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Bill Anschell: The Hardest-Working Piano Man in Seattle
Simple or elaborate, this is what Anschell does best. In any given year, his arrangements or compositions might be on any one of a dozen albums, most not his own. His music even made its way to the television shows “The West Wing” and “The Wire.” But for his latest album, “We Couldn’t Agree More,” released ...
Thomas Marriott CD Release Party - May 12 at the Triple Door
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott hits the road this weekend performing for two nights at The Cellar in Vancouver, BC, before returning home for his CD Release Party next Tuesday, May 12, at The Triple Door. TUESDAY, MAY 12 - THE TRIPLE DOOR 216 Union Street Seattle, WA 98101 Tickets: 206-838-4333 featuring: ...
Thomas Marriott: Flexicon
by Dan McClenaghan
If Seattle, Washington-based Origin Records can be said to have a signature sound, trumpeter Thomas Marriott's Flexicon could be picked as an example. The music is mainstream, with two horns and a rhythm section, polished up and modernized with a nice edge, some luminous Fender Rhodes, a solid-yet-adventurous bassist, and a top notch, push-the-tradition-forward drummer. And ...
Karen Shivers at Jazz Alley
Karen Shivers Quartet March 2, 2009, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY jazzalley.com Reservations: 206-441-9729 The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents vocalist Karen Shivers and her band for one night only. Band members include Bill Anschell (piano), Doug Miller (bass), and Greg Williamson (drums). Doors open at 6:00pm and show ...
More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Night and Day; Bent; Crazy he Calls Me; Emily; As the Crow Flies; Humble Origins; Alone
Together; I'll Take Romance; Morning Fog; Faster Than the Speed of Mildew; At the End of the
Day.
Bill Anschell: More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Bill Anschell has carved out a fairly high profile for himself as an accompanist and arranger, most recently on vocalist Jeff Baker's vibrant Monologue (OA2 Records, 2005), and previously with his stint touring and recording as musical director for Nnenna Freelon from 1992-96. With More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye, Anschell steps out ...
Notes from the Lobby
by Bill Anschell
The light is unsettling; too bright, by far, for the dark business at hand. My fingers work tirelessly. Visible beneath them, a workspace painful to the glance; brilliant, aching white. Should I look away, bury my gaze instead in the teeming masses before me? They transact ceaselessly, without apology. Harshly lit, the greedy faces are easily ...
Jazz Math
by Bill Anschell
If x is the number of chord changes in a tune, and y is the tempo at which it is played, then xy = factor by which a guitarist will turn down his amp. # (notes/measure played by a saxophonist on a ballad) is proportional to # (drinks he has consumed). 4 ...
When Cooler Heads Prevail
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Sweet and Lovely; Dear Old Stockholm; Undercurrent Event; Little Niles; No Hurry; La Flor de la Canela; If It Isn't One Thing ?; One More Mile; Woody's Turn; Angels Watching Over Me.
Bill Anschell: When Cooler Heads Prevail
by Jim Santella
Splitting his session between originals and familiar gems, pianist Bill Anschell brings his third recording as leader to a wider audience. As Nnenna Freelon's musical director in the '90s, he gained experience with the kind of songs that reach out and touch someone. Anschell's web site contains plenty of biographical information. The pianist's arrangement, here, of ...
