Earshot Photos: Billy Bang Quartet
photos by Jim Levitt
Review: Jeff Johnson, ‘Tall Stranger’
from All About Jazz.com
Bassist Jeff Johnson has built a stellar reputation in jazz circles, having worked with pianists Hal Galper and Jessica Williams and appearing on over two-dozen recordings for the Seattle-based Origin Records. For his fourth release as a leader, Tall Stranger, the Seattle-based Johnson, along with saxophonist Hans Teuber and drummer Billy Mintz, delivers an intriguing set of stripped-down compositions, emphasizing a free-form approach to group improvisation.
The trio converses in a confident, unhurried manner throughout the disc. Teuber’s breathy, warm tone on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet complements Johnson’s deep, woody growl and Mintz’s subdued, contrapuntal approach. Together, the three create musical lines that intertwine and enhance each other’s point of view.
Continue reading at All About Jazz.com.
Click here to buy Tall Stranger from Origin Records.
Tuesday Jazz
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:
Langston Hughes Center: Priesters Cue/Hadley Caliman Quartet
104 17th Ave S (at Yestler), 8:00pm
Tula’s Jazz Club: Froy Aagre Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 8:30pm
All the other stuff …
JAZZ ALLEY: Tierney Sutton
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jump Ensemble
9pm – Stina Hultin (vocals), with Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and Jeremy Jones (drums)
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Charlie Nordstrom
DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio
WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce
Monday Jazz
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Frøy Aagre Quartet
LO-FI: Paul Harding & Juju Detective Agency/Evan Flory-Barnes The Teaching
Other events tonight:
TOST: Michael Shrieves Spellbinder
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
LA SPIGA: Leif Totusek Duo
JAZZ ALLEY: Melody Gardot
Earshot photos: Sean Jones and Roosevelt HS
Photos by Jim Levitt
Last Call for Fall Jazz Workshop
from Ev Stern:
The Fall Jazz Workshop got underway yesterday with an Open House Jam Session. Groups are forming now and start meeting tomorrow. There is still some room and flexibility in the schedule, so if you’re at all interested in jumping in, now is the time.
For more information call 206-782-2331 or visit evstern.com
Today on Jazz Northwest
JAZZ NORTHWEST FOR OCTOBER 19, 2008
The Fall Fundraiser editiion includes music from George Cables Trio with John Clayton and Jon Wikan playing in a small club at Jazz Port Townsend, the Jon Hamar Quartet playing an Art of Jazz Concert at the Seattle Art Museum, and the five-trombone band Trombonasaurus Wrecks and The Emerald City Jazz Orchestra playing at The Pony Boy Jazz Picnic . These four unique performances were recorded specifically for Jazz Northwest and cannot be heard anywhere else.
Jazz Northwest airs exclusively on Sundays at 1 p.m. PDT on 88-5 KPLU, and streams simultaneously to the internet on kplu.org. The program is also available as a podcast after the airdate.
Sunday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Judy Wexler
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3:00pm: Jay Thomas Big Band
8:00pm: Earshot Jazz Festival: Eric Vloemans Fungimundi
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Sunday Night Salsa: Mango Son
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE:
Earshot Jazz Festival: Here and Now
SERAFINA:
11am – 1:30pm: Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser / Cynthia Mullis Duo
6:30 – 9:00pm: The Piper Olson Duo
La SPIGA: Gail Pettis Trio
WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz w/ Marco de Carvalho
LANGSTON HUGHES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
Earshot Jazz Festival: Billy Bang Quartet and Paul Rucker Ensemble
Anything else? Send us a note and let us know!
Saturday Jazz
BAKE’S PLACE: Butch Harrison
JAZZ ALLEY: Esperanza Spalding
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Earshot Jazz Festival: Jerry Granelli’s V16
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Earshot Jazz Festival:
7pm – Roosevelt HS Jazz Band w/ Sean Jones
9:30pm – Jerry Gonzales & Fort Apache
TRIPLE DOOR MUSIQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Eva Tree
9pm – Marti MacEwan (vocals) and friends, w/ Darin Clendenin (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
GRAZIE: Andre Thomas
SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/ Sue Nixon
PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet
THIRD PLACE BOOKS: The Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
CROSSROADS MARKETPLACE: Jonathan Pugh Quartet
THE SEASONS (Yakima): Tierney Sutton
McTuff heads out on tour
McTuff, the group fronted by Joe Doria on organ and features Skerik on saxophone, Andy Coe on guitar and D’Vonne Lewis on drums, heads out on a west coast tour tomorrow morning but you can catch them tonight at Lo-Fi.
