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Frank Morgan plays Monk

Durium — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:33:16 GMT

Frank Morgan is one of those legends in jazz that fascinate me. A few years ago I joined a concert a month before he passed away.

Little Franky, as he was called in the 1950s, played with Charlie Parker, his master and model, not only from a musical point of view ............. He conquered his drug-dependence and a stroke and returned into the international jazz scene. I love to point you to a compilation of tunes he played, composed by Thelonious Monk.

Frank Morgan: Peace and Love, he labeled his autograph ............

Frank Morgan plays Monk

Durium

Hadley Caliman - R.I.P.

Lois Gilbert — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:36:51 GMT

Very sad to report that Hadley Caliman passed away this morning after a long
battle with liver cancer.

Hadley remained active until the last few weeks, performing regularly around
the Northwest. He continued to practice daily until a week ago when he was
too weak to continue. His last public performances were in Seattle in late
August and the release performance for "Reunion" with Pete Christlieb was at
The New Orleans Cafe in Seattle on August 8.

The last 3 years of Hadley's long career were a particular joy for him, with
the release of three albums, new performing opportunities, and new
revelations he was discovering through his practice and focus on music. He
continually expressed surprise and deep gratitude for the beautiful response
he was getting from people in radio and the media, and was particularly
touched by the many musicians who gave of themselves to keep him active and
involved, including Joe Locke, Pete Christlieb, Matt Jorgensen, Phil Sparks,
and most significantly, Thomas Marriott.

A memorial is being planned.

Danilo Perez receives 2010 ASICOM International Award by the Ibero-American Assoc

Lois Gilbert — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:59:26 GMT

Panamanian pianist, educator and social activist Danilo P�rez has been awarded the 2010 ASICOM International Award by the Ibero-American Association of Communication (ASICOM) and the University of Oviedo (Principality of Asturias). ASICOM gives this prize each year to individuals who have made or are making significant contributions in IBEROAMERICA, helping to build and rebuild that historical region through their work and vision.

"It is encouraging and a tremendous honor to be considered for such an important award," reflects P�rez, who will be honored along with four other prominent individuals on October 8 at 7pm at the University of Oviedo, Spain.

His annual Panama Jazz Festival has brought world-renowned musicians to the country for the last seven years, not only to perform but also to work closely with local youth. That mission is carried on yearlong by the Fundaci�n Danilo P�rez, which offers musical and cultural education to disadvantaged young people in Panama City. In Boston, he currently serves as Artistic Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, which offers music students an opportunity to explore creativity, advance the social power of music, and connect music with the restoration of ecology and humanity.

P�rez released his critically acclaimed Mack Avenue records debut, Providencia, on August 31. He made his first U.S. performance in support of the album on Labor Day weekend at the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival.

JazzCorner.com Sweepstakes winner Javier Quinones-Ortiz reports from Curacao

BryanDavis — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:12:42 GMT

In case you missed it, over on the JazzCorner Facebook page, JazzCorner.com Sweepstakes winner Javier Quinones-Ortiz was kind enough to send this report about how his trip to the Curacao Northsea Jazz Festival went:

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So, I make it to the Miami terminal on my way to the first Cura�ao North Sea Jazz Festival, thanks in part to Jazz Corner and the Cura�ao Tourist Board, and I see this pony-tailed guy wearing a white straw hat, a North Sea Jazz Festival black t-shirt and carrying an Umbria Jazz Festival tote bag. It�s the 1st of Sept. and things are already looking very promising as said fellow happened to be Larry Clothier and we ended up sitting next to each other, with Roy Hargrove and Scott Colley seated nearby too. After a few hours of a very enticing and interesting conversation with Clothier, spanning some four decades of music lore - as he has been around the jazz block a few times over - we land in this Caribbean jewel of an island and I am looking forward to world-class diving, world-class music, an outstanding cultural exchange with a rather unique Antillean and truly eclectic population and just a grand ol� time! That same night, just after being in Miami a few hours ago, things started off with Candy Dulfer at Mambo Beach.

Once the check-in was smoothly done at the Cura�ao Plaza Hotel in the Punda area of the extremely colorful Willemstad, Cura�ao�s capital, everything was in place for Dulfer after a buffet of local cuisine at the Hotel including Gouda cheese filled with beef, goat stew, etc. Both the goat and the Gouda cheese filled with beef brought back instant childhood memories, but this isn�t a gastronomic column. Back to the music� Dulfer may be too soft and pop-oriented for many a jazz hard-core follower but that cat can play. I was glad to see her perform among many of her local fans, Dutch and otherwise, and it was obvious that many of those who traveled early to this remarkable island for this remarkable jazz festival really enjoyed themselves watching her sing, entertain, play and have fun with a crowd seating, lounging and standing within literally a few feet from the Ocean on an extremely warm windless night.

