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ICP Orchestra in Seattle, WA
by Bill Bennett
ICP Orchestra Seattle, WA March 25, 2006 New Dutch Swing is the phrase coined by critic Kevin Whitehead - who wrote a book of the same name - to describe the music of the ICP (Instant Composers Pool) Orchestra, the Willem Breuker Kollektief, Bik Bent Braam and other members of the ...
The Jim Knapp Orchestra at the L.A.B. Performance Space in Seattle
by Bill Bennett
Jim Knapp Orchestra L.A.B. Performance Space Seattle, WA January 9th, 2006 The Jim Knapp Orchestra inaugurated a first Monday of the month series at the Seattle Drum School's intimate and acoustically friendly L.A.B. Performance Space with a superb concert of Knapp originals and arrangements on January 9th, 2006. The sound ...
2005 Ballard Jazz Festival, Seattle, WA
by Bill Bennett
The Ballard Jazz Festival Youth Big Band Eric Alexander/Peter Bernstein Group Joe Locke Quartet Ballard Jazz Festival Mars Hill Church Performance Hall November 19, 2005 The Mainstage Concert that concluded the third annual Ballard Jazz Festival featured a delightful spectrum of the music. There was ...
Seattle Improvised Music Festival Fundraiser
by Bill Bennett
Seattle Improvised Music Festival Fundraiser Gallery 1412 December 4, 2005 7:00 p.m. The original concept of one minute improvised solos by 40 musicians fascinated me from the first time I saw the fliers, certainly an intriguing idea. How in the world that many players could fit into Gallery 1412 ...
Pat Metheny Trio+1: First Stop Seattle
by Ryan Burns
Pat Metheny Trio+1 September 7, 2005 Jazz Alley Seattle, WASeptember 7-9, Jazz Alley hosted the first stop of Pat Metheny's current Trio+1 tour. Playing for the first time at Seattle's longest running jazz club (3rd internationally), Metheny performed six sold-out shows along with band members Christian McBride, Antonio Sanchez, ...
Das Vibenbass: Live at Tost in Seattle
by Mark Sabbatini
As the ESPN maniacs put it, “That's a top 10 nominee. The debut live concert download by the Das Vibenbass quartet is a marvel of modernistic jazz that, frankly, is a pain in der arsch to review since decent writers avoid clichés like “riveting “breathtaking and “astonishing. But since new postings are still mostly ...
Jack DeJohnette and John Surman at the Seattle Art Museum
by Jack Gold-Molina
Jack DeJohnette and John Surman Earshot Jazz Festival Seattle Art Museum October 26, 2002 The evening began with a kind of mood piece. With a background of ambient sound programmed into a sequencer and English reeds player John Surman complementing with bass clarinet, Jack DeJohnette read poetry by Walt Whitman, ...
Matt Jorgensen: Seattle's New Sound
by Franz A. Matzner
Originally from Seattle, drummer, composer, and bandleader Matt Jorgensen began pursuing music relatively late. After only a few years of study during college, he picked up and left home to throw himself into the New York jazz scene. Now, ten years later, he’s formed a critically acclaimed ensemble, released his fourth album, and is co-owner of ...
Origin Arts: The Tsunami from Seattle
by C. Michael Bailey
In general, the median quality of Jazz Music is several orders of magnitude greater than that of Popular Music. To this writer, this is best evidenced by the flood of music spilling out of my mailbox on a daily basis. Amazingly, the vast majority of music that I listen to is of a very high quality. ...
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with guest Clark Terry
by Jason West
Beneroya Recital Hall, Seattle WA October 28, 2000 A veteran of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington orchestras, Clark Terry delivered five decades of musicianship and a timeless sense of humor to Seattle, entertaining a packed house of 500-plus fans who filled Beneroya Recital Hall. High notes mirrored sightgags as the venerable ...
