A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community August 2014 Vol. 30, No. 08 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington Casey MacGill: The Perennial Student Photo by Daniel Sheehan LEttER FROM THE DIREctOR EARSHOT JAZZ A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community Executive Director John Gilbreath Moving Forward, Looking Back Managing Director Karen Caropepe Programs Assistant Caitlin Peterkin Here at Earshot Earshot Jazz Editor Schraepfer Harvey Jazz, we have one Contributing Writers Casey Adams, Caitlin foot firmly in our re- Peterkin, Kathryn Sherman al-time mid-summer Calendar Editor Schraepfer Harvey activities – including Calendar Volunteer Tim Swetonic the presentation of Photography Daniel Sheehan six fascinating new Layout Caitlin Peterkin groups on this year’s Distribution Karen Caropepe, Dan Wight and juried concert series, volunteers Jazz: The Second send Calendar Information to: Century – and the 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 other foot stretched Seattle, WA 98103 out into the fall, fax / (206) 547-6286 email / [email protected] making preparations JOHN GILBREATH PHOTO BY BILL UZNAY for another exciting Board of Directors Femi Lakeru (vice- Earshot Jazz Festival. possibilities from honored tradi- president), Sally Nichols (secretary), George This issue of Earshot Jazz sneaks tions. Seattle has a distinct place in E. Heidorn, Ruby Smith Love, Hideo an early look at some of the 2014 this continuum – we are part of the Makihara, Richard Thurston, Diane Wah Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, festival plans, offering you a chance greater whole, yet distinctly indi- Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul to consider your jazz-immersion op- vidual. Toliver, Cuong Vu tions for the fall. A full and exact As Seattle’s non-profit jazz-sup- schedule of artists, dates, and places Earshot Jazz is published monthly by port organization, we are delighted Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is will be available later this month. to focus attention on the exciting available online at www.earshot.org. Stay tuned. growth of our respected jazz ecol- Hopefully, this issue will also in- ogy, and to present emerging resi- subscription (with membership): $35 troduce you to some artists and as- dent artists performing their origi- 3429 Fremont Place #309 pects of the Seattle jazz scene with Seattle, WA 98103 nal work in respectful concert set- phone / (206) 547-6763 which you may not be familiar. This tings. And, of course, we are proud fax / (206) 547-6286 Earshot profiles an established, but to present world-renowned masters lesser-known fixture on the scene, and monsters alongside of our own Earshot Jazz ISSN 1077-0984 surveys options for younger jazz brilliant jazz artists on the annual Printed by Pacific Publishing Company © 2014 Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle artists in the region, reports on a Earshot festival. new concert series by the Table and We invite you to join Earshot Jazz MI ss I O N S T A T E M EN T Chairs organization, and previews in this creative space, between the Earshot Jazz is a non-profit arts and service remaining summer festivals in the legacy of our collective history and organization formed in 1984 to cultivate a region. And, as always, we list as the creativity of our plans for the support system for jazz in the community and to increase awareness of jazz. Earshot many of this region’s live perfor- future. Get involved in any way. Jazz pursues its mission through publishing a mances as we can get our hands on. Support this wonderful world of monthly newsletter, presenting creative music, Jazz culture as a whole plays hap- jazz. providing educational programs, identifying and filling career needs for jazz artists, increasing pily with the tensions of time. Its John Gilbreath mandate for reinvention moves us listenership, augmenting and complementing Executive Director existing services and programs, and networking forward and back, creating new with the national and international jazz community. 2 • Earshot Jazz • August 2014 2014 EARSHOT JAZZ FEstIVAL 26th Annual Earshot Jazz Festival October 10-November 11 Special festival programs by Seattle musicians include a concert and filming The Earshot Jazz Festival swings into of the group Industrial Revelation at its 26th edition on October 10 and in- EMP; the Seattle Women’s Jazz Or- cludes more than 50 distinctive con- chestra with guest artist Grace Kelly certs and events in venues all around and the winner of their second annual the city through November 11. Women Jazz Composer competition; The festival brings jazz greats from Daniel Barry’s Celestial Rhythms around the world into creative collabo- Orchestra; McTuff with Tulsa-based ration with area audiences and artists. