Greta Matassa Quartet on Jazz Northwest, KPLU, January 20
Seattle’s busiest singer, Greta Matassa sings all over town from jazz clubs to concert halls, tours internationally, has recorded eight CDs and appeared as guest on many more, and makes time to teach and do clinics and workshops. Her recent appearance in the Art of Jazz series at the Seattle Art Museum was recorded and an hour of highlights will air on Jazz Northwest on 88.5 KPLU at 2 PM Pacific on Sunday, January 20. The program ranges from standards to rarities and more contemporary songs by Stevie Wonder and Pat Metheny.
Appearing with her in the Greta Matassa Quartet are Darin Clendenin, piano, Clipper Anderson, bass and Mark Ivester, drums. The concert was part of the Art of Jazz series presented by Earshot Jazz on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The next concert in the series features fluegelhorn player Dmitri Matheny in a Valentine’s day concert on February 14. The concerts are free and open to the public in the Brotman Forum at SAM.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU and is heard every Sunday at 2 PM. The program is also streamed simultaneously to an international audience via kplu.org and a podcast is available following the broadcast.
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gretamatassa.com
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seattleartmuseum.org
jazznw.org
Longtime Seattle jazz fans no doubt remember the motto of the old Bud’s Jazz Records in Pioneer Square: “Jazz in all its forms.”
ON THE SCENE WITH HOWARD LONDNER
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Musicians from Portland, Seattle and Vancouver are regulary featured on Jazz Northwest, and this week, all three cities are represented. Esperanza Spalding grew up in Portland and has become an international star. We’ll feature her in a song in tribute to her home town, “City of Roses”. The arrangement for the song has been nominated for a Grammy this year, and so has the CD, “Radio Music Society.” Nancy King, Mary Kadderly and Eric Skye from Portland will also be featured.
Vancouver pianist and tenor saxophonist Ross Taggart, who has performed in Seattle many times and who a number of Seattle musicians have worked with in Canada, passed away early this morning. Taggart had been hospitalized in the fall for renal cancer.