Although the evening of Thursday, Sept. 2 offers the promise of David S�nchez on another concert before the official festivities begin on the 3rd, I am giddy at the prospect of going diving to Playa Kalki, otherwise known as Alice in Wonderland, and then on to Playa Jeremi. Atlantis Diving, one of the many local dive shops, came to pick me up to the hotel and they managed to provide a relaxed and professional experience that allowed a view of an underwater paradise with nudibranches, a couple of lion fishes-which is not good news but they are pretty nonetheless-a scorpion fish, a green sea turtle, out-of-this-world-views, the chance to see a lot of Cura�ao all the way to the Westpunt, and an outstandingly-long-diving-etcetera. But this ain�t no diving column either�

Well, since I�ve had the opportunity of watching S�nchez many times and the fee was a wee bit steep for my budget, I decided to follow the advice of the lovely Rosann from the Cura�ao Tourist Board and I went to a beachfront jazz/blues joint at the Avila Hotel featuring a pretty strong local quintet with piano, guitar, tenor sax, trumpet and bass, with a sequenced percussion, on a very small stage on top of the bar. They performed standard jazz and Latin fare with power, finesse, swing and great musical wisdom. These cats can also play their rears off, especially the trumpet player, a Cuban expatriate who also performed very strongly with Tumbao at the festival�s opening night the following evening.

The crowd at the stunning Avila Hotel was as appreciative as they were just plain happy to be there having a fantastic and idyllic time, which seems to be rather common in this island.

Well, Friday, the 3rd offered the opportunity to spend the day at the National Park Christoffel before actually hitting the festival�s opening foray. Driving again towards Westpunt I saw a couple of hawks or eagles, plenty of views of how locals live, intensely gorgeous views of the sea and the local flora and fauna that thrives in spite of being an extremely arid environment. Once in the park, I saw all kinds of local birds, ruins, Indian paintings, caves, cacti, and enough stuff to fill out a National Geographic/Discovery Channel special. But �esto no es� a nature column�

The first night of the first Cura�ao North Sea Jazz Festival arrived and shuttles were provided for easy access to and fro the capital to the festival�s area adjacent to the local World Trade Center. The schedule sure was loaded with loads of music on three stages, i.e., the Sam Cooke (main stage), the Celia (named after Celia Cruz and the only one with much appreciated AC) and the Sir Duke.

Sierra Maestra from Cuba began the festival. They are an old-school son group that has been around for a while but it is difficult to see them outside of Cuba, so I was deeply grateful to be able to see them perform. They were delightfully retro while not sounding like a museum ensemble. George Benson was his usual self and he�s as strong as ever, as was Lionel Richie. Both of these guys deserve their reputation and place in the history of music and the crowd knew their material well, for obvious reasons, and they were clearly favored by most in attendance. Both also performed up to their star-like reps. La India did her brand of salsa in front of jammed packed crowd that was strangely devoid of dancers, myself excepted as I took the chance to shed some water poundage while dancing to her homage to Celia Cruz. The Michel Camilo trio was in rare shape and a little more abstract than the last time I heard them. They do seem to get better and better. Salsa crooner is on a comeback of sorts lately and he performed his ably at the main stage while Ra�l Mid�n wowed those who watched him do his singular voice and guitar act. New York has certainly been good to him. Local boy pianist Randal Corsen gathered an all star group featuring Pernell Saturnino, another local boy, on percussion, Horacio �El Negro� Hern�ndez on drums, Scott Coley on bass with David S�nchez and Roy Hargrove to boot. They were good, they were very, very good and I am certainly looking forward to hear Hargrove tonight. I also have excellent things to say about the aforementioned local group Tumbao. They are a very tight group along more contemporary-timba-like Cuban music that certainly deserves more exposure in the market. Meanwhile, they keep themselves cooking it strong in this experience called Cura�ao.

What more could be said about Lionel Richie other than he seems unaffected by the passage of time. He�s a superstar and rightly so. Although most middle aged people watching him, nationality notwithstanding, were obviously aware of his superbly interpreted material, the younger generations seemed to know his material well. Ritchie was accompanied by a great bunch of musicians, specially his sax player, and the people left the festival delighted and excited.It was a first successful night of �successfuls� firsts at the Cura�ao North Sea Jazz Festival�

Although the capture image function from the video program of my camera is not cooperating, I am still including some photos of a very happy musical and well organized evening and will post more once I return to Miami, as well as other random pictures of my trip to this island that Jazz Corner, the festival�s organizer and the Cura�ao Tourist Board deemed fit to share with me and the world at large.

Unique Pairings of Concerts from members of New York Voices

Lois Gilbert — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:41:20 GMT

Cooper Square, once home to the legendary jazz club The 5 Spot, will swing and sway again this fall when Cooper Arts presents The NEW YORK VOICES Festival at The Cooper Union. As solo acts or a quartet, the Grammy winning artists of the New York Voices -- Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge, Kim Nazarian and Lauren Kinhan -- excel in the art of singing, mastering the intricacies of jazz, Brazilian, R&B, classical and pop music.

Concerts on Monday, September 27 at 8PM (Kim Nazarian and Darmon Meader) and Monday, October 4 at 8PM (Lauren Kinhan and Peter Eldridge) will take place in the distinctive Rose Auditorium, located on the lower level of 41 Cooper Square, the Cooper Union�s award-winning technologically advanced building. An intimate hall with a low stage that enables artists to connect with the audience, the Rose Auditorium uses premium Dolby Digital surround sound and high tech audio.

