Roy Parnell (1943-2006) - Earshot Jazz

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voices in jazz, Concord recording artist Ernestine Anderson, together with the all-star jazz orchestra, performs favorites by George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and many others. Anderson, a native of Seattle and one of the city’s most celebrated artists, is in demand throughout the world, and the SRJO has waited years to pair up with her rich, bluesy voice. On Saturday, March 4, at 7:30pm, at Benaroya Hall/Nordstrom Recital Hall, and on Sunday, March 5, at 3pm, at the Kirkland Performance Center. Tickets $16-$32; at the door, or call SRJO at 206-523-6159. 4/11/25/29 GRETA THE GREAT Greta Matassa, a perennial favorite among fans of jazz vocals, leads her quintet at the Tacoma Jazz & Wine Festival. “Stratospherically gifted,” as Earshot Jazz said, Matassa has repeatedly won best jazz vocalist awards in Seattle for her varied and get-after-it style. A student of all the greats, she never fails to impress. 4/11/18/25 NO SMOKING, PLEASE The Bar Tabac Quartet lends Wallingford a touch of the boulevards in a weekly, late-morning gig. With Craig Flory on clarinet, John Sampson on guitar, Terry Weigland on accordion, and Mike Doherty on snare drum. SUNDAY, MARCH 5 C* Wayne Horvitz: These Hills of Glory, Cafe Paloma, 93 Yesler Way, 7:30 C* Bach Around the Clock, 11am-9pm, Town Hall (8 th & Seneca), free C* Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra w/ Ernestine Anderson, 3, Kirkland Performance Center FB Jay Thomas Quintet, 6 JA Monty Alexander & Spirit of Jamaica, 6:30 & 8:30 JU Jubilante Sunday Night jam, 7:00 KR Seattle Repertory Orchestra, 3 SU Suffering F*#kheads, 9 TU Reggie Goings/Hadley Caliman Quintet, 3 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8 5/12/19/26 THEY DON’T MEAN “FINK” Wild and wacky renditions of jazz and anything else that can be wrangled into its ken, with Ron Weinstien on the mighty Hammond B-3 organ, Craig Flory on clarinet, Mike Peterson on drums, Jay Roulston on trumpet, Greg Sinibaldi on tenor sax. Their style, says Flory, is “sublime selfindulgence meets wank from hell.” 5 BACH AROUND THE CLOCK You may not realize that Johann Sebastian Bach was a jazzcat. Sure he was – improvised like the dickens! And you can see how that might have sounded when Jovino Santos Neto, David Mesler, and other jazzers of today, along with their counterparts in early music and other genres, celebrate the Voice of God composer at Town Hall’s almost-annual Bach Around the Clock celebration. It’s an all-day affair, kicking off at 11am and running until 9pm. Won’t cost you a brass pfennig, either. There is plenty for all tastes, and all the rest is tasteful, too. The day begins with a family concert with the Kaleidoscope Children’s Dance Company and ends with an audience sing-along of choruses from the B minor mass with the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra (improvisation not encouraged, but inevitable anyway). In between, the program includes the Italian Concerto in F, cello suites, flute trio sonatas, Cantata no. 18, motets, the French Suite in G Major, and much more. Stuart Dempster and the Didgeri Dudes perform a new work. There will be new dance pieces by Anna Mansbridge and local choreographers Wade Madsen, Joyce Paul, and Denis Basic. Performers include Seattle favorites Jillon Dupree, Opus 7, Byron Schenkman, Seattle Early Dance, and Janet See. Jovino performs Brazilian jazz based on Bach, and Dave Mesler plays piano jazz with his trio. 5 JAZZ VESPERS In this month’s instalment of the popular, highly appealing series, Jazz Vespers (jazz in a 20 • Earshot Jazz • March 2006 Gothic church with a brief homily from pastor Stephen Jones and a “free-will offering,” to pay the musicians, midway) you can hear the alwayscompelling Jay Thomas with his quintet and the stellar Becca Duran singing. The concert, beginning at 6pm, is free, and no bookings or tickets are