Centrum's 2014 Jazz Port Townsend Program

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JULY 24-26, 2014 40th Anniversary

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welcome to summer at Centrum’s summer workshops and festivals are your ticket to a great adventure!

At Centrum, creativity and learning are one.

From exploring the roots of American blues or jazz, to the traditions of American fiddle music or our internationally acclaimed writers’ workshops - for 41 years, Centrum’s summer programs have transformed the majestic, inspiring setting of Fort Worden State Park into a unique arts destination, the rival of communities many times our size.

On behalf of the entire Centrum community of artists, I invite you to join us to discover a full array of mainstage performances, nightclub events, vibrant readings, lectures, dances and more.

Last year alone, Centrum served participants from 17 different countries, 46 out of 50 U.S. states, and 77% of the counties in Washington State.

Our generous audiences complete Centrum’s picture, allowing all of us to share in the inherently social nature of an artistic experience here in Port Townsend!

We gratefully present our programs in partnership with the Washington State Arts Commission, the Washington State Parks Commission, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Fort Worden PDA. We thank all of our thoughtful donors and generous sponsors who support Centrum and its distinctive mission in our community.

An extraordinary adventure will unfold again this summer at Centrum. Thank you for joining our esteemed artists and staff for a rewarding and enriching experience!

Sincerely yours,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Celebrate 40 years of Jazz Port Townsend!

Hello, jazz lovers, and welcome to Jazz Port Townsend - our 40th year!

If you’ve been with us before you’ve probably heard me talk about the jazz community as a “family.” The 230+ participants who have been here all week at the workshop certainly have become a special family through learning, listening and playing together.

Now we invite you to join us for this festival weekend!

One of the things all families do when they gather on special occasions is enjoy their favorite foods. We’ve prepared a banquet of the finest jazz flavors for you to enjoy both at our mainstage concerts and in the downtown clubs. You’ll hear the premiere of a work written especially for you. Plus, we’ll have the pleasure of witnessing Bill Holman conduct a piece that he wrote especially for Centrum.

Of course, we always enjoy featuring our established heroes as well as today’s younger voices. So, whether you’re here for the first time or the 40th, welcome to our “family reunion!”

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John Clayton

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

We’re proud to be celebrating 40 years of Jazz Port Townsend - one of Centrum’s earliest programs.

In fact, when our first jazz workshop was held in 1975, Centrum was only in its second year of programming.

The first jazz workshop was initiated by Centrum’s founder, Joe Wheeler, and featured the prominent jazz composer Toshiko Akioshi. In 1977, public performances were added to the season, and in 1979, those two components were combined, eventually developing into the weeklong event it is today.

Forty years is a long run in this business (although Chuck Deardorf and Bill Ramsay we like to think of it as merely a good start). To achieve success like that you need to have good people involved — the best, actually.

It’s a remarkable fact that two of the performers you’ll hear this weekend were involved not only in the very first year of jazz at Centrum, but have been here every year since.

Chuck Deardorf was a student in 1975 and quickly became a professional bassist in the Seattle jazz community, as well as a faculty member and perennial favorite of Centrum audiences. He went on to head the Jazz Program at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where he has taught for more than 20 years. In 2010, Deardorf was inducted into Earshot’s Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.

Bill Ramsay has played more gigs in more places with more people than any dozen musicians you could probably name. In addition to his innumerable mainstage and club performances for Centrum, as well as all over the Northwest, Bill plays regularly with the Count Basie Orchestra, which continues to tour internationally. For many years, Ramsay has done the crucial work of selecting and contacting the members of Centrum’s All-Star Big Band. Put simply, he knows everyone and everyone knows him, which is one of the reasons he was voted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 1977.

Ramsay is also famous for his wit. When visiting him in the hospital a friend told Ramsay that he had an arrhythmia. Without hesitating Bill replied, “Who could ask for anything more?” He’s got a million of ‘em.

We couldn’t have Jazz Port Townsend without people like Chuck Deardorf and Bill Ramsay. Please join us in thanking them for 40 years of outstanding music making at Centrum. They’re off to a great start.

Gregg Miller

JAZZ PROGRAM MANAGER

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friday jazz blowout

Whether you’re a committed jazz fan or someone who’d like to learn more about it, this is your chance to hear our world-class faculty talk about this uniquely American art form. All workshop sessions on Friday are FREE and open to the public.

