Centrum Jazz Port Townsend 2015

jazz PORT TOWNSEND JULY 19-26 JOHN CLAYTON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

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Sean Jones

WASHINGTON’S HOME FOR CREATIVE ARTS AND EDUCATION FORT WORDEN STATE PARK, PORT TOWNSEND, WA

Supplement to the July 15, 2015 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

welcome to centrum Welcome to Centrum’s 42nd Summer Season!

In partnership with Fort Worden State Park, Centrum serves as a gathering place for creative artists and learners of all ages seeking extraordinary cultural enrichment.

OUR MISSION is to foster creative experiences that change lives. From exploring the roots of the blues or jazz, to the traditions of American fiddle music or our award-winning writers’ workshops—Centrum’s summer festivals transform the majestic, inspired setting of Fort Worden State Park into a unique arts destination.

JOIN US and discover a full array of mainstage performances, nightclub events, vital literary readings, lectures, dances and more.

OUR PROGRAMS welcome participants from across the globe. Last year alone we served individuals from 17 countries, 46 out of 50 states, and 77% of the counties in Washington. 27% of those we serve are age 18 or younger and our participants were aged 4 to 97!

We present our programs with support from the Washington State Arts Commission, State Parks Commission, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, National Endowment for the Arts and the Fort Worden Public Development Authority. We thank the many donors and generous sponsors who support Centrum and our unique role in our Puget Sound community, and I hope you will too!

Please join us for cultural experiences you simply cannot find anywhere else on earth. See you this summer at Centrum!

We’re happy to welcome you to the 41st season of Jazz Port Townsend. We’ve assembled a superlative lineup of accomplished musicians we’re proud to present to you. The instant you see and hear them play, you’ll know why.

One of the special things about Jazz Port Townsend is the opportunity to experience jazz in two distinct ways—at a mainstage concert and in a downtown club. There’s nothing John Clayton like being in the McCurdy Pavilion to experience the magic ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of 1,200 people holding their breath in pin-drop silence while they wait to see what will happen next or, for that matter, the excitement of a big band roaring to a finish. AND there’s nothing like sitting close enough to the stage in a club to watch a performer’s fingers or see the subtle smile on their face as their colleague plays a flawless solo. We’d hate to make you choose—so we don’t!

You may know that this weekend’s festival is the culmination Gregg Miller of a week-long jazz workshop at Centrum. At Centrum, we JAZZ PROGRAM MANAGER bring artist faculty who are outstanding in both roles—artists and faculty. Over 200 serious students of America’s most original music have spent an intensive week learning from the masters you’ll be listening to. If you see someone wearing a name badge and looking energized you’ll understand. In fact, you’ll understand even better if you’re able to attend any of the Friday Workshop Blowout sessions detailed on the following page. There are master classes, panel discussions and a noon concert, all designed to deepen your understanding of Jazz. All are free and open to the public.

We hope that by the end of the weekend you’ll be marking your calendar for next year (which, by the way, is July 24-31, 2016). In the meantime, enjoy the music!

Centrum offers profound thanks to the foundation and government entities that support our distinctive mission. Their grants help fuel our programming, and their imprimatur assists Centrum’s efforts to broaden support for its services throughout the state and nation.

Centrum’s corporate sponsors include regional, national, and international corporations that understand the value of supporting the arts. Their contributions foster the creativity and sense of kinship that has thousands of workshop participants and audience members converging for Centrum’s 2015 Jazz Port Townsend.

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“Friday Workshop Blowout” 10:30–11:45am

Playing MUSIC, Not Just Your Instrument!

How to actually create music as an ensemble by listening and playing together. It's not about "you," but "us!" (Ben Wolfe) 204 Rm. 10

Criticism or Critique?

Non-musicians sometimes think the way teachers talk to students sounds negative, while students want all the suggestions they can get. Come and listen to a coaching session and decide for yourself. Please come with three questions about the session or about music in general! (Eric Reed) Wheeler Theater

12:00–1:00pm

“Free Fridays” Concert Workshop Participant Big Band Performance Directed by Clarence Acox. Outside at the Commons. Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy some music in the sun. Lunch is available in the Commons or bring your own!

1:15–2:45pm

Developing a Feel For Brazilian Rhythms and Syncopation Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend workshop is widely regarded as one of the best in the country. Why? Because of the extraordinary collection of world-class faculty assembled by Artistic Director John Clayton. You’re invited to experience these masters yourself and learn something about jazz that will deepen your understanding—all free and open to the public! Please join us.

Americans have been in love with Brazilian music since Samba and Bossa Nova swept onto our scene more than 60 years ago, but many still find playing the rhythms elusive. Hear a native and master teacher explain and demonstrate. Not for bassists! (Nilson Matta) 204 Rm. 10

Jazz, A Historical and Cultural Perspective Steve Wilson will use a several videos featuring key performers to lead you through jazz history. (Steve Wilson) Wheeler Theater

9:00–10:15am

The Music of Miles Davis For as long as Miles Davis played the trumpet he was always the one to watch. Each of his bands was a ground breaker and responsible for launching the careers of the next generation of musicians who set the pace for their generation. In this class we will examine the man who never stood still musically and was affectionately known as the "Prince of Darkness.” (Joe LaBarbera) Wheeler Theater

The International Jazz Scene America may be the cradle of jazz, but that baby has become a sophisticated citizen of the world. Hear a panel of faculty talk about the jazz scene in other countries.