required. All this is at Seattle First Baptist Church on First Hill at the corner of Seneca and Harvard streets. Dress is as-youcome, and light refreshments are served in the church’s Fellowship Hall afterwards. Parking is free on Sundays in the lighted adjacent lot. 5/19 HORVITZ’S GLORIOUS HILLS Not sure how you’re going to fit in all the riches that this Sunday has to offer, but here you go, anyway: Wayne Horvitz presents his piece “These Hills of Glory” for sting quartet and improviser. On the 5 th , the latter is trumpeter Ron Miles, and on the 19 th , it’ll be violinist Tom Swafford. Both should be fascinating performances, at Café Paloma (93 Yesler, just west of First at Pioneer Square) at 7:30; admission $10 at the door. See preview in this issue. 5/10 GOINGS & CALIMAN Saxophonist Hadley Caliman was last year inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame for his several decades of top-rate playing. Long a cherished teacher at Cornish College and a resident of rural Cathlamet, Wash., he started his career in stellar company, in the late 1940s, after growing up in LA, where he played while in high school in a big band that included Eric Dolphy and Art and Addison Farmer. After touring the South with blues bands, he went to Pomona State College to study singing and clarinet while studying privately with Dexter Gordon. From there, his career took off in various directions. Early on, he worked with jazz greats like Della Reese, Gerald Wilson, Mongo Santamaria, Don Ellis, and Hampton Hawes, and then in San Francisco, while at the San Francisco Conservatory, he studied flute and played with some of the great rock and Latin-rock-jazz fusion bands of the era, including Santana, the Grateful Dead, and the Escovedo Brothers. He has since played with a who’s who of greats, including Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Julian Priester, Nancy Wilson, Joe Henderson, and others. Touring with Earl “Fatha” Hines on that all-time great’s last tour brought him to Washington State, where he ended up settling, as, of course, did Julian Priester. In 1991, Caliman, who was early in his career called Li’l Dex, was chosen to fill Dexter Gordon’s seat in a tribute to the sax great at Avery Fisher Hall in New York, where he performed alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Williams, Wynton Marsalis, and Bobby Hutcherson. He and Reggie Goings are at Tula’s for their regular, first-Sunday-afternoon gig, from 3pm to 7pm (cover $7). Then, on the 10 th , Caliman appears with his quartet, again at Tula’s. MONDAY, MARCH 6 C* Jim Knapp Orchestra w/ Tom Varner, 8 (see highlight box) TU Greta Matassa jam, 8 6 KNAPP W/ VARNER The Jim Knapp Orchestra continues its series of monthly performances at the L.A.B. performance space of the Seattle Drum School. The Jim Knapp Orchestra is well known for its original style, fine writing, and virtuoso performers, including saxophonists Mark Taylor, Steve Treseler, and Adam Harris; trumpeters Jay Thomas and Vern Sielert; and trombonist Jeff Hay The rhythm section includes John Hansen (piano), Phil Sparks (bass), and Adam Kessler (drums). The brass is led by the lead trumpet of Brad Allison, and anchored by the bass trombone of Dave Marriott and the baritone sax of Jim Dejoie. A special treat is the outstanding player of Seattle newcomer Tom Varner, certainly one of the very best French horn players in jazz. The L.A.B. performance space at the Seattle Drum School is a small theatre with perfect sound and an excellent piano. It is all ages, and has easy parking in a safe neighborhood. Admission $10 (students $5). Bill Frisell. Frisellʼs Unspeakable Orchestra appeared last month at the Tractor Tavern. Photo by Daniel Sheehan. TUESDAY, MARCH 7 GT Just Add Water jam w/ Wendy Martin JA Mary Stallings, 7:30 TU Ingraham H.S. Jazz Band, Jay Thomas Big Band, 7 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 BJ Better World w/ Joanne Klein & Marc Smason, 8:30 JA Mary