9-10:15am The Music of Bill Evans: A Historical Retrospective Wheeler Theater • Joe LaBarbera Bass Summit Building 204, Room 10 • John Clayton, Chuck Deardorf, Martin Wind, David Wong

10:30-11:45am Rehearsing a Band from Remote Distances and While on the Road Wheeler Theater • Benny Green, David Wong, Rodney Green Saxophone Summit Building 204, Room 10 • Christine Jensen, Ken Peplowski, Gary Smulyan, Jay Thomas The Crow Quill Night Owls play jug band, jazz and string band music of the 1920s and 1930s. See them perform at the July 18 Free Fridays at the Fort concert.

Free Fridays at the Fort Bring a picnic blanket and some lawn chairs and enjoy Centrum’s annual Free Friday’s at the Fort series, showcasing jazz, blues and fiddle tunes performers among many others. All shows begin at noon at The Commons at Fort Worden State Park.

• July 18: Crow Quill Night Owls • July 25: Jazz Port Townsend Big Band directed by Clarence Acox • August 1: Acoustic Blues Gospel Choir directed by Ethel Caffie-Austin and Delnora Roberts Lunchtime concert series on the lawn of the Nora Porter Commons are free to the public thanks to the support of sponsors Enclume, First Federal and Peninsula Daily News. In the rare event of inclement weather, alternative plans will be posted online at centrum.org.

Noon-1pm Workshop Participant Big Band Performance Nora Porter Commons • Directed by Clarence Acox

1:15-2:45pm A Conversation with Bill Holman Wheeler Theater • John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton

3-4:30pm An Introduction to Original Music By Taylor & Sachal Building 204, Room 10 • Sachal Vasandani, Taylor Eigsti Drum Summit Wheeler Theater • Clarence Acox, Rodney Green, Jeff Hamilton, Gary Hobbs, Joe LaBarbera, Jon Wikan, Matt Wilson

jazz port townsend Free Concerts for Kids Enjoy these family friendly shows at 11am at The Commons at Fort Worden.

August 1: Lightnin’ Wells: Old Songs for Young Folks Free Concerts for Kids are made possible with the generous support of the Congdon Hanson Family.

Jazz in the Clubs July 24-26 • Thurs., 8pm; Fri., 10pm; Sat., 10pm • Admission $25 with wristband

Friday Evening Concert Friday, July 25 • McCurdy Pavilion, 7:30pm • Tickets $45, $32 & $23

Saturday Afternoon Concert Saturday, July 26 • McCurdy Pavilion, 1:30pm • Tickets $52, $35 & $28

Saturday Evening Concert Saturday, July 26 • McCurdy Pavilion, 7:30pm • Tickets $45, $32 & $23 Lightnin’ Wells Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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jazz port townsend Concert Schedule Friday, July 25, 7:30pm McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $45, $32 and $23 Friday Evening Jazz Port Townsend features:

The Jensen Sisters Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Christine Jensen, alto; Geoffrey Keezer, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Jon Wikan, drums

Wycliffe Gordon and friends Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Terell Stafford, trumpet; Jeff Clayton, alto; Benny Green, piano; John Clayton, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums

Saturday, July 26, 1:30pm McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $52, $35 and $28 Saturday Afternoon Jazz Port Townsend Concert features:

Inspired By a Master: A Tribute to George Cables Geoffrey Keezer, piano; Benny Green, piano; Dawn Clement, piano; Anthony Wilson, guitar; George Cables, piano

Sing, Sing, Sing!

Sachal Vasandani, voice; Johnaye Kendrick, voice; Dena DeRose, voice & piano; Eric Verlinde, piano; Jon Hamar, bass; Julian, MacDonough, drums

All-Star Big Band Directed by NEA Jazz Master Bill Holman

Saturday, July 26, 7:30pm McCurdy Pavilion • Tickets: $45, $32 and $23 Saturday Evening Jazz Port Townsend Concert features:

Benny Green Trio Benny Green, piano; David Wong, bass; Rodney Green, drums

Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts Ensemble Terell Stafford, trumpet; Dawn Clement, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums

JAZZ PORT TOWNSEND PACKAGES Mainstage Package Includes all three concerts held at McCurdy Pavilion. Does not include any “Jazz in the Clubs” events. Seating is reserved at the McCurdy Pavilion performances.

