PONY BOY RECORDS JAZZ PICNIC 2011
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011, 12 noon – 5pm
Sand Point Magnuson Park Garden Amphitheatre, Seattle
(enter at 74th & Sand Point Way NE)
http://ponyboyrecords.com/files/festival/jazz_picnic.html
online poster, maps, weather, past year’s photo albums, sponsor links, etc.
Pony Boy Records is very proud, once again, to present the Eighth Annual PONY BOY RECORDS JAZZ PICNIC. Returning to Seattle’s Sand Point Magnuson Park on Sunday afternoon, September 11, by overwhelming demand, the label is bringing another great line-up for this years’ Jazz Picnic. Featuring some of the Northwest’s finest jazz from the Pony Boy Records stable or artists, as well as some friends from abroad, including New York, New Orleans, and Israel. There will be CDs for sale and goodies from our sponsors.
ENJOY MUSIC FROM:
• MILT KLEEB DECTET sponsored by Varlamos Pizzeria
• PONY BOY ALL-STAR BIG BAND? sponsored by Ann Babb/Chuck Cady RE/MAX NW
w/arrangements of VERN SIELERT, w/ JAY THOMAS, TRACY KNOOP, KELLY EISENHOUR
• GREG WILIAMSON QUARTET sponsored by Hiroshi’s: Jazz & Sushi
w/ BERNIE JACOBS, ZACHARY KELLOGG, KAREN SHIVERS
• KATY BOURNE QUARTET, JANETTE WEST GROUP? sponsored by Wilde’s Pianos and Pro Piano Move
plus LEAH STILLWELL, ARIA PRAME, DIANNA PAGE
• MORDY FERBER TRIO
• ED LITTLEFIELD w/CHRISTIAN FABIAN, JASON MARSALIS? sponsored by Wedgwood Bank of America?
• members of the THE YOUNG LIZARDS • SOPRANO’S SAX MOB of terrifying prawn-like frenzyness
• DANNY KOLKE, RANDY HALBERSTADT, DARIN CLENDENIN, JON HAMAR
plus the talents of Brad Allison, Dan Marcus, Jim Coile, Jon Goforth, Chuck Deardorf, Clipper Anderson, Clarence Acox, Marty Tuttle, Chuck Kistler, Ricardo Guity, John Hansen, Alexey Nikolaev, Chris Symer, Reuel Lubag, Matt Page, Nate Parker, Chris Fagan, Dave Peterson, Mike West, Rich Cole, Nathaniel Schleimer, Gary Shutes, Dan Marcus, Greg Schroeder, Jen Hinkle, Andy Omdahl, Thomas Marriott, Jay Thomas, Al Keith, Dante’s Inferno Dogs, Howard’s Live Art Painting
PACK A PICNIC:
Stop at one of our favorite food sponsors – or grab a gourmet dog onsite from Dante’s Inferno Dogs
2011 SPONSORS:
Varlamos Pizzeria, Bosphorus Cymbals, Hiroshi’s Restaurant & Catering, Ann Babb/Chuck Cady RE/MAX NW, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Wedgwood Bank of America, Wilde’s Pianos, Pro Piano Move, Silver Platters, Keep Posted, Sand Point Grill, The Duchess Tavern, Real Time Audio, Donn Bennett Drum Studio, Innervisions Posters & Frames, Great Harvest Bakery, and Sound Island Music. Media sponsors include KPLU 88.5FM, The Stranger, Earshot Jazz, and SeattleJazzScene.com.
ADMISSION:
Free! A suggested tip-jar donation of $10 gets a discount on festival merchandise.
For information, photo albums, venue info, directions, please visit: http://www.ponyboyrecords.com
Steve Scher interview saxophonist Branford Marsalis. He is at Jazz Alley through September 18.
Thomas Marriott, Constraints & Liberations
When Seattle smooth-jazz station KWJZ vanished into the ether last winter, its wounded fans rained down protests, including nearly 100 emails, comments and phone calls to The Seattle Times.