On Monday, October 11 at 8PM, Cooper Arts will offer the full group in a concert that will showcase The New York Voices in the historic Great Hall at The Cooper Union Foundation Building at 7 East 7th Street (b/w 3rd and 4th Aves).

SOLO SETS 1
KIM NAZARIAN and DARMON MEADER
Of THE NEW YORK VOICES
Monday, September 27 at 8 PM in the Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square

Long recognized in the industry for her incredible vocal range and precision, Kim Nazarian displays remarkable sensitivity and emotion in a Tour de Force performance on her new solo release � �Some Morning.�

Darmon Meader is a distinguished vocalist, arranger and saxophonist. In addition to his acclaimed work with the New York Voices, he has developed a strong solo voice over two decades in the jazz scene.

SOLO SETS 2
LAUREN KINHAN and PETER ELDRIDGE
Of THE NEW YORK VOICES
Monday, October 4 at 8 PM in the Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square

Lauren Kinhan ventures out with her latest release, �Avalon,� full of stunning originals merging jazz sensibilities with the singer/songwriter narrative. Lauren pushes the envelope to include jazz, folk, Brazilian, and blues to help interpret her music.

Peter Eldridge is a singer/songwriter known for catchy, beautiful tunes with insightful lyrics that are both personal and universal. He pursues an eclectic mix of activities, including performing, composing, arranging, recording as well as teaching.

THE NEW YORK VOICES
Monday, October 11 at 8:00 PM in the Great Hall at The Cooper Union,
7 East 7th Street
The Grammy winning New York Voices is renowned for its extraordinary scope of music and the art of group singing. Tight arrangements, intimate voicings, and dare-devil scatting are the group�s trademarks, which will be beautifully showcased on October 11 at the Cooper Union. Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge, Kim Nazarian and Lauren Kinhan make up the ensemble.

WHEN & Monday, September 27 at 8 PM Solo Sets 1
WHERE: Monday, October 4 at 8 PM Solo Sets 2
The Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union
41 Cooper Square, 3rd Avenue b/w 6th and 7th Streets, NYC 10003

Monday, October 11 at 8 PM
The New York Voices
The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street b/w 3rd and 4th Aves, NYC 10003

TICKETS: Visit www.myticketsny.com or call 800-746-3119. Tickets will be available at the door for $30 on show days, starting at 5 PM.

$25 per show ($18 seniors & students with ID)
SERIES PRICE (all 3 shows) $65 ($45 seniors & students with ID)

INFORMATION:
http://www.cooper.edu; 212-353-4195; events@cooper.edu
follow Cooper Union on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cooperunion.

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a distinguished private college of art, architecture and engineering founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper, an inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. Since its founding, all admitted students have received full-tuition scholarships.

2010 Earshot Jazz Festival

Lois Gilbert — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:46:42 GMT

2010 Earshot Jazz Festival

October 15 thru November 7

The 22nd edition of Earshot Jazz Festival��Seattle�s most important annual jazz event� (DownBeat) �runs OCTOBER 15 to NOVEMBER 7 2010

Seattle�s annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 15 and continues through November 7 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues all around the city.

Known for �adventurous, spot-on programming� (Jazz Times) and praised as "one of the best festivals in America" (Seattle Times) the Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from around the world into creative collaboration with area artists and audiences. Earshot also celebrates Seattle�s place in the world of jazz, with concerts by our award-winning high-school jazz programs and our own renowned resident artists.

2010 Schedule of Events

Check back soon for ticket purchase links, artist previews, venue information, and volunteer sign-up.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM & 9:30PM
Garfield High School Jazz Band w/ special guest Roxy Coss
The nation-leading high-school jazz program welcomes back alumna saxophonist Roxy Coss, now well-established on the New York scene.
$18 general, $16 members/seniors, $8 youth

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
TULA�S, 7:30PM
The Kora Band
Pianist and composer Andrew Oliver, whose distinctive jazz quintet includes a kora, the 21-string harp of the Mandinka people, performs originals and arrangements of traditional and modern West African tunes.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $10 students

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
Robert Pinsky w/ Marc Seales & Paul Gabrielson
The former American Poet Laureate reads his verse accompanied by two of Seattle?s most sensitive and accomplished musicians. Presented in association with Seattle Arts and Lectures.
$20-$50, 15% discount available for Earshot Jazz Festival attendees, code PIN1011EJF

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM & 10PM
Vagabond Opera
A delirious amalgam of European cabaret, vintage Americana, Balkan belly dance, and neo-classical opera, joyously performed by the singular Portland-based sextet.
$18 advance, $20 day of show, Earshot members $2 discount

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Jay Thomas: Tribute to Milt Kleeb
The stellar Seattle hornman pays tribute to longtime colleague Milt Kleeb, a much-traveled saxophonist/arranger still going strong at age 91.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $10 students

