Notes
Notes in this issue feature leadership changes at KNKX and Seattle JazzED. Kerry Hall of Cornish College of the Arts is for sale. Thomas Marriott receives a Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Hero award.
Chuck Deardorf
The Seattle jazz community suffered a huge loss on October 9, 2022, with the passing of musician and mentor Chuck Deardorf. As the city’s first call bassist, emeritus professor at Cornish College of the Arts, and mentor to three generations of aspiring Seattle jazz musicians, Mr. Deardorf’s impact was iconic and undeniable.
In One Ear
The In One Ear features the Cornish Playhouse, EMP executive Patty Isacson Sabee, an Icons Among Us Producer Interview, and upcoming Jazz Radio programming.
Earshot Jazz 2013 Festival Lineup
The upcoming Earshot Jazz 25 lineup includes, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette, Industrial Revelation, John Scofield’s Uberjam, Bill Ramsay Tribute, Trumpet Madness, Dayna Stephens w/ Colin Stranahan & Ben Street, La Familia Valera Miranda, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Play It Again, Sam!, Vinicius Cantuária, John Hollenbeck Claudia Quintet, Cornish College, Edmonds-Woodway HS Jazz Band w/ Cuong Vu Trio, Yosvany Terry Quintet, Kareem Kandi Group, Ken Vandermark & Nate Wooley, Cornish College, The Westerlies Play Horvitz / The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble at Royal Room, Dave Douglas Quintet / The Westerlies, Cornish College, Chris Speed, Dave King & Chris Tordini Trio / Bad Luck, Cornish College, DakhaBrakha, Mehliana: Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana, Dafnis Prieto Si o Si, Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, Peggy Lee, Skerik, Wayne Horvitz Trio / Steve Lehman Trio, Peggy Lee, Skerik, George Colligan Organ Trio, John Medeski, The Bad Plus, Philip Glass, SFJAZZ Collective, Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra w/ Ingrid Jensen at Kirkland Performance Center, Syrinx Effect / Naomi Siegel Quartet, Nicole Mitchell Ice Crystal Quartet, Steve Treseler Group featuring Ingrid Jensen, Patricia Barber, Beth Fleenor Workshop Ensemble / B’shnorkestra, Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri, Darcy James Argue & Cornish Contemporary Big Band, Cornish College, Bill Frisell w/ Cuong Vu & Robin Holcomb, Marc Seales Group, Brian Haas & Scott Amendola / Chemical Clock, Manhattan Transfer, Paul Kikuchi’s Bat of No Bird Island, SRJO: Take Five: Remembering Dave Brubeck, Jon Pugh Quartet, Manhattan Transfer, SRJO: Take Five: Remembering Dave Brubeck, Kora Band, Bill Frisell w/ Ted Poor & Luke Bergman, Garfield High School Jazz Band, Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Sextet, Kneebody, Dave Douglas w/ Cuong Vu Trio & UW Jazz Students, Bill Frisell’s Big Sur Quintet / Jim Woodring, Eyvind Kang, featuring Bill Frisell, Piano Starts Here: The Music of Bud Powell, Bill Anschell Quartet, NEXT Collective, Industrial Revelation / Overton Berry, Peter Brötzmann & Paal Nilssen-Love, McTuff, and Charles Lloyd and Friends w/ Bill Frisell.
Earshot Jazz films include Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz, Les Blank On Jazz, Charles Lloyd: Arrows Into Infinity, John Coltrane Ascension Double Bill, and Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn.
Letter From The Director
Executive Director, John Gilbreath, celebrates Earshot Jazz turning 30 years old soon as well as the upcoming 25th anniversary of the festival. He highlights the hard and diligent work of this small “spunky” organization, and expresses his gratitude for the non-profit’s many relationships, including those with the Seattle Art Museum, Cornish College of the Arts, and Tula’s Jazz Club.
Earshot 25, The New Jazz Age
Earshot Jazz Festival’s 25th anniversary hosts 60 distinct concerts including Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette 30th anniversary Concert, Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, and Philip Glass.
