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EARSHOT JAZZJune 2017 Vol. 33, No. 6

Seattle, WashingtonA Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community

James GorePhoto by Daniel Sheehan

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Actually, massive thanks are in order for the resounding support you’ve shown over the years, and especially in the recent GiveBIG campaign. Your support in helping us match a generous challenge from our board sailed us past our original goals and on to almost doubling last year’s campaign. We are humbled and grateful. Thank you!

Earshot Jazz is a hard-working arts organization. We are dedicated to, and focused on, jazz as a purely American cultural tradition and as an expanding global expression, as an established historical marker and as a trove of yet-to-be discovered in-novation. We are a true community organization, dedicated to Jazz in Seattle, in all of its forms. Whether paying tribute to one of our resident jazz masters, showcasing our bril-liant working artists, supporting education programs, or presenting concerts by important artists from around the world, Earshot Jazz op-erates at a continually high level. And, because earned income from ticket and ad sales covers less than half of our operating expenses, we, like most other non-profits, count

on donated income to literally make our work possible. Your support makes it happen. Thank you again!

Over our 33-year history, Earshot’s legacy has been tied to producing some of the most legendary concerts Seattle has seen. We’ve had an in-credible, welling “spring” of concerts so far this year, and we roll into June with another remarkable lineup of jazz art and virtuosity. This month we’ll welcome back some of the veteran cultural warriors that have helped build our legacy, and we’ll witness the remarkable progression of important younger artists on the same path. These will be some nour-ishing, life-affirming events. Check the schedule in these pages, and join us out there.

We’ve also been hard at work craft-ing another incredible jazz festival for this fall. In order to stay tuned for details on upcoming programs, get yourself a subscription to this fine paper or sign up for postings from our site at www.earshot.org

And, once again, Thank You for your generosity.

– John Gilbreath, Executive Director

Letter from the DirectorBig Thanks

m i S S i o n S t a t e m e n tEarshot Jazz cultivates a vibrant jazz community by engaging audiences, celebrating artists, and supporting arts education to ensure the legacy and progression of the art form.

earShot JazzA Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community

Executive Director John GilbreathManaging Director Karen CaropepeProgram Manager Caitlin PeterkinProgram Coordinator Lydia Isayas

Earshot Jazz Editor Caitlin Peterkin

Contributing Writers Derek Decker,

Marianne Gonterman, Steve Griggs,

Ian Gwin, Nicholas Hyde, Lydia Isayas, Andrew Luthringer, Jean Mishler, Mayumi Tsutakawa

Calendar Editors Lydia Isayas & Caitlin PeterkinPhotography Daniel SheehanLayout Caitlin PeterkinDistribution Karen Caropepe & Earshot Jazz volunteers

send Calendar Information to:3429 Fremont Place N, #309 Seattle, WA 98103 email / [email protected]

Board of Directors Sue Coliton (president), Danielle Leigh (vice president), Sally Nichols (secretary), Viren Kamdar (treasurer), Ruby Smith Love, John W. Comerford, Chris Icasiano, Diane Wah

Emeritus Board Members Clarence Acox, Hideo Makihara, Kenneth W. Masters, Lola Pedrini, Paul Toliver, Cuong Vu

Founded in 1984 by Paul de Barros, Gary Bannister, and Allen Youngblood. Earshot Jazz is published monthly by Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle and is available online at www.earshot.org.

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2018 cma conference Showcase applications now open

Applications are now open for en-sembles to perform a 20-minute show-case at Chamber Music America’s 2018 national conference in New York City on January 4-7. The showcases are an opportunity for ensembles to market themselves and their work to an audience of presenters, artist man-agers, educators, and other colleagues.

Professional ensembles that perform early, classical/contemporary, jazz, or world music are encouraged to apply. No application fee is required, but ap-

plicants must be current CMA mem-bers at the organization level.

Applications are due by midnight (EST) on Sunday, June 4. Details available at chamber-music.org.

5th annual Jazz contest for Women composers

Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) is now seeking submissions for its fifth annual composition con-test, this year a drum feature. The win-ning compositions will be performed and recorded live by SWOJO with special guest Sherrie Maricle of DIVA. Submission deadline is June 18.

The contest was created to encourage the composition and performance of the highest quality jazz ensemble liter-ature. This project is supported in part by Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, 4Culture, and the Seattle Foundation.

Visit swojo.org for contest details and online application.

StG Songwriters LabSTG’s Songwriters Lab, which runs

July 17-22, is for young musicians (ages 14-20) interested in pursuing their artistic vision as songwriters and lyricists. Under the mentorship of pro-

2017 essentially ell ington results

Three Seattle-area high school jazz bands recently played in the annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival in New York City. Edmonds-Woodway, Mount Si, and Mountlake Terrace high schools were named finalists back in February.

Mount Si’s and Edmonds-Wood-way’s reed sections and Mountlake Terrace’s brass section earned an hon-orable mention.

Individual awards went to Gered Beyford (Mount Si) and Jack Hill-man (Edmonds-Woodway) in the Outstanding Trombone category, Sean Hakala (Mount Si) in Out-standing Trumpet, Dylon Rajah (Mountlake Terrace) in Outstanding Tenor Saxophone, and Sage Eisen-hour (Mount Si) in Outstanding Vo-calist.

Alto saxophonist Christian Palomo (Mount Si), trombonist Kyle Bainbridge (Edmonds-Woodway), and guitarist Gian Neri (Mountlake Terrace) each received honorable

mentions. Mountlake Terrace senior Andrew Sumabat, who played trombone, trumpet, and tenor sax, received a special award, “The Trippler,” for soloists who perform on three different instruments in an outstanding manner.

clarence acox inducted into DownBeat Jazz education hall of fame

Jazz drummer and educator Clar-ence Acox was recently inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Education Hall of Fame.

An instrumental figure in the Seattle music scene, Acox has nurtured young musicians for the past 35 years as di-rector of jazz bands at Garfield High School. He leads the renowned Gar-field Jazz Ensemble, winning dozens of awards and making regular appear-ances at national and international venues.

“We...want to applaud the great educators who influence young musi-cians,” DownBeat wrote in its May is-sue. “We salute those men and women who kindle in their students not just a passion for jazz but the confidence to

pursue it. These dedicated profession-als will continue to fill the world with great students – of music and of life.”

Jazz radio88.5 KNKX hosts Saturday Jazz Mat-

inee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, and Jazz Northwest, in addition to its weekday NPR and late-night and prime-time jazz programs.

Abe Beeson hosts The New Cool, Saturdays, 3pm, featuring 21st cen-tury jazz inspired and informed by the sounds of today, hip-hop, funk, elec-tronic & punk rock, followed by Rob-in Lloyd’s Jazz Caliente, 5pm, where jazz meets Latin rhythms.

Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sun-days, 2pm, features the artists and events of the regional jazz scene. For JazzNW podcasts of archived pro-grams, see jazznw.org.

90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, features Jazz Theater with John Gil-breath, 1am, and Sonarchy, midnight, a live-performance broadcast from the Jack Straw Productions studio, pro-duced by Doug Haire. Full schedule

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By Mayumi Tsutakawa

With the stated goal, “To inspire youth participants’ creativity as well as their social and cultural productiv-ity through the art of music,” Jackson Street Music Program is the brainchild of Dr. James Gore, a local marketing executive with a strong community focus.

The Music Program provides free concert tickets to students enrolled in its program, backstage meet-and-greet with artists, and seminars related to the music industry. These are accom-plished under the umbrella of Jazz in the City concerts and also an inno-

vative approach using the alternative radio format, namely his New Urban Unlimited weekly radio program.

How did James Gore end up in Se-attle? He grew up in Detroit and was recruited to come to Seattle University on a basketball scholarship. And that start at SU turned into a bachelor’s de-gree and then a Master of Public Ad-ministration in 1989. As a professional in public administration, Gore worked on political campaigns of prominent African-American candidates in our region, especially those of Jesse Wine-berry and Norm Rice, Seattle’s popu-lar mayor from 1989 to 1997.

