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Friday, May 24, 2013
Jazz / Crap / ??!! / Zzzzzzzzzzzzz So...Patricia Krentcil AKA "Tan Mom" Now Has a Pop Song?
Posted by Mike Nipper on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM
I suppose we all remember "Tan Mom?" Maybe? She was a mom who was arrested for allegedly taking her six-year-old into the tanning bed with her. In all her public appearances she had tanned/self tanned to the point of being brown, like it was fucked up, hence her nickname "Tan Mom." Kelly O posted about this as it happened. Anyways, now "Tan Mom," Patricia Krentcil, has a single out...
Fake famous people make me regret the internet.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Jazz / Tonight Tineke Postma's Haunting Beauty
Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, May 9, 2013 at 4:25 PM
(Seattle Art Museum) What should you do after work today? You should head down to Seattle Art Museum and check out the hauntingly beautiful jazz of Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma. Her quartet is performing between 5:30 and 7:30 pm as part of the Art of Jazz series, which is in its 17th year. The way Postma blows is either direct like an unadorned wall or spooky like a ghost. Sometimes, she becomes so intense that it's like watching a person walk through a wall or pass a mirror without casting a reflection. However, Postma, who has released five albums (the most recent of which being The Dawn of Light), never plays outside of the stable tradition of modern jazz (1947 to 1969). She knows how to explore without getting lost.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Jazz ICP Orchestra and the Art of Dutch Avant Garde Jazz
Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Co-founded in 1967 by Misha Mengelberg, a Dutch pianist who entered jazz history by way of Eric Dolphy's last album, Last Date,
Instant Composers Pool is a community of musicians who are dedicated to the production of free/experimental jazz. It's no exaggeration to say that these musicians are amazing. See/hear for yourself...
ISP performs tonight at Seattle Art Museum's Plestcheef Auditorium (1300 1st Ave).
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Jazz / Film The Music and Movies of the L.A. Rebellion
Posted by Kathy Fennessy on Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 12:44 PM
- Elisa Huerta-Enochian
- Charles Burnett and Clarence Spigner
It wasn't about music, but music was a part of it. Unlike the funk-powered blaxploitation films of the era, these filmmakers turned to blues, jazz, and gospel to ground their narratives about community and work—or the lack thereof.
To describe funk as a more commercial genre wouldn't be quite fair, but the L.A. Rebellion directors weren't thinking about radio airplay, drive-ins, and soundtrack recordings in the same way. Curtis Mayfield's Superfly soundtrack, for instance, still remains better known than the 1972 drama for which he did some of his finest work (or maybe that's just me; I have the record—my Dad had the record—but I still haven't seen photographer-turned-filmmaker Gordon Parks, Jr.'s movie).
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Jazz / History / Film The Asshole Glory of Ginger Baker
Posted by Kathy Fennessy on Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 12:03 PM
- Animator Jacob Ribicoff/Snag Films
(Jay Bulger, 2012, US, 92 mins.)
Instead of a hagiography filled with kind words from old chums, Jay Bulger's Beware of Mr. Baker revels in opportunities to present drummer Ginger Baker in all his asshole glory.
It's a disrespectful, attention-getting approach that suits its cantankerous subject like one of his old sheepskin coats. According to an IMDb user who caught the film at a London screening, the "fractious Q&A...ended with shouting, swearing, recriminations all round, and Jay Bulger seemingly storming off stage."
Unfortunately, Bulger films himself as if he were part of the profile—no wonder Baker, who now lives in South Africa, smacked him in the face with his cane in the opening sequence. When you've got a larger-than-life subject at your disposal, get the fuck out of the way. Let him narrate, let his friends and enemies narrate, or drop the narration altogether (the better documentaries don't need it).
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Jazz / News / 206 Jazz Legend Julian Priester Could Use Your Help
Posted by Dave Segal on Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:36 AM
Retired Cornish College of the Arts professor and revered avant-garde jazz trombonist/composer Julian Priester (aka Pepo Mtoto) has been struggling with kidney problems, which prevent him from touring, thereby cutting off his primary source of income. Therefore, Priester and his wife are facing financial hardship. Friends have set up a page on a fundraising site called youcaring.com to help them take care of healthcare costs.
Priester has been a fixture on Seattle's jazz scene for 35 years and has played with an impressive array of world-class musicians, including Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock, Max Roach, Sunn O))), and Charlie Haden.
Read more about Priester's predicament and donate money to the cause, if you can, here.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Jazz Dave Brubeck Exits at 91
Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck is no more. Most in the world today and in the future will remember him for this pretty and very catchy tune...
