ballard jazz festival program

MAY 2016 / no. 37 / GRATIS

APRIL 16, 2016 was the National day of the record store with shops across the country presenting in-store performances, giveaways, and more shenanigans. No reason every day can’t be “Record Store Day.” Let’s go shopping! www.recordstoreday.com

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BALLARDJAZZ FESTIVALMay 11-14BALLARD AVENUE JAZZ WALKBROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUMMAINSTAGE CONCERTGUITAR SUMMITSWEDISH PANCAKE JAZZ BRUNCHMIKE STERN / HAL GALPER TRIO MARINA ALBERO / LineUp! / JULIAN PRIESTER DAWN CLEMENT / WAYNE HORVITZ & the ROYAL WE / COREY CHRISTIANSEN / GEORGE COLLI-GAN / GAIL PETTIS / STEVE GRIGGS / DELVON LAMARR / 200 TRIO / JAY THOMAS / TODD BISH-OP GROUP / JASNAM DAYA SINGH / MICHAEL SHRIEVE’S SPELLBINDER / GREGG KEPLINGER BEING JOHN McLAUGHLIN / KAREEM KANDI 45TH ST. BRASS / JACOB ZIMMERMAN / JULIAN MacDONOUGH / DAVE PETERSON / JOHN STOW-ELL / LEVI GILLIS / SCENES / THOMAS MARRI-OTT / BAD LUCK / TABLE & CHAIRS SHOWCASECOMPLETE FESTIVAL GUIDE INSIDE...

JAZZ SCENE

MIKE STERN

with the George Colligan Trio

HAL GALPER

TRIOHeadliners of the

14TH Annual Ballard Jazz Festival Saturday, May 14th

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EARSHOT GOLDEN EAR AWARDSIn March at the Royal Room, Earshot Jazz held its 26th annual awards show, celebrating the best of what Seattle jazz had to offer over the last year. Opening and closing the night were Eug-enie Jones and her band of Peter Adams on piano, Tim Carey on bass, Brian Smith on drums, and Ernesto Pediangco on percus-sion, delivering a tight first set of wonderfully stylized covers. The ceremony begun in tribute to the late Ernestine Anderson, with Jim Wilke, Paul de Barros, and Anderson’s daughter Shel-ley sharing memories of the beloved singer. Later awards were presented to:

Recording: Gregg Belisle- Chi, TenebraeAcoustic Jazz Ensemble: Jovino Santos Neto QuintetoAlternative Jazz Group: Industrial RevelationJazz Instrumentalist of the Year: Dawn ClementEmerging Artist or Group: Raymond LarsenVocalist of the Year: Eugenie JonesConcert of the Year: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Anat CohenSeattle Jazz Hall of Fame: Ruby Bishop; Randy Halberstadt, Sonny Booker

ART Of JAZZ AT THE SEATTLE ART MuSEuMMay 12: Michael Brockman Quintet

5:30 to 7:00, Seattle Art Museum DowntownJuly and August Art of Jazz take place at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

Earshot continues its collaboration with the Seattle Art Mu-seum in programming and presenting the Art of Jazz Series, now in it’s 19th year. Always well attended, the after-work concerts are free with museum admission—a great bargain given the two-for-one line up of fine jazz and major art ex-hibits set for 2015.

The Art of Jazz Series is sponsored by KPLU Radio and hosted by Jim Wilke, who also records most of the concerts for broadcast on his Jazz Northwest program, Sunday after-noons, from 1 to 2pm on 88.5, KPLU.

ORiGiN / OA2 RECORDiNG NEWSOrigin Records and OA2 Records an-

nounces their spring 2016 lineup of new releases. Visit www.origin-records.com for more information.

ARK OVRUTSKI, “INTERSEC-TION” (Origin 82709). New York-based, Ukranian bassist presents new music for his quartet, including drummer Duduka de Fonseca.

SCOTT REEVES JAZZ ORCHES-TRA, “PORTRAITS AND PLACES” (Origin 82710). New York composer/ar-

ranger debuts new music for jazz or-chestra, featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson.

MARCOS VARELA, “SAN YG-NACIO” (Origin 82711). New York bassist’s debut recording with Bill Hart, George Cables, Clifton Anderson, and more.

THE DYNAMIC LES DEMERLE BAND, “COMIN’ HOME BABY” (Origin 82712) The hard-swinging Florida based iconic drum-mer returns with his quartet. Featuring Bonnie Eisele on vocals. JOEL MILLER WITH SIENNA DAHLEN, “DREAM CASSETTE” (Origin 82713) Montre-al based saxophonist teams with vocalist/lyricist Si-enna Dahlen and explore their roots in popular music. DAN CRAY, “OUTSIDE IN” (Origin 82714) New York pianist returns with a quartet including Day-na Stephens, Clark Sommers and Mark Ferber. COREY CHRISTIANSEN, “FACTORY GIRL” (Origin 82715) The guitarist follows up on Lone Prarie with a fur-ther exploration of American roots music and cowboy songs. RAUL AGRAZ, “BETWEEN BROTHERS” (OA2 22127) Venezuelan trumpeter with an all-star cast from the Latin music world. Produced by Doug Beavers. DANNY GREEN TRIO, “ALTERED NARRATIVES” (OA2 22128) San Diego pianist recorded new music with his well-seasoned trio in New York last summer. Produced by Matt Pierson. Coming this summer & fall....

Daria, Alex Goodman, New Standard Jazz Orchestra, Will Goble, David Friesen, Joonsam, John Stowell/Mike Zilber, and more....