Using the platform of study for a doctorate in education in 2001, Gore wrote about how the music world intersects with both the public and private sectors and how appropriate marketing techniques could boost a cultural program’s impact. With his infectious, self-effacing laugh, he says his doctorate in education was really about cross-sector marketing.

Over the years, he applied his mar-keting skills toward smooth jazz radio stations, meeting “all the local smooth jazz musicians along the way,” he says with enthusiasm. And then he wrote a manifesto about how youth could ben-efit from learning and being immersed

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Dr. James Gore: Messaging on All Channels

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in music and how this could affect a positive demeanor in every part of their lives.

He joined the board of the Langs-ton Hughes Performing Arts Institute when it was run by the City of Seattle’s Parks Department. But Gore became disappointed when he felt there was little consistency in year-round cultur-al programing for kids and no bridge to post-secondary cultural learning.

In an effort to create a lifelong learn-ing situation for the community, Gore established Jackson Street Music Pro-gram, which became a non-profit or-ganization in 2005. Along the way, he became deeper involved with his com-munity by joining the board of the Historic Central Area Arts and Cul-ture District.

So after a smooth jazz radio career, he endeavored to keep busy with a multi-faceted approach to spreading the word that music is good for everyone. Along came a fortuitous connection to the alternative radio station KKNW 1150 AM, where Gore has established a weekly radio program, New Urban Unlimited, on Saturdays from 1 to 3pm. Some of his outstanding inter-view guests include Russell Simmons, New York impresario and founder of Def Jam Records.

On a monthly basis, one of the pro-grams is produced by two young Af-rican-American women who started out as Garfield High School students. That program recently won a small grant from the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture to work on help-ing youth to develop their skills in tell-ing their own community stories.

As a fundraising mechanism and also for community building, Gore devel-oped the Jazz in the City Program, bringing national jazz acts to the Triple Door venue in downtown Seattle. This past February, Jazz in the City brought together four stellar local musicians with national performance experience under the name of The Folks Project.

The group was comprised of drum-mer D’Vonne Lewis and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes of Industrial Revelation, keyboardist Darrius Willrich (former-ly of Digable Planets), and trumpeter Owuor Arunga, who has recorded and toured with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. And just this May, the Jazz in the City program featured Grammy-nominated vocalist René Marie at the Triple Door.

Gore makes it a future goal to teach others how to market from the grass roots, or “guerilla marketing,” he says. In applying this, he believes organi-zations and businesses gain visibility

with more of their desired audiences, such as his contacts through the Jazz in the City brand. Emphasizing con-sistency, Gore advises “You need to build consistency in your message on all channels.”

James Gore’s ChannelsTo learn more about Gore’s Jazz in the City program, visit jazzinthecity.com.

For information on the Jackson Street Music Program, visit jsmpinfo.org.


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Keeping Up With Kate Voss

By Jean Mishler

Keeping up with Seattle jazz singer Kate Voss and all the bands she be-longs to is like a trip through an old record collection. With band styles

ranging from 1930s jazz, swing, big band, Western swing, country, and, in her own words, “weirdo, indie pop,” Voss is just about as versatile as a sing-er can be. Last year she was the fea-tured vocalist on the 2016 Northwest Recording of the Year, Dream Man by Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints, and she recently earned the 2016 Golden Ear Award for Northwest Vocalist of the Year.

An interview with Voss is a frolic in a sunshine-filled park. Currently on a seven-week tour with her husband, accomplished local guitarist Jason Goessl, with their vintage swing duo, Sundae + Mr. Goessl, Earshot caught up with her twice by phone, first while they were on the start-up leg of their journey into Montana, then two weeks later while she sat outside a cheese fac-tory in Wisconsin.

Like many artists, a typical day for Voss is, well, not typical. Some days she may be sitting in front of a com-

puter designing posters, e-mailing venues, and updating websites. Other days may include practicing, trying new things out, making videos for the “Jam of the Week” Facebook page.

But, there are also the days that sing-ers live for, “where you have to bring the whole sound system and pack the car up and get fancy and dressed up, you know, do the performer side of things.”

And along with those kinds of days comes the joy of touring with her hus-band. When asked what it was like to tour together, Voss gushes, “We both just love this type of music....We’re ‘working,’ but we get to experience the US as a couple and a touring musical act. So, it’s fantastic.”

It’s clear that Voss loves to sing: “It is my favorite thing to do and I feel very, very fortunate that I’ve been able to make a career out of it.”

But what makes singing truly special is her connection with the audience.

KAte Voss Photo by riCK WAit (WAitPhoto)



“Having people understand what I’m doing and being able to share in the joint joy,” she says, “is by far the most rewarding part.”

When asked what her favorite tour stop has been, she gives a surprising an-swer – Fremont, Nebraska. But once a person understands Voss and who she is, it makes perfect sense. Going back to her love of connecting with an audi-ence, Voss explains that they have had a chance to work with music students at Midland University in Fremont and it has “had a lasting effect” on her to connect with college music students “who are looking to do...something at least vaguely similar to what Jason and I do.” That, along with playing to an appreciative crowd at the local opera house, “gets the whole community in-volved,” she says. “I love that!”

But connections for Voss on this cur-rent tour have run even deeper. After a show in Red Lodge, Montana, an older man came up to the stage and re-counted to her that his brother used to work with her father. As it turns out, this very brother was the man who saved Voss’ dad the day of a work-relat-ed accident 28 years ago – an accident that led to the amputation of his arm, but because of this man’s intervention, not anything more serious. Connec-tions like this keep Voss going and she pronounces that they make “me feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”

Whether she is supposed to be doing it or not, it all seems to be working. Re-cent completed projects are numerable and include an EP with GB Junior and the Jive Jumpin’ Fleas released in Oc-tober and Sundae + Mr. Goessl’s holi-day record in December, from which a video of her original tune “Dear Santa Won’t You Bring Me A Ring,” aired on local TV program “Band in Seattle.” This summer, she will be releasing a single of “Fantasia,” featuring Goessl on guitar, James Anton on dobro and


BassDrumBone Monday, June 19, 7:30pm The Royal Room

A trio with a career spanning four de-cades of collaboration and exploration, BassDrumBone is celebrating that achievement with the release of their new double-album The Long Road. The group, consisting of Mark Helias on bass, Gerry Hemingway on drums, and Ray Anderson on trombone, will be touring the US, Canada, and Eu-rope showcasing their latest work and providing audiences with a chance to see a group of musicians that have de-veloped a definition of jazz that can only come from many seasons and many stories.

The uniqueness of this trio is, of course, more than just the longevity of their partnership with one another. BassDrumBone, whom first played with one another in the fall of 1977, represent a collective of singular and specialized musicians who artfully present their craft with the simple palette of double bass, drums, and trombone. Their music draws from traditions of jazz while simultane-

ously allowing for the freedom to push just what that tradition means in the evolution of jazz; you can’t help but engage with the individual musician and their participation in the group as a whole, each player bringing a spe-cific and intrinsic piece to the puzzle that is BassDrumBone. From Ander-son’s ability to “get a lot of the human voice into his trombone,” as Kevin Whitehead said in his recent review on NPR, to Hemingway’s utilizing every dynamic element of his drum kit to “react and provoke [Anderson]” and bring about an air of the mystic and maniacal to his performance, to Helias, who maintains the structure while bringing in tasty background melodies and holding down the pace with texture and swing, these artists converse in a dialogue of musical in-terplay within improvisation and com-position that allows them the ability to create a language anyone can ap-preciate and everyone should try to understand. Don’t miss their appear-ance at The Royal Room to hear the continuation of this conversation that has lasted these 40 years.

–Nicholas HydeTickets $18 general / $16 Earshot

members & seniors (60+) / $10 students & military/veterans. Tickets available at StrangerTickets.com.

ambrose akinmusire Quartet with Sam harris, harish raghavan & Justin Brown Tuesday, June 20, 8pm PONCHO Concert Hall

Earshot Jazz is pleased to pres-ent award-winning trumpeter and bandleader Ambrose Akinmusire for the first time since his stellar perfor-mance at the Seattle Art Museum in 2014. The quartet will feature pianist Sam Harris, bassist Harish Ragha-van, and drummer Justin Brown in this dynamic presentation at Cornish College of the Arts’ PONCHO Con-cert Hall.