Section A, $130; Section B, $85; Section C, $65 All Fest Package Includes all three concerts held at McCurdy Pavilion AND Friday and Saturday Jazz in the Clubs. Does not include Thursday Jazz in the Clubs. Seating is reserved at the McCurdy Pavilion performances.

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

Clarence Acox DRUMS Clarence Acox Jr., a leading figure in the Seattle music scene, 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. Garfield’s Jazz Ensemble has twice taken first place at New York’s Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival – the country’s most prestigious high school jazz competition. Acox, who also directs Seattle University’s Jazz Ensemble, was named “Educator of the Year” by DownBeat Magazine in 2001. Acox co-founded the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in 1995 and performed with the Floyd Standifer Quartet at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant for more than two decades.

Dan Balmer GUITAR Dan Balmer has long been considered one of the finest guitarists, composers, and educators in the Northwest. In 2009, Balmer 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, Balmer toured and recorded with two time Grammy Winner Diane Schuur, playing in over 15 countries and 60 cities. When not on the road with Schuur, he leads his own groups and continues his long standing gigs with drummer Mel Brown, David Friesen and others.

Ballmer has appeared on more than 80 CDs 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.

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. His own records include the 1980 “Cables’ Vision” with Freddie Hubbard among others. In the 1980s he worked in the project Bebop & Beyond, who recorded tribute albums to Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.

Cables is currently performing and recording as a soloist, with a trio and larger ensembles, and as a clinician in college jazz programs.

Jeff Clayton ALTO 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 Magazine as the top big band in jazz. In addition, Clayton has performed with numerous artists including Lena Horne, Lionel Hampton, Dr. John, Ella Fitzgerald, and played in the Count Basie Orchestra while under the leadership of Thad Jones.

Dawn Clement PIANO Pianist, composer and vocalist Dawn Clement hails from Seattle, Wash. A veteran of Jazz Port Townsend, Clement is involved in several collaborations including the Jane Ira Bloom Quartet, Priester’s Cue with the legendary Julian Priester, the Seattle Pianist Collective, as well as her own trio. Clement has performed with such notables as Nancy King, Ingrid Jensen, Hadley Caliman, John Clayton, Mercer Ellington, Mark Dresser, Jay Clayton and Pharaoh Sanders.

She has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Le Conservatoire Superieur in Paris, and Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, as well as numerous clubs (including Sweet Rhythm, Tonic and Iridium), art museums, and theaters. In addition to her work with Jane Ira Bloom, Dawn has toured the U.S. with a number of projects including the Sabella Consort, and the Rubin/Clement Piano Dialogues. Clement is currently on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and maintains a rigorous performance schedule.

Chuck Deardorf BASS Chuck Deardorf has recorded and toured internationally with Bud Shank and Don Lanphere, George Cables and Kenny Barron, Winard Harper and Larry Coryell. As the first call bassist in Seattle, Deardorf has performed with Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Art Farmer, Howard Roberts,

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faculty bios Monty Alexander, Kenny Burrell, Marian McPartland, Mel Lewis, Pete Christlieb, Joe Williams, Kenny Werner, Carl Fontana, Joe LaBarbara and Tal Farlow. Deardorf ’s latest solo release on Origin records, “Transparence” (2011) demonstrates his performing, producing and arranging abilities with a host of great musicians. He is currently a member of the Deardorf/Peterson Group (whose 2004 Origin release “Portal” won critical acclaim), the Jovino Santos Neto Quartet, and the Susan Pascal Quartet along with the Bill Ramsay Big Band. An accomplished studio musician, Deardorf ’s bass has been heard on many movie soundtracks, dozens of albums and CD projects and numerous Broadway touring shows. He also has performed on numerous occasions with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

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Dena DeRose VOCALS & PIANO Singer and pianist Dena DeRose has accumulated an impressive list of performance credits, ranging from the legendary clubs around the world like the Blue Note, Smoke and the Jazz Standard in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Pitt Inn and Body and Soul in Tokyo, to major jazz festivals that include The Red Sea Jazz Festival and The Monterey Jazz Festival. She has performed alongside the likes of Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson, John Scofield, Deborah Brown, Jimmy Cobb, Ken Peplowski, Phil Woods, David ‘Fathead’ Newman, Rufus Reid, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton, Marvin Stamm and many, many others. DeRose has nine recordings as a leader to her credit, all of which have received superior accolades. Cadence Magazine gave her both their Album of the Year and Best Vocal Jazz Album awards for “Another World” and “I Can See Clearly Now”.