(John Clayton, Jiggs Whigham, Nilson Matta, Duduka Da Fonseca, Jay Thomas) 204 Rm. 10

3:00–4:30pm

The A, B, C's of Listening A session introducing novices to jazz greats whose names begin with A, B, or C. Approached like a game or quiz, the object is to guess the artist with the only clue being A, B, or C as the first letter of the name. Instrumentalists, vocalists, big bands, or groups are all possible. It's also a fun way to learn how to listen! (Kim Nazarian) 204 Rm. 10

Guitar Summit Master class and discussion. (Romero Lubambo, Graham Dechter, Dan Balmer) Wheeler Theater

Free Fridays line up Bring a picnic blanket and some low-back chairs and enjoy Centrum’s annual Free Fridays at the Fort series, showcasing jazz, blues, and fiddle tunes performers among many others. This lunchtime concert series on the lawn of the Nora Porter Commons is free to the public. In the rare event of inclement weather, alternative plans will be posted on Centrum’s website.

Free Fridays Family Concerts are made possible with the generous support of the Congdon Hanson Family and the following sponsors:

Friday, July 17, Noon

Friday, July 24, Noon

Friday, July 31, Noon

Meg Yates & The Reverie Machine

Jazz Port Townsend Big Band

Port Townsend Acoustic Blues

directed by Clarence Acox

featuring American Songsters Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons

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Concert Schedule Friday, July 24, 7:30 p.m.

McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $45, $32, $23

Maucha Adnet & Trio: Bossa Always Nova Maucha Adnet, vocals; Jovino Santos Neto, piano; Nilson Matta, bass; Duduka Da Fonseca, drums

Regina Carter & Friends Regina Carter, violin; Benny Green, piano; John Clayton, bass; Alvester Garnett, drums

Featured Performers John Clayton ARTISTIC DIRECTOR • Grammy-winning bassist/composer/conductor John Clayton has written and arranged music for Diana Krall, DeeDee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, Milt Jackson, Nancy Wilson, McCoy Tyner, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Dr. John, Regina Carter and many others.

John has been commissioned by many ensembles including the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, the American Jazz Philharmonic, The Iceland Symphony, The Metropole Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Big Band, The Richmond Symphony, the WDR Orchestra, and the Amsterdam Philharmonic. John was awarded a platinum record for his stirring arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” performed by Whitney Houston during the Super Bowl in 1990. John has won numerous awards such as the Golden Feather Award, and the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Composer/Arranger award. Most recently, John won a Grammy for his arrangements on Queen Latifah’s, Trav’lin’ Light. John has served as the musical director of several jazz festivals including the Sarasota Jazz Festival, the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, the Santa Fe Jazz Party, and the Vail Jazz Workshop. John is a co-founder of the Grammy-nominated Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, which is co-led by John, his brother, saxophonist, Jeff Clayton, and drummer, Jeff Hamilton. Also, John and his brother Jeff co-lead the Clayton Brothers Quintet, who have been nominated for two Grammy awards.

Saturday, July 25, 1:30 p.m.

Clarence Acox

McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $52, $35, $28

DRUMS • A leading figure in the Seattle music scene, Clarence Acox Jr. has nurtured young musicians for the past 35 years as director of jazz bands at Garfield High School. He leads the renowned Garfield Jazz Ensemble, winning dozens of awards and making regular appearances at national and international venues. The ensemble has taken first place four times at New York’s Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival, the country’s most prestigious high school jazz competition. Clarence was named “Educator of the Year” by DownBeat Magazine in 2001. He co-founded the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in 1995 and has been a prominent performer on the Seattle jazz scene for more than two decades.

Trio da Paz Romero Lubambo, guitar; Nilson Matta, bass; Duduka Da Fonseca, drums

Kim Nazarian & Friends: Some Morning Kim Nazarian, vocals; Eric Reed, piano; Jon Hamar, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums

All-Star Big Band Directed by and featuring the music of Bob Mintzer. Steve Wilson and Bill Ramsay, altos; Jay Thomas and Dayna Stephens, tenors; Gary Smulyan, bari; Andy Omdahl, Sean Jones, Terell Stafford, Thomas Marriott, trumpets; Jiggs Whigham, David Marriott, Jr., Greg Schroeder, Dan Marcus, trombones; Graham Dechter, guitar; Randy Halberstadt, piano; Ben Wolfe,bass; Matt Wilson, drums

Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m.

McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $45, $32, $23

Latitude Adjustment Steve Wilson, alto; Romero Lubambo, guitar; George Cables, piano

Sit Down, Hang On Bob Mintzer and Dayna Stephens, tenor sax; Sean Jones and Terell Stafford, trumpet; Benny Green, piano; John Clayton, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums

Jazz Port Townsend Packages Mainstage Package Includes all three concerts held at the McCurdy Pavilion.

Does not include Jazz in the Clubs.

Section A: $130, Section B: $85, Section C: $65 Seating is reserved at the McCurdy Pavilion performances.

All Fest Package

Maucha Adnet VOCALS • Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Maucha Adnet started singing professionally at the age of 15 in the vocal group Céu da Boca, recording and touring throughout Brazil. From 1984-1994 Maucha performed around the world with legendary composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and his Banda Nova, recording four albums including the Grammy-winning Antonio Brasileiro. Jobim said of Maucha “She is a marvellous singer. Her voice is deep, rich and mysterious. It makes me long for the Brazilian forest.”

Since settling in New York in 1987, Maucha has been working with her own band as well as recording and performing with such artists as Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, Duduka Da Fonseca, Trio da Paz, Mario Adnet, Winton Marsalis, Bucky Pizzarelli and many others. Maucha has recorded three solo CD’s: Songs I Learned From Jobim, The Jobim Songbook and most recently Milagre. 2015 marks Maucha’s first visit to Jazz Port Townsend.