This month marks the release of the quartet’s expansive new double-album, A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard, on which Akinmu-sire reaches a new pinnacle as he and his longtime bandmates join a distin-guished strata of jazz artists who’ve

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made live recordings in the hallowed New York City venue.

An Oakland native, Akinmusire (pro-nounced ah-kin-MOO-sir-ee) started in high school jazz band at Berkeley High before propelling full-force into the jazz scene after catching saxophon-ist Steve Coleman’s attention. He has since been on international tours, ob-tained a master’s degree from the Uni-versity of Southern California, joined Blue Note Records, worked with jazz icons including Esperanza Spalding and Vijay Iyer, and even contributed to famed hip-hop artist Kendrick La-mar’s 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. Akinmusire has produced widely rec-ognized albums the imagined savior is far easier to paint and When the Heart Emerges Glistening, and continues to evolve his music through varied or-chestration and experimentation both instrumentally and through the rel-evant social anthropomorphic climate of the time through which he is in-spired. His unique compositions have earned him grants and commissions from the Doris Duke Foundation, the MAP Fund, the Kennedy Center, and the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Dallas native Sam Harris studied classical piano and was competitive lo-cally and statewide before discovering jazz in high school. Harris currently resides in NYC where he performs with bands led by Ben Van Gelder and Logan Richardson, and has toured re-gionally and internationally.

Raghavan, at age 8, began studying Western and Indian percussion before switching to double bass at age 17. He has worked with a number of es-tablished jazz greats including Gerald Clayton, Rodney Green, and Aaron Parks, and has made a name for him-self in the New York and national jazz scene.

Justin Brown was introduced to mu-sic at an early age by his parents in a gospel setting, and has gone from play-ing in churches to clubs in New York

City. Brown has collaborated with Ter-ence Blanchard, Gretchen Parlato, and Christian McBride, among others.

–Lydia IsayasSupported in part by an award from

the National Endowment for the Arts through the Western Jazz Presenters Net-work.

Tickets $22 general / $20 Earshot members & seniors (60+) / $10 students & military/veterans. Tickets available at earshot.org.

nick fraser, Kris Davis & tony malaby Saturday, June 24, 8pm PONCHO Concert Hall

Earshot audiences have already had a chance to hear the singular musi-cal voices of drummer Nick Fraser, pianist Kris Davis, and saxophonist Tony Malaby, whose collective energy and striking kinship was recorded on their “grand slam” (Peter Gough, The Free Jazz Collective) 2015 album Too Many Continents. The trio features compositions by Fraser and improvisa-tions by the group.

Composer and drummer Nick Fra-ser, a fixture of the Toronto progres-sive jazz scene since 1995, has led proj-ects including the cooperative group Drumheller, Ugly Beauties, Periph-

eral Vision, the Lina Allemano Four, and Titanium Riot, and is one of the founding members of the Association of Improvising Musicians in Toronto.

What critic Mark Miller describes as Fraser’s “feeling for economical ges-tures and innate sense of form” is a suitable match for prolific New York based pianist and composer Kris Da-vis. From her acclaimed trio with John Hébert and Tom Rainey (which per-formed at the 2015 Earshot Jazz Festi-val), to work with Paul Motian, Mary Halvorson, Bill Frisell, and her recent duo with Craig Tabor, Davis’ experi-ence and wide palate of influences show through her playing’s exacting adventurousness.

Saxophonist Tony Malaby’s play-ing, both fluid and fierce, low-down and operatic, has also brought new, harmonically rich tests of expres-sion to New York. Based there since 1995, Malaby has played with notable groups such as Charlie Haden’s Lib-eration Music Orchestra, Paul Mo-tian’s Electric Bebop Band, and Fred Hersch’s Trio +2, as well as a leader himself. His debut Sabino made the New York Times and Philadelphia City Paper’s top 10 jazz lists for 2000.

These veteran leaders’ long years of friendship show through their ensem-ble’s astonishing synchronicity, com-

tony mAlAby, niCK frAser, Kris dAVis Photo Courtesy of Artist


positional unity, and swing, making their collaboration an extraordinary chance to hear new musical ideas in their fullest and most thoughtful ex-pression.

–Ian GwinTickets $18 general / $16 Earshot

members & seniors (60+) / $10 students & military/veterans. Tickets available at earshot.org.

Sylvie courvoisier trio with Kenny Wollesen & Drew Gress Tuesday, June 27, 7:30pm The Royal Room

At long last, New York-based, Swiss-born pianist Sylvie Courvoisier brings her much-anticipated jazz trio to Se-attle. Consisting of Kenny Wollesen on drums and Drew Gress on the bass, this group is the result of years in the making for Courvoisier. Though she has formed several trios in the past, this is the first firmly planted in the tradition of the classical jazz trio for-mat of piano, double bass, and drums, a formidable format that represents the roots of jazz tradition and its history. In her new incarnation, she represents not just the traditions but also the constant reimagining and experimen-tation that jazz requires.

On their debut record Double Wind-sor, consisting of nine original compo-

sitions, the trio does just that, residing “somewhere between written and im-provised music, a hybrid of contem-porary classical music, jazz, and the avant-garde,” writes music critic Greg Buium. The title track has an inten-sity and ingenuity that showcases the compositional skill of Courvoisier and the dynamic improv of Wollesen and Gress. Highly rhythmic, the track is anything but typical. It chugs along in a way that feels comfortable at times and then completely unsettling at others, a relationship of tension and release grounded by coordinated com-position and the conflict and resolve of skilled improvisation. When reading about Courvoisier there is one word that always comes up: technique. One listen to her music and all will under-stand, she is not a pianist that adheres to any style; rather, she pulls technique from classical forms, jazz improv, and avant-garde exploration to present something truly unique.

–NHTickets $18 general / $16 Earshot

members & seniors (60+) / $10 students & military/veterans. Tickets available at StrangerTickets.com.

Kahil el’zabar & David murray Wednesday, June 28, 8pm Columbia City Theater

A recent visitor to Seattle with his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, mesmer-izing his audience with his spiritual creative approach, percussionist Kahil El’Zabar returns in collaboration with world-renowned multi-instrumentalist David Murray.

Kahil El’Zabar, recognized as an in-exhaustible musical creator, embraces an artistic language which bridges ancient African music and instrumen-tation with the modern world, bring-ing to life a singular and wonderfully engaging sound. El’Zabar says, “The spirit of one’s approach comes first before the technical. All the facility in the world with nothing that comes

from the heart doesn’t make good mu-sic. The basis of the strength of any artistic evolution has come from eth-nicity.”

El’Zabar was born in Chicago, grow-ing up in a South Side neighborhood where he heard music in the streets. Attending Lake Forest College, he was given the opportunity to attend the University of Ghana and study Afri-can music firsthand. He joined Chica-go’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and by 1975 he was chairman of the visionary organi-zation.

Composer, arranger, and bandleader David Murray’s fiery passion and bold and unparalleled spontaneity are in-

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KAhil el’zAbAr Photo Courtesy of Artist



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Cedric Dent, Kendrick Scott, Tia Fuller, Sullivan Fortner, Sean Jones,

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June 22-July 2 Various venues, Vancouver, BC

Now entering its 32nd year, and run-ning from June 22 to July 2, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festi-val has become a revered cornerstone of British Columbia’s cultural land-scape. With over 300 concerts featur-ing 1,800 musicians of both local and global renown, and of diverse musical disciplines, the festival stands as a tes-tament to the universal power of mu-sic, as it brings together an estimated crowd of over half a million.

For jazz connoisseurs, Branford Mar-salis is undoubtedly one of the stand-out acts. The legendary saxophonist and bandleader joins forces with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable performance on June 28 at the Orpheum Theatre. The fes-tival will also host seminal jazz gui-tarists including Kurt Rosenwinkel, performing his latest album Caipi on the 29th, and Australian-born Tom-

my Emmanuel on the 25th. Veteran bassist Buster Williams and his quar-tet Something More take the stage at Pyatt Hall on June 30. The festival will also include young talent, including pianist Emmet Cohen playing with his trio and bassist Ron Carter on the 29th.

