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A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community December 2019 Vol. 35, No. 12 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington Kiki Valera Photo by Daniel Sheehan Thank you for your contribution! You can also donate online at www.earshot.org/donate Name ______________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City _______________ State _____ ZIP___________ Sasha Berliner photo by Daniel Sheehan Email _______________________________________ We’re proud of presenting Seattle jazz education alums like Kassa Overall, The Westerlies, and Carmen Staaf alongside ____ Sign me up for news & offers! exciting young musicians like Sasha Berliner, a 21-year-old percussionist and bandleader, during the 2019 Annual Festival. Phone ______________________________________ This forward-looking programming is a vital part of Earshot’s ___ Cell ___ Home ___ Work DNA and we are honored to do this work. 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Contact us at [email protected] Earshot Jazz is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Tax ID 94-3051610 Return by mail to: Earshot Jazz 3417 Fremont Ave N, #221 Seattle, WA 98103 Kassa Overall photo by Daniel Sheehan 2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • December 2019 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR EARSHOT JAZZ A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community We Can’t Do It Without You Executive Director John Gilbreath Managing Director Karen Caropepe Programs Manager Tara Peters Development Manager Errin Patton Marketing & Development Associate Lucienne Thank you for an amazing year! With Aggarwal special thanks, as always, to the musi- Earshot Jazz Editors Lucienne Aggarwal & cal artists, students, and educators who Tara Peters work so hard to ensure a strong future for jazz here in Seattle. The Earshot Jazz Contributing Writers Paul de Barros, Ian organization is hard at work reinforcing Gwin, Gus Marshall, Paul Rauch that important bridge between the bril- Calendar Editors Carol Levin, Jane Emerson, liant artists of the day, and the public & Tara Peters who support live performances and re- Photography Daniel Sheehan Layout Tara Peters & Karen Caropepe cordings. And we need your financial Distribution Karen Caropepe, Dan Dubie & support. Earshot Jazz volunteers We’re especially proud that DownBeat Send Calendar Information to: magazine ran its review of this year’s [email protected] Earshot Jazz Festival under the headline, “Earshot Serves as Platform for Thriving Board of Directors Danielle Leigh (President), Chris Icasiano (Vice President), Seattle Scene.” That’s the essence of our work: to celebrate Seattle’s place Chris Nutter (Secretary), Sheila Hughes in the global jazz community while featuring local and emerging artists (Treasurer), John W. Comerford, Maurice alongside international jazz masters. Ticket sales offset only half of the fes- James, Kenneth W. Masters, Gail Pettis, tival’s production expenses, and none of its administrative costs; we need Ruby Smith Love, Diane Wah your financial support to build on this legacy of service. Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, Sue In addition to the projects with Jay Thomas, Seattle Modern Orchestra, Coliton, Taina Honkalehto, Hideo Makihara, and Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra that Paul de Barros mentions in the Peter Monaghan, Kenneth W. Masters, Lola DownBeat piece, the recent festival also debuted two successful Seattle Jazz Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu showcase nights, helped to raise awareness and funding for this pivotal time in the Washington Middle School/Garfield High School pipeline, Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. Earshot and introduced the Trace Generations project, which is designed to link Jazz is published monthly and is available established musicians with recent graduates who are now ready to enter online at earshot.org. the professional field. Your financial support allows us to keep ticket prices low, and to focus on the intrinsic value of our programming, rather than Subscription (with membership): $35 its potential for profitability. 