SEATTLE SAXO-PHONE iNSTiTuTE SuMMER CAMP, AuGuST 3-6

The Summer Saxophone Camp offers four days of immersion in sax-ophone study for beginning through advanced high school students. Whether students are interested in jazz, classical, or modern improvisa-

tion, the SSI is designed to give saxophon-ists of all levels of ability the chance to con-nect with like-minded students and faculty.

SSI coaches are four of the Seattle ar-ea’s most respected performers and educa-tors, including saxophonists Steve Tresel-er, Neil Welch, Mark Taylor, and Evan Smith. Students will work alongside their coaches in a unique environment of collab-oration and mentorship, and are guaranteed a private lesson during the week with one of the SSI’s experienced faculty.

The schedule for SSI Summer Saxo-phone Camp is: High School Camp (open to all incoming 10-12th grade students): July 25-28th; Middle School Camp (open to all incoming 7-9th grade students): August 1-4th. Visit: SeattleSaxInstitute.comContact: Neil Welch at [email protected]

BELLEVuE JAZZ & BLuES fESTiVAL, JuNE 1-5, 2016

The 9th Annual Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival returns to Downtown Bellevue June 1-5, 2016. National artists, local musicians and high school all stars will perform in free and ticketed venues throughout the weekend.

Featured acts include: Shemekia Copeland, Etienne Charles, Lee Oskar & Special Guests, and Seattle’s own McTuff.

Shows range from concerts at the Theatre at Meydenbauer — with its ideal acoustics and intimate setting — to tableside sets in downtown bars and hotels.

Award-winning high school jazz programs will be featured in the festi-val’s Student Showcase. Groups will perform 45-minute sets highlighting the rich and diverse offerings presented by

members of the local high school and middle school jazz scene.

In addition, more than 40 shows in various locations will feature top local and regional artists.

EARSHOT SPRiNG CONCERTSEarshot’s Concert Series continues with performances

through June. Performances coming up include:

April 26 - ESMA REDZEPOVA & FOLk MASTERSMay 3 - PROJECT FUkUSHIMA! SOLO PERFOR-

MANCE BY OTOMO YOSHIHIDEMay 12 - MICHAEL BROCkMAN QUINTETMay 14 - PANAMA HOTEL JAZZMay 28 - SEALES BROTHERS BAND

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JAZZ WALK PRESENTING SPONSOR:Verity Credit Union

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As we proudly present the 14th Annual Ballard Jazz Festival, we continue to marvel at and are so pleased to be a part of such a unique and thriving community. What was a neighborhood primarily of industrial buildings, dive bars and fishermen when John Bishop moved to Ballard in 1991, is now one of the most dynamic neighborhoods in the country with an ever-expanding collection of restaurants, boutiques, music venues, lounges ... and dive bars and fishermen. With that in mind we give you the 2016 edition of the Ballard Jazz Festival! Again, the festival kicks off with the Brotherhood of the Drum at Conor Byrne Pub. The Northwest is home to an incredible array of great drummers and we will be showcasing just a few of them including the legendary improvisor GREGG KEPLINGER; the fiery grooves of Seattle’s TARIK ABOUZIED, and JOHN BISHOP performing the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra with the group, Being John McLaughlin. The Guitar Summit has developed into a fan favorite over the last ten years, and this year’s should be just as inspired with three amazing guitarists on the bill - COREY CHRISTIANSEN, a definitive guitarist of our time debuting music from his new Origin CD, San Francisco transplant TIM VOLPICELLA, bringing his modern, improvisational jazz aesthetic, and two true Northwest originals performing together - DAVE PETERSON and JOHN STOWELL. Sponsored by VERITY CREDIT UNION, the perennially-packed Ballard Jazz Walk promises to be another great time as over 90 great musicians from the Northwest and New York perform at 10 different venues throughout Ballard. Also on Friday, for the first time, we’ll feature music on the spacious outdoor stages of Pono Ranch and Peddler Brewing Company. To properly recover from Friday night’s Jazz Walk and prepare for Saturday evening’s Mainstage Concert, the festival teams with the Nordic Heritage Museum to present the Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch featuring the internationally known and Northwest favorite, trumpeter /saxophonist JAY THOMAS and his quartet, along with a vintage Volvo Auto Show. For the Mainstage Concert, we turn to the intimacy of the Nordic Heritage Museum for performances by guitar giant MIKE STERN, backed by the GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIO, and legendary New York pianist HAL GALPER, celebrating 10 years of performing and recording with his latest trio featuring bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop.

We would like to thank our small, but incredible staff of volunteers for all of their hard work over the countless hours that went into making this festival a reality. Our sponsors make the Ballard Jazz Festival possible. Through their generous support, we are able to bring some of the world’s finest jazz musicians to this small fishing village here in Seattle. Please take a moment to acknowledge their contribution with your patronage. And to you, the Seattle jazz fan, thank you for your continued support of the Ballard Jazz Festival. Please enjoy the week!

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PRODUCTION COORDINATORS Chris Icasiano, Peter Daniel

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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Paul Rauch

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NORDIC HERITAGE FACILITIES COORDINATOR Sune Wilhelm Sandling

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES Carol Handley

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Become a Ballard Jazz Festival Founding Member!With your membership in our Founder’s Circle, we’ll have gifts and festival passes to accompany a very large THANKS from all of us as we work together in support of Seattle’s uniquely vibrant jazz community. And don’t forget, if you work for a Matching Gift Company your tax deductible contribution goes even further!

