NOTES New All Ages Venue at Georgetown and expand upon its daily public affairs tremendously to the KBCS community Seattle Drum School programming, including both locally- for many years...We look forward with On June 27th, the Georgetown location produced shows and nationally syndicated great optimism to KBCS’s future, and we of Seattle Drum School greatly expanded programs like Democracy Now!. hope you’ll share it with us.” its offerings by opening a brand new live Ramsay noted that it was difficult to Jazz at South Lake Union music venue, The SLAB. Like the L.A.B. make the decision to cut some of the vet- Throughout August, the South Lake (Little Auditorium in the Back) at the eran programs, saying “These have been Union Summer Concerts at 2200 Series Lake City area location of the Seattle exceedingly difficult decisions to reach, will continue to feature an eclectic mix Drum School in North Seattle, the SLAB decisions which we do not take lightly, of live music performances by local jazz is an all ages performance venue. This and which were made only after exten- musicians and Cornish College of the new venue on S. Bailey Street near the sive consideration of how we can best Arts. These free concerts, which began I-5 ramp in Georgetown seats about 100 serve our audience. We acknowledge and in July with concerts by the Cornish Jazz people and is focused on the live music pay tribute to these many talented and experience, offering superior acoustics. dedicated programmers who have added SEE NOTES ON PAGE 22 The SLAB will host a wide range of shows featuring all genres of music in a safe, posi- Saturday, August 1 tive environment where kids and adults of all ages can feel welcomed and encour- David Grisman Quintet aged. Shows will generally take place on BENEFIT CONCERT Friday and Saturday evenings at 7pm. KBCS Announces Program Changes Steve Ramsey, General Manager of radio station KBCS, announced on July 21st that beginning in August the sta- tion will be changing its program lineup significantly in response to both declining membership and listenership. Following what he describes as a “rigorous process to better understand our audience and to formulate a cohesive strategic plan,” the station decided to revamp its program- ming, adding new programs and features while also cancelling many longtime shows. Earshot Executive Director and long- “Encompassing all elements of Americana, from bluegrass and jazz and includ- time KBCS host John Gilbreath will ing Latin, classical, and klezmer influences that have become part-and-parcel of now host a program every weekday from the American experience, the Grisman Quintet create idiosyncratically pleasing, 9 a.m. to noon. Gilbreath’s show, The all-acoustic music that jumps through genres at will.” — BILLBOARD Caravan, will be a daily musical journey Concert Benefits Parkview Services, providing affordable housing options for touching on many genres, and focusing people with disabilities in Snohomish and King Counties. Please see www. on his extensive knowledge of jazz, world, parkviewservices.org and Americana. Gilbreath’s program will EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 8 PM be followed by current veteran KBCS 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020 hosts weekdays from 12 noon to 3 p.m., General Admission Doors Open 7:30 pm $45 / ticket who will present programming spanning VIP Reception 7:00 PM includes wine, appetizers, meet the band $125/ticket the breadth of the American music tradi- tion. The station will also continue with Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com by typing David Grisman into the browser; or call Jane Bloom at 425 299 6020 2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • August 2009.