Dan Balmer GUITAR • Dan Balmer has long been considered one of the finest guitarists, composers, and educators in the Northwest. In 2009, Dan became one of only five Oregonians to be honored with membership in both The Oregon Music Hall of Fame and the Jazz Society of the Oregon Hall of Fame. From 2005-2009 Dan toured and recorded with two-time Grammy Winner Diane Schuur, playing in over 15 countries and 60 cities. When not on the road with Ms. Schuur, he leads his own groups and continues his long standing gigs with drummer Mel Brown, David Friesen, and others. Dan has appeared on over 80 CD’s including eight of his own which have received critical acclaim and international airplay. His music has been featured in movies and television shows both in the U.S. and overseas.

Jake Bergevin COORDINATOR, EDUCATOR TRACK • Jake Bergevin has taught in Washington State for 23 years including the past 16 at Edmonds-Woodway High School, where he is currently the Director of Bands.

He also keeps a steady schedule as a clinician and performer. In 2012 and 2007 Jake was honored SBO magazine as one of their “50 Directors that Make a Difference.” Under his direction the EdmondsWoodway Jazz Program has earned national recognition as four-time finalists in the prestigious Essentially Ellington Contest, and the EWHS Music Department has been recognized by the Grammys as a Signature School. Jake has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities with a focus on Duke Ellington. He has served as the Jazz Curriculum Chairperson for the Washington chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Jake blogs about his work as a music educator at www.ijazzed.blogspot.com.

George Cables PIANO • Pianist George Cables has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Joe Henderson, and many other legendary jazz musicians. He has recorded numerous albums as a soloist and ensemble leader including the iconic Cables’ Vision with Freddie Hubbard, and has appeared on dozens of others. According to Victor Schermer, “Anyone who is serious about jazz will tell you that George Cables belongs in the pantheon of the greatest jazz pianists. Everyone, that is, except George Cables. Exceptional in every way, he is yet a team player. He sees himself as part of the rhythm section, and has always emphasized the group over the soloist.” George is currenty performing and recording as a soloist, with trios and larger ensembles, and as a clinician in college jazz programs.

Includes all three concerts held at the McCurdy Pavilion AND Jazz in the Clubs on Friday and Saturday.

Section A: $180, Section B: $135, Section C: $115

Purchase tickets online at Centrum.org or call (800) 746-1982.

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Regina Carter VIOLIN • Violinist Regina Carter is considered the foremost jazz violinist of her generation a designation which doesn’t quite paint the picture. Carter was the first jazz artist to perform and record on Niccolo Paganini’s famous Guarneri violin, which led to her album Paganini After a Dream. In 2005, she received a MacArthur Fellowship, which helped fund her research into African folk rhythms and ultimately her 2010 album Reverse Thread. Her curiosity, passion, and quest for beauty led to her 2014 release Southern Comfort, in which she explores the folk music of the South.

Jeff Clayton ALTO • Reed specialist Jeff Clayton is a versatile performer, bandleader, and studio musician whose diverse recording credits include work with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Together with his brother John, he founded the Grammy-nominated Clayton Brothers in 1977, and later co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra named by readers of Downbeat as the top big band in jazz. In addition, Jeff has performed with numerous artists including Lena Horne, Lionel Hampton, Dr. John, Ella Fitzgerald, and has played in the Count Basie Orchestra while under the leadership of Thad Jones.

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Dawn Clement PIANO • Pianist/Composer and vocalist Dawn Clement hails from Seattle, WA. A veteran of Jazz Port Townsend, Dawn is involved in several collaborations including the Jane Ira Bloom Quartet, Priester’s Cue with the legendary trombonist Julian Priester, the Seattle Pianist Collective, as well as her own trio. Dawn has performed with such notables as Nancy King, Ingrid Jensen, Hadley Caliman, John Clayton, Mercer Ellington, Mark Dresser, Jay Clayton and Pharaoh Sanders. Dawn has toured the U.S. with a number of projects including the Sabella Consort, and the Rubin/Clement Piano Dialogues. Dawn is currently on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and maintains a rigorous performance schedule.

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Duduka Da Fonseca DRUMS • Duduka Da Fonseca was born in Rio de Janeiro when that city was enjoying the embryonic stages of Bossa Nova, and moved to New York in 1975. In addition to being a founding member and co-leader of Trio Da Paz, Duduka has appeared on over 200 albums and performed with artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Gerry Mulligan, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Tom Harrell, Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid, Lee Konitz, Herbie Mann, Joe Henderson, Kenny Barron, Nancy Wilson, Slide Hampton, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Joanne Brackeen, George Mraz, John Patitucci, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Maucha Adnet and Phil Woods among many others. In 2002 Duduka’s first solo album, Samba Jazz Fantasia was nominated for a Grammy. In 2009 his group The Brazilian Trio was nominated for a Latin Grammy for their album Forests.Duduka is the author of the bestseller instructional book and CD, Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset.

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Chuck Deardorf BASS • Chuck Deardorf has recorded and toured internationally with Bud Shank, George Cables, Kenny Barron, Winard Harper, and Larry Coryell. As the first-call bassist in Seattle, Chuck has performed with Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Art Farmer, Howard Roberts, Monty Alexander, Kenny Burrell, Marian McPartland, Mel Lewis, Pete Christlieb, Joe Williams, Kenny Werner, Carl Fontana, Joe LaBarbara, and Tal Farlow. Chuck’s latest solo release on Origin records, Transparence demonstrates his performing, producing and arranging abilities. He is currently a member of the Deardorf/Peterson Group (whose 2004 release Portal won critical acclaim), the Jovino Santos Neto Quartet, the Susan Pascal Quartet and the Bill Ramsay Big Band. An accomplished studio musician, Chuck’s bass has been heard on many first-run movie soundtracks, dozens of albums and CD projects, and numerous Broadway touring shows. Chuck has also performed on numerous occasions with the Seattle Symphony.