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Some of America’s top drummers (many who just happen to live in the NW) gather with their bands for a night of eclectic, spirited music.

Wednesday, May 11, 8:00pm - Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave NW, $15, 21+

GREGG KEPLINGER

Neil Welch - saxophone; Luke Bergman - bass; Jaques Willis - vibes; Simon Henneman - guitar; Gregg keplinger - drums

Drummer Gregg Keplinger enjoys legendary status among aficionados of Northwest music for his powerful, individualistic percussion style.

Gregg began his musical career with various rock and jazz projects in the 1960s and was a key member of the free-thinking musical community that formed around late 60s coffeehouse The Llanghaelhyn, the crucible of Seattle’s modern-jazz movement. In addition to Stackpole, Gregg’s musical resume includes work in such disparate contexts as Soundgarden, his ongoing duo with jazz saxophonist Rick Mandyck, and the Ringling Brothers Circus band. He is known internationally for his unique, handmade Keplinger snare drums, used by his major inspiration, Elvin Jones, among other luminaries. He has also toured extensively as a drum technician with Pearl Jam,

Soundgarden, Our Lady Peace, and others.

TARIK ABOUZIEDSkerik - saxophones; Andy Coe - guitar; Joe Doria - Hammond B3 organ; Tarik Abouzied - drums

As a performer Tarik Abouzied has played and traveled with a vast array of incredible musicians. His groups have collectively produced six original albums: two from Pocket Change, an instrumental funk septet in the vein of Tower of Power, three from Hardcoretet, a more modern instrumental jazz quartet, and one from McTuff, an incredible funk/jazz Hammond organ trio. His current project, Happy Orchestra, was awarded 4Culture’s 2015 Arts Project Grant and is in the process of recording its first full-length album. Aside from these performing groups Tarik has played with local and national greats including Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), Skerik, Brian Haas, Jessica Lurie, Nigel Hall, Mike Stern, and many others.

BEING JOHN McLAUGHLIN FEATURING JOHN BISHOPTristan Gianola - guitar; Mark Taylor - saxes; Alicia DeJoie - violin; Ryan Burns - keyboards; Geoff Harper - bass; John Bishop - drums

As a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer, publisher, and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 35 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Bobby McFerrin, Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, George Cables, Kenny Werner, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Julian

Priester, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Pete Christlieb, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Kenny Rankin, and countless others. He’s appeared on more than 100 albums, and was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008.

Being John McLaughlin is the clever name for the Seattle sextet tackling the phenomenally complex, combustible, and beautiful music of 1970s jazz-fusion deities Mahavishnu Orchestra. McLaughlin was the superhumanly dexterous guitarist/leader and one of the catalysts in Miles Davis’s paradigm-shifting electric period. BJM focuses on the group’s first two albums—1971’s Inner Mounting Flame and 1973’s Birds of Fire—which remain overwhelming sources of quicksilver inventiveness and spiritual profundity.

2016 BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM


COREY CHRISTIANSENCorey Christiansen - guitar; Jeremy Allen- bass; Matt Jorgensen - drums

“... Corey Christiansen lights a rhythmic fire that never flickers, punctuating chords with precision and soloing with zeal...” - DOWNBEAT

Corey Christiansen has a number of publications with Mel Bay and has conducted countless guitar clinics and concerts across the country and beyond including Europe, South Africa and Australia. He has also performed at many notable festivals and venues including John Pisano’s Guitar Night in Los Ange-les, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Um-bria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Clearwater Jazz Festival, the Daytona Beach Jazz Festival, the Classic American Guitar Show, and the St. Lou-is Jazz Festival. He has also performed and/or recorded with many outstanding jazz artists including Jimmy Bruno, John Pi-sano, James Moody, Joe Negri, Willie Akins, Chuck Redd, Sid Jacobs, Jack Wilkins, Christian McBride, George Duke, Terri Lyne Carrington, Danny Gottlieb, and many, many others.

His new CD, Factory Girl, will be available at the Ballard Jazz Festival.

TIM VOLPICELLATim Volpicella - guitar; Lucien La Motte - steel pedal & gui-tar; Dennis Staskowski - bass; Don Alan Berman - drums

“Nothing retro here, just good old-fashioned individuality.”- JOHN ABERCROMBIE

Nominated for a GRAMMY Award for his production work on The PapaHugs Band release “Are We There Yet?,” guitarist Tim Volpicella has been active as a sound designer and engineer for many years through his company, Harmonic Fox Sound De-sign.

As a guitarist, Tim attended the Berklee School of Music where he studied with John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Da-vid Liebman and John Stowell, and has performed around the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. His resume includes appearances at Earshot Jazz, Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival and the Len-nie Tristano Jazz Festival (Naples, Italy). Tim has performed with artists including Russell Ferrante, Chet Baker, Hafez Modirzadeh and John Carlos Perea, and has appeared on nu-merous studio recordings. Tim’s original compositions can be heard on his own CDs, “Many Places” and “Unspoken Words.”

As Music Coordinator for San Jose Jazz (1998-2002), Tim brought music education to local children through the Commu-nity Youth Outreach Program and has taught guitar workshops at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Jazzschool. He has been a frequent clinician at colleges in the western US.