Far from being strictly a jazz fes-tival, TD International Vancouver encompasses diverse genres and acts from around the world. Reggae icon Ziggy Marley, performing with Buck-man Coe on the 26th, will no doubt epitomize this philosophy, through his universal message of triumph over ad-

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versity and oppression. Brazilian sam-ba star and actor Seu Jorge also aims to break boundaries with his tribute to David Bowie’s works on the 22nd. The mold-breaking electronica collec-tive Thievery Corporation, incorporat-ing sounds ranging from jazz and dub to lounge and reggae, will also make a major appearance, showcasing their newest release The Temple of I & I on June 29. Other notable examples of di-versity include the Brooklyn-based Af-robeat powerhouse Antibalas and the Montreal multilingual hip-hop posse Nomadic Massive.

The festival will also include a vari-ety of free concerts open to the general public. On June 24 and 25, Robson Square will host the Downtown Jazz series, featuring a number of local acts including the Tim Sars Sextet and the indie band Colin Cowan & The Elastic Stars, along with food trucks and beverages. In addition, Granville Island will host several free concerts celebrating Canada Day on July 1.

The weekend of July 1 and 2 will bring a vibrant mix of world music to David Lam Park, such as the fu-sion group Coco Jafro and the Bol-

lywood-inspired rapper Horsepowar. High school jazz musicians will have a chance to show off their talents in the TD High School Jazz Intensive Pro-gram performance, led by Chicago-based Tomeka Reid on the 2nd.

TD Vancouver will also highlight ex-perimental and avant-garde musicians through its Innovation Series, primar-ily at the Ironworks Studios. Some no-table examples this year are artists that combine elements of jazz with Czech folk (Dálava), improvised rock (Na-ked Wolf), chamber music (Claudia Quintet), and indie-pop (Thus Owls), among many others.

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is an annual production of the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, based in Vancouver, BC. Founded in 1985, Coastal Jazz is dedicated to spreading the appreciation of jazz and world music, through year-round mu-sic programming and various educa-tional initiatives, such as the TD High School Jazz Intensive Program and the Sounds of Youth performance stage.

–Derek DeckerFor more information, full schedule,

and tickets, visit coastaljazz.ca.

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2017 Northwest Summer Festivals

Bellevue Jazz & Blues FestivalMay 31-June 4 – Various venues, Bellevue, WACatherine Russell, The Corey Harris Band, Radio Raheem, The Rumba Kings, and more. (425) 453-3110, www.bellevuedowntown.com

Chateau Ste. Michelle Concert SeriesJune 1-September 15 – Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, WAElvis Costello, John Legend, The Moody Blues, Santana, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, 2Cellos, Diana Krall, David Sanborn, Herb Alpert & Lani Hall, Allen Stone, Chicago, The Gipsy Kings, Pink Martini, and more. (425) 488-1133, www.ste-michelle.com

Britt Pavilion SeriesJune 17-September 17 – Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, ORTaj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, Pink Martini, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Diana Krall, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Michael Franti & Spearhead, John Butler Trio, and more. (800) 882-7488, www.brittfest.org

America’s Classic Dixieland Jazz FestivalJune 22-25 – St. Martin’s University, Marcus Pavilion, Lacey, WAEvergreen Classic Jazz Band, Joe Smith & the Spicy Pickles, Ivory&Gold Jazz Band, Grand Dominion Jazz Band, Uptown Lowdown, High Sierra Jazz Band, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, and more. (360) 943-9123, www.olyjazz.com

TD Vancouver International Jazz FestivalJune 22-July 2 – Various venues, Vancouver, BCZiggy Marley, Branford Marsalis, Emmet

Cohen, Ingrid & Christine Jensen with Ben Monder, Jacob Collier, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dálava, Donny McCaslin and more. (888) 438-5200, (604) 872-5200 www.coastaljazz.ca

TD Victoria International JazzFestJune 23-July 2 – Various venues, Victoria, BCMavis Staples, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Emmanuel, Cyrus Chestnut, Tierney Sutton, and more. (250) 388-4423, www.jazzvictoria.ca

Taste of TacomaJune 23-25 – Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WAThe Stacy Jones Band, Marina & the Dreamboats, Blues County Sheriff, Blue Laces, and more. (425) 295-3262, www.tasteoftacoma.com

Drayton Harbor Music FestivalJuly 9-15 – Blaine Performing Arts Center, Blaine, WAGreta Matassa, Camille Bloom, Amanda Taylor, student showcases, and more. (360) 820-8312, www.draytonharbormusic.org

Cathedral Park Jazz FestivalJuly 14-16 – Cathedral Park, Portland, ORManuel Valera Trio, Shirley Nanette, Renato Caranto, Joe Powers, and more. (503) 709-3366, www.jazzoregon.com/cpjazz

Vancouver Island MusicFestJuly 14-16 – Comox Valley Fairgrounds, Courtenay, BCEmmylou Harris, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, DakhaBrakha, The Legendary Soul Stirrers, and more. (250) 871-8463, www.islandmusicfest.com

Bite of SeattleJuly 21-23 – Seattle Center, Seattle, WADarren Motamedy, Michael Powers, Geoffrey Castle, Scott Lindenmuth, Stickshift Annie with Kimball & the Fugitives, Paul Richardson, and more. (425) 295-3262, www.biteofseattle.com

Jazz Port TownsendJuly 23-30 – Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WAWycliffe Gordon, Jon Hamar, Kendrick Scott, Dee Daniels, John Clayton, Matt Wilson, Jeff Hamilton, Terell Stafford, and more. (360) 385-3102, www.centrum.org

Jazz in the ValleyJuly 28-30 – Downtown Ellensburg, WAD’Vonne Lewis’ Limited Edition, Happy Orchestra, Pearl Django with Gail Pettis, Marina Christopher Trio, and more. (888) 925-2204, (509) 925-2002 www.jazzinthevalley.com

Oregon Festival of American MusicJuly 21-August 12 – The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, Eugene, OR“The Sweetest Melody: Giants of the Classic Songbook,” a celebration of the best songs of Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, and Hollywood during the 1920s through ‘50s. (541) 434-7000, www.theshedd.org

Jazz and OystersAugust 19 – Veteran’s Field, Long Beach, WATom Grant, Easy Rider Brotherhood. www.watermusicfestival.com

DjangoFest NWSeptember 20-24 – Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Whidbey Island, WATom Grant, Easy Rider Brotherhood. (360) 221-8268, www.wicaonline.org

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In my twenties, I fell under the spell of the sound of John Coltrane’s saxo-phone. As a young student of the saxo-phone myself, I collected his record-ings and assembled them into a shrine. It became a ritual – listening to the vinyl albums over and over, looking at the iconic photographs, transcribing his music, studying his technical inno-vations, reading about his artistic pur-suit, absorbing the passion and dedica-tion of this great American artist.

For periods during the next 35 years, I attempted to mimic Coltrane’s unre-lenting practice schedule. In my fitful case, it led to facility with my instru-ment. With Coltrane, it led to a unique spiritual voice that could speak to the heart of civil rights, cry for higher con-sciousness, and advocate for peace.

In the fall of 2014, I learned that John Scheinfeld was developing a new film about the impact of Coltrane’s music. A production assistant for the movie, Kiku Lani Iwata, solicited stories on the Coltrane listserve. I offered what I knew of Coltrane’s relationship with Seattle saxophonist Joe Brazil in two 1965 recordings. Even though these stories did not make the cut, I heard that Scheinfeld was interested in Chris-tine Termini Passarella, an elementary school teacher and founder of the Kids for Coltrane Project in Education, and Yasuhiro Fujioka (Fuji), a passionate collector and biographer who has been “chasing Trane” for decades. Through Iwata, I met Fuji and interviewed him about his four Coltrane books at The Royal Room. Fuji has created his own shrine, the Coltrane House of Osaka, where he surrounds himself with over 2,000 recordings and memorabilia.

