Seattle Jazz Scene

Sunday, November 8
Evan Flory-Barnes: Acknowledgment of a Celebration
A Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA commission
World Premiere
Town Hall, 8, $18-24 BUY ONLINE

The Seattle bassist and composer presents his large-ensemble fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and classical music, complete with modern dancers and freestyle break dancers. Flory-Barnes is excited to premiere the large chamber work, a snapshot of the abundance of inspiration that can thread artistic mediums together, right here in Seattle. The premiere of Acknowledgement of a Celebration features 35 musicians and ten dancers set to Flory-Barnes’s new compositions.

Flory-Barnes credits his University of Washington instructor Barry Lieberman and contemporary double bass player Francois Rabbath for his own technical bass skills and expressive and inspired playing.

Flory-Barnes performs with an inclusive passion and expressive intensity, as though he were completely immersed in music. He regularly brings his trio, The Teaching, to the Lucid jazz club in the University District for an open community jam and hang. The Teaching appeared in the 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center.

Continue reading at the Earshot Jazz Festival website.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
City Hall: Jay Thomas East/West Double Trio (noon – free)
Cornish (Poncho): Jay Thomas East/West Double Trio (8:00pm)
Tula’s Jazz Club: Kris Davis’s Stone Trio

and the rest …

LOMBARDI’S: Chris Clark/Bob Hammer Trio

BOXLEY’S: Leah Stillwell & D. Clendenin

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton

NEW ORLEANS: Ray Skelbred/Bob Jackson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Christopher Blacker and Katy Webber
9pm – Andrew Oliver and Kane Mathis

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Jovino Santos Neto at Tula’s performing in the Earshot Jazz Festival lineup on Monday night with his quintet. Lots of fun watching him play with Harvey Wainapel on saxophone and Chuck Deardorff on bass.

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Earshot Jazz Festival continued with the Jay Thomas Double Trio consisting of Atsushi Ikeda (alto sax), Yasuhiro Kohama (tenor sax), Daisuke Kurata (drums), Jay Thomas (trumpet), John Hansen (piano), and Phil Sparks (bass). playing at Tula’s Sunday night.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Nordstrom Recital Hall: Wayne Horvitz: These Hills of Glory
Wayne Horvitz’s new chamber-music work, These Hills of Glory, performed by soloist Carla Kihlstedt (violin) and the Odeonquartet, a world-renowned chamber group featuring Seattle Symphony musicians. Also featured are pianist Cristina Valdes, flutist Paul Taub, and Seattle Symphony clarinetist, Laura DeLuca. Presented by Seattle Symphony.
Triple Door: Greg Williamson’s A-Y-P Large Ensemble (7:00pm)
Triple Door: Claudia Acuna Quintet (9:30pm)
Tula’s Jazz Club: Joe Doria, Eric Barber, & Byron Vannoy

and the rest …

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Tori Sparks with Alicia Dara and Josh Dean
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Dina Blade, with Nelda Swiggett (piano), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Ed Littlefield (drums)

BOXLEY’S: Pony Stablemates & Guests

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Triple Door: Don Byron
Tula’s Jazz Club: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto w/ Harvey Wainapel

and the rest …

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

from The Pennisula Daily News:

PORT TOWNSEND — The founding Centrum executive director, Joseph F. Wheeler, died today at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle from complications relating to recently diagnosed cancer.

Dr. Wheeler, who was 77, was surrounded by family members when he died, according to the nonprofit foundation that runs music and arts programs at Fort Worden State Park for more than 25,000 participants each year.

Dr. Wheeler was a Wenatchee native who went on to play clarinet in swing bands in the Seattle area as he studied music at then-Washington State College. He taught in Tacoma schools and later developed cultural programs there after receiving a doctorate in music education.

In 1972, he was hired as a consultant to research a proposal to create an arts center at the decommissioned Army base Fort Worden, which had become a Washington state park. As a result of this role, he became the founder and first executive director of Centrum, the multidisciplinary nonprofit arts organization based at Fort Worden. He served as Centrum executive director for 23 years as it developed programs for writers, jazz musicians, fiddlers and other artists.

In addition to his work as the founder of Centrum, Wheeler held offices in many organizations, including serving as a commissioner for Jefferson General Hospital (now Jefferson Healthcare), including board chair.