3417 Fremont Ave N, #221 This is such a rich time for jazz. Whether we’re seeing the cumulative Seattle, WA 98103 phone / (206) 547-6763 effect of the growing emphasis on jazz education programs, or the natural evolution of the art form, this year’s festival left no doubt that the “sound Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 of surprise” also has the ability to nourish the spirit in times of need. You Printed by Pacific Publishing Company can support the next concerts by remarkable young artists who are set to © 2019 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle make the future of jazz even richer. Please make a donation to Earshot Jazz today. You decide on the amount MISSION STATEMENT that fits your budget, and make a contribution to help bring inspiration To ensure the legacy and progression and dedication to Seattle stages. of the art form, Earshot Jazz cultivates Thank you!! a vibrant jazz community by engaging –John Gilbreath, Executive Director audiences, celebrating artists, and supporting arts education. December 2019 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 3 NOTES NOMINATIONS CMA New Jazz Works at swojo.org. For more information S Applications are now open for contact [email protected]. Nominations Wanted: 2019 Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird Golden Ear Awards Works program. Grants are provided Feb 22–Mar 7 The Golden Ear Awards cel- to professional U.S-based jazz en- Seattle Opera will present an opera ebrate the outstanding achieve- sembles to create, perform, and record that celebrates legendary jazz musician ments of Seattle jazz artists over new works. Ensembles consisting of and bebop innovator Charlie Parker’s the previous year. Nominations 2–10 musicians may apply with any life and music. With music by Daniel for the 2019 awards are cur- ensemble member eligible to create Schnyder and the libretto composed rently being accepted. Please the composition. CMA is committed by Bridgette A. Wimberly, the opera email your nominations to to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Ap- explores Parker’s desire to meld the [email protected] by plications are due February 7, and are classical and jazz idioms. Performanc- January 15. available at chamber-music.org. es take place at McCaw Hall. For more In order to preserve the integ- Ashraf Hasham Joins the Seattle details and tickets visit seattleopera. rity of the democratic process, Office of Arts & Culture org please, no ballot-stuffing. The- of Ashraf Hasham will join the Seattle 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Fest ficial voting ballots for the 2019 February 19–March 1 Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS) as awards will be printed in the Varies venues, Portland, Oregon the Youth Arts Manager to provide February issue of Earshot Jazz Archie Shepp, Branford Marsalis, and available at earshot.org. strategic leadership for the ARTS Cre- ative Youth team. The goals of the pro- Kandace Springs, David Sanborn, Send us your suggestions for: gram are to incorporate racially equita- María Grand, Miguel Zenón, Kenny ble approaches and outcomes in public Barron, John Medeski, Kat Edmonson and Halie Loren, Antibalalas, Georgia NW Recording of the Year: arts education and Creative Youth De- velopment. Hasham comes to ARTS Anne Muldrow, Wil Blades, and many from the Vera Project where he served more. Full schedule, information, and NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the as executive directpr. Hasham has pre- tickets available at pdxjazz.com. Year: viously worked at TeenTix, the Henry Write Earshot Jazz Art Gallery, and On The Boards, as The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects well as Urban Gateways in Chicago. Alternative Jazz Group of the Year: and shares the many ways that jazz Earshot Jazz congratulates Hasham on intersects with lives in the North- his new position. west. Earshot Jazz is seeking submis- NW Concert of the Year: On the Horizon sions from writers. Please email story pitches, news, and announcements to SWOJO 2020 Girls Jazz Band Program [email protected]. NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year: Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) presents its 2020 Girls Jazz Help the Jazz Around the Sound Band program, from January 29– Calendar Emerging Artist of the Year: March 25. The program is open to girls Please email news and an- in middle school and above and offers nouncements about jazz gigs, con- eight after-school workshop sessions certs, and community events to NW Vocalist of the Year: with a special concert to cap off the jazzcalendar@ earshot.org. course. All instruments are welcome. News’n’Notes Members of SWOJO will provide Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame: mentoring to help develop skills in Email news about Seattle-area jazz jazz interpretation and improvisation. artists and events for Earshot Jazz Online registration begins January 2 Notes to [email protected]. 4 • EARSHOT JAZZ • December 2019 ROOTS The Black/White Chord Shape System for Jazz Piano and Improvisation A Fresh Vision & Language for the Organization of Jazz Chord Voicings and Improvisation Roots: Clark Gayton Detailing the Jazz Pedagogy Legacy of the Great Jerome Gray! by Larry Kee Throughout the year, Earshot Jazz is proud to