Volume 43, Number 4 April 2018 JACOB ZIMMERMAN S PALS SHARE THE STAGE WITH A GARFIELD H.S. QUINTET ON APRIL 15TH! by George Swinford For the first time in some years we have two bands scheduled for our next concert. In his Notes From The Prez last month John Heinz explained why this is happening. In short, we are hoping to stimulate an appreciation, among young musicians, for the older forms of jazz. We d like them to join us and carry on the work of keeping those old sounds alive and vital. Our featured band, Jacob Zimmerman s Pals, is a select group of musicians, led by a man who is himself an instructor of young musicians at Garfield. Jacob and his Pals will play our first set on the 15th. A quintet of young musicians from the storied jazz program at Garfield High will take the stage for set number two. The plan for the final set is to present a varying mixture of players from both bands. Pictured left Panel to Right: Zach Burpee - trumpet Will Jammes - bass Evan DeTurk - alto-sax WHERE: Ballard Elks Lodge 6411 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle WHEN: 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m April 15 Jacob Zimmerman, introduced in last month s Jazz Soundings, will lead his Pals, playing saxes and clarinet. Ray Skjelbred, a veteran of the post WW2 trad revival, will play piano. Josh Roberts will come down once again from Vancouver B.C. to play guitar and Matt Weiner will slap the upright bass. Jacob and Garfield: cont. on page 4 ADMISSION: $12 PSTJS members $15 non-members. Pay only at door. FURTHER INFO: Carol Rippey 425-776-5072. Or - website: www.pstjs.org. Plenty of free parking; great view & dance floor, snacks, coffee, and other beverages available.
Page 2 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Avenue Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 425-776-5072 www.pstjs.org UPCOMING EVENTS Elks Lodge, Ballard, 6411 Seaview Ave N.W., Seattle April 15 May 20 June 17 Jacob Zimmerman s Pals Alex Guilbert s Stampede Seven Paul Woltz & Friends PRESIDENT John Heinz latitude47.8@comcast.net 425-412-0590 VICE PRESIDENT Jack Temp 425-242-0683 SECRETARY Cilla Trush paultrush@yahoo.com 206-363-9174 TREASURER Gloria Kristovich gkristo@live.com 425-776-7816 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Keith Baker kacybaker@comcast.net Joanne Hargrave shorejo1@comcast.net 206-550-4664 Judy Levy jazzdancer2@msn.com 425-606-1254 Edmunde Lewin 360-297-6633 John Ochs johntochs@comcast.net 206-932-8313 George Peterson ggpeters99@gmail.com 425-453-5218 Carol Rippey trianglejazz@comcast.net 425-776-5072 Michael Shilley michael.j.shilley@gmail.com George Swinford grs-pms@comcast.net 425-869-2780 MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Carol Rippey trianglejazz@comcast.net 425-776-5072 MUSIC DIRECTOR John Ochs johntochs@comcast.net 206-932-8313 EDITOR Anita LaFranchi jazzeditor@mindspring.com 206-522-7691 WEBMASTER George Peterson ggpeters99@gmail.com 425-890-8633 JAZZ SOUNDINGS Published monthly except July and August by the Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society. Anita LaFranchi, Editor, jazzeditor@mindspring.com Ads must be submitted in a jpeg or PDF format Payment in advance to: Gloria Kristovich, P.O. Box 373, Edmonds, WA 98020-0373 Advertising Rates: Full page $100. 7 1/2 wide by 9 1/2 tall Half Page $60. 7 1/2 wide by 4 1/4 tall Quarter Page $40. 3 5/8 wide by 4 1/4 tall Gigs for Local Bands BELLINGHAM TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY 1st Saturday, 2-5 pm VFW Hall 625 N. State St., Bellingham, WA April 7 May 5 June 2 Leigh Smith s Maple Leaf Jazz Band Crescent City Shakers Market Street Dixieland Jazz Band DAVE HOLO SWING DANCE April 27 9-midnight Dave Holo Swing Dance, Redmond Aria Ballroom 15300 NE 95th St, Redmond, WA 98052 (425) 867-0777 DAVE HOLO TRIO Salty s on Alki 1936 Harbor Avenue. SW Seattle, WA 98126 206-937-1600 http://saltys.com/seattle April 6 5-8pm April 20 5-8pm OLYMPIA JAZZ SOCIETY 2nd Sundays 1-4:pm Elks Lodge. 1818 Fourth Ave E., Olympia, WA April 8 Clearbrook Dixieland Jazz Band May 13 Mardi Gras Jazz Band June 10 Dukes of Swing PEARL DJANGO April 18 7:30pm Jazz Alley Joining us will be Gail Pettis and Brad Boal on drums. 2033 Sixth Ave, Seattle, WA (206-441-9729) April 21 8pm Morso Wine Bar Good food, good wine, what could be better? 9014 Peacock Hill Avenue at North Harborview Drive at the head of the bay, Gig Harbor, WA 98332 (253-530-3463) YETI CHASERS April 21 7:30-9:30pm Third Place Commons, Lake Forest Park Town Center On Your Dial... Sunday 3-6 pm Ken Wiley s Art of Jazz on KNKX - 88.5FM Deadline is the 10th of the month for the next month s issue
Page 3 INTRODUCING ALEX GUILBERT by Alex Guilbert This year will mark Alex Guilbert s first PSTJS appearance as a leader, when he brings his Stampede Seven to our May meeting. He s really no stranger to our stage, having appeared as a sideman eight times since 2009. Here, he becomes the subject of the second in our series of introductions to jazz band leaders. Alex Guilbert has been playing jazz music professionally in Seattle since the early nineties, while he was attending the University of Washington earning his music degree. His first exposure to the sweet sounds of traditional jazz came during his tenure with the fabled Big Bang Band. This was an oddball group of musicians who had a secret stash of stock arrangements from the twenties and thirties. Although this group played regularly, and Alex spent countless hours listening to Louis and Bix, it was only much later that he came to consider himself a real trad musician. In 2004 he had the good fortune to join holotradband, a septet led by Dave Holo and his hot cornet. They had a lengthy tenure of Tuesday nights