Fuji is featured in the final edit of John Scheinfeld’s new movie Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documen-tary. I enjoyed it three times during a recent screening at Seattle’s SIFF Cin-ema Egyptian, sitting in the dark with the gorgeous sound of Coltrane’s horn reverberating in the theater, watching live concert footage and iconic pho-tographs for an hour and 39 minutes. I relived the ritual of my own shrine to Coltrane and was delighted to see some new material – recently found photographs of his final tour in Japan, home movies, and intimate remem-brances by family and peers.

The story and photographs of Col-trane’s tour to Japan come from Osa-haru Fukushima, the tour guide. This material gave me renewed appreciation for Coltrane’s striving to be a “force for good.” His first recording was made while stationed in the Navy at Pearl Harbor and his last tour contained a performance of “Peace on Earth” in Nagasaki. With that frame, Coltrane rose from novice to master, fulfill-

ing his mission to deliver a message of peace and compassion through his music.

One powerful scene in the movie shows Sonny Rollins remembering the last time he spoke to Coltrane on the phone. Rollins says, “His voice sounded like... it sounded like...” and rather than continuing, the comfort-ing sound of Coltrane performing “After the Rain” completes the quote. Coltrane’s soulful voice was the sound of his saxophone.

–Steve Griggs

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane DocumentaryWritten & Directed By:John ScheinfeldRuntime: 99 minutes

Chasing Trane recently ran May 6-11 at the SIFF Egyptian.Visit coltranefilm.com for more info and showtimes around the region.

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Jared hall

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Originally from Spokane, trum-peter Jared Hall completed a Masters in Jazz Studies at Indiana University under David Baker and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance at the University of Miami under Brian Lynch. Lynch endorsed his student by co-producing Hallways, Hall’s first re-cording as a leader.

The recording’s nine original com-positions reveal harmonic precision taught by Baker, while Hall’s trum-pet chops echo the crisp, even tone of Lynch. Hall employs a pleasant palette of sounds, blended smoothly, balanced by sharp intellect and refined craft. Ably accompanying Hall are saxo-phonist Troy Roberts, pianist Tal Co-hen, pianist Martin Bejerano, bassist Josh Allen, and drummer Kyle Swan.

The program includes some odd meters – “Wanderer” in 11, “Allure” switches from straight 4 to a triplet feel in 15. Hall nods to tradition with a new melody to “Just Friends” called

“Love, Laugh, and Cry.” The penulti-mate track is a blues titled “Tones for Jones.” “Brother Spiro” captures Hall’s most joyous swinging while “Visions and Dreams” sounds like the most organic writing from Hall’s pen. The band floats comfortably across bar-lines, clearly agreeing on the downbeat without obvious emphasis. Seattle is lucky to have a well-schooled talent like Jared Hall on the scene.

–Steve Griggs

samantha Boshnack Quintet

Nellie Bly ProjectArtists recording Collective

Fresh, smart, and bold describe Sa-mantha Boshnack’s Nellie Bly Project. Inspired by the pioneer female Ameri-can reporter from the late 1800s, Boshnack weaves significant quotes by the journalist into a shifting musical tapestry. Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochran) defined a true woman as “innocent, unaffected, and frank.” While Bosh-nack’s sound embodies more life expe-rience than what could be described as

innocent, listeners will hear an unaf-fected and frank approach to writing, improvising, and recording.

For this four-movement work, Bosh-nack enlists clarinetist Beth Fleenor, keyboardist Alex Chadsey, bassist Isaac Castillo, and drummer Max Wood. Bly’s quotes are spoken by actress Anne Whitfield and sung by vocalists Valer-ie Holt and Anne Mathews. Boshnack incorporates words by lifting a single sentence of Bly’s to create a melodic and rhythmic loop that interlocks with written and improvised music.

This repetitive chanting entrances the listener, providing a fixed background for abstract flights of instrumental so-los. Midway through “After One is in Trouble,” Wood’s invigorating drum solo segues into an organically blos-soming improvisation incorporating the full ensemble. “72 Days” drives like a rock ballad. Fleenor’s clarinet and Boshnack’s trumpet transplant sounds from New Orleans roots into fertile Northwest forests, teeming with a balance of complexity and clarity. Boshnack’s music stretches and sings with refreshing strength.

–SG

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Pearl Django

With Friends Like Thesemodern hot records

Pearl Django continues a 22-year success story with its 13th recording, With Friends Like These. Coincidental-ly, 13 original songs fill the program, with contributions by each of the mu-sicians: bassist Rick Leppanen, violin-ist Michael Gray, accordionist David Lange, guitarist Neil Andersson, and guitarist Tim Lerch.

With a fan base stretching to 90 countries and sales of over 120,000 disks and downloads, the “Mighty Engine of Rhythm,” as dubbed by KNKX DJ Dick Stein, chugs along with no audible signs of slowing down. Smooth, swinging arrangements will get toes tapping along with this well-oiled ensemble. Conventional chord progressions are tweaked with sophis-tication, but there’s no need for seat belts on this Sunday drive through the sylvan countryside. The overall sound is harmonious, relaxing, and fun –perfect accompaniment to an enjoy-able hour with a glass or two of your favorite libation. The clean tones of each instrument blend like old friends. In fact, Lerch’s title track is based on

the chord progression of the standard “Just Friends.”

Lerch is new to the group, but his contribution is already significant. He penned the opening, closing, and title track. The other guitarist, Andersson, was a founding member. The comfort-able mix of old and new underlines the timeless quality of musical gems mined by this outstanding Seattle troupe.

–SG

Bren Plummer

Moldy Figsbren Plummer music

In 2016, bassist Bren Plummer dropped an excellent album, Noctur-nal, a deeply assured debut exploring the modern piano trio format through a discerning selection of thoughtfully

sourced standards. This year, he re-turns with a completely different ap-proach: an all-original set of adventur-ous, deep-swinging post-bop with a touch of Blue Note flavor, brought to life by a nimble, top-shelf sextet.

Despite the emphasis on composition and counterpoint, allowing Plummer to explore beyond the typical 32-bar head-solo-head structure, the excellent tunes aren’t fussy or overdone. The va-riety of textures and approaches pro-vide fertile and rewarding conditions for solos and dynamic group interplay.

Highlights include “Yellow 5, Yel-low 6,” which features a suite-like structure, and shifts melodic shapes through dreamy wandering ballad sec-tions, burning up-tempo swing and half-time shuffle feels. Another stand-out track is “Cockroach,” where dark, wide intervals, powered by a fat and funky syncopated bass line and driven home by D’Vonne Lewis’ authorita-tive backbeat, are interspersed with controlled bursts of free improvisa-tion. “Cockroach” hints intriguingly at some more progressive and modern directions Plummer might take his music in the future.

Plummer claims to have conceived and mapped out a four-album arc of

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June 15th, 2017 | 7:30-11PM 4210 SW Admiral Way – Seattle


Jazz arounD the SounDJune 6

thursDay, JunE 1BC Adam Kessler, Phil Sparks, and guests, 9pmBD Annie Eastwood and Friends with Larry Hill,

Tom Brighton and Beth Wulff, 6pmBP 2017 Blues and Jazz Festival featuring: the

Rhumba Kings with Rustam Shtar, 8:30pmCD Stringology, 7pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pmEU Jam Session, 8:30pmJA Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, 7:30pmMQ Honeysuckle Rye, 5pmNC Majii w/ Danny Lacker, 7pmRR duende libre/Sam Boshnack Quintet Double CD

Release, 7:30pmSB Aqua Soul, 9:30pmTE Los Buhos, 7:30pmTU David Arteaga w/ Paul Miranda Trio, 7:30pmTU Paul Green with David Arteaga and the Paul

Miranda Trio, 7:30pmVE Vermillion 1st Thursday, 7:30pmVI Sari Breznau & Evan Flory-Barnes, 9pm

1 DUENDE LIBRE/SAM BOSHNACK QUINTET DOUBLE CD RELEASE

A celebration of two exciting new releases – duende libre’s self-titled debut album and Sam Boshnack Quintet’s Nellie Bly Project. At this bold and engaging performance, expect to hear innovative compositions rooted in the jazz tradition with an ear to everything from contemporary chamber music to salsa to American rock, delivered with heartfelt conviction. Although each band possesses its own unique aesthetic, they find common ground in their shared passion for creating original music that melds eclectic sounds and styles with fiery improvisation. $7 adv/$10 dos

