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Steve Turre Honors Rahsaan Roland Kirk
by Franz A. Matzner
Steve Turre Kennedy Center Jazz Club Washington, DC Whether it is discovering a previously unknown player or genre, or a new take on an old favorite, venturing out to live music leaves us open to discovering new sounds in one of the most satisfying ways possible: by chance. In the case of ...
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Plays with Regina Carter
by Franz A. Matzner
The Kennedy Center is one of several venues in Washington, DC for really good jazz, but when it comes to big bands, there's no place else in the city that can effectively spotlight a large group like the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The eighteen-member Jazz Orchestra celebrated its 20th anniversary together with feature violinist Regina Carter at ...
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 ...
Hiromi Plays Blues Alley
by Franz A. Matzner
Celebrating the upcoming release of her third album, Spiral, international piano sensation Hiromi Uehara, together with British bassist Tony Grey and Slovakian drummer Martin Valihola, took command of Washington, D.C.'s Blues Alley this weekend for a three night pre-release party. Bringing to the stage an awesome display of ingenuity, enthusiasm, and power, all three musicians proved ...
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 ...
Moody's Mood at Blues Alley
by Erik R. Quick
James Moody Blues Alley October 2005 Washington, DC In an era where vapid commercial conglomerates seemingly dictate the aural pabulum streaming through monolithically controlled media that would prove Terry Gilliam's dreary and expressionistic worldview as accurate, intelligent and well performed music is always welcomed. If, however, one is extremely fortunate, ...
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival 2005
by Franz A. Matzner
It's all around, the sound of jazz, leaking from half-open windows, spilling out of doorways, flowing down the street in little pockets of music escaping restaurants, bars, and clubs. Couples wander in and out, patrons call for drinks over twanging pianos and swinging beats, intent listeners bend forward to catch every note, and lines of guests ...
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, ...
18th Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition
by Franz A. Matzner
Jazz has come a long way since its first smoky days confined to cramped bars and back-alley saloons where its practitioners struggled equally against the insidious prejudices of establishment art, class, and race. Jazz can now be found occupying our most prestigious and celebrated concert halls, embraced by our university curriculums, and honored by our most ...