Graham Dechter GUITAR • An accomplished guitarist, composer and arranger, Graham Dechter plays with the kind of swinging authority and seasoned maturity that belies his young age. The 28-year-old Los Angeles native shows a deep reverence for the jazz guitar tradition in his warm-toned renditions of ballads, bossas, bebop and blues, following in the lineage of his guitar heroes like Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Grant Green and Herb Ellis. Over the past eight years, Dechter has toured worldwide with the ClaytonHamilton Jazz Orchestra appearing at major festivals in North America, Asia and Europe. In 2011, he played on Michael Bublé’s best-selling Christmas album and made follow-up television appearances backing the popular singer on The Today Show, Regis & Kelly, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting and on Michael Buble’s NBC Christmas special. Currently he is the guitarist for Brazilian jazz pianist and vocal sensation Eliane Elias.

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Alvester Garnett DRUMS • “Joy and spirited musical communication” are what characterize the artistry of Alvester Garnett’s drumming. Singers such as the living legend Abbey Lincoln and the late Betty Carter, and such instrumentalists as Wynton Marsalis, James Carter, Regina Carter, and Cyrus Chestnut have all called on Alvester for the energy and fire that he brings to the bandstand. He has performed with Betty Carter, Teddy Edwards, Cyrus Chestnut, James Carter and Abbey Lincoln. Other recorded performances include Stefon Harris’ A Cloud of Red Dust and Abbey Lincoln’s latest recording, Wholly Earth. He has also performed at many notable Jazz Festivals including the JVC Jazz Festivals of New York and Paris, The Newport Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Vienna Jazz Festival, The Montreux Jazz Festival, The DuMaurier Jazz Festival, The Nice Jazz Festival, The San Francisco Jazz Festival, The Monterey Jazz Festival, and The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

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Michael Glynn BASS • Michael Glynn began playing bass at the age of 11 and starting working professionally while still a student at Seattle’s Garfield High School. In addition to performing with countless local musicians throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, and New Mexico, Michael has performed with jazz legends including Bud Shank, Jon Hendricks, Bobby Shew, Mark Levine, Dave Grusin, Geoffrey Keezer, Seamus Blake, Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, Benny Green, Gary Smulyan, Doug Lawrence, William Parker, Madeline Eastman, Dena DeRose, and the Cab Calloway Orchestra. Michael has performed around the United States and in Canada, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Oman, and Trinidad and Tobago. He performs in a variety of other genres, including classical work with the New Mexico Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Opera Southwest, and Canticum Novum Santa Fe; calypso with steel drum legend Ray Holman; and a mix of Arabic and Western music with Iraqi-American oud virtuoso Rahim Al Haj.

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by Laura at Fort Worden PIANO • A pianist, arranger, composer, lyricist, and author, Randy Michalek.

Halberstadt has enjoyed an international performing career, having played and/or recorded with Mimi Fox, Ray Drummond, Jay Clayton, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, James Moody, Herb Ellis, Mel Brown, Nancy Kelly, Houston P R E S E N T E D B YPerson, Sheila Jordan, Ernestine Anderson, René Marie, Bobby Shew, Marlena Shaw, Jackie Ryan, Jiggs Whigham and John Stowell. Randy’s book, Metaphors For The Musician: Perspectives From A Jazz Pianist has become one of the most highly acclaimed texts in jazz education. His composition “When Springtime TurnsGuides To Fall” appears The All-Jazz Real Book. His recordings include Inner Voice, Port Townsend Paper • The Business • SKLinArchitecture Clockwork, Parallel Tracks, and Flash Point. Randy makes his home in the Pacific Northwest and has taught for many years at Seattle’s prestigious Cornish College of the Arts.

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Jon Hamar BASS • Jon Hamar is a versatile freelance bassist whose abilities in multiple performance genres have made him a staple in the Northwest music scene since 2001. Jon graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a Master’s degree in Jazz and Contemporary Media. He performed for four years with jazz and blues great Ernestine Anderson and is currently a regular with Northwest notables such as Greta Matassa, Jim Knapp, Randy Halberstadt and Dawn Clement. Jon also performs regularly in an orchestral setting recording on movie soundtracks and recitals. As an educator Jon keeps busy teaching at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington and Edmonds Community College in Edmonds, Washington as well as maintaining an active private studio. Jon currently has former students attending Berklee College of Music, The New School and the Manhattan School of Music.

Jeff Hamilton DRUMS • Originality is what versatile drummer Jeff Hamilton brings to the groups he performs with and is one of the reasons why he is constantly in demand, whether he is recording or performing with his trio, the Clayton Brothers or co-leading the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. In addition to his many recordings with Ray Brown, Jeff has appeared on nearly 200 recordings with artists such as Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Milt Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Streisand, Mel Torme, John Pizzarelli, Benny Carter, Lalo Schifrin, George Shearing, Dr. John, Clark Terry, Gene Harris, Toshiko Akioshi, Scott Hamilton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Keely Smith, Bill Holman, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Mark Murphy. Jeff is a frequent guest of the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany. He also appeared in Natalie Cole’s Great Performances PBS special, Unforgettable and an Oscar Peterson documentary, Life In The Key Of Oscar.

