Steve Griggs Ensemble, CityArtist Project Grant
The Steve Griggs Ensemble has been awarded a CityArtist Project grant in support of Sound in Stone, a program of narration and music inspired by sculptor James Winston Washington. The funding from Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture goes, in part, to support free performances of the work at sites of Washington’s sculptures around Seattle. Events will be scheduled for summer of 2015.
Jazz on the Water
The Jazz Pearls have been named a jazz combo for events on Waterways Cruises for 2015. The Jazz Pearls is Ashley Webster on piano, often featuring Louise Uriu (bass), Davy Nefos (drums), Eric Jellison (trumpet).
Stranger Genius Awards
In a much-celebrated, free evening awards event at The Moore, October 18, quartet Industrial Revelation – Aham Oluo, Josh Rawlings, Evan Flory-Barnes, D’vonne Lewis – received the Stranger Genius Award in the music category. The group receives a $5,000 prize. In an event recap, The Stranger’s Dave Segal reports that trumpeter Oluo dedicated the win to Hadley Caliman. Congratulations to all the winners, and to the nominees.
JazzED New Offices & Rehearsal Space
After four years in Columbia City, Seattle JazzED has moved to the MLK FAME Community Center, 3201 E Republican St, Madison Valley. All ensemble rehearsals now take place there.
Jazz Radio
88.5 KPLU hosts Saturday Jazz Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, Jazz After Hours (now hosted by Jeff Hanley) and Jazz Northwest, in addition to its weekday NPR and late-night and prime-time jazz programs. For KPLU’s full jazz schedule, see kplu.org/schedule.
Jim Wilke’s Jazz Northwest, Sundays, 2pm, features the artists and events of the regional jazz scene. For JazzNW podcasts of archived programs, see jazznw.org.
90.3 KEXP, late-night Sundays, features Jazz Theater with John Gilbreath, 1am, and Sonarchy, midnight, 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.
Sonarchy’s November schedule: November 2, Racer Session with Jared Borkowski (guitar), David Balatero (cello), Andrew Swanson (keys, sax, EWI), Rob Hanlon (EWI) and Naomi Siegel (trombone); November 9, solo electronics by Portland’s Jamie Potter; November 16, Sue Ann Harkey (guitars, vocals), Tari Nelson-Zagar (violin), Angelina Baldoz (trumpet, voice, bass) and Steve Peters (field recordings); November 23, an archive session from September 1998 with Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Billy Mintz; November 30, Oregon guitarist, percussionist Mike Gamble draws from many traditions, leading to a very contemporary electric sound, with cellist Lori Goldston.
91.3 KBCS, late Sundays and prime-time Mondays, features 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.
94.9 KUOW, Saturdays, 7pm, features Amanda Wilde’s the Swing Years and Beyond, popular music from the 1920s to the 1950s. More at kuow.org/swing_years.php.
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