The Joseph F. Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden — where the largest of Centrum events are staged — was named in his honor by the Washington State Parks Commission.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Chapel Performance Space: KaufmanN/Gratkowski/DeJoode
Triple Door: Cyro Baptista Banquet of the Spirits
Tula’s Jazz Club: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto w/ Harvey Wainapel

and the rest …

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Jim Knapp Orchestra; Cornish Jazz Night

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

RICKY’S: Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet

Email from Wayne Horvitz about this performance this Wednesday, November 4:

Dear Seattle Friends,

If you come to one concert of mine this year, or even the next, or the one after that, please come on Wednesday November 4th to the Nordstrom Recital Hall for a very special performance of my chamber music.

(1) The center piece of the evening will be my piece for string quartet plus improvising soloist entitled These Hills of Glory. The quartet will be performed by the fantastic odeonquartet featuring members of the Seattle Symphony. The featured soloist will be the fabulous Carla Kihlstedt on violin; Carla is an incredible violinist by any standards and is all the more unique for her personal voice as an improviser. Carla often performs with Tin Hat, Fred Frith, John Zorn, and her own bands including Two Foot Yard and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, among others. If you’ve never heard Carla play, you shouldn’t miss this chance.

(2) As exciting for me is the premier of my newest work – For Piano Alone, In Four Parts. The piece will be performed by pianist Cristina Valdes. Writing for and working with Cristina on this piece has been the highlight of my musical year.

(3) Also to be premiered in this concert and performed by odeonquartet will be Robin Holcomb’s beautiful Carry Over for string quartet.

(4) Last but certainly not least, a number of my other chamber works will be performed by the above mentioned musicians, as well as two members of The Seattle Chamber Players – Laurie DeLuca on clarinet and Paul Taub on flute.

Presented by the Seattle Symphony in collaboration with Earshot Jazz this concert represents an opportunity to show presenters and community alike that there exists both strong interest and support for music that falls outside of the defined boundaries of either “jazz” or “classical” music.

If you have a student ID, there are student rush tickets. If you are under 18, there are Teen Tix also available that are quite inexpensive. For more information, please see the links below. Hope to see you there!

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Jay Thomas East/West Double Trio
Seattle Art Museum: John Hollenbeck Claudia Quintet plus Gary Versace, Steve Lehman
Northwest Film Forum: FILM: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, by Damien Chazelle

and the rest …

BOXLEY’S: Dennis Kolke Trio
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 6pm

SERAFINA: Ann Reynolds and Tobi Stone

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Reggie Goings/Hadley Caliman, 3pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Melissa Morgan Quartet

CONCERT: Seattle Pianist Collective – Day of the Dead Celebration feat. Dawn Clement, Oksana Ezhokina, Julie Ives, Peter V. Stevens, Kelly Wyse, Michael Owcharuk, Rafael Anton Irisarri, and Don Larson
Seattle Asian Art Museum, 2pm

from Dawn Clement:
I hope you can come out and enjoy this concert tomorrow. I am personally very excited to perform some classical music (which I rarely do) with Flutist Samantha Bosch. Featuring four pianists and four composers, this promises to be a very interesting show!

Seattle Pianist Collective presents:
“DAY OF THE DEAD”
featuring music by Eastern European Composers

Where: The Seattle Asian Art Museum
When: November 1st, 2pm (don’t forget about Daylight Savings Time)

Jazz will take over Ballard Avenue again on Friday, November 20, with 18 groups in 12 venues. A single ticket will grant access into all venues.

Tickets for the Ballard Jazz Walk are $25 but if you buy your ticket before Monday they are only $17. Also available is a group of 5 tickets for $70 (a 44% discount).

Artists scheduled to appear this fall include: Pete Christlieb, Hadley Caliman, John McLean, Greta Matassa, Andrew Oliver’s Kora Band, Don Mock and Jay Roberts, Gail Pettis, Randy Halberstadt, Brent Jensen, Bill Anschell, Joe Doria’s McTuff Trio and more!

Tickets can be bought online at http://ballardjazzfestival.com.

