green Trio, 7 donation. More at theroyalroomseattle.com. JA Brian McKnight, 7:30, 9:30 LA Latona happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5 Monday, June 30 NC Milo Christinson, 8:30 SE Human Feel & The Westerlies, 8 BN Andy Coe Band, 10 BASSES SG Alma Villegas & Alma y Azucar, 7:30 C* Entre Mundos jam (Capitol Cider, 818 E TD Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” Pike St), 9 (Musicquarium), 5 MT Triangle Pub jam, 8:30 TU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30 PM Paul Richardson, 6 www.hammondashley.com TD Crossrhythm Sessions (Musicquarium), 9 TU James Knapp Orchestra, 7:30

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