October 4 — November 6, 2019 PROGRAM Since 1984, Earshot Jazz has been Seattle’s major ambassador of jazz – presenting jazz masters and important new artists, supporting the local scene, and educating young and old about the joys of jazz – all thanks to contributions from folks like you. Make a donation TODAY www.earshot.org/donate 206-547-6763 All photos by Daniel Sheehan taken at the 2018 Earshot Jazz Festival. Top: Brian Blade, Kate Olson, Jovino Santos Neto, Logan Richardson, Jazzmeia Horn, Bill Frisell, Ryan J. Lee, Maria Schneider. Middle: Regina Carter, Jasnam Daya Singh, Tia Fuller, Wayne Horvitz, Burniss Travis, Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, Myra Melford, Joel Ross. Bottom Row: Dawn Clement, Johnaye Kendrick, Jay Thomas, Jen Shyu, Keyon Harrold, Caroline Davis, Donovan Kranzler-Lewis, Mark Turner. 2 • EARSHOT JAZZ • October 2019 2019 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL Welcome to Earshot Jazz Feast-ival! The table is set, the flavors are var- of some of the most impor- ied and rich, and the music is hot. tant jazz artists of our time. From the tantalizing appetizer of Yes, there are artists from Brian Blade and Life Cycles, to the 15 different countries, and satisfyingly sinful desert of Chick many of the top names on Corea with the entire Seattle Sym- the New York scene, but it phony Orchestra, this is a feast for is the connections to Se- every appetite. And you don’t have attle’s own, acclaimed jazz to be a sophisticated jazz gourmet to history that resonate most enjoy this banquet; you can pull up deeply here. a chair for the entire affair, or come We’ll directly connect to and go as your tastes move you, but the past, present, and fu- we guarantee that you’ll discover ture of jazz in Seattle’s Cen- new delicacies that will expand your tral District through three palate and leave you hungry for important presentations: more. Gary Hammon’s In Case Earshot Jazz is Seattle’s non-profit You Didn’t Know reveals jazz support organization. We’re the essence of Black artists not happen without the artists at its proud to be a valued part of this city’s in the development of Seattle jazz; core, and it cannot continue without incredible cultural scene; celebrat- while the Folks Project of D’Vonne the educators, students, parents, and ing Seattle’s place at the table with Lewis, Evan Flory-Barnes, and Dar- civic leaders whose dedication to the the past, present, and future of jazz. rius Willrich carries the tradition importance of arts education and As the National Endowment for forward through contemporary in- creative individual expression will the Arts 50th anniversary magazine fluences in performance and discus- only benefit our collective culture. pointed out in a recent profile titled, sion led by Dr. James Gore of the “Seattle’s Earshot Jazz, Improvising Jackson Street Music Program; both We are enormously grateful to all with the Community,” this organiza- at Langston Seattle. Supporting the of our partners in this endeavor. tion is widely respected for “think- future of that continuum is the Jazz Thank you all!! ing globally and acting locally.” Our Up Jackson Street program we’ll help And that means you, too. Please goal is to increase the overall sustain- to mount at Town Hall Seattle, to consider a gift to Earshot Jazz as part ability of jazz by nourishing the civic benefit the long-standing connec- of our Access Inspiration campaign appetite for this music, through pro- tion between the Central District’s this fall. Your donations help us keep gramming that cultivates, sources, Washington Middle School and ticket prices low, offer low and no- and serves the creative abundance of Garfield High School, and help to cost student tickets, and bring in- our students and artists. ensure equity and inclusion as those credible artists into creative engage- Growing from our 30-year legacy programs move forward in these ment with the community through as one of the most organically for- challenging times. workshops and panels. ward-thinking and inclusive festi- Of course, there are many cooks Keep in touch and give us your vals in the country, this year’s spread in this festival kitchen. This event is feedback. Have fun and enjoy! Jazz serves up a bold lineup of interna- only sustained successfully through lives right here! Bon Appétit! tional masters and locally sourced the combined energies of literally –John Gilbreath, Executive Director pleasures, alongside a robust menu hundreds of participants. It could October 2019 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 3 EARSHOT JAZZ 2019 FESTIVAL LINEUP FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 THURSDAY OCTOBER 10 MONDAY OCTOBER 14 Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons w/ Wally Shoup Darius Jones Terri Lyne Carrington & Val Royal Room, 7:30pm Chapel Performance Space, 7:30pm Jeanty Seattle Art Museum, 8pm Jazz Up Jackson Street: A Benefit DakhaBrakha for Washington Middle School & Triple Door, 7:30pm SATURDAY OCTOBER 5 Garfield High School Town Hall Great Hall, 7pm TUESDAY OCTOBER 15 Seattle Jazz Showcase: Marina Albero / Jacqueline Tabor / Clave Gringa Seattle Modern Orchestra w/ Mandyck, Johnson, Bishop Seattle Art Museum, 5:30pm Darius Jones & Wayne Horvitz Town Hall Forum, 7pm Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm FRIDAY OCTOBER 11 DakhaBrakha SUNDAY OCTOBER 6 Tribute to Tony Williams Lifetime Triple Door, 7:30pm