John Hansen PIANO • John Hansen is regarded as one of the most in-demand jazz pianists in the Northwest. A studied and musical ensemble player with a strong melodic vocabulary, John has always been recognizable for his unique personal voice. His performance history includes such venues as New York’s Birdland, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, Seattle’s Jazz Alley and Tula’s, and international festivals and tours in France, Japan, Korea, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Russia and Central America. During his career John has performed and recorded with many of the Northwest’s premiere, award-winning bands including: the Jay Thomas Quartet, The Jim Knapp Orchestra, Kelley Johnson, and The Bill Ramsay-Milt Kleeb Band with Pete Christlieb. He has been invited to perform with The Seattle Symphony, Rick Margitza, Randy Brecker, Ingrid Jensen, Ernestine Anderson, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, David ‘Fathead’ Newman, and more.

Gary Hobbs DRUMS • Gary Hobbs is a native of the Pacific Northwest and lives in Vancouver, WA. He has played professionally for more than three decades and appears on over 50 recordings. Gary played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1975 through 1977, and has performed with Randy Brecker, Pete Christlieb, Bud Shank, Bob Florence, Greta Matassa, Anita O’Day, Suzanna McKorkle, Dan Siegel, Glen Moore, The New York Voices, Eddie Harris and many others. More recently Gary has shared the stage with Rand Brecker, Bill Mays, Kurt Elling, Dave Frishberg, David Friesen, Bobby Shew, Bobby Watson, Carl Saunders, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Terry Gibbs, Jaquie Naylor, the Jim Widner Big Band, the Mike Vax Big Band and Tom Grant. He has performed at scores of festivals and clubs throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, Tivoli Garden, the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap.

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BASS • Jeff Johnson has worked with a veritable who's who of great jazz musicians such as Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Rouse, Barney Kessel, Chet Baker, Lew Tabackin, Eddie Daniels, Mark Murphy, Joanne Brackeen, Julian Priester, Jay Clayton, Marlena Shaw, Billy Hart, Annie Ross, George Cables, Bud Shank, Claudio Roditti, Ernestine Anderson, and Michael Wolfe, to name just a few. Jeff is one of the most on-call working musicians in the competitive Seattle musical arena, and his contribution to jazz is substantial and continuing. He has ongoing musical relationships with pianists Hal Galper and Jessica Williams, and leads various small ensembles, composes, tours frequently, and is involved in numerous projects and recording dates around the world.

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Sean Jones TRUMPET • For Sean Jones, the pursuit of Jazz is a most serious endeavor. Originally a drummer, he discovered Jazz and the trumpet at ten years old on hearing Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Amandla.

“Miles is probably the single most powerful influence on me as an artist. His overall vision, the way he changed with the times, the purity of his sound.” After receiving his Master’s Degree from Rutgers University Sean had a 6-month stint with Wynton Marsalis’ Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. This led to a permanent position as lead trumpeter which he held until 2010. In 2014 Sean was named Chair of the brass department at Berklee College of Music, and he also serves as Artistic Director of both the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Jazz Orchestras.

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DRUMS • Joe La Barbera’s first musical experiences began at home as part of the family band with his parents and two older brothers, saxophonist Pat and trumpeter and arranger/composer John La Barbera.

Joe began his professional career with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd, and then moved onto The Chuck Mangione Quartet. In 1978 Joe was asked to join Bill Evans in what was to become a landmark trio. Along with bassist Marc Johnson, the trio grew over a two-year period to become one of Evans’ finest (see performances of “My Romance”, “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “Bill’s Hit Tune” on YouTube).

After Bill’s untimely death in 1980, Joe joined singer Tony Bennett. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Joe is involved in a wide range of music locally, nationally and internationally including performances with Bill Mays, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker and brother Pat LaBarbera.

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Romero Lubambo GUITAR • In 1985 Romero Lubambo came to the United States and brought with him a new sound in Brazilian jazz guitar, uniting the styles and rhythms of his native Brazilian musical heritage with his fluency in the American jazz tradition. After arriving in New York City, Romero was quickly in demand not only for his authentic Brazilian sound, but also for his command of a variety of styles. He has performed and recorded with many outstanding artists, including Dianne Reeves, Michael Brecker, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathleen Battle, Diana Krall, Herbie Mann, Wynton Marsalis, Gal Costa, Kurt Elling, Kenny Barron, Luciana Souza, Grover Washington Jr., Vernon Reid, Flora Purim and Airto, Paquito D’Rivera, Harry Belafonte, Larry Coryell, Gato Barbieri, Leny Andrade and James Carter, among many others. Romero has also established himself as a composer and performer on his own critically acclaimed recording projects as well as on those of Trio Da Paz.

Julian MacDonough DRUMS • Julian MacDonough is a Pacific Northwest drummer who tours with the Mike Allen Quartet/ Trio (Vancouver B.C.), the genre-bending “funk” band Megatron (Bellingham WA), the Monday Night Project, and alt-country singer songwriter Kasey Anderson (Portland, OR). In addition, Julian has been very active as a freelance musician. Primarily hired as a jazz drummer up and down the West Coast, he has also spent a lot of time in recording studios with over 40 CDs under his belt. Some of his favorites are Mike Allen’s award-winning album Dialectic 2003), Fearless (2004), and 2006 Love One Another (2006). Kasey Anderson’s “Nowhere Nights ” Havilah Rand’s “Bengalese Butterflies (2009), Jenni Potts’s Take This and Go and Aaron Parks’ First Romance.