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Jason Marsalis, an immensely talented and musical percussionist, and the youngest of the Marsalis clan, Tonight, performed songs from his current recording Music Update, which represents his debut recording on vibes after nearly two decades of working and recording as a drummer. His performance was enchanting and in between songs he spoke with a lot of admiration for past greats on the vibes like John Lewis.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Will Goble Trio featuring Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson
Seattle Art Museum: Marc Cary Trio, Foday Musa Suso
Poncho Hall Cornish College: Jim Knapp Orchestra
NW Film Forum: FILM: Icons Among Us, by Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira, & Peter J. Vogt

and the rest …

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dawson Taylor Trio, with Dawson Taylor (vocals), Tony Beaulaurier (guitar), Joe Casalini (bass) and special guest Julie Cascioppo.
9pm – The Dave Dolengewicz Trio, with Dave Dolengewicz (saxophones), Lauren Hendrix (upright and electric basses) and Ben Morrow (drums)

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group

LOMBARDI’S: Randy Halberstadt

LUCID: Waterbabies

BAKE’S PLACE: Butch Harrison & Good Company

LOCAL COLOR: Mark Lilly

SERAFINA: Jose Gonzales Trio

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Kelley Johnson

JAZZ ALLEY: Melissa Morgan Quartet
(Esperanza Spaulding has cancelled due to illness)

Those who attended the after-party on Wednesday were told that Hadley Caliman wouldn’t be able to make the party because he was taken to the hospital after his concert.

Just wanted to post an announcement that everything is okay. (we had had a couple of inquiries)

While on tour Hadley had slipped and fell, injuring his back. He had been taking ibuprofen for the pain to make it through the tour. By the time they reached Seattle the ibuprofen was irritating his ulcer so he was in quite a bit of pain. After the show Wednesday he went to the hospital and the doctors found that he had a broken rib from the fall.

Hadley is on the mend and will be back on the scene soon.

Be sure an listen to a recording of Wednesday’s concert on Jazz Northwest this Sunday.
https://seattlejazzscene.com/?p=2446

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Tom Varner conducts his tentet through some of his compositions and seem to be transported to a far away place. His music is so sublime.

Hadley Caliman and Curtis Fuller in the Jazz Legends Earshot Festival concert at SAM.
Photo by Daniel Sheehan – more of his Earshot Jazz photos at eyeshotjazz.com

The Jazz Legends celebrate Hadley Caliman in an Earshot Jazz Festival concert on this week’s Jazz Northwest. Joining the tenor sax great are trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Larry Vuckovich, bassist Jeff Chambers, and drummer Eddie Marshall in this concert which concluded their tour last Wednesday in Seattle. Highlights from the concert will air this Sunday afternoon at 1 PM PST on Jazz Northwest from 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced exclusively for KPLU. The program is also streamed on kplu.org and is available as a podcast after the air date.

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Andy Clausen and Sjenka, who impressed an audience at Earshot’s Second Century series with fully evolved ambient improvisations opened with a splash for TOM VARNER TENTET.

They were very well received by the crowd at the Chapel Performance Space. The Roosevelt High stand-out plays trombone in the school’s acclaimed jazz band. His big-band composition “Fly” was honored with the 2009 Gerald Wilson Award for Jazz Composition from the Monterey Jazz Festival. Sjenka is Clausen’s ambient electronic trio, which synthesizes diverse musical styles into dynamic layered soundscapes filled with striking juxtapositions.

from The Seattle Times:

Cultural ownership of jazz has lately moved far beyond the borders of its birthplace, evidenced by the preponderance of non-American musicians performing the last full week of the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival.

The lineup includes Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso, Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, Brazilian pianist Jovino SantosNeto, the Kaufmann/Gratkowski/DeJoode trio from Germany, Chilean singer Claudia Acuña and the Jay Thomas East/West Double Trio featuring jazz musicians from Japan.

“Jazz is so enriched by tremendous talent coming into it … from outside the U.S.” said festival director John Gilbreath. “There is obvious knowledge and love of the jazz canon. I think sometimes it is played back for us with more enthusiasm and heartfelt joy than we see in America. That’s a great reflection how wonderful this music really is.”

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Jason Marsalis Quartet
Kirkland Performance Center: Tish Oney’s Peggy Lee Project
NW Film Forum: FILM: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

and the rest …

LATONA PUB: Russ Johnson (NYC) and Mark Taylor (5:00 – 7:00pm, free)

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Valerie Joyce, with Travis Shook (piano), special guest vocalist Ben Black
9pm – Round Mountain, with Char and Robbie Rothschild

BAKE’S PLACE: Bake & Friends ~ Monthly Wine Tasting Event!

LOCAL COLOR: The Yoginis

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group

CAFE RACER: Operation ID and Speak
Roosevelt and Ravenna, 9:30pm

LOMBARDI’S: Randy Halberstadt

BOXLEY’S: Bryant Urban & Pony Boy Brazilians

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Kim Reason

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

BAKER STREET BOOKS: Sue Bell Trio