FrIDay, JunE 2BP 2017 Blues and Jazz Festival featuring: Mark

DuFresne Band, 9pmBT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmCH Wayward Music Series: Kaley Lane Eaton, 8pmCM The Offbeats, 7pmJA Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, 7:30pmLA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pmMQ Happy Hour: Ranger & the Re-Arrangers, 5pmMQ Maracuja, 9pmNC Clave Gringa Quartet, 8pmRR Seaprog Festival 2017, 8pmSB Funky 2 Death, 10pmTU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30pmVI Jovino Santos Neto, 9pm

saturDay, JunE 3BP 2017 Blues and Jazz Festival featuring:

Geoffrey Castle, 7&9:45pmBT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmJA Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, 7:30pmMQ Paul Green Jazz/Blues Quartet, 9pmNC Hopscotch, 8pmRR Anthony Lee Phillips “Between Doubles” Album

Release w/ The Landmarks, 5pmSB 700 Saturdays, 10pmSB Cuba Libre, 7pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmST Hartwig Eichberg, 6pmTD BlueStreet Jazz Voices, 8pmTP Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives,

7:30pmTU Jacqueline Tabor Quintet, 7:30pmVI Don’t Move, 9:30pmVI The Tarantellas, 6pm

sunDay, JunE 4AB Jazz at the Beaver with Max Holmberg and the

200 Trio, 9pm

BP 2017 Blues and Jazz Festival featuring: The Stonecutters, 7pm

CR Racer Sessions, 7:30pmCZ Blues open jam, 7pmDT Live Jazz: Darrell’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 8pmFB Seattle Jazz Vespers: Jovino Santos Neto

Quinteto, 6pmHA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pmJA Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, 7:30pmMC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Friends, 12pmMQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pmRR Dawn Clement/Cynthia Hughen Student Recital,

5pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmSP Sunday Blues at SP: Mark Dufresne, 7pmSY Victor Janusz, 10amTB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pmTU Big Band Jazz: North Seattle College opens for

Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pmVI Bob Hammer, 6pmVI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm

MonDay, JunE 5CC Jam Session Mondays with Entremundos,

9:30pmMT Jazz Night, 9pmNL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pmRR The Sunshine Ensemble + Alex Oliverio

Quartet, 7:30pmTD David Lindley w/ Cindy Lee Berryhill, 7:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: Roadside Attraction, 7:30pm

tuEsDay, JunE 6BU Adam Kessler Trio, 8pmCB West Coast Swing Social, 9pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pmJA Joe Lovano Classic Quartet, 7:30pmOW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pm

Calendar Key

AB The Angry BeaverAN Anchor Pub & Restaurant (Everett)BC BarcaBD Bad Albert’s Tap & GrillBP Bake’s Place (Bellevue)BT Brass TacksBU Buenos Aires GrillCB Century BallroomCC Capitol CiderCD Cellar DoorCH Chapel Performance SpaceCM Crossroads Bellevue (Bellevue)CR Cafe RacerCT Columbia City TheaterCZ Couth Buzzard BooksDT Darrell’s TavernEB Elliott Bay Pizza (Mill Creek)EL El Gaucho Bellevue (Bellevue)EU EuroPubFB Seattle First Baptist ChurchHA Harissa

JA Dimitriou’s Jazz AlleyKC Kirkland Performance CenterLA Latona PubLC Lake City Farmer’s MarketMA Makeda CoffeeMC Marcela’s Creole CookeryMK MolluskMQ Musicquarium @ Triple DoorMT Mac’s Triangle PubMV Marine View Church (Tacoma)NB North Bend Farmers Market (North Bend)NC North City Bistro & Wine Shop (Shoreline)NK Naked City BreweryNL Nectar LoungeOS Osteria la SpigaOW Owl ’N ThistlePA Parliament TavernPG ParagonPO PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the

ArtsQA Queen Anne Beerhall

RR The Royal RoomSB Seamonster LoungeSE Seattle Art MuseumSP The SparST Stage 7 Pianos (Kirkland)SY Salty’s on AlkiSW Stone Way CafeTB Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, WallingfordTD Triple DoorTE Tempero do Brasil RestaurantTP Third Place Commons Lake Forest ParkTR The Tasting RoomTU Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz ClubVI Vito’sWW Whisky West (West Seattle)

All venues located in Seattle unless otherwise noted.Visit earshot.org/jazz-around-the-sound/ for moreevent info.


RR Alberta // Vicious Petals // Young-Chhaylee, 7:30pm

SB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pmTD David Lindley w/ Cindy Lee Berryhill, 7:30pmTU Northwest School opens for Tim Kennedy

Group, 7:30pm

WEDnEsDay, JunE 7EL Paul Richardson, 6pmJA Joe Lovano Classic Quartet, 7:30pmMK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pmMQ Blues, Booze, n’ Boogie, 5pmPG Jazz at Paragon, 8pmSB Rippin Chicken, 9:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: Smith/Staelens Big Band,

7:30pmVI Bar Tabac, 9pm


Tom Brighton, and special guest, 6pmCH Wayward Music Series: Cursive, 8pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pmEU Jam Session, 8:30pmJA An Intimate Evening with Jeffrey Osborne,

7:30pmMQ Tim Kennedy Trio, 5pmNB Paul Green Jazz/Blues Quartet, 6pmSB KO Electric, 9:30pmSE Art of Jazz: Samantha Boshnack Quintet,

5:30pmTU Jarrett Cherner Trio w/ Jorge Roeder, Jason

Burger plus Steve Treseler, 7:30pmVI Jennifer Kienzle, 9pm

FrIDay, JunE 9BP The Stonecutters, 9pmBT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmJA An Intimate Evening with Jeffrey Osborne,

7:30pmLA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pmMQ Happy hour: Danny Godinez, 5pmMQ Jelly Rollers, 9pmNC Marina Albero & Serena Dominquez, 8pmSB Funky 2 Death, 10pmTD Eric & Encarnación’s Flamenco de Raiz, 8pmTU Gail Pettis Quartet, 7:30pm

VI Tim Kennedy, 9pm

saturDay, JunE 10BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmEG Mark Christian Miller, Story Time for Adults,

9pmJA An Intimate Evening with Jeffrey Osborne,

7:30&9:30pmMQ Zimbabwean Dance Party, 9pmNC Pearl Django w/ special guest David Lange,

8pmOS Hopscotch, 8pmSB 700 Saturdays, 10pmSB Cuba Libre, 7pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmTD Eric & Encarnación’s Flamenco de Raiz, 8pmTU Jovino Santos Neto Trio CD release with Sandy

& Jeff Cressman, 7:30pmVI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pmVI Kareem Kandi, 9:30pm


200 Trio, 9pmCR Racer Sessions, 7:30pmCZ Open Jazz Jam w/ Kenny Mandell, 2pmDT Live Jazz: Darrell’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 8pmHA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pmJA An Intimate Evening with Jeffrey Osborne,

7:30pmMC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Friends, 12pmMQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pmMV Dan Duval Good Vibes Quartet, 5pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmSP Sunday Blues at The Spar: Two Scoops with

Jim King, 7pmSY Victor Janusz, 10amTB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pmTD Lizz Wright (Duo), 7:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: Police, 4pmTU Edmonds College opens for: Jim Cutler Jazz

Orchestra, 7:30pmVI Bob Hammer, 6pmVI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm


9:30pm

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MonDayCC EntreMundos jam, 9:30MT Triangle Pub jam, 9NL Mo’ Jam Mondays, 8:30

tuEsDayBU Adam Kessler Trio, 8CB West Coast Swing Social, 9EL Paul Richardson, 6OW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10SB Joe Doria Presents, 10

WEDnEsDayEL Paul Richardson, 6MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular

Jazztet, 7MQ Blues, Booze, n’ BoogiePG Jazz at Paragon, 8

thursDayBC Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks, 9BD Annie Eastwood & Friends, 5:30EL Paul Richardson, 6EU EuroJam Session, 8SB Aqua Soul, 10

