Composers Spotlight November
Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum presented pianist Bill Anschell, November 14, with new works by the pianist for electronics. Anschell talked about his experimenting with the possibilities of electronic and computer-generated music and about his explorations of its rhythms and textures.
Pony Boy Records Jazz & Sushi
Hiroshi’s restaurant, on Eastlake Ave E, is moving as an expanded catering kitchen. November 30 was a salute to Hiroshi with Jay Thomas, Carolyn Graye, Tim Kennedy, Michael Barnett, Greg Williamson, plus guests. Stay tuned for future Jazz & Sushi nights.
Jazz Radio
In addition to its weekday NPR and late-night and prime-time jazz programs, 88.5 KPLU hosts Saturday Jazz Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz and Jim Wilke’s Jazz After Hours and Jazz Northwest. Jazz Northwest, Sundays, 1pm, features the artists and events of the regional jazz scene. For JazzNW program information, see jazznw.org. For KPLU’s full jazz schedule, see kplu.org/schedule.
Late-night Sundays on 90.3 KEXP features Jazz Theater with John Gilbreath and Sonarchy, a live-performance broadcast from the Jack Straw Productions studio, produced by Doug Haire. Full schedule information is available at kexp.org and jackstraw.org.
Late Sundays and prime-time Mondays on 91.3 KBCS feature Floatation Device with John Seman and Jonathan Lawson; Straight, No Chaser with David Utevsky; Giant Steps with John Pai. More about jazz on KBCS at kbcs.fm.
Saturday’s at 7pm, Amanda Wilde’s The Swing Years and Beyond features popular music from the 1920s to the 1950s. More at kuow.org/swing_years.php.
Jam Session News
The next Prohibition Grill session, hosted by Bob Strickland, is December 16. Recent sessions have been canceled due to a kitchen fire at the restaurant.
Send session news and anecdotes to editor@earshot.org.
