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Bud Shank / Bill Mays Duo
Bill Ramsay / Milt Kleeb Band
Alto saxophonist Bud Shank, says Jazziz, “should be near the top of any list
of living jazz greats” for his “absolutely entrancing” sound. His perfect foil
is Bill Mays, a pianist with Jimmy Rowles’ finesse, Art Tatum’s spirit, and
Horace Silver’s drive. The Bill Ramsay / Milt Kleeb Band boasts 10 of the Northwest’s
finest, led by Bill Ramsay (reeds), a veteran of the bands of Count Basie and Thad
Jones, and seasoned composer/arranger Milt Kleeb (baritone, bass clarinet). Ticket
includes admission to a post-concert reception.
Franklin/Clover/Seales
The finest acoustic jazz with Henry Franklin (bass), Marc Seales (piano), Steve Clover (drums).
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Randy Halberstadt Trio Celebrating the release of his new CD, the polished pianist appears with lyrical bassist Jeff Johnson, and in-demand drummer Gary Hobbs. |
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Bill Mays Trio Pianist with Jimmy Rowles’ finesse, Art Tatum’s spirit, and Horace Silver’s drive. |
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Peter Brötzmann Trio The legendary saxophonist howled and soared into new territory when he cast aside conventional jazz forms in the late 1960s, and embarked on a stellar career with a who’s who of European, American, and Japanese collaborators. With German drummer Michael Werthmüller and Swiss bassist Marino Pliakas. |
A Salute to Dean Hodges
Give the Drummer Some
Seattle's favorite veteran drummer appears with long-time colleagues, including Chuck Deardorf, Dave Peterson, and special surprise guests.
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Yosuke Yamashita: Pacific Crossings One of the world’s great jazz pianists, and an acknowledged treasure in Japan, Yosuke Yamashita has displayed extraordinarily broad skills with everyone from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to Max Roach to Mal Waldron. Here, he leads a stunning band with two legends, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Pharoan ak’Laff, and two kabuki masters, Meisho Tosha, fue (Japanese flute) and Kiyohiko Semba, tsuzumi (Japanese percussion), in a project that celebrates 150 years of Japan-US relations. Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. |
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Matt Jorgensen +451 Killer quintet. |
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Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa
With glowing reviews for “In What Language? A Song Cycle of Lives in Transit,” pianist
Vijay Iyer has become a much-watched new-generation jazzman. So, too has Rudresh Mahanthappa,
an alto saxophonist who will stun those not familiar with him. Here, as Raw Materials, they
refresh jazz with the traditions of their ancestral South Asia and their own clear intellect.
Presented as part of Consolidated Works Instinct consolidation.
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Rokia Traore Recently hailed as West Africa’s most exciting new talent, Rokia Traore, with her eight-piece band, employs traditional song forms, her extraordinary voice, and instruments of Mali (n’goni, < balafon, and kora), to express a bold, fresh outlook on the world. |
Robert Glasper Trio
Acclaimed early-20s New York pianist.
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Kelley Johnson Quintet w/ Ingrid Jensen
The stylish, swinging vocalist presents the sterling combo that accompanies her on her forthcoming
Live at Birdland disc: Ingrid Jensen, trumpet/flugelhorn; John Hansen, piano; Ugonna Okegwo, bass;
and Jon Wikan, drums.
Robert Glasper Trio
Acclaimed early-20s New York pianist.
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“Jumpin Jazz Time!” w/ SRJO
A jazz education program for kids 1-8 and their families, featuring the Seattle Repertory Jazz
Orchestra and led by Identical Harmony, the duo of Lisa G. Cole and Linda Sebenius, who have
presented over 90 sold-out Seattle Symphony Tiny Tot performances. With support from Seattle’s
Child magazine.
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Brad Mehldau Robert Glasper Trio The much-honored pianist Brad Mehldau plays a rare solo program. He is famed for his improvisation, his sense of structure, and his expressive range in playing that is at times dense and abstract, at others spare and direct. Robert Glasper, in his early 20s, has given notice that he may ascend to jazz-piano fame. He “excels in providing crisp, melodic statements” with a light touch, said Allaboutjazz. With Vicente Archer (bass) and Damion Reid (drums). |
Robert Glasper Trio
Acclaimed early-20s New York pianist.
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CANCELLED
Nicholas Payton's Sonic Trance has been cancelled for 10/24, but Nicholas Payton will
definitely be here for the Garfield and Roosevelt concert on 10/25.