FrIDayBT Live Jazz Trio, 6LA Happy hour w/ Phil Sparks, 5SB Funky 2 Death, 10

saturDayBT Live Jazz Trio, 7SB Jazz Brunch, 12SB Cuba Libre, 7SB 700 Saturdays, 10

sunDayAB Beaver Sessions, 9CR Racer Sessions, 8DT Darrell’s Tavern Jazz Jam, 8HA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6MQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7SY Victor Janusz, 10amTB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30VI Bob Hammer, 6pmVI Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30

weekly recurring performances


MT Jazz Night, 9pmNL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pmRR Goss Productions Music School, 7pmTU Big Band Jazz: Dave Marriott’s Triskaidekaband,

7:30pm

tuEsDay, JunE 13BU Adam Kessler Trio, 8pmCB West Coast Swing Social, 9pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm JA Donny McCaslin Group, 7:30pmMQ Brenda Carsey & the Awe with Kevin Redlich,

8pmOW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pmSB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra,

7:30pm

WEDnEsDay, JunE 14EL Paul Richardson, 6pm MK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pmMQ Blues, Booze, n’ Boogie, 5pmPG Jazz at Paragon, 8pmSB Starcastles, 9:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College

Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pmVI Jason Goessl Group, 9pm


Tom Brighton and Beth Wulff, 6pmCH Wayward Music Series: Dave Rempis & Friends,

8pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pmJA Acoustic Alchemy, 7:30pmLC One Love, 4pmMQ Daniel Rapport Trio, 9pmPA Seth Alexander Quintet, 7:30pmRR The Westerlies, 8pmSB Aqua Soul, 9:30pmTE Los Buhos, 7:30pmTU Hot Latin Jazz: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando, 8pmVI Kate Voss and the Big Boss Band, 9pm

FrIDay, JunE 16BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pm

CZ Classical guitar concert, 7:30pmJA Acoustic Alchemy, 7:30&9:30pmLA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pmMA Smason & Friends, 6pmMQ Shiftless Layabout, 9pmSB Funky 2 Death, 10pmSW Susan Carr Ensemble, 7pmTR duende libre, 8pmTU Marc Seales Group, 7:30pmVI Michael Owcharuk Trio, 9pm

saturDay, JunE 17BH Christian McBride with SRJO: The Art of the

Bass, 7:30pmBT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmEB Annie Eastwood and Chris Stevens Duo, 7pmJA Acoustic Alchemy, 7:30&9:30pmMQ Jeff “Drummerboy” Hayes, 9pmSB 700 Saturdays, 10pmSB Cuba Libre, 7pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmTU Susan Pascal Quartet w/ Marc Seales, Michael

Glynn, and Julian MacDonough, 7:30pmVI Max Holmberg Trio, 9:30pmVI The Tarantellas, 6pm

17-18 CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE WITH SRJO: THE ART OF THE BASS

Virtuoso bassist Christian McBride is a leading figure on today’s international jazz stage and a dominant contributor to the New York jazz scene, performing with such groups as Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center and the bands of Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, and Chick Corea, plus his own fabulous trio that has repeatedly thrilled audiences at sold-out concerts in Seattle. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear McBride lead the SRJO and share his favorite big band music with Seattle audiences, paying tribute to his own mentors and the greatest bass players in the history of jazz: Oscar Pettiford, Ray Brown, Jimmy Blanton, Charles Mingus and more. $20-54


200 Trio, 9pmAN Bob Strickland Jazz Couriers Jam, 5pmCC Seth Alexander Quintet, 5:30pm

CR Racer Sessions, 7:30pmCZ Choro music Open Jam w/ Stuart Zobel, 2pmCZ Music Improv Session w/ Kenny Mandell, 7pmDT Live Jazz: Darrell’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 8pmHA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pmJA Acoustic Alchemy, 7:30pmKC Christian McBride with SRJO: The Art of the

Bass, 2pmMC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Friends, 12pmMQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pmNK Different Drummer, 6pmRR CORAL CREEK featuring Bill McKay (formerly

of Leftover Salmon & Derek Trucks Band), 8:30pm

RR Jane Addams Middle School Band, 5pmTU Big Band Jazz: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra,

7:30pmSY Victor Janusz, 10amTB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pmVI Bob Hammer, 6pmVI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm


9:30pmJA Larry Coryell Tribute featuring Julian Coryell &

the 11th House Band, 7:30pmMT Jazz Night, 9pmNL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pmRR BassDrumBone: Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

& Ray Anderson, 7:30pmTD Pharoah Sanders with William Henderson on

piano, 7:30pmTU Big Band Jazz: pH Factor Big Band, 7:30pm

tuEsDay, JunE 20BU Adam Kessler Trio, 8pmCB West Coast Swing Social, 9pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm JA Curtis Stigers with Seattle Women’s Jazz

Orchestra, 7:30pmOW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pmPO Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet, 8pmRR Seattle Piano Players, 6:30pmSB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pmTD Pharoah Sanders with William Henderson on

piano, 7:30pmTU Line Up! Mark Taylor & Dawn Clement, 7:30pm


Get Your Gigs Listed!To submit your gig information go to earshot.org/events/community/add, or e-mail us at [email protected] with details of the venue, start-time, and date. As always, the deadline for getting your listing in print is the 15th of the previous month. The online calendar is maintained throughout the month, so if you are playing in the Seattle metro area, let us know!

WEDnEsDay, JunE 21BP Missy and Heine Andersen, 8:30pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm JA Curtis Stigers w/ SWOJO, 7:30pmMK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pmMQ Blues, Booze, n’ Boogie, 5pmPG Jazz at Paragon, 8pmQA The Chicago 7, 6pmSB Unsinkables, 9:30pmTU Eric Verlinde Trio, 7:30pmVI Brad Gibson Presents, 9pm


Tom Brighton and Kimball Conant, 6pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pmJA Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, 7:30pmRR LaVon Hardison Quartet, 8pmSB Aqua Soul, 9:30pmTU Delvon Lamar’s disORGANized Hammond B-3,

7:30pm

FrIDay, JunE 23BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmCM Swamp Soul, 7pmJA Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band,

7:30&9:30pmLA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pmRR Arête Quartet, 9pmSB Funky 2 Death, 10pmTU Bill Anschell Quartet w/ Brian Monroney, Chris

Symer, and Brad Boal, 7:30pm

saturDay, JunE 24BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmCM Moonlight Swing Orchestra, 7pmJA Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band,

7:30&9:30pmPO Nick Fraser, Kris Davis & Tony Malaby, 8pmSB 700 Saturdays, 10pmSB Cuba Libre, 7pmSB Jazz Brunch, 12pmST JAZZ UNLIMITED presents The Overton Berry

Ensemble, 8pmTD Joey Jewell’s Sinatra at the Sands, 7pmTU Greta Matassa Quintet w/ Darin Clendenin,

Alexey Nikolaev, Clipper Anderson, and Mark Ivester, 7:30pm

VI Jerry Zimmerman, 6pm

24 JAZZ UNLIMITED PRESENTS: OVERTON BERRY ENSEMBLE

Pianist Overton Berry is described in the Pacific Northwest as “a living legend,” and his wealth of experience and generations of fans bear witness to this affectionate accolade. Along with Berry are Jeff Davies, bass, D’Vonne Lewis, drums, and Bernie Jacobs, vocals, flute, sax. $10


200 Trio, 9pmCC Forman-Finley Band, 6pmCR Racer Sessions, 7:30pmCZ Open Jazz Jam w/ Kenny Mandell & Friends,

2pmDT Live Jazz: Darrell’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 8pmHA Dina Blade Bossa Nova, 6pmJA Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, 7:30pm

MC Crayfish Boil w/ Marc Smason & Friends, 12pmMQ Brian Nova Jazz Jam, 7pmRR Beaconettes Wig Out!, 5pmRR Visual Musician & Friends feat. Josh Rawlings

Trio, 8pmSY Victor Janusz, 10amTB Kevin Connor & Swing 3PO, 5pmTU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pmTU Sophia Smith, 3pmVI Bob Hammer, 6pmVI The Ron Weinstein Trio, 9:30pm