Kelby MacNayr DRUMS • Percussionist, composer, music director and band leader Kelby MacNayr performs jazz, classical, new music, and has collaborated with many acclaimed artists including Anne Schaefer, pop group Elephant Island, N.Y. pianist Misha Piatigorsky, composer and pianist Marianne Trudel, Christine Jensen, Chuck Deardorf, Ian McDougall, Chet Doxas and many others. Kelby is currently the Artistic Director for the Art of the Trio Series, and is a member of the Marc Atkinson Quartet, the Marianne Trudel Quintet, and Misha Piatigorsky’s Canadian trio. His group, the Kelby MacNayr Quintet, has been earning critical acclaim in the U.S. and Canada.

David Marriott, Jr. TROMBONE • David Marriott, Jr. is a jazz trombonist, composer/arranger, educator, and blogger. A two-time Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award recipient and winner of the 1999 National Jazz Trombone Competition, David is active in a variety of Seattle jazz groups, including the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Zubatto Syndicate and his own critically-acclaimed groups Septology and Triskaidekaband.

In addition to being a busy performer and recording artist with nearly fifty recordings to date, David currently serves as Director of the Edmonds Community College Jazz Band.

Thomas Marriott TRUMPET • Trumpeter Thomas Marriott is a skilled instrumentalist, composer and producer, and a seven-time Earshot Golden Ear award winner. After winning the prestigious Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition in 1999, Thomas moved to New York where he gained acclaim through his work with Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau band. Thomas has performed with Rosemary Clooney, Joe Locke, The Tito Puente Orchestra, Brian Lynch, The Chico O’Farrill Orchestra, Michael Feinstein, Eric Reed, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ritchie “Alto Madness” Cole, Carl Allan, Orrin Evans and scores of others. Since 2004, Thomas has produced eight albums as a leader, three of which have made the topten on national jazz charts, including the 2009 release East-West Trumpet Summit, which reached number one. His albums have been featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and have gained critical acclaim world-wide, including the 2010 release Constraints and Liberations which garnered 4 stars in DownBeat Magazine. Thomas’ ninth album, Urban Folklore, was the editor’s pick in JazzTimes’ January 2015 issue.

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Nilson Matta BASS • Described by DownBeat magazine as “a powerhouse bass player,” Nilson Matta has been a force in the evolution and popularity of Brazilian jazz. At a young age in his native Brazil he was already playing the with luminaries such as João Gilberto, Hermeto Pascoal, João Bosco, Johnny Alf, Helio Delmiro, Luis Bonfá, Chico Buarque, MPB-4 and many others. Along with longtime friends Romero Lubambo and Duduka Da Fonseca, Nilson was a founding member of Trio Da Paz, which quickly gained a distinction of one of the foremost Brazilian Jazz groups. In recent years he has been focused on many of his own projects including Walking With My Bass, Copacabana and Black Orpheus. Nilson enjoys sharing his passion for Brazilian music as Music and Artistic Director of Samba Meets Jazz, a series of weeklong workshops in Rio de Janeiro, New York City and Bar Harbor, Maine.

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Bob Mintzer COMPOSING/ARRANGING, SAX • Saxophonist Bob Mintzer is a twenty-year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets who also leads a Grammy-winning Big Band, travels with his own Quartet, and plays with numerous bands globally. Bob honed his big band writing and playing skills in the bands of Tito Puente, Buddy Rich and Thad Jones-Mel Lewis. He has written over 200 works for orchestra, concert band and big band. As an instrumentalist Bob has worked with Art Blakey, Jaco Pastorius, Sam Jones, Randy Brecker, Gil Evans, GRP All Star Big Band, Mike Manieri, and The New York Philharmonic, to name a few. He has done session work for James Taylor, Steve Winwood, Queen, Donald Fagan, Milton Nascimento, and countless others. A respected educator, Bob is holds the Buzz McCoy endowed chair of jazz studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has written nearly twenty books used by Jazz educators worldwide.

Kim Nazarian VOCALS • Kim Nazarian is the soprano and a founding member of the New York Voices, with whom she has recorded, performed and toured for the past twenty years. Kim shares her perspectives on music and life as a musician through teaching private students, clinics, workshops, jazz camps, master classes, festival adjudication and guest conducting for singers on all levels from grade to graduate school in the US and abroad. In New York, Kim works as a session singer, with credits including jingles and major motion picture scores. She is currently the Artist in Residence for the Bowling Green State University Vocal Jazz Program, teaching both classical and contemporary voice. Kim has worked with and conducted choirs around the world. She also has a passion for Latin music, and her album with Boston-based El Eco was recently featured on NPR’s JazzSet.

Andy Omdhal TRUMPET • Trumpet player, arranger , composer and teacher Andy Omdahl has lived in the northwest since 2000. Hailing from southern California, Andy spent seven years under the tutelage of the great trumpet master, Claude Gordon. He was a musician and band officer in the U.S. Marine music program retiring as a captain in 1996 after 21 years of service. Andy is a regular member and lead trumpeter with The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, New Blues Brothers, and Nearly Dan. He has performed in a variety of bands and headliners including, Maureen McGovern, Jack Jones, The Temptations, The O'Jays, 4- Tops, Frankie Avalon, Charo, Arturo Sandoval, Fifth Dimension, Michael Feinstein, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers & many many others in addition to many Broadway production performances.

Dave Peck PIANO • A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dave Peck is recognized as an outstanding composer, arranger and pianist. He is known for his introspective style and rich harmonic coloring and has been described as “…a formidable musical voice, lyrical and insightful” and “…an absolute artist with a unique command of his instrument and the language of music”. Downbeat magazine says Peck’s playing is “lyrical and pastel, swinging and bluesy, with a ringing crystalline touch.” and Cadence Magazine says he “…can hang with the currently feted crop of young lions.” Dave has appeared on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Ms McPartland said “Dave Peck is a pianist and composer who possess’ great musicality, a sensitive touch and a lively sense of swing.” Formerly an Associate Professor of Music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle Dave currently maintains a private teaching studio where he teaches Jazz Composition, Repertoire, Improvisation and Piano.

