Cory Weeds and Joe Doria (photo by Jim Levitt)
Vancouver saxophonist Cory Weeds joined Seattle organist Joe Doria‘s Trio during the Ballard Jazz Walk on November 20th, and the evening was recorded for Jazz Northwest on KPLU. Chris Spencer on guitar and Byron Vannoy on drums were also on stage at The Lock and Keel for this performance. This was one of 11 venues with live jazz at this year’s event and this show will air at 1 pm on Sunday, December 7 on 88.5 KPLU.
The group plays original music from Cory Weeds’ recent CD “Big Weeds” on his Cellar Live label. Cory also owns and operates the Cellar Jazz club on Broadway West in Vancouver BC. The Joe Doria Trio plays regularly in Seattle and this was a rare opportunity for musicians from Vancouver and Seattle to work together. The Ballard Jazz Walk also presented musicians from Oregon and Idaho as well as Seattle groups. The Jazz Walk and the Ballard Jazz Festival are produced by John Bishop and Matt Jorgensen of Origin Records.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5, KPLU and airs on Sundays at 1PM PST and streams to the internet at kplu.org . The program is also available as a podcast the day after it airs.