Her MaxJazz recording “Dena DeRose: Live at Jazz Standard Volume 1 & 2” with drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Martin Wind, was nominated for a Grammy, and charted in the Top 50 on the JazzWeek radio charts for over 12 weeks. DeRose is currently the Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, and has been teaching at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands for the past 10 years.

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GUITAR Multi-instrumentalist and composer Chuck Easton is a one man jazz ensemble. Equally at home with the bass, flute, piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and violin, Easton is best known for his terrific jazz guitar work. He received his music degree from the Berklee School of Music, and plays throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Taylor Eigsti PIANO New York-based pianist and composer Taylor Eigsti started playing the piano when he was 4 years old, inspired by his sister. He became a bandleader at age 12 and was quickly labeled a prodigy. He released four early albums as a leader before having the opportunity to sign with Concord Records, where he has released three highly acclaimed albums. The Grammynominated artist has performed and recorded with Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, and Joshua Redman, among many others. Eigsti has also performed internationally for 11 years with guitarist Julian Lage, his close musical collaborator. Recently, the two collaborated on new symphonic compositions for guitar, piano and symphony orchestra to be premiered by the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra. Eigsti has also premiered work in the classical vein with the San José Chamber Orchestra and the Oakland East Bay Symphony.

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Wycliffe Gordon TROMBONE Musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s music, Wycliffe Gordon has an unmatched modern mastery of the plunger mute. His exceptional technique and signature sound have solidified Gordon a place in musical history as one of the top trombonists of his generation.

He has been named “Best in Trombone” by the Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll for 2012 and Jazz Journalists Association named him “Trombonist of the Year” in 2012 – the seventh time since 2001 Gordon has earned the titled. He is a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others. He is on the faculty of the Jazz Arts Program at Manhattan School of Music.

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Benny Green PIANO Pianist Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience, playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s no wonder Green has been hailed as perhaps the most exciting hard-swinging, hard-bop pianist to ever emerge from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Recognized as having incredible talent at a young age, Green began his touring life with Betty Carter for four years and realized a lifelong dream of becoming a Jazz Messenger. In 1993, Oscar Peterson chose Green as the first recipient of the City of Toronto’s Glen Gould International Protégé Prize in Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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Jeff Hamilton, drums; Tamir Hendelman, piano; Christoph Luty, bass. Photo: Kay Harper

MANRESA CASTLE DINING ROOM Ken Peplowski, clarinet & sax Dan Balmer, guitar Randy Halberstadt, piano Chris Symer, bass Jon Wikan, drums

MANRESA CASTLE DINING ROOM Ken Peplowski, clarinet & sax Dan Balmer, guitar Dena DeRose, piano & vocal Chuck Deardorf, bass Julian MacDonough, drums

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MANRESA CASTLE BANQUET ROOM Christine Jensen, alto Geoffery Keezer, piano Martin Wind, bass Kelby MacNayr, drums

MANRESA CASTLE BANQUET ROOM Jeff Clayton, alto Randy Halberstadt, piano David Wong, bass Clarence Acox, drums

ROSE THEATER George Cables, piano Chuck Deardorf, bass Joe LaBarbera, drums CELLAR DOOR Dawn Clement, piano Michael Glynn, bass Byron Vannoy, drums

ROSE THEATER George Cables, piano John Clayton, bass Joe LaBarbera, drums

CELLAR DOOR Geoffery Keezer, piano Jon Hamar, bass Jon Wikan, drums

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IMPORTANT NOTE Jazz in the Clubs is a moveable feast of great music in various downtown venues, with each venue operating on a first come first served basis. Your $25 wrist band is an all-night access pass, and we encourage you to move around throughout the evening to gain the full benefit of the clubs experience.

Venue hosts will help direct you to available seating or standing room options.