JOHN STOWELLJohn Stowell - guitar; Dave Peterson - guitar; Jeff Johnson - bass; John Bishop - drums

“John Stowell plays jazz, but he doesn’t use any of the cliches; he has an incredible originality. John is a master creator.” - LARRY CORYELL

John Stowell began his successful career with guitar les-sons in his native Connecticut from guitarist Linc Chamberlind, and from John Mehegan, pianist and respected jazz educator at the Julliard School of Music and Yale University. Several years later he met noted bassist David Friesen in NYC and launched a critically acclaimed touring and recording association that lasted 7 years, included 6 albums, and performances in Eu-rope, Canada, USA and Australia. During that time, John also moved to Oregon. Paul Horn, John, David Friesen and Robin Horn were invited to perform in the Soviet Union. It was the first time in 40 years that American jazz musicians had been invited to play public performances in Russia, paving the way for many others to follow. John Stowell is an in-demand teach-er and clinician of jazz guitar. He has taught at the country’s most prestigious schools of music as a clinician. He has been

constantly touring the world since the ‘70s, performing with friends abroad or with his several working bands - including Scenes, Stowell/Zilber Quartet, or in duos with Kendra Shank or David Liebman.

DAVE PETERSONDave Peterson flies under the radar in most notable jazz

circles, because he isn’t one to brag about every exploit. He’s into the music and the good musicians, not into self-aggrandiz-ing that is often so common in such a business.

But that doesn’t mean this Northwest guitar genius is any less the jazz player. He’s known as one of the greatest jazz guitar players in the Pacific Northwest.

Known as a dependable sideman able to shred and turn me-lodic, Peterson has worked with countless big jazz names (Chet Baker, Bud Shank, John Clayton/Jeff Hamilton Big Band, etc.). His 2004 record, “Portal,” with bassist Chuck Deardorf

shows off that melodic shredding ability well. All About Jazz reviewer Mark Sabbatini recognized Peterson’s pleasant style: “Peterson invokes a lot of memories of Montgomery with his tone and highly accessible melodic solos.” Most of all, the jazz musicians Peterson has played with have only high praise for the master. (From Examiner.com)

Thursday, May 12, 8:00pm - Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave NW, $15, 21+

GUITAR SUMMIT


Friday, May 13, 6:30pm - New York Fashion Academy, 5201 Ballard Ave NW, $30

LINEUP! featuringJULIAN PRIESTER MARINA ALBERO GROUP New York Fashion Academy / 7:00 / All Ages Sponsored by: VERITY CREDIT UNION, GES EVENTS, & SUPERGRAPHICS

Saxophonist Mark Taylor launches a new ensemble with the ebullient pianist and Cornish alumna and adjunct instruc-tor Dawn Clement. The two award-winning Pacific Northwest artists bring listeners a lineup of new work they are composing together.

Clement began playing piano when she was ten years old, with early lessons with ragtime pianist and church organist Keith Taylor. Eventually settling in Vancouver, Wash., Clement joined the high school jazz band and started sitting in at Portland-area jam sessions. Her career today includes playing at the Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition at Washington DC’s Kennedy Cen-ter and Paris’ International Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition, teaching at Cornish and at Port Townsend’s Centrum Jazz Work-shop, and releasing five CDs. Clement is currently working on her Masters of Composition at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Mark Taylor is a creative improviser and impeccable en-semble player. He performs and records extensively with Matt Jorgensen +451, Jim Knapp Orchestra, Tom Varner, Thomas Marriott, Wayne Horvitz, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and the Randy Halberstadt Quintet. Taylor has two acclaimed Ori-gin Records releases: After Hours (2002) and Spectre (2009). He teaches privately and holds a BM from the University of Wash-ington (1994), and MM from the Manhattan School of Music (2000).Mark Taylor - saxophone; Dawn Clement - piano; Michael Glynn - bass; D’Vonne Lewis - drums; special guest Julian Priester - trombone

Marina Albero has played with some of the most important artists of early, Flamenco and latin music including l’Arpeggiata, Barbarito Torres (Buenavista Social Club), Glen Velez, Pepe Habichuela, Carlos Saura, & Sara Flores. She plays hammered dulcimer, piano & vibes and has studied music in Spain & Cuba. Born in Barcelona, Marina Albero grew up playing traditional music with her family Grallers band “Stampede,” which took

them on tours to Japan and the U.S. in the ‘90s. At the age of eight, she studied piano & theory and later, drums and jazz piano while still working with the family project, She studied at the Conservatory Isaac Albeniz and the Conservatorio Municipal de Barcelona. In 1995, her family moved to Cuba where she studied at the Insti- tuto Superior de Arte, and she played with the Cu-ban Psalterium Rennaissance-style group “Ars Longa.” Albero moved to Seattle from Barcelona two years ago and continues to perform and teach throughout the world.Marina Albero - piano; Ben Thomas - vibes; Chuck Deardorf - bass; Mark Ivester - drums

WAYNE HORVITZ & the ROYAL WEGEORGE COLLIGAN QUARTET THE 200 TRIOConor Byrne Pub / 6:30 / 21+Sponsored by: BAXTALO & ORIGIN RECORDS

One of the music world’s most creative forces, compos-er/pianist/band leader Wayne Horvitz added a new dimension and vitality to the Seattle jazz scene when he relocated from New York in the ‘90s, and he remains a con-stant presence in Seattle’s cul-tural life, partic-ularly through The Royal Room where he’s created an essential musi-cal workshop and perfor-mance venue. Be- sides the many genre-bending groups he has led throughout the years, he is perhaps most famous for being the keyboardist of the John Zorn’s Naked City. He has also produced records for the World Saxo-phone Quartet, Bill Frisell, Eddie Palmieri, and many others.Wayne Horvitz - piano/keys; Skerik - saxophone; Evan Flory-Barnes - bass; Dave Abramson - drums