Nicholas Payton: Sonic Trance
The new project of the celebrated trumpeter makes use of electric jazz, reggae, hip-hop, electronica,
ragtime, mariachi, R&B, and other musical forms. With Tim Warfield (tenor & soprano sax), Adonis
Rose (drums), Kevin Hays (keyboards/piano), Vicente Archer (bass), Danny Sadownick (percussion),
and Karriem Riggins (sampler/synthesizer).
Anne Drummond Quartet
Former Seattleite and rising NY star with renowned pianist Gary Dial.
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Nicholas Payton's Sonic Trance has been cancelled for 10/24, but Nicholas Payton will definitely
be here for the Garfield and Roosevelt concert on 10/25.
Garfield and Roosevelt High School Jazz Bands w/ special guest Nicholas Payton
The two most stellar of the Seattle region’s high-school jazz programs, both recent winners of the
Essentially Ellington competition from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, take the stage in a
festival tradition. Their special guest is the internationally celebrated trumpeter Nicholas Payton.
Ben Roseth Trio -
The Here and Now
Ex-Garfield alto stunner.
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Julian Priester Quartet Dave Peck Quartet The trombone veteran Julian Priester, a treasured presence in Seattle after early experience with Sun Ra and other greats, with emerging piano star Dawn Clement, versatile drummer Byron Vannoy, and rock-solid bassist Geoff Harper. The highly considered saxophonist Denney Goodhew joins Dave Peck, whose thoughtful style and rich harmonic coloring have made him a Seattle favorite. With bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Reade Whitwell. |
Nancy King &
Steve Christofferson
Seasoned Portland vocals/piano duo.
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ICP Orchestra
Frieze of Life
The nine-member, all-star ICP has long been one of the world’s most startling and ear-stretching jazz ensembles. Pianist Misha Mengelberg and drummer Han Bennink formed it in Amsterdam in 1967, during the throes of the free-jazz movement. In the spirit of those times, ICP concocts near-anarchy within many forms, from swing rave-ups to twisted tangos. Opening: the four-horn sextet Frieze of Life, the 2003 Golden Ear Best Outside Jazz Group. Inspired by innovations in jazz and modern composition, they create “the most exciting music in the region” – Seattle P-I.
Nancy King &
Steve Christofferson
Seasoned Portland vocals/piano duo.
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Randy Weston’s African Rhythms Trio
w/ special guest Obo Addy
A visionary pianist/composer, the NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston went early in his career to Africa, and resynthesized African music and jazz. His trio’s special guest is Portland resident Obo Addy, master
drummer from Ghana who received the NEA National Heritage Fellowship, the highest US honor for
traditional artists. This presentation is part of NEA Jazz Masters on Tour, a national jazz initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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Tony Malaby Quartet
The hard-blowing saxophonist, now a New York star, presents his spirited quartet. It includes brilliant percussionist John Hollenbeck, who blends, beyond categorization, musical forms from jazz to chamber music to folk. With pianist Angelica Sanchez and bassist John Hebert. Presented as part of Consolidated Works Instinct consolidation.
Charles McPherson
Quartet
Horn veteran carrying the Charlie Parker flame, with top Seattle rhythm section.
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Sex Mob
Inner Mounting Flame Orchestra
Trumpeter Steven Bernstein – “uncategorizable,” says Nat Hentoff – leads Sex Mob, winners of two Down Beat Critics’ Polls. They perform a dazzling amalgam of all jazz history, from Dixieland to free, plus revamped waltzes, originals, James Bond scores, George Harrison tunes. The highly popular band includes ex-Seattle star saxophonist Briggan Krauss, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Inner Mounting Flame Orchestra teams the inimitable saxophonist Skerik, last year’s Golden Ear Northwest Instrumentalist of the Year; G. Calvin Weston, one of the strongest jazz drummers on the planet; and Shahzad Ismaily, a wiz on bass, guitar, effects, and percussion.
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T.S. Monk
Drummer T.S. Monk carries forward the legacy of his father, and the entire jazz tradition, through his work with the Thelonious Monk Institute and this burning jazz sextet, of which he has said: “This is guttural, visceral, tap-your-feet music, and we’re going to swing you to death.”
Charles McPherson Quartet
Horn veteran carrying the Charlie Parker flame, with top Seattle rhythm section.