Stallings, 7:30 TU UW Studio Jazz Ensemble, 8 THURSDAY, MARCH 9 AA The Tiptons, 5:30 JA Regina Carter, 7:30 & 9:30 SU PK & What Army, Jessica Lurie Ensemble, 9 TU Beth Winter/Dawn Clement Group, 8 9 THE TIPTONS The all-women saxophone quartet, plus drummer, appear at the Art of Jazz Series at the Seattle Art Museum foyer, at 5:30pm. The winners last month of this year’s Golden Ear Award for best “outside jazz” group, the Tiptons have, with various lineups, been together since 1988, and now again boasts co-founder Amy Denio, along with stalwart Jessica Lurie (alto/ tenor), and newer additions Tina Richerson (tenor) and Tobi Stone (baritone). On percussion is the much-praised Elizabeth Pupo-Walker. Together they perform everything from Carla Bley to Los Lobos, and from klezmer to Sun Ra, with plenty of New Orleans, Eastern Europe, funk and hip-hop in the mix. At the Seattle Asian Art Museum, free with the very reasonable museum entry. 9/10 JESSICA LURIE Making a return visit to her hometown, the outstanding saxophonist and flutist Jessica Lurie appears with another stand-out local who moved to New York, drummer Andrew Drury, who has excelled in both composition and performance, including in solo shows in striking outdoor settings. Today they’re at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard, at 9, with bassist PK and his high-wattage What Army; on the 10 th , they’re at the Paradise Artist Salon in Chimacum, at 8pm. FRIDAY, MARCH 10 C* Jessica Lurie/Andrew Drury, Paradise Artist Salon, Chimacum, 8 C* Brendan Wires, Bellevue Art Museum, 7 GR Greg Schroeder Quartet w/ special guests, 7:30 GT Alan Lechusza and MAD Trio HS Carolyn Graye w/ Greg Williamson Trio, 8 JA Regina Carter, 7:30 & 9:30 SB Pantheon, 10 TU Hadley Caliman Quartet, 8:30
10 MAD ALAN LESCHUSZA MAD TRIO presents new music for tuba, electric cello, and processed woodwinds in a spirit of electro-acoustic investigations of composed work and improvisation. For this Pacific Northwest tour, the trio is focusing on a series of new compositions by reed player and composer Alan Lechusza, a member of The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, that refer to various genres, including heavy metal and avant-jazz with “Feldman-esque textures and sonic/noise landscapes.” The trio, an electro-acoustic ensemble based in California and New Mexico was formed in 1999 by Mark Weaver (tuba) and Alan Lechusza (woodwinds), both of whom compose for the trio. Various third members have graced the group – on this trip, it will be cellist Carolyn Lechusza who has played as a solo and chamber artist throughout the U.S. She has collaborated with new music, improving, and out-jazz legends such as Bertram Turetzky, Mark Dresser, Anthony Davis, George Lewis, Joelle, Fred Frith, Wadada Leo Smith, and Vinny Golia, and is now loading up on intellectual/academic fodder for her performance as a doctoral student in UC San Diego’s renowned Critical Studies/ Experimental Practices Program. With the Yamaha electric cello, foot pedals and soundboard of Carolyn Lechusza, wrote critic Roy Durfee, the trio produces “a music more purely aural than rhythmic, seemingly both pre-conceived and manufactured on the spot. Absent conventions, each trio-led experience was informed for the listeners by their own pursuits of the musically defined figures to an eventual rest.” Of Leschusza’s compositions, he said: “Sounding almost as though his writing is sacrificial, the composer describes his partner’s cello as ‘becoming a battle axe cutting through compositional complexity while detailing intricate nuances.’” Adding power to all that is Weaver’s tuba, which Leschusza calls “an incredible force of nature.” 