Oct 17, 10:00pm – MCTUFF TOUR KICKOFF @ Lo-Fi, Seattle, WA
Oct 18, 10:00pm – The Goodfoot, Portland, OR
Oct 21, 9:00pm – HopMonk, Sebastopol, CA
Oct 22, 9:00pm – Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 23, 10:00pm – The Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
Oct 24, 10:00pm – The Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
Oct 25, 9:00pm – The Red Fox Tavern, Eureka, CA
Oct 26, 9:30pm – Sam Bond’s, Eugene, OR
Friday Jazz
BAKE’S PLACE: Josh Rawlings Trio
JAZZ ALLEY: Esperanza Spalding
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Quartet
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
LO-FI: McTuff featuring Joe Doria
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dina Blade
9pm – Lisa Marshall and the Dirty Girls
11pm – Blues To Do jam session, with Lisa Marshall and the Dirty Girls
GRAZIE: Andre Thomas
SERAFINA: Kiko de Freitas
PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet w/ Susan Pascal
ST. CLOUD’S: Jose Gonzales Trio
HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Port Townsend Reunion Band
THE SEASONS (Yakima): Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache
Seattle Times – Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival: The sweet sounds of independence
From The Seattle Times:
The jazz festival story down in Portland has been full of drama: The large enterprise made an immediate, commercial impact on the city when it began in 2004 but suddenly went under last month, and the upcoming sixth-annual festival set for February 2009 was canceled. Then it was saved by a large, cash infusion from a deep-pocketed benefactor, Alaska Airlines, who PDX Jazz organizers announced had agreed to be the event’s title sponsor.
By contrast, Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle’s largest and most ambitious jazz series, operates on about half the budget (Earshot’s annual budget is about $250,000), and is funded largely not by corporate, commercial interests but endowments, public commissions and private philanthropy.
Wednesday Jazz
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:30pm: Tor Dietrichson/Julio Jauregui Latin Jazz Duo
9:00pm: Hardcoretet
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Tumbao w/ Thomas Marriott
NEW ORLEANS: Legend Band with Clarence Acox
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jason Parker Quartet
9pm – Egan’s Vocal Jam, hosted by Billy Brandt, with Paul Sawyer (guitar) and Joe Casalini (bass)
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
JAZZ ALLEY: Jackie Ryan
WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce
Tuesday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
JAZZ ALLEY: Jackie Ryan
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The Jazz Poets
9pm – Jeni Wren (vocals), with Victor Noriega (piano), Nate Omdal (bass) and Jeff Conlin (drums)
DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Charlie Nordstrom
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
The Seasons celebrates third birthday
The Bill Mays Trio w/Martin Wind & Matt Jorgensen
The Seasons Turns Three (Birthday Party!)
October 13
6:00PM Doors with Cake and champagne
7:00PM Concert
Celebrate our 3rd Birthday and honor those who have helped The Seasons grow!! We opened our doors exactly three years ago with The Bill Mays Trio. Now, join us for a special reunion concert to kick us off into our third year running! Bill Mays, whose prolific career as pianist, composer and arranger is simply beyond category. With deep roots in jazz, gospel, pop and classical his music is heard on hundreds of recordings, TV and movie sound tracks. Bill’s concert and studio credits include a who’s who of modern music, from Benny Golson to Gerry Mulligan to Sarah Vaughan. Bill will be joined by Matt Jorgensen on Drums and Martin Wind on Bass, sure to light up the stage with an unforgettable evening of impeccably played jazz.
Monday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ JAM with the Darin Clendenin Trio
NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet
LA SPIGA: Ray Baldwin’s Version Of Cool 7
TOST: Michael Shrieves Spellbinder
Sunday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Ledisi
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3:00pm: Jazz Police
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Sunday Night Salsa: Tor Dietrichson & Mambo Cadillac
SERAFINA:
11am – 1:30pm: Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser / Cynthia Mullis Duo
6:30 – 9:00pm: Ann Reynolds and Tobi Stone
La SPIGA: Sue Bell Duo
WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz
BAKE’S PLACES: Bill Mays Trio
Anything else? Send us a note and let us know!
Saturday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Ledisi
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: How Now Brown Cow
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Ginny Snowe and John Miller
9pm – The Mike Show, with Mike Eytcheson
11pm – Tom Boros
BAKE’S PLACE: Gail Pettis Quartet
GRAZIE: Lee Pence
THIRD PLACE BOOKS: Jon Pugh Quartet
SERAFINA: Mercedes Nicole
PAMPAS CLUB: Brian Nova Quartet
Seattle Times – Jackie Ryan heats up Jazz Alley
From The Seattle Times:
There are many young singers out there tackling the Great American Songbook, but Jackie Ryan has something special to offer. It’s partly the smokey timbre of her alto voice. And it’s surely the warmth and emotional transparency she brings to romantic ballads like “The Very Thought of You” and “Never Let Me Go,” both on her 2007 debut album, “You and the Night and the Music” (OpenArt), which features saxophone great Red Holloway.
There are plenty of cool kitties in vocal jazz. Ryan wears her heart on her sleeve, with grand results. She performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $23.50 (206-441-9729