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Eugene Chadbourne & Mural
An American original, Chadbourne takes inspiration from free jazz and much else in his guitar and banjo improvisations. Also performing: the stunning Oslo-based trio, Mural, with guitarist Kim Myhr, percussionist Ingar Zach, and Australian saxophonist/flutist Jim Denley. Presented in association with Nonsequitur.
$5-$15 sliding scale

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
EMP|SFM LEVEL 3, 8PM
Chicago Underground Duo
Adventurous cornetist Rob Mazurek and percussionist Chad Taylor, products of the fertile Chicago improv scene, set an early standard for electronic expansion of minimalist, acoustic virtuosity.
$22 general, $20 members/seniors, $10 students

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
TRIPLE DOOR, 8:00PM
OPENING: SCREENING OF A SEGMENT OF ICONS AMONG US TRIPLE DOOR, 6:30PM
Robert Glasper Trio
On the heels of his acclaimed Blue Note release, Double Booked, the pianist continues to infuse jazz with hip-hop sensibilities. Preceded at 6:30pm by the one-hour segment of the jazz documentary, Icons Among Us, in which Glasper appears.
$22 general, $20 members/seniors, $10 students

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Roxy Coss Quartet
The finest in straight-ahead jazz from Garfield alumna saxophonist/flutist Roxy Coss, now well-established on the New York scene, where she holds down a weekly gig at 181 Cabrini.
$10 general, $8 members/seniors, $5 students

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Toshi Reagon & Meklit Hadero
In a captivating double bill, the Ethiopian-born singer, songwriter, and social activist, Meklit Hadero, opens. Then, infectious singer/guitarist/drummer/songwriter Toshi Reagon draws inspiration from folk, funk, blues, and rock.
$22 general, $20 Earshot members/seniors, $10 students

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Lina Allemano Four
This Toronto-based trumpeter and composer � adventurous, expressive, compelling, forward-thinking, inventive, and sophisticated � is being haled as a jazz artist on the verge of great things.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $5 students

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Richard Cole Quintet CD Release
The powerful, soulful saxophonist celebrates the release of Shade (Origin) with a topnotch Seattle quintet.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM & 10PM
DBR & Emeline Michel
Haitian-American violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, has huge classical chops and is a musical omnivore (he has performed with Lady Gaga and the Boston Pops). He appears with the �queen of Haitian song,� Emeline Michel. Presented by City Arts Festival and Earshot Jazz.
$20 advance, $25 day of show, Earshot members $2 discount

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
David Haney / Julian Priester Duo
Julian Priester, who has played with a who?s who of American jazz during a stellar 50-year career, with eclectic pianist and recording colleague David Haney.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $5 students

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Nelda Swiggett Trio
Swinging, melodic originals from a Seattle pianist who draws from jazz, Afro-Cuban, gospel, blues, and more with �a bright palette, a sinewy execution and a powerful, assertive command� (All About Jazz).
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM & 9:30PM
James Carter, John Medeski, �Heaven on Earth� band
The incredible saxophonist James Carter and organist John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) take us on a jazz-jam ride into the ionosphere with guitarist Adam Rodgers and band. Co-presented with City Arts Festival.
$30 general, $28 members/seniors, $20 students

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Retta Christie Trio
The delightful vocalist, a frequent collaborator with Dave Frishberg, lends her twangy timbre, breezy sense of swing, and gift for delivering a lyric to numbers at the crossroads of the American Songbook and the country-western canon.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM & 10PM
DJ Spooky w/ Joshua Roman & Odeon Quartet
Joshua Roman, lead cellist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, renowned for his vision and daring, teams with the multimedia conceptualist DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller aka �that Subliminal Kid� and a sparkling Seattle string quartet. Presented by City Arts Festival and Earshot Jazz.
$20 advance, $25 day of show, Earshot members $2 discount

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Wellstone Conspiracy CD Release
The superb quartet of Idaho saxophonist Brent Jensen and Seattle-based all-stars pianist Bill Anschell, bassist Jeff Johnson, and drummer John Bishop celebrate their new Origin Records release, Motives, a disc reminiscent of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
RAINIER VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER, 8PM
Darius Jones Trio
A performance that will likely channel the great Fred Anderson, whose Rainier Valley performance of a few years ago was one for the ages. Emerging stand-out Darius Jones (alto saxophone) plays future-defining jazz, fearless but disciplined, with Adam Lane (bass) and Ryan Sawyer (drums).
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, 3PM
Jean-Michel Pilc
A French-American �dazzlingly inventive pianist� who �seems to have dropped from the sky fully formed, with technique and ideas in place� to perform with �a Rubik?s-cube mind for chord substitutions.� (NY Times).
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Gretchen Parlato Group
Tia Fuller Quartet
Vocalist Gretchen Parlato took the prize at the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocals Competition, and hasn?t looked back. Her distinctive group appears on a double bill with the quartet of another emerging leader, saxophonist Tia Fuller, who has collaborated with the likes of Ralph Peterson, Jon Faddis, T.S. Monk, Nancy Wilson, and Wycliffe Gordon.
$25 general, $23 members/seniors, $12 students

