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Pearl Django: A Decade of 'Hot Club' Jazz
by Jason West
It’s a crisp, autumn evening on the streets of Fremont, but inside Bouchee restaurant it’s toasty warm with standing room only to hear Pearl Django perform barn-burning gypsy jazz tunes, medium-swing melodies and lush string ballads—all of which recall the era of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, when post-war Europe was rapidly adopting jazz into it’s ...
Steve Korn: Third Time's a Charm
by Jason West
Good things come in threes, the saying goes, and so it is with the third release from Seattle drummer Steve Korn. While his first and second CD projects contained a total of six original compositions, Points in Time features seven Korn originals, providing us with the clearest glimpse into his musical psyche. Recorded at Studio X ...
The Standards Trio In Seattle
by Jason West
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA Friday, November 14, 2003 Presented as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival Walking into Benaroya Hall at 7:55pm it was apparent by the hundreds of people in line at will call that the scheduled 8pm start would have to be ...
A Sense of Jazz Community in Ballard, WA
by Jason West
The Ballard Jazz Festival Saturday, November 15, 2003 Seattle, WA Boats, beer, fish—better add jazz to the list. For generations, Ballard, WA has been famous for harboring fishing vessels, numerous blue-collar taverns frequented by fishermen, and lutefisk—a pickled fish recipe preferred by Scandinavians who settled here nearly a century ago. Now, following ...
Pascal, Matassa Spread the Good News
by Jason West
British author Jonathan Raban, in an essay first published in the Guardian of London and recently reprinted in the Seattle Weekly, writes: “When I first moved here, I cherished the fact that Seattle has one of the lowest churchgoing rates in the nation, and when it does go to church, it likes its religion to be ...
Larry Fuller Trio: Easy Walker
by Jason West
If I were a musician blessed with talent and the motivation required to fully develop it, then I would be faced with an infinite number of choices upon entering the recording studio. Able to play almost anything, what would I choose? Luckily, being in a group with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton and Larry Fuller would simplify ...
Valerie Joyce: Reverie
by Jason West
Valerie Joyce is a newcomer to the Seattle music scene, and with her debut release, Reverie, she has succeeded in making a lasting first impression. Haunting and breathy, earthy and ethereal—such oxymoronic descriptors come to mind when attempting to characterize her voice. Certainly, some listeners will dismiss her vocal style as alien and unattractive. But others ...
Carolyn Graye with Jessica Williams: Songs
by Jason West
Carolyn Graye is a veteran vocalist and jazz pianist; however, on her latest release she chooses to focus on singing and let Jessica Williams tackle the keyboard duties. The result is Songs, twelve standards that portray Ms. Graye in a favorable light, making intelligent musical decisions while adding her personal signature to well-known favorites. Highlights include ...
Alexey Nikolaev: From Russia with Chops
by Jason West
The first time I heard Alexey Nikolaev perform (last year at the Hopvine Pub with Kareem Kandi) I was knocked out by his big tenor sound and his willingness to take chances with the music. Employing a huge note range and complete control of his instrument, Nikolaev's solos were show-stoppers; they never failed to get a ...
The Fabulous Miss B.B. White
by Jason West
B.B. White had a way about her, an air of elegance and style, an unselfish spirit full of love and kindness and caring that attracted people from all walks of life. Like seeing an old friend from a happier time, in B.B’s company, one felt respect, pride, and that allusive, dreamlike affirmation of human goodness. Put ...