A transplant from New York City, Portland’s George Col-ligan is a pianist, organist, drummer, trumpeter, teacher,and bandleader, who is one of the most original and compelling jazz artists of his generation. An award-winning composer and play-er, Colligan has toured & recorded with Lenny White, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Buster Williams, and Lonnie Plaxico. He is currently a member of legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette’s New Quintet. He has released 25 recordings full of his intelligent writing and impressive technique including “Endless Mysteries,” on Origin Records and featuring DeJohnette and bassist Larry Grenedier. His performances include dazzling technique as well as mature restraint. Rob Davis - saxes; George Colligan - keyboards; Jeff Johnson - bass; John Bishop - drums

GAIL PETTIS QUARTETBallard Landmark / 7:00 / All AgesSponsor by: THE BALLARD LANDMARK & ORIGIN WEB DESIGN

Recently back from her third tour of Russia, two-time winner of Earshot Golden Ear Awards “Northwest Vocalist of the Year,” Gail’s rich, warm vocals and understated phrasing have been described as “deliciously soulful” by Cadence Magazine. Gail’s two releases, “May I Come In?,” (OA2), and “Here in the Mo-ment,” (OA2) were widely and warmly embraced by radio and jazz fans around the world, with “Here...” ending up being the most played, new female vocal CD on American jazz radio in 2010. As artist-in-residence at the Amersfoort Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 2006, she was featured artist with the New Manhattan Big Band on the mainstage. Included on that tour was a stop in Kobe, Japan to perform as the winner of the Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Competition.Gail Pettis - vocals; Tony Foster - piano; Clipper Anderson - bass; Brad Boal - drums

STEVE GRIGG’S PANAMA HOTEL QUINTETBad Albert’s / 8:00 / 21+ Sponsored by: CHRISTINE OLSEN REIS/WINDERMERE & SEATTLE JAZZ SCENE

Steve Griggs is a Seattle saxophonist and composer who moved here from New York in 1993. His current work focuses on site-specific performances that combine history and improvisation. This approach has garnered grant funding from regional and national organizations plus two awards from ASCAP/Chamber Music America for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music. His latest recording was Panama Hotel Jazz: Music Made from Memories and will release A Cup of Joe Brazil on his Hip City Music label later this year.Steve Griggs - saxophone; Jay Thomas - trumpet; Susan Pascal - vibes; Phil Sparks - bass; Milo Peterson - drums TODD BISHOP GROUPJULIAN MacDONOUGH TRIOPortland State Univ. Jazz (6:00PM)Egan’s Jam House / 6:30 / All Ages Sponsored by: SEATTLE DIVORCE SERVICES

Portland drummer Todd Bishop has led jazz, avant-garde and indie rock groups and produced six CDs of original music for Origin Records. With his multi-layered, organic style, he is a

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PEDDLER BREWING COMPANY | 1514 NW LEARY WAY | 7:00PM (All Ages until 11) Sponsored by WASHINGTON’S NATIONAL PARK FUND AND AMERICAN MUSIC

PONO RANCH | 4502 SHILSHOLE AVE NW | 7:00PM (All Ages) Sponsored by BES EVENTS AND KENNELLY KEYS MUSIC

compelling musician, and has thrilled audiences with visceral performances owing as much to the influence of Keith Moon or Olatunji as to the jazz masters. His most recent recording is “Travelogue,” inspired by his band’s annual tours of Europe over the last 6 years. Richard Cole - saxophones; Jasnam Daya Singh - piano, Chris Higgins - bass, Todd Bishop - drums.

Julian MacDonough is a drummer, educator, and artistic director of the Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center in Bellingham, where he presents concerts and workshops year-round. He has been fortunate to work with some of the greats in jazz, including Harold Mabern, Peter Bernstein, Grant Stewart, Larry Willis, Geoff Keezer, Seamus Blake, and Joey DeFrancesco, among many others. He spent many years recording and touring with the Mike Allen Quartet out of Vancouver, BC and also performed with the genre-bending funk band Megatron, and alt-country singer songwriter Kasey Anderson from Portland. He’s been active as a freelance jazz drummer up and down the west coast, and appears on over 40 recordings including First Romance with New York pianist Aaron Parks. Santosh Sharma - tenor saxophone; Adam Thomas - bass; Julian MacDonough - bass

TABLE & CHAIRS LABEL SHOWCASEVader Tots with Darren Palmer MESS Collective / Marcin Paczkowski & Ivan Arteaga / Bad Luck / HoopSalmon Bay Eagles Upstairs/ 8:00 / All AgesSponsored by: TABLE & CHAIRS

Table & Chairs is a record label that was started in 2011 by a collection of active musicians in Seattle’s improvised music scene. Showcased at the festival over the last two years, many members of the T&C family have performed as part of the festival over the last 10 years including: Neil Welch, Luke Bergman, Chemical Clock, Chris Icasiano, Burn List, and Andy Clausen to name a few. T&C has released eighteen critically acclaimed recordings. In addition to championing the burgeoning local new music scene, T&C also hosts a weekly free-improvisation jam session that has been run-ning successfully for several years at Cafe Racer in Seattle.