at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant, in Pioneer Square. For a few of those years Alex also occupied the piano chair with the New Orleans Quintet, on Monday nights. It was during this time that Alex really became acquainted with traditional jazz and many of its purveyors in the Seattle area. When the New Orleans closed in 2015 Alex found himself playing less trad, and he felt worse off as a result. Last year he decided to do something about it. He wrote some arrangements and assembled some of the finest musicians he knows, forming his Stampede Seven. This ensemble is devoted to serving the trad and dance communities by providing hot Dixieland and the sounds of early swing. Alex s influences as a pianist are wide ranging. As a musical omnivore, he s internalized lessons from such pianists as James P. Johnson and Teddy Wilson, on through to Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. He considers himself a perennial student. He still studies Bach and Brahms, as well as the jazz masters. In 2015 he began curating Piano Starts Here at the Royal Room. This series brings Seattle s finest pianists together for intimate concerts, each one focusing on a theme. These tribute concerts have focused on a wide range of artists: Earl Hines and Mary Lou Williams, Thelonius Monk and James P. Johnson, on to Geri Allen and Muhal Richard Abrams and beyond. This series not only lets Alex help to build community among pianists, it also provides an opportunity to learn something new with each performance. By day Alex makes his living as a composer and sound designer for video games. He lives in Wedgwood with his wife, son, and a very highstrung dog.
Page 4 NOTES FROM THE PREZ. Spring is in the air and we are celebrating with the first of what we hope will be an ongoing collaboration with local high school music programs to encourage potential jazz professionals of the future to learn about traditional jazz and keep America s music alive for the ages. You are encouraged to be here with them on this special occasion. And, another important note. The Lacey traditional jazz festival may be on the road to recovery, in a new venue. It is called, A Jazz & Dance Party, scheduled for June 29th through July 1st, 2018. The complete details are available at the this website, https://www.sunvalleyjazz.com / j a z z - p a r t i e s / l a c e y - o l y m p i a - washington/. If you wish to attend, there are only 300 reservations available, and many are already filled, so time is of the essence. Faithfully, John Seattle High School Student Musicians by John Heinz From the late 1920 s to the present, Seattle has produced many great jazz and swing bands, including all of the traditional jazz bands listed in Jazz Soundings. That is a great legacy for our community that is continuing, in large part, due to the many high schools in our area that have exceptionally good music teaching programs. Beyond that, the greater Seattle area high schools also have a powerful national jazz band history. I am referring to the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival held in Lincoln Center every year. Seattle bands have been well represented there. Only fifteen bands from the 50 states are selected each year and we have had two or three (20%) selected each year to compete, placing high most of the time, and one year placing first and second. I encourage you to enter the first several words, from the italics above, into your Internet search box, go to the Wikipedia site, and scan down to the Competing Bands section where all of the states, and their schools, are listed. Two of our greater Seattle area schools have a long history there, and many others have competed there also. Garfield High School 1999 (H.M.), 2000 (H.M.), 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2005, 2006 (3rd), 2007, 2008 (2nd), 2009 (1st), 2010 (1st), 2013, 2014 (H.M.), 2015, 2016 Roosevelt High School 1999, 2000 (3rd), 2001 (2nd), 2002 (1st), 2004, 2005 (2nd), 2006, 2007 (1st), 2008 (1st), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (H.M.), 2011 (2nd), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (3rd), 2014, 2015, 2016 Jacob and Garfield cont. from page 1 These four were part of the group of Jacob s Pals which we heard in February 2017. New to us this year will be D Vonne Lewis on drums and Christian Pincock on trombone. D Vonne Lewis is a grandson of Dave Lewis, a local legend on Hammond organ. He is a graduate of Roosevelt High School. In three of his high school years he was named Outstanding Drum Soloist at the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center. He has been a local first call drummer ever since then. Trombonist Christian Pincock is a graduate of the New England Conservatory Of Music (as is Jacob Zimmerman). He also holds a Master s Degree in Jazz Studies. He plays concerts and leads educational workshops across the US. He has taught extensively and has played with an impressive number of well known artists. The quintet from Garfield which we ll hear in the second set consists of the following young musicians: Zach Burpee, trumpet, Evan DeTurk, alto sax, Leo Winieki, piano, Will Jamess, bass and Amrin Magenss on drums. All new to us, of course, but well recommended. Having been a high school and college bandsman myself, decades ago, I am awed by the technical skills and musical imagination of players from the elite high school jazz programs of today. I believe the PSTJS listeners and dancers will be similarly impressed. Please join us on April 15th to hear and applaud Jacob Zimmerman s Pals and the quintet of young players from Garfield. Let s welcome these Garfield youngsters and their friends and encourage them to return again.