10 GREG SCHROEDER The trombonist appears with his quartet (with Chuck Kistler, bass; Greg Williamson, drums; and a guest pianist) each Thursday at 7:30pm at Grazie’s. SATURDAY, MARCH 11 C* Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, Sedro Woolley Jazz Festival, Sedro Woolley High School, 3 C* Bar Tabac, Goddess Café (1901 N 45th St), 11am BP Gail Pettis Trio, 8 JA Regina Carter, 7:30 & 9:30 SF Katy Bourne Trio, 9 TU Greta Matassa Quartet, 8:30 11/14 EMERALD CITY Another of the city’s great big bands, and one of the most spirited ones, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, features the work of Matso Limtiaco, whose compositions and arrangements have been used for years in local high schools and colleges, and the talents of top younger players. At the Sedro Woolley Jazz Festival, at 3pm. SUNDAY, MARCH 12 C* Paul Rucker Large Ensemble, 2 & 8, Consolidated Works (500 Boren Ave N) JA Regina Carter, 6:30 & 8:30 JU Jubilante Sunday Night Jazz Jam, 7 NO Pete Leinonen & John Holte Radio Rhythm Orchestra, 7 SU Suffering F*#kheads, 9 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8 TU Jazz Police Big Band, 3 12 LOTS OF RUCKER Paul Rucker, one of the most promising jazz composers to grace these parts in years, presents music for his 20-person big band, including many of the city’s most exciting younger players (and some of the exciting, not-so-young ones, for that matter). The performance marks the release of his new CD, a recording of his earlier large-ensemble works at the 2004 Earshot Jazz Festival. Two shows, at 2pm and 8pm; admission: $15 advance 1- 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com; $18/12 at the door 12 HANDS UP! At Tula’s, at 3pm, another of the city’s many top-class big bands, the Jazz Police Big Band, performs at 3pm. Playing big-band standards and originals by several band members, the Police play arresting Latin, Afro-Cuban, and mainstream jazz, as well as blues, fusion, rock, funk, and even classical opera. James Rasmussen directs; his lieutenants include saxophonists Greg Metcalf, Warren Pugh, Jim Cutler, Cynthia Mullis, and Jim DeJoie; trumpeters Mike Mines, Dennis Haldane, Alan Keith, and Daniel Barry; trombonists Dan Haeck, Steve Kirk, Pat Moran, and Dave Bentley; vibraphonist Evan Buehler, guitarist Greg Fulton, bassist David Pascal, and drummer Chris Monroe. It’s quite a force. 12 SWING DANCE The Radio Rhythm Orchestra, a mainstay in the Seattle swing scene since the early 90s, perform classic, eclectic, and original tunes. They feature, and have done for 20 years, the talents of bassist and arranger Pete Leinonen. MONDAY, MARCH 13 TU Darin Clendenin Trio jam, 8 TUESDAY, MARCH 14 C* La Banda Gozona, China Harbor, 2040 Westlake N, 8 GT Chris Stover JA Dr. John, 7:30 TU Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, 8 14 EMERALD CITY Another of the city’s great big bands, and one of the most spirited ones, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra features the work of Matso Limtiaco, whose compositions and arrangements have been used for years in local high schools and colleges, and the talents of top younger players. Led by trumpeter Kevin Seeley, the ECJO is among this city’s amazing large haul of interesting and compelling jazz big bands. It’s an intergenerational affair, with some polished writing and arranging by Limtiaco - hardswinging stuff with plenty of convincing soloing by the likes of alto saxophonist Mark Taylor, pianist Reuel Lubag, and tenor saxophonist Rob Davis. Of the band’s CD Alive and Swingin (SMP), critic Jack Bowers said: “Section work is immaculate, soloists are superb, and the rhythm section simply kicks ass. Above all, everyone plays with conspicuous fire and enthusiasm, diving earnestly into every chart as if it were the last one they’d ever encounter. And speaking of charts, any first-rate big band sounds even more exciting with an expert arranger at its beck and call, and the Emerald City Orchestra assuredly has one in Matso Limtiaco,” the ensemble’s baritone saxophonist. At Tula’s. