Tode Es photo by Daniel Sheehan (L-R): Tim Miller, Rebecca García, John Lilley, Dan Hensley, Tor Dietrichson, Daniel Miller, and Stephen Yamada-Heidner BY PAUL RAUCH The early rhythmic roots of jazz are difficult to pin down precisely, but they certainly are related...
Paul de Barros and Alexa Peters photo by Daniel Sheehan BY ERIC OLSON Channeling a quote from the saxophonist Eric Dolphy, writer Paul de Barros concluded his magnum opus of early Seattle jazz, Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, with the line,...
Carter Eng photo by Daniel Sheehan BY PAUL RAUCH Trumpeter Carter Eng can, on the surface, appear as if the prodigious sound he conjures from his horn is matter-of-fact, or second nature. It seems as though he is simply wandering down a path that had already been laid...
Vai Taya and Olivia McVicker photo courtesy of the artists BY NADYA BARGHOUTY The Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo (NGWIJC), founded by Terri Lyne Carrington, is a program through the Monterey Jazz Festival. This year’s program featured an exclusive offering of...
Trevor Ford photo by Daniel Sheehan BY PAUL RAUCH The musical evolution of bassist Trevor Ford reveals a non-traditional route to jazz excellence. It is a story full of the basic distractions of modern life in America — environment, career, family, and just plain hard...