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Music culminating in “Oscar & Benny” (1998) recorded for Telarc. Appearing on well over 100 recordings with artists such as: Betty Carter, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Watson, Milt Jackson and Diana Krall; he is particularly featured in Ray Brown’s trio series of CD’s for Telarc: “Bass Face,” “Don’t Get Sassy,” and “Some of My Best Friends.” Green’s latest recording is the self-produced “Magic Beans,” featuring original compositions for jazz trio.

Randy Halberstadt PIANO A pianist, arranger, composer, lyricist, and author, Randy Halberstadt has enjoyed an international performing career, having played and/or recorded with Mimi Fox, Ray Drummond, Jay Clayton, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Herb Ellis, Mel Brown, Nancy Kelly, Houston Person, Sheila Jordan, Ernestine Anderson, Jackie Ryan, Marlena Shaw, Jiggs Wigham and John Stowell. Halberstadt’s book, “Metaphors for the Musician: Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist” (2002) has become one of the most highly acclaimed texts in jazz education. His composition “When Springtime Turns to Fall” appears in The All-Jazz Real Book. His recordings include “Inner Voice” (1991), “Clockwork” (1995), “Parallel Tracks” (2004), and “Flash Point” (2010). Halberstadt makes his home in the Pacific Northwest and has taught for many years at Seattle’s prestigious Cornish College of the Arts.

Jon Hamar BASS Jon Hamar is a versatile artist who’s ability to find a tasteful, unique voice in any musical situation has made him a staple in the Northwest music scene. His friendly nature, sense of humor and work ethic has kept him busy as a freelance bassist in multiple performance genres. Hamar graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a MFA in Jazz and Contemporary Media, studying with Jeffrey Campbell, James Vandermark, Harold Danko, Clay Jenkins, Raymond Ricker and Fred Sturm. Since moving to Seattle in 2001, Hamar has been active in the role of supporting bassist. 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. Hamar also performs regularly in an orchestral setting recording on movie soundtracks, and playing recitals and concerts around the Northwest.

As an educator, he keeps busy teaching at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash., and Edmonds Community College in Edmonds, Wash., as well as maintaining an active private studio. Hamar 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, Hamilton has been 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. Hamilton 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, Hansen has always been recognizable for a unique personal voice. His performance history includes such venues as NYC’s Birdland, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Washington D.C. 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, Hansen has performed and recorded with many of the Northwest’s premiere, awardwinning 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, Wash. He has played professionally for more than three decades and appears on over 50 recordings. Hobbs played with The Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1975 through 1977, and through the years has performed with Randy Brecker, Pete Christlieb, Greta Matassa, Anita O’Day, Suzanna

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McKorkle, Dan Siegel, Glen Moore, The New York Voices, Eddie Harris and more. More recently, Hobbs has shared the stage with Bud Shank, Randy Brecker, Bill Mays, Kurt Elling, Dave Frishberg, David Freisen, Bobby Shew, Bobby Watson, Bob Florence, 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 all over the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, Tivoli Garden, Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap.

Bill Holman ARRANGING National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Bill Holman’s music has been performed by for decades by bands led by jazz luminaries such as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Louie Bellson, Doc Severinson, Buddy Rich and many others. His unique and complex arrangements have long been appreciated by musicians and critics alike. A longtime associate of Stan Kenton, for whom he would compose and perform for many years, Holman also wrote for jazz greats such as Gerry Mulligan, as well as for high-profile vocalists such as Natalie Cole (including her Grammy award-winning album “Unforgettable”), Tony Bennett, Carmen MacRae, Anita O’Day, Mel Torme and Sarah Vaughan. To date, Holman has received 14 Grammy nominations and won three Grammy Awards. In 2000, the Bill Holman Collection of scores and memorabilia became part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, D.C. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rutgers Jazz Hall of Fame, and in 2008, he was doubly honored: a Golden Score Award from the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers and a place on the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Jazz Wall of Fame.

Christine Jensen ALTO SAX Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been described as “an original voice on the international jazz scene… [and] one of Canada’s most compelling composers,” by Mark Miller of the Globe and Mail. Noted for her ability to transfer the intimate sound of a quartet into larger ensembles, Jensen’s music has been performed by ensembles around the globe, including the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Germany; the UMO Big Band, Finland; and the McGill Jazz Orchestra, Montreal. Jensen won the 2011 Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for “Treelines” recorded with The Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra on Justin-Time Records. Along with her sister, New York-based trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and close friend and longtime musical cohort, Swedish pianist, Maggi Olin, she co-leads the group, Nordic Connect. They released their first joint effort in 2007 entitled, “Flurry” and followed up in 2010 with “Spirals.” The group has toured Canada, the U.S. and Scandinavia extensively over the past five years.