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Bill Ramsay SAX • Bill Ramsay is a veteran saxophonist performing with his own bands and touring with The Count Basie Orchestra, the Benny Goodman Octet, and the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Duke Ellington, Ray McKinley and Frank Wess/Harry “Sweets” Edison, to name a few. He has crisscrossed the world for five decades, stretching from China, Japan and Brazil to the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and the Concord and Playboy Jazz Festivals. For 41 years he has been a regular performer/ instructor at Centrum’s Port Townsend Jazz Camp and Festival. Bill combines his performing with stints

as an arranger, conductor, and clinician. Along the way he has earned numerous credits on the Concord Records label, as well as regional and international recordings. He was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997.

Travis Ranney SAX • Travis Ranney is one of the busiest saxophonists in the Seattle area. He appears regularly with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Thomas Marriott, the Little Big Band and many others. Travis is a veteran of Jazz Port Townsend, both with the All-Star Big Band and in clubs.

Eric Reed PIANO • Eric Reed started playing piano at the age of two and grew up playing in his father’s storefront Baptist church. “My father was a minister who sang with a Gospel group; he was my earliest musical influence.” As a teenager he was already working with West Coast luminaries such as Buddy Collette, Teddy Edwards, Clora Bryant, and Jeff & John Clayton. During his first year at college he received a call to tour with Wynton Marsalis. Eric began touring the world both as a leader and sideman, and making numerous recordings and appearances as a permanent member of Wynton’s ensembles. He has composed and arranged for many Hollywood films and commercials, and serves annually as musical conductor with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Eric has served on the faculty of the Juilliard School of Music and continues to give master classes worldwide that cover the full spectrum of Jazz history.

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Jovino Santos Neto PIANO, COMPOSING/ARRANGING • Jovino Santos Neto is a three-time Latin Grammy nominee.

Throughout his career he has been closely affiliated with the Brazilian master Hermeto Pascoal and was an integral part of Pascoal’s group from 1977 to 1992. Currently Jovino can be heard as a piano soloist, working with symphony orchestras, jazz big bands, chamber music groups, and in collaboration with musicians such as Hermeto Pascoal, Bill Frisell, Paquito d’Rivera, Airto Moreira, Claudio Roditi, David Sanchez, Joe Locke, Marco Granados and many more. He has recorded multiple albums with his Seattlebased Quinteto, including Canto do Rio, nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2004. His compositions have been performed by numerous symphonies and chamber music groups and he was the recipient of a 2004 Golden Ear Award as the Best Jazz Instrumentalist of the Pacific Northwest. Jovino teaches piano and composition at Cornish College of the Arts. (Photo

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Gary Smulyan BARI SAX • Gary Smulyan attended SUNY-Postsdam and Hofstra University before joining Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd in 1978. In 1980, he became part of the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra then under the direction of Bob Brookmeyer. Gary also found work with other important large ensembles including the Mingus Epitaph band and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. He has shared the stage and the recording studio with trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Dizzy Gillespie, saxophonist Stan Getz, pianist Chick Corea, timbales king Tito Puente, and R&B/blues and soul icons Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana Ross. Gary is a perennial winner of the DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls, and a five-time Grammy award-winner for his work with B.B. King, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music, Rutgers University, and SUNY Purchase.

Terell Stafford TRUMPET • Based in New York, acclaimed trumpet player Terell Stafford has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. He combines a deep love of melody with his own brand of spirited and adventurous lyricism. Terell’s exceptionally expressive and well-defined musical talent allows him to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads. Since the mid-1990’s, Terell has performed with groups such as Benny Golson’s Sextet, McCoy Tyner’s Sextet, Kenny Barron’s Quintet, Frank Wess’ Quintet, Jimmy Heath’s Quintet and Big Band, Jon Faddis’ Jazz Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Alumni Band. He is the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University, founder and band leader of the Terell Stafford Quintet, and Managing and Artistic Director of the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia (JOP).

Dayna Stephens TENOR SAX • Dayna Stephens’ debut album The Timeless Now, featuring jazz legends John Scofield, Taylor Eigsti, Ben Street, Eric Harland and Nick Vayenas, was immediately embraced by the jazz community. It received warm reviews from a number of magazines, including a four-star review in the November, 2007 issue of DownBeat Magazine and climbed to #11 on the Billboard Jazz Charts, #9 on JazzWeek and NPR’s Top 10 Jazz Jewels of 2007. In recent years, Dayna has appeared on stage with numerous established musicians and other rising stars, including Terence Blanchard, Geoffrey Keezer, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Matt Wilson, Oliver Lake, Carlos Santana, Stefon Harris, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Peter Apfelbaum, Tom Harrell, Gretchen Parlato, Josh Roseman, Ray Drummond, Winard Harper, Bobby Short and many others.

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Chris Symer BASS • Chris has performed and/or recorded with Roger Kellaway, Bennie Maupin, Robben Ford, Theo Saunders, Kai Akagi, Kate McGarry, Tierney Sutton, Larry Koonse, Kim Richmond, Bob Florence and many more. Originally from Southern California Chris relocated to Seattle in 2002, where he makes his living as a freelance jazz musician. His recent projects have included recordings with The Johnaye Kendrick Quartet (Here, 2014), Jim Knapp’s Scrape (2013) and Nelda Swiggett’s Swingtet (2014). Chris has played and taught clinics throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America. He has appeared on soundtracks for television, movies, theatre, performance art, and in settings from duos to big bands and symphony orchestras. Since May of 2000, Chris has been tuning in fifths and enjoys the altered palette of colors that tuning provides.