- Vader Tots w/ Darren Palmer - VADER TOTS is a duo com-

prised of a bass and drums. Tasty, crispy, deep-fried Rhythms with a structured, fun, jam-like chaos and incessant unrelenting groove. Featuring Max Benoit on bass and Dio Jean-Baptiste on drums. They will be joined by visual artist Dar-ren Palmer

- MESS Collective - MESS is a collaborative performance en-semble that was founded by Amelia May Coulter, Mariah Davis, and Haley Freedlund in 2015. Their work is inspired by queer theory, liberation politics, social situations, personal storytelling, gender & sexuality, and finding new ways of relating to themselves and others. As a group, they co-create scores as rough templates for interactive, improvisational, and durational work.

- Marcin Pazkowski with Ivan Arteaga - Marcin Paczkowski and Ivan Arteaga collaborate with Mariah Davis from Mess Collective to present a new piece for accelerometers, conducted sound, dance and saxophone. Feats of magic are sure to abound throughout this explor-atory work.

- Bad Luck - Bad Luck is a 10-year collaboration between Se-attle-based musicians Chris Icasiano on drums and Neil Welch on saxophone/electronics. With four albums under their belt, Bad Luck has created an incredibly diverse array of music — no small feat in the heavily trodden world of drum/saxophone duos. Their melodies, improvisations and compositions are constructed from the ground up, creating a band sound much larger than the sum of its parts.

- Hoop - Soft-grunge. Seattle. Featuring Caitlin Roberts, Pamela Santiago, Leena Joshi, Ingrid Chiles.

45th STREET BRASSJACOB ZIMMERMANSalmon Bay Eagles Downstairs / 8:00 / 21+ Sponsored by: EARSHOT JAZZPeter Daniel - bari sax; Dan Wager - tenor sax; Steve O’Brien - trumpet; David Marriott - trombone; Ehssan

karimi - drums; Nelson Bell - sousaphone; Ari Joshua - guitar Earshot’s “2013 Emerging Artist of Year,” Jacob studied music at Garfield High School, the New England Conservatory of Music,

and Mills College, with Roscoe Mitchell, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Morris and Anthony Coleman. The Jacob Zimmerman Quintet can be seen performing classic bebop music from the 40s and 50s at their monthly series at Egan’s Ballard Jam House and other venues around town. He also tours frequently with traditional jazz groups all over the world. His playing channels the spontaneous melodic spirit of his heroes: Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young and Lee Konitz above all. Jacob Zimmerman - saxophone; Cole Schuster - electric guitar; Nate Parker - acoustic bass; Evan Woodle - drums

KAREEM KANDI ORGAN TRIODELVON LAMARR TRIOLock & Keel / 8:00 / 21+Sponsored by: AARON MESAROS - ALLSTATE FINANCIALA native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi is a performer, composer, and educator who is in high demand for his talents both on and off the stage. He spends most of his time leading, composing and arranging for his hard-swinging group, The Kareem Kandi Band which performs constantly around the Northwest. He can also be seen and heard performing as a side-man with many other top notch musical acts and projects, most notably The Paperboys from Vancouver BC. kareem kandi - saxophone; Delvon Lamarr - organ; Max Holmberg - drumsOrganist Delvon Lamarr, is, along with Joe Doria, perhaps the leading practitioner of jazz organ in Seattle. Cutting his teeth with the esteemed saxophonist Kareem Kandi and various other tight-knit ensembles around town, Lamarr has now enlisted guitarist Jimmy James and drummer David McGraw to bring his own sonic fantasias to life. Any true jazz fan will not leave a Lamarr performance unmoved. Delvon Lamarr - organ; David McGraw - drums; Jimmy James - guitar

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New for 2016 - JAZZ WALK OUTDOOR STAGES

Just in time for the Ballard Jazz Festival, Corey’s new CD, Factory Girl, hitting stores in June, will be avail-able at the Festival. Corey has performed at many no-table festivals and venues including John Pisano’s Gui-tar Night in Los Angeles, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Clearwa-ter Jazz Festival, the Daytona Beach Jazz Festival, the Classic American Guitar Show, and the St. Louis Jazz Festival. He has also performed and/or recorded with many outstanding jazz artists including Jimmy Bruno, John Pisano, James Moody, Joe Negri, Willie Akins, Chuck Redd, Sid Jacobs, Jack Wilkins, Christian Mc-Bride, George Duke, Terri Lyne Carrington, Danny Gottlieb, and many, many others. Corey Christiansen - guitar; Ryan Burns - keyboards; Jeremy Allen - bass; Matt Jorgensen - drums

Saxophonist LEVI GILLIS is a graduate of the UW Jazz Studies program. Since moving to Seattle in 2009, Levi has performed with Ted Poor, Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne and Wayne Horvitz. Levi leads the groups Sequoia Ensemble and Bed & Breakfast, and has performed in a variety of set-tings, from jazz to electro-pop to avant-garde to soul at Sasquatch Music Festival, the IMP Festival, the Earshot Jazz Festival & MusicFest NW. Levi is also a regular participant and past curator of the Racer Sessions.Levi Gillis - tenor saxophone; Ronan Delisle - electric guitar; Cameron Sharif - keyboard; Evan Woodle - drums