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM
Roosevelt High School w/ Special Guest
Consistently among the top performers at Essentially Ellington, the Roosevelt program can rightly claim to be the best jazz incubator in the world.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Matt Jorgensen�s Tattooed by Passion
World premiere: The drummer/composer celebrates his new album of pieces inspired by abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman, with trumpeter Thomas Marriott, saxophonist Mark Taylor, guitarist Corey Christiansen, and bassist Dave Captein, as well as a string quartet.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
PONCHO CONCERT HALL, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, 8PM
Scott Amendola Trio
Powerhouse drummer Scott Amendola, a jewel of the SF progressive scene (Nels Cline Singers, TJ Kirk) with Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise) and bassist John Shifflett celebrate the release of their CD Lift.
$16 general, $14 members/seniors, $8 students

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM
The Teaching
Get some schoolin? from Evan Flory-Barnes (acoustic bass), Josh Rawlings (Fender Rhodes/piano/percussion), and Jeremy Jones (drums) as they play groove-oriented numbers inspired by the diverse likes of Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland, Bjork, and Radiohead.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
TRIPLE DOOR , 9:30PM
Ben Black, Lincoln Briney, Valerie Joyce: �Channeling Chet�
Three fine vocalists and a world-class trio tribute a hero to them all, Chet Baker, with songs and anecdotes from his short, scintillating life.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Mark Taylor Quartet
Saxophonist Mark Taylor reconvenes the quartet whose album, Spectre (Origin) took the 2009 Golden Ear Awards title for NW Jazz Recording of the Year. With pianist Gary Fukushima, now in LA, and Jeff Johnson (bass) and Byron Vannoy (drums).
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Charlie Musselwhite
The blues-harpist of renown has been in the top ranks of the form for decades while working with a legion of the greats.
$25 general, $23 Earshot members

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Murl Allen Sanders Quartet w/ Warren Rand
The long-time top-draw keyboardist, accordionist, and educator, a master of many forms of music, with saxophonist Warren Rand.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 youth

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Matana Roberts, solo and w/ Seattle artists
One of the new generation of AACM leaders, the alto saxophonist performs with likeminded Seattle adventurers. Presented in association with Nonsequitur.
$5-$15 sliding scale

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
TOWN HALL SEATTLE, 7:30PM
Ordo Sakhna
A dazzling folk-music tentet from Kyrgyzstan, making its first American tour, performs traditional melodies and sections of age-old epics of nomadic peoples of Central Asia, on traditional instruments such as the komuz, a three-stringed lute. Presented by Town Hall?s Global Rhythm series and Earshot Jazz.
$22 advance, $24 day of show, students and seniors $3 discount

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Tessa Souter
The soulful, passionate vocalist � �broadly imaginative� (NY Times) and �compelling and utterly original� (Jazzwise).
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Dave Peck, solo
A gem of the Seattle scene, and one of the country?s most refined jazz pianists.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, 8PM
Steve Lehman Octet
This cutting-edge New York octet can lay claim to forging a future for jazz. Alto saxophonist Lehman?s 2009 CD was named as one of the year?s best by the New York Times?s Nate Chinen: �breathtaking accomplishment, a blast of urban futurism at once hypnotic, kinetic and kaleidoscopic. And funky.� With support from CMA?s Presenting Jazz Program, funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
$22 general, $20 members/seniors, $10 students

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
MOORE THEATRE, 8PM
Ryuichi Sakamoto
The renowned keyboardist of Yellow Magic Orchestra, electronics composer, film composer, and actor has for decades fused Japanese and Western forms of music � the �Neo-Geo� merger of global sounds and rhythms. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.
$27.50

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
TOWN HALL SEATTLE, 7:30PM
An Evening with Mavis Staples
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend returns, presenting classic numbers and selections from her new album, You Are Not Alone � powerful, fervent, wall-to-wall joy. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Earshot Jazz.
$25-32 general ($2 member discount), $12 students

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER, 3PM
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Goes to the Movies
The region?s all-star aggregation performs classic big-band pieces from films of the last 70 years: Black Orpheus, Anatomy of a Murder, The Pink Panther, and others.
$15-$39

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 & MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 & TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Rufus Reid Trio
The much-honored bassist, composer, and educator, accompanist of Dexter Gordon, Thad Jones, Nancy Wilson, and many other legends, leads his own sparkling trio, with the legendary drummer Duduka Da Fonseca.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $5 students

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1
THE CROCODILE, 8PM
Dafnis Prieto Proverb Trio
Cuong Vu / Andrew D�Angelo: Agogic
The Cuban drummer, Dafnis Prieto, one of the greatest of modern percussionists, with vocalist Kokayi and stellar keyboardist Jason Lindner. Also: trumpeter Cuong Vu, a figure who has dazzled as much as Prieto in his own bands and with Pat Metheny, joins the powerhouse saxophonist Andrew D?Angelo.
$15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Natacha Atlas
The Belgian-British vocalist fuses pop forms of Arabic and Western electronic music with a hip-hop base to create �cha?abi moderne� � popular music for these times.
$30

