For Immediate Release
June 7, 2016
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Contact: John Gilbreath, Earshot Jazz, Seattle 206-547-6763 or jazz@earshot.org
End date: July 3, 2016
Press photos available upon request
Earshot Jazz Announces Summer Concert Series
Earshot Jazz welcomes four dynamic ensembles to Seattle with artists hailing from New York, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands
John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet
Tuesday, June 21, 8pm
PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E Roy St (Capitol Hill)
The New York drummer/composer assembles an innovative group of individual stars whose music defies categorization: Matt Moran on vibraphone; Seattle-raised Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor saxophone; Red Wierenga on piano and accordion; and Drew Gress on bass. Welcomed by KEXP. Tickets are $16 adult, $14 seniors & Earshot members, and $8 students & military/veterans, and are available at earshot.org.
The Thing / Cortex
Wednesday, June 22
Doors at 5pm for Cortex & 8pm for The Thing
The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S (Columbia City)
The Thing is a torrential trio comprised of three towering figures in European jazz: Mats Gustafsson plays multiple saxophones with live electronics with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums. Playing first is Cortex, a leading Norwegian quartet of Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Kristoffer Berre Alberts (sax), Ola Høyer (bass), and Gard Nilssen (drums). Welcomed by KEXP. Tickets are $15 for one show, $20 for both shows, and are available at StrangerTickets.com.
Mats Eilertsen Trio
Tuesday, June 28, 8pm
PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E Roy St (Capitol Hill)
This trio, led by Norwegian bassist Eilertsen with fellow Norwegian Thomas Strønen on drums and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje, emphasizes a group dynamic creating meditative, atmospheric, restrained yet soaring moodscapes. Tickets are $14 adult, $12 seniors & Earshot members, and $7 students & military/veterans, and are available at earshot.org.
Endangered Blood
Sunday, July 3, 8pm
The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S (Columbia City)
Edgy, tight, thrilling, and accessible, Endangered Blood is four long-time colleagues and friends who call themselves a “neighborhood band” on the strength of living within three blocks of each other in New York: Seattle ex-pats Chris Speed (tenor sax/clarinet) and Jim Black (drums) are accompanied here with Oscar Noriega (alto sax/bass clarinet) and Trevor Dunn (bass). Welcomed by KEXP. Tickets are $16 adult, $14 seniors & Earshot members, and $8 students & military/veterans, and are available at StrangerTickets.com.
For more information, contact Earshot Jazz at 206-547-6763 or go online at earshot.org.
About Earshot Jazz
Founded in 1984, Earshot Jazz is Seattle’s non-profit jazz support and presentation organization. In addition to concert presentation, which includes Seattle’s premier annual jazz festival, Earshot provides jazz education programs and publishes the monthly Earshot Jazz magazine. More information is available at earshot.org or by calling 206-547-6763.
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