Royal Room 6:30pm & 9:30pm Jamaaladeen Tacuma Trio Here to Play featuring Gary Bartz Orrin Evans Trio w/ Jeff Tain Royal Room, 7:30pm Langston Hughes Performing Arts Watts Institute, 7:30pm Town Hall Forum, 8pm WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 Bria Skonberg SATURDAY OCTOBER 12 Aaron Parks Little Big Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm Columbia City Theater, 7:30pm Julian Lage Trio MONDAY OCTOBER 7 Columbia City Theater, 8pm Knife Knights / Darius Jones / Stas Thee Boss Tinariwen Afro-Electric: Val Jeanty & Ravish Langston Hughes Performing Arts Benaroya Hall, 7:30pm Momin / Fay Victor & Myra Institute, 7:30pm Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Melford Zamar Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 Triple Door, 7:30pm Makaya McCraven Chucho Valdés Jazz Batá Royal Room, 7pm & 9:30pm Town Hall Great Hall, 8pm TUESDAY OCTOBER 8 Gerald Clayton Quartet / The SUNDAY OCTOBER 13 FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 Westerlies Youn Sun Nah Clarice Assad Triple Door, 7pm Triple Door, 7:30pm Chapel Performance Space, 8pm WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 DJ J-Justice / Afrocop w/ visuals Cécile McLorin Salvant w/ Aaron by blazinspace Diehl Trio Kneebody / Trio Subtonic: Galen Timbre Room, 9pm Town Hall Great Hall, 8pm Clark, Dan Balmer, D’Vonne Lewis Nectar Lounge, 8:30pm LET’S GET SOCIAL! 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Share your photos from Earshot Jazz 2019 Festival con- certs using the hashtag #earshotjazz. 4 • EARSHOT JAZZ • October 2019 SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 Dreamstruck: Marilyn Crispell, Seattle Jazz Showcase: Bill Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgen Anschell Standards Trio / LaVon Joel Ross ‘Good Vibes’ Town Hall Forum, 7pm Hardison / Tarik Abouzied, Joe Seattle Art Museum, 8pm Doria, Cole Schuster Thomas Marriott with Friends Town Hall Forum, 7pm Roosevelt Jazz Band w/ Jay from Philly / Stuart MacDonald Thomas EWA Trace Generations Roosevelt High School, 7:30pm SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 Royal Room, 7pm & 9:30pm Seattle Repertory Jazz SUNDAY OCTOBER 20 SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 Orchestra: “Jazz of the Harlem Shai Maestro Trio / Wayne Renaissance” Kassa Overall & Sullivan Fortner Kirkland Performance Center, 2pm Horvitz & Sara Schoenbeck Langston Hughes Performing Arts Seattle Art Museum, 7:30pm Institute, 7:30pm Gary Hammon: “In case you DJ OCnotes / Smacktalk w/ Sasha Berliner didn’t know” Langston Hughes Performing Arts Visuals by OCnotes Royal Room, 7:30pm Timbre Room, 9pm Institute 7:30pm DJ Nathan Womack / sunking & MONDAY OCTOBER 21 guest emcee Kassa Overall w/ MONDAY NOVEMBER 4 Visuals by Scott Keva James Travis Laplante Anton Schwartz Sextet Timbre Room, 9pm Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm Chapel Performance Space, 7:30pm Briggan Krauss MONDAY OCTOBER 28 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 Chapel Performance Space, 7:30pm SPL Playback: Lori Goldston / Yemen Blues Plays Hallel Hound Dog Taylor’s Hand WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 Triple Door, 7:30pm Royal Room, 7:30pm Larry Grenadier / Kelsey Mines & Emmet Cohen Trio Carlos Snaider TUESDAY OCTOBER 29 Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm Chapel Performance Space, 7:30pm Avishai Cohen Quartet WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 Jay Thomas EWA Seattle Art Museum, 7:30pm Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm Amendola vs. Blades w/ Skerik, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30 Jeff Parker, and Cyro Baptista Triple Door, 7:30pm THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 Egberto Gismonti Jenny Scheinman & Allison Town Hall Great Hall, 7:30pm Chick Corea Rhapsody in Blue w/ Miller’s Parlour Game Seattle Symphony Orchestra Options: Eric Revis, Bennie Benaroya Hall, 7:30pm Town Hall Forum, 7:30pm Maupin, Nasheet Waits Folks Project Langston Hughes Performing Arts Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 7:30pm Satellite Series Institute, 7:30pm FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 Earshot at Large FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 Flat Earth Society More info on page 30 Tyshawn Sorey Quintet Town Hall Forum, 8pm Town Hall Forum 8pm SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 BIMA Within/Earshot Bainbridge Island Museum of Art SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 Seattle Repertory Jazz Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra Orchestra: “Jazz of the Harlem Earshot on Vashon w/ Rosana Eckert Renaissance” Vashon Center for the Arts Benaroya Hall, 7:30pm Rainier Arts Center, 7:30pm Sunday Night DJ Series Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano Timbre Room Town Hall Great Hall, 8pm Schedule subject to change. October 2019 • EARSHOT JAZZ • 5 to the sponsors, staff, and more than 80 volunteers THANK YOU! who make the Earshot Jazz Festival possible INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SPONSORS IN-KIND SPONSORS 6 • EARSHOT JAZZ • October 2019 TICKETS and info (206) 547-6763 / earshot.org TICKETS & DISCOUNTS SITES & ADDRESSES Tickets to concerts sold separately. Bainbridge Island Museum of Art All events are all-ages except: Columbia City Theater, Nectar Lounge, Timbre Room, Triple Door after 9pm, and the Royal Room after 10pm.