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Choice, Recent Local Releases

Earshot Jazz reviews the albums Blue-Eyed Painted Lady by Nelda Swiggett’s Stringtet, Para Cuba Con Amor by Ann Reynolds’ Clave Gringa, Mambo de Gente by Marc Smason, Poontet by Brad Gibson, Invisible Man by Frank Kohl, Groundswell by Moraine, Enemy Within (The Original Soundtrack) by Nate Omdal and Spekulation, At the Reception by Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, Urban Folklore by Thomas Marriott, Three by Bad Luck, Bad Habitat by Chemical Clock, and Nine Surprises by Tom Varner. Reviews are written by Jeff Janeczko, Steve Griggs, and Andrew Luthringer.

Earshot Jazz Festival Program

These are the concert previews for the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. Performances include the Opening Celebration of Thelonious Monk’s 97th birthday, the Larry Fuller Trio, John Seman’s Lil Coop Quintet, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Tri Minh’s Quartet: Sounds from Hanoi, Taylor McFerrin, Oliver Groenewald Newnet, the Carmen Lundy Group, Eric Vloeimans: Oliver’s Cinema, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Johnaye Kendrick Group, Amy Denio & OU, Thomas Marriott: Urban Folklore, William O. Smith: Compositions and Improvisations, Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints featuring Lawrence Fields, Linda Oh, & Joey Baron, Lew Tabackin Trio, Ben Flocks Trio, Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar, Garfield High School Jazz Band, Jacky Terrasson Trio, Greg Osby Quartet, Living Daylights, Syrinx Effect, the Kareem Kandi Organ Trio, Barry Altschuls 3dom Factor, Daniel Barry’s Celestial Rhythm Orchestra, the Eric Revis Quartet, the Kate Olson Sextet, Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group, the Royal Room Halloween Party, Chad McCullough: Spin Quartet, Battle Trance, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey & McTuff, the Frank Catalano Quartet, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO), True Blues: Corey Harris & Alvin Youngblood Hart, Industrial Revelation, Ted Poor, Cuong Vu, & Pete Rende, Crystal Beth & the Boom Boom Band, Hal Galper Trio with Jeff Johnson & John Bishop, Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra featuring Grace Kelly, Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Sax in the City, Anton Schwartz Quintet, the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, Bad Luck, Scott Cutshall, John Gross Duo, Racer Session +, Miguel Zenón Quartet, and the Earshot Jazz Festival Wrap-Up Party.

Bellevue Jazz Festival 2014

The Bellevue Jazz Festival features artists including Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band, Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers, and Eyvind Kang and Rudy Royston.

Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble New Works Concert

On Friday, December 6th, the Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble performs at the Chapel performance space. SJCE is a flexible project for composers, musicians, and artists with a wide range of sonic exploration. They have commissioned new pieces from more than 20 composers as they continue to seek more community support, grant funding, and collaborative projects for Seattle artists.

Homegrown September

September events in and around Seattle get highlighted and announced. Read about plans and performance lineups for the 10th Annual Pony Boy Records Jazz Picnic, the Dave Lewis Revue II, Tom Varner performing Don Cherry’s ‘Complete Communion’, Thomas Marriott’s “Urban Folklore”, the Bellwether Jazz Festival, the North Bend Jazz Walk, and DjangoFest Northwest.

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