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Over the course of his eminent career, Michael has writ-ten, produced and played on albums that have sold mil-lions of copies. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael – at nineteen – was the youngest performer at Woodstock. Michael’s recording credits include the masters of popular and avant-garde music – Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Pete Townsend, Steve Winwood, Andy Summers, film com-poser Mark Isham, and such musical luminaries as John McLaughlin, Stomu Yamash’ta, Klaus Schulze, Freddie Hubbard, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moriera and Amon To-bin. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and in 2005, Michael received the Guitar Center’s first annual “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Michael Shrieve - drums; Danny Godinez - guitar; Joe Doria - Hammond B3 organ; Farko Dosumov - bass; Ray Larsen - trumpet Known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, THOMAS MARRIOTT performs on the stages of the world’s greatest jazz clubs and concert halls, as a leader and alongside the top names in jazz. The Seattle native is featured on more than 100 recordings with musicians of all genres. Since 2004, Thomas has produced nine albums as a leader for Origin Records. Three of his albums have made the top-ten on national jazz radio airplay charts, including the 2009 release “East-West Trum-pet Summit,” which made it all the way to number one. His albums have been featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and have gained critical acclaim world-wide. Tim kennedy - keyboards; Tarik Abouzied - drum; Andy Coe - guitar; Ian Sheridan - bass; Thomas Marriott - trumpet

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MIKE STERNwith the GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIOMike Stern (guitar), George Colligan (piano), Jeremy Allen (bass), Matt Jorgensen (drums)

One of the most esteemed electric guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has dis-tinguished himself over a four-decade career that has encompassed musical partnerships with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, the Brecker Brothers and Joe Henderson, as well as 16 recordings as a leader (six of which were nom-inated for GRAMMY® Awards). An electrifying soloist whose blistering chops combine rock-fusion firepower with sophisticated jazz harmonies and his inherently bluesy string bending prowess, Stern has the ability to instantly elevate the proceedings on any gig or session he plays by channeling the spirits of his own personal guitar heroes Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall and Albert King.

Born in Boston on January 10, 1953, Stern grew up in Washington, DC, then returned to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. He got his first big break with Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1976 at age 23. After touring and recording for two years with the popular rock band he was recruited by drummer Billy Cobham for a stint in his power-house fusion band Glass Menagerie from 1979 to early 1981. Stern was subsequently re-cruited by Miles Davis and was part of the jazz legend’s celebrated comeback band (with bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Al Foster, percussionist Mino Cinelu and saxophonist Bill Evans), making his public debut with Miles on June 27, 1981 at the KIX nightclub in Boston, a performance documented on the 1982 live album We Want Miles. During his three-year period with Miles, Stern appeared on two other recordings with the jazz maestro – 1981’s Man with the Horn and 1983’s Star People. He later toured with Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth Band from 1983 through 1985 then returned to Miles’ lineup for a second tour of duty that lasted close to a year.

HAL GALPER TRIOHal Galper (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass), John Bishop (drums)

“...the high level of integration and communication the trio displays is rare and quite thrilling to experience.”

- DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

In his fifth decade as a major jazz artist, Hal Galper continues the innovation that has made him one of today’s most surprising and satisfying pianists. Galper’s 21st century series of trio albums for Origin Records incorporates his development of ‘Rubato’ playing as a means of melding melodic lyricism with the rhythmic excitement and “sound of surprise” of the bebop tradition, deepening the jazz experience for musicians and listeners alike.

“He has also found two like-minded musical brothers in bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop, versatile and sophisticated players who can keep up with his ‘Rubato’ concept, one of playing loose and free with tempo and harmony - even structure - twisting the familiar forms like a rubber band, then pulling them back and letting them fly free.” - All About Jazz.

Beginning his international performing career in a three-year stint with trumpeter Chet Baker, he went on to be an integral member of the bands of Cannonball Adderley and Phil Woods. He also worked with Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz and Roy Eldridge, among dozens of other major jazz figures. Galper formed one of his most critically acclaimed groups as a leader in the early ’70s. With trumpeter Randy Brecker, his saxophonist brother Michael, bassist Wayne Dockery and drummer Billy Hart, the new Hal Galper Quintet de-buted at Sweet Basil in New York’s Greenwich Village, eventually recording four albums including Reach Out, Speak With a Single Voice, Children Of The Night and Redux 78.

Galper’s discography includes 99 albums, with 32 of them under his name. He is a leader not only as a performer but also as an educator, with emphasis on theory, performance and the worldly side of music as a profession. He was a founding member of New York’s New School Of Jazz And Contemporary Music and recently retired from his 14 year tenure at Purchase Conservatory. His best selling theory of Forward Motion, was the first interactive E-book in which its more than 300 musical examples could be played in a computer browser.

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Jay Thomas - trumpet/saxophone; John Hansen - piano; Paul Gabrielson - bass; Adam kessler - drums

Seattle jazz icon Jay Thomas is a ver-satile multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, flugel-horn, alto, tenor, soprano and flutes) whose music leans to earthy and lyrical; the blues and swing always in evidence. With the Cantaloupes, Jay goes back to the sixties and the neo-boogaloo / hard bop feel of Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball Adderly, & Ramsay Lewis. The band con-nects with people on a visceral level and en-courages people to MOVE.

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Growing up in Rochester, NY in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Marcello was greatly affected by the swirling jazz scene

around him. Being home to the Eastman School of Music, Rochester attracted great young musicians of the

day with many making frequent trips back and forth to New York City to take advantage of the work op-

portunities. For a short period in 1976-1977, Marcello took his camera wherever he went on his journeys to

check out jazz around New York. From established icons - such as Dizzy Gillespie in his Buffalo hotel room

- to the up-and-comers performing at late-night loft sessions, he shot under-the-radar events during a period

that many had written off as being lost time for jazz. These vivid scenes tell an altogether different story.