Tickets are available through the UW Arts Ticket office - 206-543-4880.
Also at TicketMaster only through the UW World Series link.
Tickets for this event not available through Earshot Jazz
Wayne Horvitz’s Joe Hill
The renowned composer/keyboardist presents the world premiere of Joe Hill: 16 Actions for Orchestra, Voice, and Soloist. In the tradition of Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives, Horvitz reworks themes from American folk tradition and songs of the Industrial Workers of the World – the “Wobblies.” Commissioned by Earshot Jazz with support from the prestigious multi-arts project of the Rockefeller Foundation, the creation of this formidable work was also made possible by the Allen Foundation for Music, and The Flynn Theater in Burlington, Vermont, where it will be performed in March of 2005.
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Greg Williamson’s Double Sax Quintet
The deep-groove drummer’s hard swing/bebop group relives classic tenor-sax honking and jousting and the jazz of Monk and Shorter. With Russian tenor powerhouse Alexey Nikolaev, Bryan Dickerson (alto/tenor), John Hansen (piano), and Jon Hamar (bass).
Joe Locke/Thomas Marriott Quartet
The famed vibist comes to town with Seattle-bred trumpet phenom.
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Don Byron: Ivey-Divey Don Byron celebrates the 1946 recording sessions that teamed Nat “King” Cole, Buddy Rich, and the tenor-sax titan Lester Young. With piano star Jason Moran and drum monster Billy Hart, Byron, the most touted clarinetist in jazz, again takes up the sax to honor Young’s lyrical innovations. Don Byron gives a pre-concert presentation from 7:00 to 7:20pm about the legacy of Lester Young. |
Joe Locke/Thomas Marriott Quartet
The famed vibist comes to town with Seattle-bred trumpet phenom.
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SOLD OUT Abdullah Ibrahim Trio SOLD OUT In the piano playing of Abdullah Ibrahim, “the humble high priest of international jazz” (The Guardian), “melodies tumble out effortlessly, as he slides from theme to theme like a laid-back South African reincarnation of Thelonius Monk.” He infused jazz with the traditional African songs and religious music of his childhood, was hailed by Duke Ellington, and went on to a stellar recording and performance career playing music that is yearning, dancing, inspiring, and intoxicating. Abdullah Ibrahim will give a pre-concert presentation about his music from 7:00 to 7:20pm. |
Greta Matassa & Randy Halberstadt
Celebrated vocalist, outstanding pianist.
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Hermeto Pascoal
Monica Salmaso
Hermeto Pascoal, dubbed “the sorcerer,” is the idiosyncratic, multi-instrumental genius of Brazilian music. With his group, Pascoal, primarily a pianist and flutist, creates soaring versions of Brazilian musical forms out of any objects available. Monica Salmaso opens. The 33-year-old Brazilian, endowed with a warmed-molasses voice, has won two awards for best Brazilian vocalist for her songs of love, work, devotion, and legends. Vote! Then join us for a concert you’ll never forget.
Jay Thomas Quartet
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Tinariwen Renowned for its live shows, this Touareg rebel group came together in 1982 to sing mysterious songs of resistance, oppression, and exile in the Sahara Desert. Fabled in North Africa, Tinariwen complements Touareg styles with influences like Bob Marley, Moroccan new wave, and other music of the Middle East and West. |
Dawn Clement Trio
Rising piano star.
$26 general / $24 discount
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quartet The Cuban pianist creates jazz of the highest order. In his unleashed playing, he may go loud and strong, he may go fast or slow, he may thread the most filigree of stylings. To call him a technical prodigy is an understatement. Playing music from their just-released CD, the New Cuban Quartet features bassist Armando Gola, the astounding Ignacio Berroa on drums, and the sensational saxophonist Filipe Lamoglia. |
Thursday 11/4, Consolidated Works, 9pm, $12 general / $10 discount
Paul Rucker GroupThe Seattle-based cellist/bassist/composer has shown impressive capability and intelligence on his CDs History of an Apology, an evocation of the mournful history of the Tuskegee Experiments, and Oil, his improvised pieces with saxophonist Hans Teuber. His concert includes new compositions for large ensemble. Presented as part of Consolidated Works Instinct consolidation.
Larry Fuller Trio
Award-winning piano trio.
