Archive for May, 2009
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Submitted by Secret Society
According to the official itinerary (painstakingly prepared by the band’s very own tour manager, yrs trly), our first-ever European tour officially commenced on May 27 with a 9 AM rehearsal in New York. After that, we reconvened at JFK for a 5:45 PM Air Berlin flight to Düsseldorf. A huge shout-out to [...]
NPR on Benny
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Nice piece on Benny Goodman from NPR’s All Things Considered.
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Danilo Perez – Jazz Photography
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Photographing Danilo Perez in concert at ast weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival was a lot of fun. He was so unpredictable as he moved around a lot as he played the piano and sometime like here he played on the side of the piano. His music was serious but he made the performance [...]
Dianne Reeves Redux
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is another shot of amazing jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves from last weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival. This one was made during the sound check and I love her expression of emotion as she sings even with the huge hall empty of an audience.
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Kurt Elling Redux
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is another shot of Kurt Elling from last weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival.
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Thomas Marriott Trio
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Thomas Marriott appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival with his Trio at the Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue. Thomas here waits as Gary Versace does his solo on the Hammond B-3 organ
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Greta Matassa Quartet
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is a shot of jazz vocalist Greta Matassa who appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival.
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Bill Anschell Trio – Jazz Photography
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
The Bill Anschell Tiro who appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival performed at the Bellevue Grill to a packed house.
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Captain Kirk
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Theodore “Rashaan” Roland Kirk, that is. For some strange reason, I have a connection in my mind between Roland Kirk, Pharaoh Sanders, and Sun Ra. I always think of the other two when thinking of the one. I can kinda guess the connection between the latter two. Sanders’ Karma, with its [...]
Jazz Photos – Mingus Big Band
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here are some more shots of the fantastic Mingus Big Band who appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival with a description of them from their website at http://mingusmingusmingus.com/:
“The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, Charles Mingus, who died in 1979. Under the artistic direction of Sue [...]
Jazz Photography – Patricia Barber
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is another shot of Patricia Barber from last weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival.
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Please read the letter, I pinned it to your door
Submitted by Secret Society
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Jazz masters
Submitted by Jazz Suite
The NEA has announced its 2010 Jazz Masters. There’s some good ones here, including personal favorite Bill Holman and the always unique Yusef Lateef.
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A trombone soundtrack for better living
Submitted by Jazz Suite
I’ve often said you can never have enough trombone. Bookmark this for those special moments in your life…
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New Age Flamenco
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
New Age Flamenco also played on the first day of the 2009 Bellevue JAzz Festival at the Bellevue Grille with some lively Latin jazz.
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Jon Hamar Trio
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Bassist Jon Hamar led a wonderful trio at the Vertigo Lounge & Grill on Friday the first day of the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival
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Jose Gonzales Trio
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Jose Gonzales Trio performed on Friday at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival and delivered a spicy blend of funk, swing, and pop.
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Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Here are some more images form The Bellevue Jazz Festival 2009 this past weekend starting with the SRJO.
Jay Thomas on trumpet.
Hadley Caliman on saxophone.
Randy Halberstadt on piano.
About The SRJO
The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) is the Northwest’s premier big band jazz ensemble. Founded in 1995, the 17-piece big band is [...]
Blanchard Gets His Name on the Cover!
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
This has nothing to do with jazz, so file it under shameless self-promotion.
Darwinian Conservatism: A Disputed Question, is now in print from Imprint Academic, in Britain. It consists of a manuscript by Larry Arnhart, previously published in book form under the title Darwinian Conservatism. The second part of the [...]
Who is Bob Mover?
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
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Streaming Jazz audio archives- FREE!
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Smalls Jazz club in NYC has posted audio from a bunch of gigs over the last few years. Some of it is not the greatest quality, but there’s a lot of really interesting music on here.
Smalls audio archives
NPR also has plenty of programs online for download:
Nancy Wilson’s Jazz Profiles
‘Live at [...]
Michael Brecker interview on YouTube
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
From a clinic at North Texas State in the Spring of 1984
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Thanks Steve!
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BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL RISING STARS
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Bellevue Jazz Festival Rising Stars Program
I just wanted to put up this group photo of the jazz students in the rising stars program before I put up some of them in performance. Here is a description of this great program. It was fun to watch them.
The 2009 festival also marks the launch of [...]
Dave Peterson Trio
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Dave Peterson, on guitar, playing with his trio Sunday afternoon at the Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant
Just had to get one more up here before I head off in to the dawn. The Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant was packed. they never had seen such a crowd on a Sunday afternoon in the Bellevue [...]
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO), the Northwest’s premier big band jazz ensemble was the final main act of the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center Sunday night.
It was a great festival this year and I have so many more photos to process and edit from the shows I [...]