Ingrid Jensen TRUMPET From her early days playing in the subways of New York, to establishing herself as a leader and soloist in a wide array of musical genres, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen has made her mark. Her three CD’s for the ENJA label and her latest CD, “At Sea,” won her nominations from the Canadian Juno Awards, including an award in 1995 for “Vernal Fields.” Jensen’s performances as a leader and as a featured soloist have taken her around the world from Canada to Japan, Australia, South America, South Africa, the Caribbean and to almost every country in Europe and Scandinavia. Jensen can be heard as a soloist with the Christine Jensen Orchestra, her own quartet and quintet formations, Project O, Nordic Connect and a number of other New York-based bands. She was featured on Gil Evans’ Porgy and Bess at the San Francisco Jazz Festival under the direction of Maria Schneider and was also a guest in the festival’s “Tribute to Woody Shaw and Freddie Hubbard,” alongside Terence Blanchard, Eddie Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson and Kenny Garrett. Jensen has performed on “Saturday Night Live” with the British soul star Corrine Bailey Rae, and played a number of gigs with comedian/actor/singer Dennis Leary with special guest, Peter Frampton. She was also a featured soloist with singer Madelaine Peyroux as part of the Tribute to Billy Holiday project in Brazil, which included bass legend Ron Carter and piano virtuoso Mulgrew Miller.

Geoffrey Keezer PIANO With his highly regarded discography, unique compositions and acclaimed performances in a variety of configurations, pianist Geoffrey Keezer commands the attention typically reserved for the living legends of jazz.

Whether recording with jazzy chanteuses Diana Krall or Dianne Reeves, touring with trumpet king Chris Botti, or collaborating with pop icon Sting, sax legend Wayne Shorter, guitar wizard Jim Hall, star bassist Christian McBride or vibes master Joe Locke, Geoffrey “has more than enough virtuosity and sheer musical wit and intelligence to weave all of his apparently disparate strands of influence into an original and compelling whole” (Time Magazine). A native of Eau Claire, Wis., Keezer was playing in jazz clubs as a teenager, holding down the piano chair for Art Blakey at age 18, and touring in the company of Joshua Redman, Benny Golson and Ray Brown in his 20s. More recently he has toured with David Sanborn, Chris Botti, Joe Locke and Christian McBride; worked with vocalist Denise Donatelli on projects garnering three Grammy nominations, and released a series of albums drawing influences from Hawaiian, Okinawan and Afro-Peruvian folk traditions. Perhaps

the most exciting turn in Geoffrey’s career is his recent focus on solo piano and his first solo release in 13 years, “Heart of the Piano” (2013). On a mission to redefine solo jazz piano as a personal and interactive showcase of melody, energy and groove, Keezer brings to “Heart of the Piano,” his most direct and focused artistry to date.

Johnaye Kendrick VOCALS A San Diego native, Johnaye Kendrick graduated from Western Michigan University, where she received a DownBeat Student Music Award as an Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, and was featured on an honors recital with pianist Fred Hersch. In 2005, she was a featured soloist in a piece composed and directed by legendary bassist Rufus Reid for the International Society of Bassists Conference. In 2007, Kendrick was accepted to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, where she worked with Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Brian Blade. She received a MFA in Jazz Studies from Loyola University, and an Artist’s Diploma from the Thelonious Monk Institute. In addition to her many travels with the Nicholas Payton Sextet, Kendrick was also the featured vocalist with the Ellis Marsalis Quartet and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. The orchestra won a Grammy Award in the 2009 “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” category for their latest release, “Book 1” on which Kendrick is featured.

She serves as the Assistant Professor of Jazz Voice at Cornish College of the Arts.

Joe La Barbera DRUMS Born in Mt. Morris, New York, 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. After attending Berklee College of Music and two years with the U.S. Army band at Fort Dix, N.J., La Barbera began his professional career with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd, and then moved onto The Chuck Mangione Quartet. In 1978, he 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.

After Bill’s untimely death in 1980, La Barbera joined singer Tony Bennett. Currently residing in Los Angeles, La Barbera is involved in a wide range of music locally, nationally and internationally.