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
TRACTOR TAVERN, 8PM
Blue Cranes & Ballrogg
The Portland-based jazz/not-jazz group Blue Cranes plays in the vein of the Bad Plus: �wily, lyrical, evocative, and bright,� as Josef Woodard put it. Also on the bill, from Norway, saxophonist Klaus Ellerhusen Holm and bassist Roger Arntzen perform the music of Eric Dolphy, Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman, and Jimmy Giuffre, and their own originals in that vein � spacy, energetic, unpredictable.
$14 general, $12 members/seniors, $7 students

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
TRIPLE DOOR, 7PM & 9:30PM
Bill Frisell Beautiful Dreamers Trio & guests
The great guitar innovator, lyrical, warm, and mysterious, with highly sympathetic colleagues violist Eyving Kang and drummer Rudy Royston, with special guests, the Canote brothers and Danny Barnes. Celebrating The Fretboard Journal?s fifth anniversary.
$25

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Gust Burns / Jack Wright
One of only a handful of North American musicians who have played improvised music exclusively since the 1970s, saxophonist Wright has traveled the world to perform with the best improvisors. Here he joins Seattle-based piano experimentalist Gust Burns in an almost-jazz setting.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Randy Halberstadt Quintet
One of Seattle?s undersung jazz-piano greats appears with Jeff Johnson, Mark Ivester, Mark Taylor, and Thomas Marriott, performing material from Flashpoint, just out on Origin.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 & FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
TULA�S, 7:30PM
Carmen Staaf Trio
Carmen Staaf, one of the finest alumna of the Garfield program, has made huge strides in her decade out East. In May, she won the prestigious 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Pianist Competition at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. She performs for two nights here with New York trio-mates, Kendall Eddy on bass and Austin McMahon on drums.
$12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4
PONCHO CONCERT HALL, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, 8PM
Wayne Horvitz / Soren Kjaergaard Group
Michael Blake�s Lucky Thompson Project
The keyboardist and master composer Wayne Horvitz joins forces with the Danish pianist in a two-piano take on Ellington and Monk. Also, New York saxophonist Blake?s musical tribute to the late, legendary Lucky Thompson, who finished his years here in Seattle.
$18 general, $16 members/seniors, $9 students

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
EMP|SFM LEVEL 3, 8:30PM
OPENING: SCREENING OF A SEGMENT OF ICONS AMONG US
EMP|SFM JBL THEATER, 6:30PM
Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
The multi-faceted modern drummer, who has worked with Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and many others, appears with his introspective, indie-tinged sextet. Opening: �In the Spirit of Family,� episode 3 of the far-reaching documentary, Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, with commentary by the filmmakers and Brian Blade, who is featured in the segment.
$22 general, $20 members/seniors, $10 students: film & concert; $5 film only

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:30PM
TULA�S
Gail Pettis and Friends
The Golden Ear Award-winning vocalist, one of the most stylish of Seattle singers, leads a special festival band. $14 general, $12 members/seniors, $7 students

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT VENUES, 6PM-4AM
University District Jazz Walk
Fourteen venues including LUCID Jazz Lounge, Caf� Racer, Caspian Grill, University Theater, The Rat & Raven, and an after party at Taste of Chicago. The second joint-cover night of its kind, showcasing local jazz talent and celebrating the second anniversary of LUCID Jazz Lounge. Presented by LUCID.
$10 covers all venues except $35 for dinner shows (includes dinner & admission to all shows)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
PONCHO CONCERT HALL, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, 8PM
Ziggurat Quartet
Four acclaimed, rock-solid performers � pianist Bill Anschell, saxophonist Eric Barber, bassist Chris Symer, and drummer Byron Vannoy � present their original mergers of jazz, Indian, and new-chamber music. $14 general, $12 members/seniors, $7 students

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 8PM
Thomas Marriott new chamber-jazz ensemble
The ace trumpeter steps into new territory with his works for chamber-jazz group, an aggregation of the region?s best instrumentalists. $14 general, $12 members/seniors, $7 students

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
PONCHO CONCERT HALL, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, 8PM
Jack Wright / Gust Burns Large Ensemble
A large ensemble convened by the intrepid saxophonist Jack Wright and pianist Gust Burns (see November 3, above). $12 general, $10 members/seniors, $6 students

WTF? Shenanigans in Florida

baksheesh — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:45:57 GMT

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. Once again I find myself wondering how Wonkiak would justify this kind of behaviour. He'd probably agree with the good Reverend:

Quote:

Reverend Jones says Islamic extremism poses a threat to the United States and the world. But he says moderate Muslims should feel free to practice their faith in the country. He says the church's message is not intended for all Muslims.

"We are not hateful toward Muslims. We are not aiming this at Muslims, we are aiming this at Sharia law."

