Mack Waldron Named JJA Jazz Hero
The longtime proprietor of Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club, Elliott “Mack” Waldron was recently named a 2015 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero. The JJA Jazz Awards recognize and honor jazz advocates who have had significant impact on their local communities. Waldron was selected along with 22 other Jazz Heroes.
Jack Straw Productions Announces 2015 Artist Support Recipients
A Jack Straw Productions panel selected 20 artists/artist teams to complete projects in the Jack Straw studios over the next year. 2015 recipients include Anna Doak and Different Drummer, who will record an album of music for double bass, fiddle, and tap; Tom Baker, who will record and mix two new compositions for solo piano and soprano, trumpet, and percussion; Gregg Belisle-Chi and Chelsea Crabtree, who will record an album of new music for guitar and voice; James DeJoie, who will record a full-length CD of original music for the quartet MonkeyGoDutch; Steve Griggs, who will record and mix the narrative and music program for A Cup of Joe Brazil, an audio documentary about an important figure in Seattle’s cultural history; and Sumiko Sato, who will record original compositions for solo piano and piano-based instrumentation, inspired by traditional work songs for sake master brewers in northern Japan.
Jazz Radio
88.5 KPLU, kplu.org, hosts Saturday Jazz Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, 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, kexp.org, 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, now into its 20th year on air. Full schedule information is available at kexp.org and jackstraw.org.
Sonarchy’s May schedule: May 3, The Sky is a Suitcase, new jazz music from Carmen Rothwell (bass), Mike Gebhart (drums), Raymod Larsen (trumpet), and Levi Gillis (tenor sax); May 10, Sentient Explosive, industrial atmospheric music from Dean Moore (electro-acoustic percussion) and Noisepoetnobody (modular synth and voice); May 17, Lori Goldston, solo cello from renowned sonic explorer; May 24, Gravity, a Fender Rhodes trio specializing in funky jazz and electronic with Tim Kennedy (keys), Ian Sheridan (bass), and Claudio Rochat-Felix (drums); May 31, Gilles Aubrey performs “Amplified Souls,” an improvisation with field recordings from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
91.3 KBCS, kbcs.fm 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.
91.7 KSVR, ksvr.org, Skagit Valley Community Radio, broadcast from the Skagit Valley College Campus, features jazz host Dr. D, Mondays, 10pm-midnight.
94.9 KUOW, kuow.org, 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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