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Jim Hall Trio This consummate guitarist wows audiences with his warm, subtle approach. In this Jim Hall trio, Terry Clark (drums) and Don Thompson (bass) accompany the master, whose many awards include the coveted Danish Jazzpar Prize and, this year, the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. Jim Hall will give a pre-concert presentation from 7:00 to 7:20pm. This presentation is part of NEA Jazz Masters on Tour, a national jazz initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. |
Ernie Watts & New Stories
LA sax veteran with the fine piano trio of Marc Seales.
Gary Bartz Quartet & Ishmael Reed
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Gary Bartz, a powerful alto-sax player, presents his “Poetry for Peace” project, with Barney McCall (piano/keyboards), James King (bass), Greg Bandy (drums) – and, featuring special guest Ishmael Reed, one of the most acclaimed, and contentious, African-American writers. Bartz has always played with focused passion and lyricism, whether early in his career with Charles Mingus, Max Roach, and Art Blakey; or, with Miles Davis’s fusion band; or in his own fusing of jazz, soul, African music, and funk.
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Sunday 11/7, Kirkland Performance Center, 3pm $21-30 general Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra w/ special guest Benny Golson The all-star Seattle big band, already packed with celebrated area soloists, appears with NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson. The composer, arranger, lyricist, producer, and tenor has played in the bands of Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Earl Bostic, and Art Blakey, and his 300 compositions include many jazz standards. The SRJO is led by Clarence Acox (drums) and Michael Brockman (alto), and includes such stand-outs as Floyd Standifer, Larry Fuller, Bill Ramsay, and Hadley Caliman. This presentation is part of NEA Jazz Masters on Tour, a national jazz initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. |
Ernie Watts & New Stories
LA sax veteran with the fine piano trio of Marc Seales.
Suresh Talwalkar
A rare Seattle appearance by India's senior tabla master, revered on a par with the legendary Kishen Maharaj and Alla Rakha, that promises one of the finest concerts in the Indian improvisational classical tradition that the city has ever witnessed. With Ramdas Palsule on percussion, Sudhir Phadke, on sitar, and Sameer Dublay, vocals. Co-produced with Ragamala.
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Buddy Catlett Tribute
Buddy Catlett, a man who makes the bass sound as warm as a mother’s embrace, is honored by long-time colleagues. In the late 1940s, he gigged on Seattle’s fabled Jackson Street with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles, then hit the road from the 1950s to 1970s with Jones, Cal Tjader, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong, and recorded landmark albums with them, Frank Sinatra, and others. In 1978 he returned to Seattle, where he is held in both awe and admiration. Ticket includes admission to a post-concert reception. Artists performing are the Floyd Standifer Quatert, the Ham Carson Group, and the Brian Nova Big Band. Special guests expected to appear include Ernestine Anderson, Michael Bisio, Paul deBarros, and more.
D’Vonne Lewis Group
Young drum ace driving Seattle’s next generation.
Film Series
The Earshot Jazz Festival and Northwest Film Forum present a week of new, classic, and rare jazz documents. Curated by Peter Lucas.
All films show at the Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Avenue (between Pike and Pine).
Info: (206) 267-5380 www.nwfilmforum.org/jazz Admission $7.50 ($5.50 children/seniors)
Friday 11/5, 7 & 9pm
Blues For Lovers (aka Ballad in Blue)
Paul Henreid (UK, 1964, 89 min.) Ray Charles stars with his orchestra and the Raelets. Rarely seen. Film historian Joe Vinikow presents.
Saturday/Sunday 11/6/-7, 6:30pm
The Last Of The First
Anja Baron (USA, 2004, 88 min.) The living legends of the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band.
Saturday/Sunday 11/6-7, 8:30pm
Masada Live at Tonic
Antonio Ferrera (USA, 2004, 68 min.) John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, and Joey Baron live at New York’s Tonic.
Tuesday/Wednesday 11/9-10, 7pm
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky
Claudia Heuermann (Germany, 2002, 82 min.) The director seeks to understand John Zorn.
Tuesday/Wednesday 11/9-10, 8:45pm
Denis A. Charles An Interrupted Conversation
Veronique N. Doumbe (USA, 2002, 75 min.) The music and life of drummer Denis A. Charles.
Tuesday-Thursday 11/9-11, 7&9pm
Nina Simone Love Sorceress
Rene Letzgus (France, 1976, 70 min.) Rarely seen document of a 1976 concert in Paris.
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Festival Hotline: 206-547-9787
EARSHOT JAZZ
3429 Fremont Place, #309 Seattle, Washington 98103