9:30pmMT Jazz Night, 9pmNL Mo Jam’ Mondays, 8:30pmTU Bren Plummer CD Release w/ Thomas Marriott,

Stuart MacDonald, Frank Seeburger, Susan Pascal, and D’Vonne Lewis, 7:30pm

tuEsDay, JunE 27BU Adam Kessler Trio, 8pmCB West Coast Swing Social, 9pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm JA Buster Williams Quartet “Something More”

75th Birthday Tour, 7:30pmOW Jam w/ Eric Verlinde, 10pmRR Sylvie Courvoisier Trio with Kenny Wollesen &

Drew Gress, 7:30pmSB Joe Doria Presents, 9:30pmTD Sonny Landreth, 7:30pmTU Jay Thomas and the Cantaloupes, 7:30pm

WEDnEsDay, JunE 28CT Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray, 8pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm JA Buster Williams Quartet “Something More”

75th Birthday Tour, 7:30pmMK Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet, 7pmMQ Blues, Booze, n’ Boogie, 5pmPG Jazz at Paragon, 8pmSB Westsound DFC, 9:30pmTD Sonny Landreth, 7:30pmTU Greta Matassa student showcase, 7pmVI Wally Shoup, 9pm


Tom Brighton and special guest, 6pmEL Paul Richardson, 6pm EU Jam Session, 8:30pmJA Sergio Mendez, 7:30pmTE Los Buhos, 7:30pmTU Alex Dugdale Quartet, 7:30pmVI Rik Wright, 9pmWW Max and Joe, 7:30pm

FrIDay, JunE 30BT Live Jazz Trio, 6pmJA Sergio Mendez, 7:30pmLA Happy Hour Jazz w/ Phil Sparks, 5pmMQ Happy Hour: Sundae + Mr. Goessl, 5pmSB Funky 2 Death, 10pmTU Stephanie Porter Quintet, 7:30pm


information is available at kexp.org and jackstraw.org.

Sonarchy’s June schedule: June 4, Brown Cloud, slow, low, loud, and deep trio of Kristian Garrard (guitar, electronics), Andrew Swanson (sax, keys), and Chris Icasiano (drums); June 11, Jason E. Anderson, computer-con-trolled analog synth and voice process-ing, with Ian Halloran (vocals); June 18, Fraktal Phantom, massive, free jazz, bomb-dropping episode featuring Sean Fisher (guitar), Cary Kindberg (bass), and Jack Gold-Molina (drums); June 25, Rahikka, meditative atmo-spheres through electronics.

91.3 KBCS, late Sundays and prime-time Mondays, features Floatation De-vice with John Seman and Jonathan Lawson; Straight, No Chaser with David Utevsky; Giant Steps with John Pai. The Caravan with John Gilbreath is back on Mondays at 7pm. A rotation of programmers (Gordon Todd, John Midgley, and Megan Sullivan) host “The Sound of Modern Jazz,” Tuesday mornings at 1am. More about jazz on KBCS at kbcs.fm.

91.7 KSVR Mount Vernon, Doctor Dee hosts two nights of jazz, Fourth Corner Jazz, featuring recordings of live performance in Northwest Wash-ington, Sundays, 6-7pm, and The Doctor’s Den, Mondays, 8-10pm.

Hollow Earth Radio, hollowearthra-dio.org, Fridays, 6pm, biweekly, Black Roots Radio, with Jordan Leonard, pro-motes jazz as a dynamic genre rooted in the Black American experience. Hollow Earth is Seattle’s freeform online radio station that supports the local music communities in the Pacific Northwest and tries to create an open, encourag-ing stage for underrepresented voices. More at facebook.com/blackrootsra-diojl and hollowearthradio.org.

fessional musicians, students learn cre-ative approaches to song composition and lyric writing, along with strate-gies for navigating the music business. STG’s Songwriters Lab encourages collaboration across music genres and instrumentation; all styles of music encouraged to apply. Sign-up deadline is July 10. More info & application at stgpresents.org/education/songwriters.

Write Earshot JazzThe Earshot Jazz magazine reflects

and shares the many ways that jazz intersects with lives in the Northwest. Earshot Jazz is seeking submissions from writers: Please email story pitch-es, comments, news and announce-ments to [email protected].

In One Ear, from page 3 Notes, from page 3

bass, and Adrian Suarez on drums. In February, she released an EP with her trio Mannequin BBQ – the “weirdo, indie pop” group that writes all origi-nal music – titled Thinking With My Heart.

But Mannequin BBQ has even more news. Her voice rises in excitement as she reveals that she will be flying out to L.A. in three days to join the other two members for an airing on the newly revived “Gong Show.” Their quirky, apron-clad trio of bass-, drum-, keyboard-, ukelele-, and melodica-playing women was discovered by a “Gong Show” producer online. So it’s a flight out of the Midwest for Voss, and then back again to rejoin Goessl in Wisconsin for the second half of their tour.

Voss shares her philosophy on mak-ing a singing career work: “It’s tough,” she says. “It’s gonna be tough, it’s a job. There’s always gonna be something tricky about it [so you have] to be in love with what you’re doing.”

Voss, from page 7


varied projects. We’re at the halfway point, and it’s becoming clear that whatever he has planned, paying at-tention to Plummer’s music will be time well-spent.

–Andrew LuthringerCD release show Monday, June 26,

8pm, at Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club

the new triumph

Keep on Push’nself-released

The New Triumph have been a Northwest presence for some time, but it’s been four years since their last proper release, Starship Estrada. The tight and tasty new album Keep on Push’n remedies this situation with a strong statement, moving forward with the band’s confident melding of roots-funk and Afro-Latin flavors. The deep grooves hint at everything from Fela Kuti to the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, and even early Earth, Wind & Fire.

The band’s ringleader and primary composer, Camilo Estrada, anchors the proceedings, laying it down deep in the cut with no-nonsense bass, while the tandem of Adam Kessler’s

skin-tight drumming and percussion-ist Ahkeenu Musa add driving layers of propulsion, accented by percolating contributions from guitarist Arie Pytel and keyboardist Mark Hager. Though there are excellent solo turns by all band members, especially the frontline horns, the focus is on rhythmically tight groove collectivity.

Personally, I’m partial to the album opener “Intro Cut,” the title track, and the closing number “Good Thing You Guys Aren’t Computers,” all of which invoke a warm throwback vibe but with a breakbeat-ready, forward look. The New Triumph can ably represent Seattle in a venerable pantheon of laid-back, eclectic West coast funk.

–ALCD release party Friday, June 23, at

the Black & Tan Hall

Releases, from page 17

stantly identifiable. His sound is deep, dark, with a wide vibrato, reminiscent of such swing era tenors as Ben Web-ster and Coleman Hawkins. Murray embodies an unending curiosity, al-ways receptive towards new frontiers in his global musical exploration. Few musicians in jazz history have proven more vigorously productive and re-sourceful, having released over 150 albums under his own name. Murray was a founding member of the World Saxophone Quartet with Oliver Lake,

Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. He’s recorded or performed with mu-sicians including Henry Threadgill, James Blood Ulmer, Olu Dara, Mc-Coy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Ed Blackwell, and many more. In 2017, Murray is-sued Cherry/Sakura, a collaboration with Japanese pianist and composer Aki Takase.

–Marianne GontermanTickets $22 general / $20 Earshot

members & seniors (60+) / $10 students & military/veterans. Tickets available at earshot.org.

Earshot, from page 10

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IN THIS ISSUE...

Letter from the Director: Big thanks _____2

notes & In one Ear ___________________3

Profile: Dr. James Gore: Messaging on all Channels ___________________________4

Catching up With: Keeping up With Kate Voss __________________________6

Preview: Earshot Jazz June Concerts _____8

Preview: Coastal Jazz’s 2017 tD Vancouver International Jazz Festival ____________12

Preview: 2017 northwest summer Festivals __________________________14

Film review: Chasing Trane: The JohnColtrane Documentary _______________15

For the record: Choice recent, Local releases __________________________16

Jazz around the sound _______________18

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