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Royal Earshot celebrates Seattle’s place in the Room; and the all-star Seattle Reper- world of jazz with mainstage concerts tory Jazz Orchestra reprising the Ge- by our award-winning student ensem- nius + Soul tribute to world-renowned bles and a strong representation by our Jackson Street legends Quincy Jones and renowned resident artists. Ray Charles. Also contributing special This year, Earshot celebrates the“Mas - projects to this year’s festival are one- ters, Monsters, and Mentors” of jazz. of-a-kind ensembles of Beth Fleenor, Among the headline artists to embody Jay Thomas, and Thomas Marriott, that theme are the legendary saxophon- PHAROAH SANDERS PHOTO COURTESY OF whose Human Spirit band includes ist Pharoah Sanders with his quartet, ADDEO MUSIC INTERNATIONAL New Yorkers pianist Orrin Evans and the all-star Joe Lovano Dave Douglas bassist Eric Revis. Sound Prints Quintet with Lawrence Appearing in festival concerts and Former Seattleite and pianist Larry Fields, Linda Oh, and Joey Baron, mentoring programs at Cornish Col- Fuller will return for a special run, as Brooklyn-based producer and compos- lege of the Arts are ensembles of the will other past residents: saxophon- er, Taylor McFerrin, son of Bobby Mc- French pianist Jacky Terrasson, veter- ist Anton Schwartz, trumpeter Chad Ferrin, vocalist Carmen Lundy, whose an saxophonist Greg Osby, legendary McCullough, and saxophonist/ vocal- career spans three decades, and True free-jazz drummer Barry Altschul, ist Jessica Lurie in a reunion of Liv- Blues with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Johnaye Kendrick, MacAr- ing Daylights. Seattle drummer John Alvin Youngblood Hart and MacAr- thur fellow Miguel Zenón, and NEA Bishop and bassist Jeff Johnson once thur Fellow Corey Harris. Jazz Master Dave Liebman. Also part again join veteran bebop pianist Hal The festival opens October 10 at of the Cornish series will be the young Galper for another night of “furious Town Hall with a very special birth- sax monster Ben Flocks sharing the rubato.” Neil Welch and many other day party for Thelonious Monk, bill with his mentor, Lew Tabackin. Seattle saxophonists will make up a one- whose distinctive musical direction International ensembles include the time saxophone choir and many “pop- has mentored almost every jazz musi- West African Bassekou Kouyate & up” saxophone solos all around the city cian since. “Monk, 10/10” includes Ngoni Ba at the Triple Door, Italian in celebration of the 200th birthday of 10 of Seattle’s top jazz pianists per- sextet OU at the Royal Room, and Adolphe Sax on November 6. forming one solo Monk piece each, the world’s most revered Balkan brass followed by a 10-piece ensemble, con- Tickets for the Earshot Jazz Festival band, the Boban & Marko Markovic go on sale September 1 through Earshot ducted by Wayne Horvitz, reworking Orchestra, in what is sure to be an transcriptions, not coincidentally, of Jazz. Complete concert information will unforgettable night of Roma celebra- be available as it develops at www.ear- the famous 1959 Monk at Town Hall tion and dancing at Town Hall. concert. shot.org and 206-547-6763. August 2014 • Earshot Jazz • 3 NOTES Jazz Night School Volunteering Jazz Night School is seeking partici- pants to walk with them in the Rainier Valley Heritage Parade, August 16. Join the jazz marching ensemble, play- ing Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon” to a second line beat, or just join in the parade. JNS also seeks volunteers for the Big Bands in the Park con- cert series, their outdoor concerts at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center. The next concert is August 20. Email [email protected]. On the Horizon Seattle Lindy Exchange September 12-14 Century Ballroom, Washington Hall, Westlake Park The Rhythm Runners, Casey Mac- Gill’s Orchestra, Solomon Douglas. PEARL DJANGO PHOTO BY JIM MERCURE On the Horizon Write Earshot Jazz Help the Jazz Around the Sound DjangoFest NW The Earshot Jazz magazine reflects Calendar September 17-21 and shares the many ways that jazz Please email news and announce- Whidbey Island Center for the Arts intersects with lives in the Northwest. ments about jazz gigs, concerts and Stochelo and Mozes Rosenberg with Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions community events to jazzcalendar@ Florin Niculescu, Tcha Limberger from writers: Please email story pitch- earshot.org. Trio, Pearl Django. es, comments, news and announce- ments to [email protected]. 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