Lennon�s Killer Is Denied Parole for the 6th Time

lonely-at-the-top — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:34:37 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/ny..._david_chapman

Not that I would want this guy back on the streets but wondering what, if he had killed a random - say - shop vendor, milkman, cable guy and not John Lennon

5th Annual Heart of Jazz September concert for 9/11

Lois Gilbert — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:41:28 GMT

The 6th annual
The Heart of Jazz
a segment of the worldwide
The September Concert for 9/11

Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar
254 W. 72nd St.
(bet. Bdwy & West End Ave., near buses
and the 72nd St. stop on the 1, 2, 3 subways)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
6:00 pm until 9:00 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
6:00 pm until 10:00 pm

Note the same start times, but different end times.

** NO COVER **

NYC's jazz community gathers to note our loss
and to reach towards peace over two nights.
Friday, September 10th ~ Saturday, September 11th

Since 2005, we've created a space we call The Heart of Jazz, under the banner of the global event The September Concert, so that New York's jazz community can gather to express our emotions about that most horrid of New York days, and create a prayer for peace in the way we know best -- through our music. Each year, this event offers the healing properties of music -- both for ourselves and our fellow NYers. And it swings!

Please join us as nearly forty of NYC's top jazz artists mark the sixth year of
The September Concert: The Heart of Jazz.

September 11th falls on a Saturday this year, which is when musicians need to earn a living. So, to accommodate the artists appearing in this free event, every attempt has been made to work around their professional schedules. One way to do this, of course, is to hold the event over two evenings: 9/10 & 9/11. It also means that the schedule is subject to change.

2010 Playing Schedule
(or, "Who's playing when?")

Subject to change

Friday, Sept. 10th

6:00p
p: Mala Waldron; b: Saadi Zain; d: Michael T.A. Thompson; g: Rick Stone

6:30p
s: Elizabeth! (Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen); p: Mala Waldron; b: Saadi Zain; d: Michael T.A. Thompson; g: Rick Stone

7:00p
s: E. J. Decker; p: Deanna Witkowski; b: Cameron Brown; d: Phoenix Rivera; bs: Claire Daly

7:30p
s: Mala Waldron; p: Deanna Witkowski; b: Cameron Brown; d: Phoenix Rivera; bs: Claire Daly

8:00p
s: Antoinette Montague; p: James Weidman; b: Ratzo B. Harris; d: Newman Taylor Baker; g: Dom Minasi; tb: Elizabeth! (Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen)

8:30p
s: Amy London; p: James Weidman; b: Ratzo B. Harris; d: Newman Taylor Baker; g: Dom Minasi; tb: Elizabeth! (Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen)

Saturday, Sept. 11th

6:00p
p: Neil Alexander; b: Hilliard (Hill) Greene; d: Peter Runnells; g: Lou Volpe

6:30p
s: Anne Phillips; p: Neil Alexander; b: Hilliard (Hill) Greene; d: Peter Runnells; g: Lou Volpe

7:00p
s: Janice Friedman; p: Joe Vincent Tranchina; b: Christopher Dean Sullivan; d: Jacob Melchior; ts/fl: Carol Sudhalter

7:30p
s: Gabriele Tranchina; p: Joe Vincent Tranchina; b: Christopher Dean Sullivan; d: Jacob Melchior; ts/fl: Carol Sudhalter

8:00p
s: E. J. Decker; p: Janice Friedman; b: Christopher Dean Sullivan; d: Bruce Jackson; g: Jeanfran�ois Prins; ts: Bob Kindred

8:30p
s: Lainie Cooke; p: Janice Friedman; b: Christopher Dean Sullivan; d: Bruce Jackson; g: Jeanfran�ois Prins; ts: Bob Kindred

9:00p
s: Kate Baker; p: Bob Albanese; b: Harvie S; d: Art Lillard; g: Joe Giglio; sax/fl: Chip Shelton

9:30p
s: Melissa Hamilton; p: Bob Albanese; b: Harvie S; d: Art Lillard; g: Joe Giglio; sax/fl: Chip Shelton

Abbey Lincoln Memorial

Lois Gilbert — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:18:21 GMT

ABBEY LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Friday October 1, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 west 138 Street
(Between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Blvd.), Harlem, NYC

Healdsburg Jazz Festival back on, Board Resigns, Jessica Reinstated

Squaredancecalling Steve — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:15:20 GMT

Healdsburg Jazz Festival board resigns; Jessica Felix reinstated

By DAN TAYLOR
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Published: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 3:10 p.m.

Just five weeks after canceling next year's Healdsburg Jazz Festival and laying off its founder and artistic director, Jessica Felix, the festival's board of directors has reversed both decisions.

After reinstating Felix as the festival's artistic director, all five board members resigned, leaving Felix free to recruit a new board and make plans for the festival.

The board's actions followed a month-long outpouring of outspoken protest from the festival's fans and professional jazz musicians across the country.

“I don't think the board realized how much support the festival has,” Felix said Tuesday. “I didn't realize how much support I had. I just want to express how proud I am of everybody for their support of real jazz.”

In late July, the board announced it was eliminating Felix's position and putting the festival on hiatus because the event had operated at an annual deficit of $30,000 for the past three years.

“It was primarily a financial decision,” Pat Templin, former head of the festival board, said Tuesday.