On the local scene he is busy with his own quintet as well as sideman duties with many wellknown jazz artists. Recent dates in North America include performances with Bill Mays, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker and brother Pat LaBarbera.

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, New York pianist Misha Piatigorsky, composer and pianist Marianne Trudel, Christine Jensen, Chuck Deardorf, Ian McDougall, Chet Doxas and many others. MacNayr 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.

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, Wash.); the Monday Night Project; and altcountry singer songwriter Kasey Anderson (Portland, Ore.). In addition to those bands, MacDonough 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 more than 40 CDs under his belt. Some of his favorites are Mike Allen’s 2003 award winning album “Dialectic,” 2004 “Fearless,” and 2006 “Love One Another,” Kasey Anderson’s “Nowhere Nights,” Havilah Rand’s 2009 “Bengalese Butterflies,” Jenni Potts’s “Take This and Go,” and New York pianist Aaron Parks’ “First Romance.”

Ken Peplowski TENOR SAX/CLARINET Clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski had his first pro gig before he was 10. By the time he was in his early teens, he was experimenting with jazz by playing in the school “stage” bands, and also by jamming with many of the local jazz musicians. After a year of college, Peplowski joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow. He later moved to New York City and was soon playing in all kinds of settings, from Dixieland to avantgarde jazz. “Everything’s a learning experience in jazz music – there’s always an element of the unpredictable,” he said. In 1984, Benny Goodman came out of retirement and put together a new band, hiring Peplowski on tenor saxophone. He later signed with Concord Records and recorded close to 20 albums as a leader. The litany of musicians Peplowski has collaborated with includes:

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Mel Torme, Leon Redbone, Charlie Byrd, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Madonna, Hank Jones, Dave Frishberg, Rosemary Clooney, Tom Harrell, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Houston Person, Steve Allen, Bill Charlap, Woody Allen, Marianne Faithfull, Isaac Delgado and Erich Kunzel.

“Peplowski sounds the way (Benny) Goodman might if he had kept evolving, kept on listening to new music, kept refining his sound, polishing his craft, and expanding his musical purview into the 21st century,” wrote Will Friedwald in The Wall Street Journal.

Gary Smulyan BARI SAX Gary Smulyan attended SUNY-Postsdam and Hofstra University before he joined 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. Smulyan 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 rhythm and blues and soul icons Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana Ross. Smulyan is a four-time winner of the DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll, and is a five-time Grammy award winner for his work with B.B. King, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Terrell Stafford TRUMPET Terell Stafford picked up his first trumpet at the age of 13, and even though he was drawn to jazz, initially studied classical music. While pursuing a music education degree at the University of Maryland, Stafford played with the school’s jazz band. Since the mid-1990’s Stafford has performed with groups such as Benny Golson’s Sextet, McCoy Tyner’s Sextet, the Kenny Barron Sextet, the Jimmy Heath Big Band, and the Jon Faddis Orchestra.

Currently, he is a member of the Grammy award-winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, as well as a member of the Grammy nominated Clayton Brothers Quintet, and the Frank Wess Quintet.

Stafford has recorded six albums as a leader, and a sideman has been featured on over 90 albums.

Chris Symer BASSIST Chris Symer 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, Symer 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” (Origin, 2013), Nelda Swigget’s “Swingtet” (Origin, 2014). He has played and taught clinics throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America. He appeared on soundtracks for television, movies, theatre, performance art and in settings from duos to big bands and symphony orchestras. Since May of 2000, Symer has been tuning in fifths and enjoys the altered palette of colors that tuning provides.

Jay Thomas TRUMPET Jay Thomas is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and can be heard on more than 60 recordings that run the gamut from hip-hop to acid-jazz, rock, Latin and big band. Thomas 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. Thomas 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 on Mack Avenue Records, “Eyes Wide Open” (2007), “We Move” (2009), and “Hi-Fly” (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. Vasandani’s second album, 2009’s “We Move,” was chosen as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

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Costello, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Marshall Allen, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell and Hank Jones. He 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.

Eric Verlinde PIANO Pianist Eric Verlinde has excited audiences worldwide with his energetic and passionate performances. His music touches the very soul of the listener.