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Jazz / Tonight We Got the Jazz: Robert Glasper Blends Jazz and Hiphop
Posted by Charles Mudede on Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Robert Glasper is a jazz pianist who is closely connected with the most progressive schools in hiphop and soul. His rise began in 2005, when he signed to the venerable Blue Note Records and released Canvas, a collection of crisply produced compositions (all but one by Glasper) that do not break with standard jazz. His second album with Blue Note, In My Element, expanded into hiphop territory. The first half of his third album, Double Booked, went back to the jazz tradition as the Robert Glasper Trio, while the second half went forward into the hiphop present as the Robert Glasper Experiment. His latest, Black Radio, released earlier this year, is basically an extension of the second half of Double Booked.
What distinguishes Glasper, who was raised in Houston and educated at a number of art schools, is his ability to successfully fuse hiphop and jazz. One of the reasons for this success can be found, I think, in his recognition of the differences between the forms. Jazz is one thing; hiphop is another. So often, jazz musicians or hiphop producers guide their experiments with the bad idea that the two forms are closely related—part of a smooth and unproblematic continuum. This kind of thinking almost inevitably results in a mess of a jazz that sounds nothing like hipÂhop or hiphop that sounds nothing like jazz. Glasper knows that any experiment in blending these forms needs to be sensitive to their real dissimilarities. In a 2007 New York Magazine article, "Elegy for Fort Greene," Glasper states: "Playing in a hiphop setting requires more discipline than playing jazz... You have to learn how to duplicate that sample, playing the exact same thing over and over again with the same inflection." Jazz is much less rigid and more expressive than hiphop.
Robert Glasper Experiment play the Triple Door Tonight at 7 and 9:30 pm.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Jazz It's Autumn in Seattle
Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:54 PM
A trio lead by the Japanese jazz pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto captures the mood of this time of the year in this part of the world, "Autumn in Seattle".
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Jazz Don't Miss Elina Duni at Earshot Tonight: Albanian Jazz Beauty
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Elina Duni is from Albania. Her music is a mix of jazz and Albabian folk music. This strange mix of very distinct forms darkles like rain in the dusk. Duni comes to Seattle with a quartet. If you bring a heart to her music, it will be broken in the most wonderful way possible.
Jazz is a world
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Jazz / Drugs / Film Shirley Clarke's The Connection
Posted by Kathy Fennessy on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- Milestone Films
(Shirley Clarke, US, 1961, 35mm, 110 mins.)
"Sordid and disagreeable."
—Bosley Crowther, The New York Times
The Connection is a jazz film, and it's also a film about junkies. Not all jazz films revolve around substance abuse, but many do: Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm, Bertrand Tavernier's Round Midnight, etc.
In her first feature, the fearless Shirley Clarke (Cool World, the Oscar-winning Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World) shuns the heretofore glamorous, Hollywood image of the drug addict. These guys, who frequent the same Manhattan tenement, are a motley-looking bunch, even though den father—and Steve Buscemi lookalike—Leach (Warren Finnerty) prides himself on his housekeeping skills.
Though Leach sports a stylish neckerchief, it's just his attempt to hide a boil. If he can't stop talking, his compatriots spend most of their time nodding off. Soon, fictional filmmaker Dunn (William Redfield) steps in front of the camera to get them to "act naturally," but they see no point unless he pays them more. Since he already gave them cash to shoot up, ethics don't seem too high on his agenda.
Friday, September 28, 2012
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Jazz Interview with Esperanza Spalding, Sovereign
Posted by Trent Moorman on Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM
- Sandrine Lee
Would you ever want to play with a Miles Davis hologram? I have to be honest, I have dreams of you playing with Miles. Not to be freaky or anything.
The hologram thing seems disrespectful. Seems like a gimmick. I think that would be disrespectful to his legacy. I wish I could have met him though. I’m making my own music, I wouldn’t want to take advantage of an icon that way. Miles is a true master. Evolution of music is so powerful. I've had the privilege of getting to know some people he played with. His music has taught me a lot. You can’t stand in the way of the evolution of music. Even while some people talk about the good ‘ol days, of any particular genre, the truth is, the music lives in the people. The people that are listening to the recordings, the people who are transcribing, and composing, and playing and practicing the music. No matter how great someone was in the past, the best thing that’s happening is the thriving interpolation of the organism of the music right now. We love the masters, and rightfully so. We must embrace what they’ve done. It’s also important to embrace what’s happening now as equally valid, because it’s here.
I spoke with Miles’ guitar player John McLaughlin about recording Bitches Brew. I asked him what direction Miles gave him before the sessions. John said he walked into the studio that day, and Miles told him to play guitar like he didn’t know how to play the guitar.