PHOTO EXHIBIT: TOM MARCELLO, JAZZ IN NEW YORK / 1976-77

A pre-concert reception will be held on May 9th at the Nordic Heritage Museum during the Ballard Festival. On display will be a collection of photographs from jazz manager, photographer and lifetime jazz-lover, Tom Marcello.


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TOM COLLIERACROSS THE BRIDGEOrigin 82672

by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

Ruminations on the past, musical or otherwise, are often weighed down by the sediment of sentiment. But it certainly doesn’t have to be that way. Looking back can provide an outlet for the imagination to take control, and vibraphonist Tom Collier seems well aware of that. On Across The Bridge, Collier revisits his youth, delivering nine original numbers that touch on a childhood spent on the opposite side of the West Seattle Bridge from where he currently resides. It’s a personalized program that succeeds by avoiding mawkish tendencies and the quicksand of nostalgia. Instead of taking a tenderhearted path to the past, Collier reflects by rocking out with a strong crew of musicians who seem more than willing to have a good time in his world for a while. The stories on Across The Bridge are brought to life by three different bands, with Collier and bass-ist Dan Dean serving as the constants between the groups. Four tracks bring guitarist Larry Coryell and drummer John Bishop into the picture, three numbers feature guitarist Bill Frisell and drum-mer Ted Poor, and two pieces are delivered by the trio of Collier, Poor, and Dean, with the bassist also covering guitar duties to essentially create another quartet. It’s to Collier’s credit that, despite the personnel change-ups across the album, there’s tremendous consistency here. “The Junction,” a chromatically-laced composition with controlled aggression, kicks things off and sets things on a course that essentially remains steady for the entire album. Collier, Coryell, Dean, and Bishop dive headfirst into this heady rock-based music, bringing lots of energy and attitude to the surface. Following that brief opener, the band-shifting begins. The Frisell group comes into the picture to deliver “Beach Drive,” a somewhat slinky surf-side song that’s far more lighthearted than what came before it; the Coryell clan comes back with “Gold ‘N’ Blues,” the only swing based number on the record; the Dean-on-double-duty outfit joins the party with the slick funk of “The Admiral’s Point Of View”; and the Frisell band returns for a riff-fired rocker dubbed “47th ‘N’ Hudson.” In each and every one of those pieces, Collier remains at the center of the action while also creating an atmosphere that encourages interplay and invites his fellow musicians to take chances and step into the spotlight. The lone ballad on the album - “Genesee” - is the one place where dewy-eyed visions of Collier’s past come to color the music. But there’s nothing sappy about it, as it plays more like a daydream than a trip down memory lane. After that, the Collier that we’ve come to know from earlier in the album comes roaring back. “Harmonious Effusion On Olga Street,” beginning with Collier’s hypnotic sixteenth note riffs on marimba layered beneath Dean’s simple and effective guitar, gets the adrenaline going again. Then Collier downshifts for “Fauntleroy Mist,” a semi-haunting number perfectly suited to Frisell’s sound, and the title track, a rollicking fusion-funk farewell in keeping with the overall vibe of the record. While we’ll never know exactly what life

was like for a young Tom Collier, it must’ve been one hell of a wild and colorfulride. At least that’s what this music tells us.Tom Collier - vibraphone, marimba; Bill Frisell - electric guitar; Larry Coryell - guitars Dan Dean - electric bass & electric guitar; John Bishop - drums; Ted Poor - drums

RAY VEGA & THOMAS MARRIOTTRETURN OF THE EAST-WEST TRUMPET SUMMITOrigin 82707

by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott plays well with electricity. Specifically, with the Hammond B3 organ. The most memorable of his now nine CDs on Origin Records feature either the Hammond B3 or some serious Moog synthesier/Fender Rhodes work: Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson (2007), with Ryan Burns on electric keys; Human Spirit (2009), featuring Gary Versace on B3; and now Return of the East-West Summit, with the versatile George Colligan sit-ting in on the Hammond B3, and Marriott’s mentor, trumpeter Ray Vega sharing leader duties.

2010 was the year of the first paring of Vega and Marriott on Origin Records, with East/West Trumpet Summit, that, like it’s follow-up, tipped a hat to a cou-ple of the legendary rip-it-up trumpet pairings: Fats Navarro and Howard McGhee, and Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. Return of the East-West trumpet Summit, like its predecessor, leans heavily on the Great American Songbook and jazz standards, with tunes from trombonist Curtis Fuller, hot bop trumpet man Lee Morgan, along with pianist Erroll Garner’s most famous tune, “Misty,” a very original take on Charlie Parker’s “Quasimodo” and a quirky read-ing of the much-covered “What Is This thing Called Love.”

Back to the George Colligan’s Hammond B3. In small jazz combos, the more common piano is punctuation for the stories the trumpeter tells. Ringing percussion cutting chunks of sounds into sections. With the organ, it’s all run-on sentences and run-on paragraphs, even cool-breeze drones for the rest of the band ride on, leaving the percussion/punctuation to ever-deft drummer Matt Jorgensen here.

The trumpet guys: Vega and Marriott are stellar, blowing with the fire and finesse, bringing in the mutes (harmon and cup) from time-to-time to give a mix to the sound. And “Misty” and “Qua-simodo.” Classic takes on classic tunes.Ray Vega - trumpet & flugelhorn; Thomas Marriott - trumpet; George Colligan - B-3 Organ; Matt Jorgensen - drums


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