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. Verlinde is in high demand and is constantly performing, refining his sound and creating new music. His different groups create music that is pure, creative, spontaneous, superbly structured and melodic.

Martin Wind BASS

Bassist and composer Martin Wind was born in Flensburg, Germany, and moved to New York in 1996 to study at New York University. He earned his MFA in Jazz Performance and Composition studying with Mike Richmond, Jim McNeely, Tom Boras, Mike Holober and Kenny Werner. Wind came in third at the 1995 International Thelonious Monk Bass Competition in Washington, D.C. and in 1996 he won the first Cognac Hennessy/Blue Jiggs Whigham Note Jazz Search in Germany with his trio “Dreikland” and got to record an album for Blue Note Records. Wind has released 10 albums as leader/co-leader currently leads his own quartet featuring TROMBONE Jiggs Whigham first came to the attention of critics and fans at age 17 the talents of Sott Robinson (reeds), Bill Cunliffe (piano) and Tim Horner (drums). He is also in as featured soloist and first trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, demand as a session player; his credits include movies such as “The Alamo,” “Intolerable Cruelty,” directed by Ray McKinley. In 1979, he was named professor and Head “Mona Lisa Smiles,” “Fur,” “The Bounty Hunter,” and “True Grit.” Wind is on the faculty at New of the Jazz Department at Cologne University College of Music. From York University, as well as the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Germany.

1995-2000 he was chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Radio Orchestra. Whigham is currently a soloist and clinician worldwide, conductor of the BBC Big David Wong Band in Great Britain, artistic director of the Berlin Jazz Orchestra and visiting Professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.

BASS Bassist David Wong is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music. He has studied with Ron Carter and Ben Wolfe, and was a member of the Eric Reed Trio. In addition to touring with the Heath Brothers, he is the regular bassist for Roy Haynes’ Fountain of Youth band and performs with leading DRUMS contemporary jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Currently based in New York, Jon Wikan is a jazz drummer rapidly garnering praise on the international music scene. He has accompanied a Carla Cook and Paula West. Wong can also be seen performing with the exciting new singer, diverse cross-section of leaders, ranging from singers Ernestine Anderson, Sachal Vasandani, and the amazing pianist, Jeb Patton. He has recorded with Benny Green, Dan Denise Donatelli, and Freddy Cole to established instrumentalists such as Nimmer, Jeb Patton and Albert Tootie Heath, and is featured on a brand new release from Sachal Steve Wilson, Terrell Stafford and Geoffrey Keezer. In 2010 Wikan toured Vasandani, “Eyes Wide Open.” He has performed with Clark Terry, Illinois Jacquet, Wynton Turkey, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh with the Charlie Porter Quartet, a tour sponsored by Jazz Marsalis, Christian McBride, Walter Blanding, Marcus Printup, Leroy Jenkins, David Hazeltine, Jim Rotondi, Carla Cook, Paula West, and Mark Gould (Metropolitan Opera) to name just a few. at Lincoln Center’s Rhythm Road program.

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Anthony Wilson GUITAR Anthony Wilson counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, and T-Bone Walker among his influences. His first album was nominated for a Grammy and his second, “Goat Hill Junket” (1998), also garnered notice. Subsequent recordings by his nine-piece band are “Adult Themes” (1999) and “Power of Nine” (2006). Diana Krall and mandolinist Eva Scow appear on the latter. Wilson has also recorded two trio albums with Hammond organist Joe Bagg and drummer Mark Ferber, “Our Gang” (2001), and “Savivity” (2005). In 2009, he recorded an album of trio music with Larry Goldings on Hammond organ, and alternating drummers Jim Keltner and Jeff Hamilton. He has been a member of Diana Krall’s group since 2001, appearing on CDs and DVDs, notably the Grammy award-winning “Live in Paris.” He has also recorded a CD with Brazilian guitarist Chico Pinheiro, “Nova,” released in Brazil on Pinheiro’s label Buriti, and in the U.S. on Wilson’s label Goat Hill Recordings. Wilson can also be heard on a number of his father’s recordings and often plays live with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

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Matt Wilson DRUMS Matt Wilson leads the Matt Wilson Quartet, Arts and Crafts, Christmas Tree-O and the Carl Sandburg Project. He 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. Wilson has performed with many legends of music including Herbie Hancock, Dewey Redman, Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Elvis

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