I think we’re all trying to do that [laughs]. It’s like dialogue. You’re going to go have a conversation with someone you respect, and there will be things you’re going to want to say. But you can’t always come with that prepared schpiel. You have to be willing to let go of everything you intended to say, and flow where the dialogue flows. Even if it means subjects that you’ve never studied. You might discover an idea that you’ve never tried to form words for before.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Jazz Midnight Haiku
Posted by Sarah Galvin on Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Time is the gutter on the house of my life, draining away all my non-sexy memories. I thought I had one non-sexy memory, of riding a speedboat between two yachts that were so close together they ripped the hull off the speedboat, but someone told me recently this actually happened to Indiana Jones. I was disappointed until I realized if I generate enough sexy memories to clog the gutter, I may become immortal.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Jazz / RIP Jazz Saxophonist/Flautist Byard Lancaster, 1942-2012
Posted by Dave Segal on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Philadelphia jazz saxophonist and flautist Byard Lancaster died Aug. 23 from pancreatic cancer. He was 70. Lancaster was a spiritual, questing instrumentalist who'd played with some of the most inventive avant-garde musicians ever, such as Sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, Sunny Murray, and Khan Jamal. Porter Records has reissued a lot of his gripping music; it's never too late to explore.
RIP, Byard Lancaster.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Jazz / News Earshot Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Posted by Dave Segal on Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:34 PM
The Earshot Jazz Festival—now in its 24th year and running from Oct. 12 to Nov. 4—has announced its lineup. More than 50 shows will take place at various venues throughout Seattle. This year's bill looks very strong (pleasantly surprised to see Philip Glass, Foday Musa Suso, and Adam Rudolph). Tickets go on sale in early September through Earshot Jazz. You can get more info at www.earshot.org and 206-547-6763.
From the press release:
Known for "adventurous, spot-on programming" (JazzTimes) and praised as "one of the best festivals in America" (Seattle Times), the Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from around the world into creative collaboration with area artists and audiences. Earshot also celebrates Seattle's place in the world of jazz, with concerts by our award-winning high-school jazz programs and our own renowned resident artists. Some of the artists participating in the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival include:
· Vijay Iyer Trio, multi-award winner in recent DownBeat poll
· Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez with his trio
· Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth band
· Matthew Shipp Trio and Trio X (w/ Joe McPhee)
· Ab Baars & Ig Henneman, from Amsterdam
· Robert Glasper Experiment following up Black Radio on Blue Note
· Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza
· Philip Glass w/ Foday Musa Suso & Adam Rudolph
· Seattle's Dave Peck Trio
· R & B diva Bettye LaVette, concert and book signing
· Pianist Nik Bärtsch's "Ronin" from Norway
· Buster Williams Quartet with Patrice Rushen
· Saxophonist Ernie Watts w/ Seattle's Marc Seales Trio
· Lionel Loueke Trio and Dos y Mas (Arturo Stable & Elio Villafranca)
· Bobby Previte's Silent Way Project and Wayne Horvitz Conduction
· Rising Harmonica star Gregoire Maret
· Samantha Boshnack's B'Shnorkestra
· Arga Bileg Mongolian Jazz Band
· Clarinetist Anat Cohen and her group
· Tribute to Clarence Acox with the Garfield High School Jazz Band
· Vocalist Lorraine Feather with pianist Russell Ferrante
· Ukulele phenomenon Jake Shimabukuro
· Jazz guitar legend Mundell Lowe
· Tony Malaby's Tamarindo (w/ William Parker & Mark Ferber)
· Saxophonist JD Allen's trio (w/ Rudy Royston)
· Susan Pascal's "Soul Sauce" project
· Kinshasa's raucous Staff Benda Bilili
· New Orleans' Christian Scott and his new band
· Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra w/ Branford Marsalis
· And many, many, more
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Jazz Iron Maiden at White River Amphitheater: Man Promises Neck Tatt
Posted by Trent Moorman on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- John McMurtrie
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
New Releases / Jazz Neneh Cherry Meets The Thing
Posted by Kathy Fennessy on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- Smalltown Supersound
Neneh Cherry & The Thing
THE CHERRY THING
Smalltown Supersound
Since she's the stepdaughter of Don Cherry, I always hoped Neneh Cherry would move in more of a jazz-oriented direction, and that impulse culminates in The Cherry Thing, a collaboration with Scandinavian improv ensemble The Thing (according to their label, the trio "took its name from a piece by Don Cherry: when they first got together it was to play his music").
The eight-song set combines Neneh's unique intonation with Mats Gustafsson's untethered sax wanderings, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten's subterranean bass rumbles, and Paal Nilssen-Love's deep-dark drumming. After a flirtation with the mainstream, this more "out" affair suits her well (the two originals, Gustafsson's "Sudden Movement" and Cherry's "Cashback" blend in seamlessly).
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Jazz Also Tonight: Billy Martin and Wil Blades at the Mix
Posted by Grant Brissey on Thu, May 24, 2012 at 9:42 AM
An organ and drums duo is something of a rare breed. Martin and Blades play tonight and tomorrow night at the Mix.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
New Weekly Thursday Night at the Scarlet Tree: How Now Brown Cow
Posted by Grant Brissey at 9:35 AM in Jazz / Nightlife
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Go Ahead and Get Mind-Fucked This Morning
Posted by Grant Brissey at 9:14 AM in Jazz
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