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Jay Thomas TRUMPET • Jay Thomas is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, and can be heard on over 60 recordings that run the gamut from hip-hop to acid-jazz, rock, Latin, and big band. Jay has appeared in concert with Mel Lewis, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton, Maria Schneider, Bill Holman, Bob Florence and Frank Wess. He has played festivals at Wolf Trap with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan, the Aspen Jazz Festival with Herb Ellis, Jake Hanna and Mel Ryne, the duMaurier Jazz Festival with Chuck Israels Trio and with the Jay Thomas Quartet. Jay toured Great Britain with jazz legend Slim Gaillard recording there with Slim, Jay McShann and Buddy Tate.

Sachal Vasandani VOCALS • A graduate of the University of Michigan, Sachal Vasandani has released three albums: Eyes Wide Open in 2007, We Move in 2009, and Hi-Fly in 2011. The Chicago-born artist attracted attention when he was named DownBeat Magazine’s Collegiate Jazz Vocalist of the Year in 1999. He has worked with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. His debut recording, Eyes Wide Open, lead to tours and opening for artists such as jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and pop singer Joan Osborne. Sachal’s second album, 2009’s We Move, was chosen as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

Eric Verlinde PIANO • Pianist Eric Verlinde has excited audiences worldwide with his energetic and passionate performances. He has played with Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Eric Alexander, Terell Stafford, Mark Murphy, Luis Conte, Thelma Huston, Francine Reed, Kelley Gray, Don Lamphere, Jay Thomas, Buddy Cattlet, Greta Matassa, and Luis Peralta. Eric is in high demand and is constantly performing, refining his sound and creating new music that is pure, creative, spontaneous, superbly structured and melodic.

Jiggs Whigham TROMBONE • Jiggs Whigham first came to the attention of critics and fans at age 17 as featured soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Ray McKinley. In 1979 he was named Professor and Head of the Jazz Department at Cologne University College of Music. From 1995-2000 he was chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Radio Orchestra. He is currently a soloist and clinician worldwide, conductor of the BBC Big Band in Great Britain, artistic director of the Berlin Jazz Orchestra and visiting Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

DRUMS • Matt Wilson leads the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts and Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. Matt is an integral part of bands led by Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Bob Stewart, Denny Zeitlin, Ron Miles, Marty Ehrlich, Ted Nash, Jane Ira Bloom and Dena DeRose among others. He has performed with many legends of music including Herbie Hancock, Dewey Redman, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Elvis Costello, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Marshall Allen, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell and Hank Jones. Matt has appeared on 250 CDs as a sideman and has released nine as a leader for Palmetto Records as well as co-leading five additional releases.

Steve Wilson ALTO SAX • Steve Wilson has attained a ubiquitous presence in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. He has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, Bill Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Billy Childs, Karrin Allyson, Don Byron, Bill Stewart, James Williams, and Mulgrew Miller among many others.

Steve has seven recordings under his own name, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash, Carl Allen, Steve Nelson, Cyrus Chestnut, Greg Hutchinson, Dennis Irwin, James Genus, Larry Grenadier, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley, and Nicholas Payton.

Ben Wolfe BASS • As Wynton Marsalis said, “Ben Wolfe swings with authority.” DownBeat Magazine says,“ He hews to the esthetic of group interplay and the rhythms of bebop, and displays a well-honed sense of sonic narrative.” As a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), Ben has performed with Joe Henderson, Doc Cheatham, Jon Hendricks, Harry “Sweets” Edison, and Billy Higgins. Other artists he has also recorded with include Branford Marsalis, James Moody, Eric Reed, Carl Allen and Benny Green. Ben is currently on the teaching faculty at The Julliard School in the Jazz Division.

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Friday, July 31, & Saturday, August 1, 8 PM Blues in the Clubs

Saturday, August 1, 1:30 PM Acoustic Blues Showcase McCurdy Pavilion

Port Townsend Ukulele Festival Saturday, October 10, 7:30 PM Ukulele Bonanza One Wheeler Theater

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Jeff Clayton, alto Sean Jones, trumpet Dayna Stephens, tenor Benny Green, piano Ben Wolfe, bass Alvester Garnett, drums

Bob Mintzer, tenor Sean Jones, trumpet Eric Reed, piano Michael Glynn, bass Matt Wilson, drums

Steve Wilson, alto Travis Ranney, tenor Thomas Marriott, trumpet Randy Porter, piano Ben Wolfe, bass Alvester Garnett, drums

AMERICAN LEGION Terell Stafford, trumpet Steve Wilson, alto Eric Reed, piano Dan Balmer, guitar Chuck Deardorf, bass Matt Wilson, drums

Jeff Clayton, alto Dayna Stephens, tenor Terell Stafford, trumpet Randy Porter, piano Graham Dechter, guitar Ben Wolfe, bass Gary Hobbs, drums

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AMERICAN LEGION Bill Ramsay, sax Andy Omdahl, trumpet Jay Thomas, sax and trumpet David Marriott, Jr., trombone Randy Halberstadt, piano Doug Miller, bass Gary Hobbs, drums

COTTON BUILDING George Cables, piano Chuck Deardorf, bass Joe LaBarbera, drums

CELLAR DOOR Dave Peck Trio Dave Peck, piano Jeff Johnson, bass Matt Wilson, drums

ROSE THEATER Jeff Clayton, alto Regina Carter, violin Dawn Clement, piano Jon Hamar, bass Kelby MacNayr, drums

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