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 JA Dr. John, 7:30 TD Lynne Arriale, 7 & 9:30 TO Jack Gold Quartet, 9 TU Hal Sherman & BCC Jazz Orchestra, 8 15 DRUMMING FOR GOLD The drummer presents his quartet, which includes Michael Monhart on saxophones; Jim Knodle on trumpet, and music that is “fiery and on edge, by turns pushing things toward chaos then reining the sound back in structure’s direction.” 15/28 MONDAY NOT MONDAY Hal Sherman leads the Bellevue Community College Jazz Orchestra in his adaptations of big-band arrangements of Count Basie, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton. THURSDAY, MARCH 16 C* Jon Pugh jam for teens, Roy’s Place, 4918 196th St SW, Lynnwood, 7 GT Soma Series presents Joe Stevens and Chris Stewart JA Dr. John, 7:30 & 9:30 RZ Greg Sinibaldi, 7:30 TD Lynne Arriale, 7 & 9:30 TU Kelley Johnson vocal showcase, 8 16/20/24 KELLEY JOHNSON One of the finest vocalists around, as has been testified to by area fans for several years, Johnson arranges her numbers herself, largely, and to great effect, as she showed in particular on her CD Music is the Magic. With one track from it, “Tea for Two,” she won first place in the 2002 International JazzConnect Vocal Jazz Competition. An improvising singer who values lyrics, Kelley is known for her tasteful, understated phrasing and relentless swing. As an arranger, she reworks standards creating modern jazz out of classics while keeping the stories intact. Johnson has been awarded “Best Northwest Jazz Vocalist” by Earshot Jazz and the Northwest jazz community. At Tula’s at 8:30, she leads a vocal showcase. Then, on the 20 th she is back leading a jam, while on the 24 th , she leads her quartet with fine pianist (and husband) John Hansen. FRIDAY, MARCH 17 C* Karen Shivers & Karen Kajita, HG Bistro, 1618 E Main, Puyallup, 8 HS Buddy Catlett Trio, 8 JA Dr. John, 7:30 & 9:30 SB Pantheon, 10 TD Marlena Shaw, 7:30 & 10 TU Thomas Marriott Quartet, 8:30 17-18 MARLENA SHAW Swinging, soulful vocalist Marlena Shaw, equally adept in any of a variety of jazz styles, is renowned for her wit, style, and charm, and has been for decades. Raised early on gospel in Valhalla, NY, she moved into jazz under the influence of an uncle. By 10 she was performing with him at the Apollo Theater in Harlem; on their return gig, the uncle was booked elsewhere, so Shaw took the stage alone. After some misdirections, her career blossomed when she was invited to sing with the Count Basie Orchestra, and did so to the leader’s acclaim. She has, ever since, sung with great spirituality and style, rich and broad. At The Triple Door. SATURDAY, MARCH 18 C* Bar Tabac, Goddess Café (1901 N 45th St), 11am GT Slide Show Secret JA Dr. John, 7:30 & 9:30 TD Marlena Shaw, 7:30 & 10 TU Susan Pascal Quartet, 8:30 18 ACCORDIAN/BASS SECRET A really stunning accordian/bass duo – really! – from Denmark, and about as far from the polka as Denmark is from your local, friendly, experimental-music house, Gallery 1412 (18 th & Union). The Slide Show Secret is stellar Icelandic double-bassist Kristján Orri Sigurleifsson and German accordionist Eva Zöllner, who work out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Sigurleifsson is studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His teacher is Michal Stadnicki, first principal in the National Danish Radio Orchestra while performing in a variety of new-music ensembles. His performance is something to behold. At Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave) where admission prices are always eminently reasonable. SUNDAY, MARCH 19 AA Victor Noriega Trio, 1 JA Dr. John, 6:30 & 8:30 JU Jubilante Sunday Night jam, 7:00 TU Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8 SU Suffering F*#kheads, 9 19 VICTOR NORIEGA The fiery pianist releases his second album, Alay, with original compositions and jazz interpretations of traditional Filipino songs. Of his first disc Stone’s Throw, Gordon Todd, jazz music director at KBCS, said: “Introspective at times, energetic and boundary-stretching at others, these tunes seamlessly blend jazz and March 2006 • Earshot Jazz • 21
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