After dozens of festival supporters wrote comments in protest of the decision on the festival's web site, healdsburgjazzfestival.org, Felix started her own site, healdsburgjazz.com, which drew another wave of supportive comments, many of them critical of the festival board. Felix's boosters included New York jazz pianist George Cables and many other nationally known jazz musicians.

Felix also posted a petition form on her web site, urging her reinstatement and the festival's return, and 135 were filled out and sent in.

After reinstating Felix as the festival's artistic director, all five board members resigned, leaving Felix free to recruit a new board and make plans for the festival.

The board's actions followed a month-long outpouring of outspoken protest from the festival's fans and professional jazz musicians across the country.

“I don't think the board realized how much support the festival has,” Felix said Tuesday. “I didn't realize how much support I had. I just want to express how proud I am of everybody for their support of real jazz.”

In late July, the board announced it was eliminating Felix's position and putting the festival on hiatus because the event had operated at an annual deficit of $30,000 for the past three years.

“It was primarily a financial decision,” Pat Templin, former head of the festival board, said Tuesday.

After dozens of festival supporters wrote comments in protest of the decision on the festival's web site, healdsburgjazzfestival.org, Felix started her own site, healdsburgjazz.com, which drew another wave of supportive comments, many of them critical of the festival board. Felix's boosters included New York jazz pianist George Cables and many other nationally known jazz musicians.

Felix also posted a petition form on her web site, urging her reinstatement and the festival's return, and 135 were filled out and sent in.

“There was so much that was divisive going on in the community. We really wanted to bring the community together to support the festival,” Templin said of the decision to reinstate Felix. “Some of Jessica's supporters said they would help fund the festival, so we said, ‘Let's do that.'”

The former board also included Healdsburg-area leaders Howard Wollner, a retired Senior Vice President of Starbucks Coffee Company; Doug Lipton, environmental scientist and founder of the Lipton Environmental Group; Circe Sher, co-owner of Healdsburg Hotel and h2hotel; and Ernie Shelton, co-owner of Shelton's Market.

Felix originally founded the festival in 1999 and ran it without a board of directors until late 2002, when the Healdsburg Jazz Festival was incorporated as a nonprofit organization and she recruited the initial board. Templin joined the board of directors four years ago.

While Felix already has one donor willing to put up $10,000 for the festival, she said she'll need to stage fund-raising events up to and throughout the next festival to continue the annual event.

The June festival, which has drawn as many as 5,000 fans, has an annual operating budget ranging from $300,000 to $450,000. The festival's current debt is roughly $30,000, Felix said.

The outgoing board of directors had planned to revamp the festival, but had not announced details. The only festival event the board still had scheduled for 2011 was Operation Jazz Band — a weeklong music workshop for Healdsburg area fifth-graders, ending with a public concert — co-founded by drummer, percussionist and educator Babatunde Lea of Gettysburg, Pa.

But like many jazz musicians who had appeared previously at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Lea said he didn't want to continue without Felix. The drummer said Tuesday he'll definitely be back next summer to help Felix with the revived festival.

“I'm really glad this turned out the way that it has,” Lea said of the decision to bring back the festival and reinstate Felix.

“Maybe this will inspire the region to really support what Jessica has been doing for all these years, for fear of losing her and the festival,” Lea said.

President Obama quotes Jimi Hendrix

GoodSpeak — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:59:42 GMT

Oh, hell yeah!

Obama's Labor Day Speech Part 1:

Obama's Labor Day Speech Part 2:

Obama's Labor Day Speech Part 3:

Short version:

Jimi Hendrix "Stone Free":

What movies have you watch so much you know the lines?

clinthopson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:17:13 GMT

For me:

Casablanca
Young Frankenstein
Godfather 1 & 2
Bridge On The River Kwai
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Great Escape
Treasure of Sierra Madre

The General ::D

CD players

BlueMiles — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:49:22 GMT

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good CD player. My current one has gone down, and with a limited amount of searching I haven't found a good one to replace it. I had a carousel type--it could play 5 CDs.

It seems like a whole new world--and indeed it is, with DVD, MP3, etc. For that matter, I'm sure these days a lot of people hook up really nice speakers to their computers.

How do you pick what to read?

rollhead — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:19:43 GMT

For years, I was in the habit of buying books "I had to have," which were generally books that had great reviews or were on topics that I had a serious interest in.

But I always found it was a crap-shoot in terms of their readability. Even if I found them less than desireable after a quick scan, I would tend to buy it, anyway, thinking that once I got momentum going I could get through the book.

Today, I would rather not take a gamble on spending $15 (for a paperback) or $25 (for a hardback) for a book that I might not read.

The bottom line is this: I just don't have a good track record at selecting books that I eventually ENJOY reading.

I have found that a good review rarely makes a book a good risk when it comes to readability.

I came pretty close to picking up Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom" this weekend, but I resisted. What little I have seen of his prose seems overwritten and ponderous to me. I wasn't at all confident I could get through 600 pages of it.

Curious what other people's book buying experience has been. What percentage of the books that you buy do you eventually read? 100 percent?
75 percent?

How do you pick them?