Page 5 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Ave., Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 Please (enroll) (renew) (me) (us) as a member or members Name Address City, State Zip Code Phone E-Mail Check when renewing if your address label is correct Dues for 12 months: Single $25 Couple $40 Lifetime single $200 Lifetime Couple $350 Patron $500 (One or two lifetime membership) Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the performance and preservation of traditional jazz. Your membership and contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you. WELCOME NEW MEMBER: GUNNAR UNNELAND We re looking for new Members NOTICE YOU can help with little effort and that s by bringing just one of your friends or family members into our club. If WE ALL do that, our membership will double. The June St. Martin s Jazz Festival in Lacey/Olympia has been permanently cancelled. Red X on your Jazz Soundings mailing address label with your name on it - means it s time to renew your membership. TWO red XX means last chance to Renew Now!
Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Ave. Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 Address service requested Non-profit Org U..S. Postage Paid Seattle, WA Permit 1375 BANDS, CONTACTS AIN T NO HEAVEN SEVEN Leader: Terry Rogers terryrrogers@comcast.net 206-465-6601 BARRELHOUSE GANG Leader: James Walls 206-280-1581 email: barrelhousegang@gmail.com www.barrelhousegang.com BOURBON STREET ALL STARS Leader: Jeff Winslow (360) 731 0322 drjwjazz@gmail.com COAL CREEK JAZZ BAND Leader: Judy Logen, 425-641-1692 Bookings: judy@coalcreekjazzband.com COMBO DE LUXE Bookings: Candace Brown www.combodeluxe.net jazzstrings@comcast.net 253-752-6525 CORNUCOPIA CONCERT BAND Leader: Allan Rustad www.comband.org 425-744-4575 DAVE HOLO TRIO Leader: Dave Holo email: dave@daveholo.com www.holotradband.com DUKES OF DABOB Bookings: Mark Holman, 360-779-6357, seaclar7@embarqmail.com. DUWAMISH JAZZ BAND Bookings: Carol Johnston carolanjo@yahoo.com 206-932-7632 EVERGREEN CLASSIC JAZZ BAND Leader: Tom Jacobus email: t.jacobus@comcast.net ph: 253-852-6596 or cell 253-709-3013 FOGGY BOTTOM JAZZ BAND Leader: Bruce Cosacchi 360-638-2074 GRAND DOMINION JAZZ BAND Bookings: Bob Pelland bobpelland@gdjb.com 360-387-2500 HOT CLUB SANDWICH Contact: James Schneider www.hotclubsandwich.com 206-561-1137 HUME STREET PRESERVATION JAZZ BAND Bookings: Karla West 406-862-3814 JAZZ UNLIMITED BAND Leader: Duane Wright duane.janw@frontier.com 206-930-9998 JAZZ STRINGS Bookings: Dave Brown jazzstrings@comcast.net 206-650-5501 LOUISIANA JOYMAKERS Leader: Mike Hobbs mikehobbs1924@gmail.com THE MARKET STREET DIXIELAND JASS BAND Ansgar Duemchen: 425-286-5703 Tim Sherman 206-547-1772 www.marketstreetjazz.com MIGHTY APHRODITE Co-leaders: Bria Skonberg, Claire McKenna mightyaphroditejazz@hotmail.com 405-613-0568 NEW ORLEANS QUINTET Jake Powel 206-725-3514 jake_powel@comcast.net RAINIER JAZZ BAND Manager: Randy Keller randolphscottkeller@gmail.com 206-437-1568 RAY SKJELBRED rayskjelbred@gmail.com 206-420-8535 RONNIE PIERCE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ronniepiercemusic@yahoo.com, 206-467-9365 UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND Leader: Bert Barr uljb@yahoo.com 425-898-4288 WILD CARDS JAZZ Leader: Randy Keller randolphscottkeller@gmail.com 206-437-1568 THE YETI CHASERS Leader: Ray Skjelbred Rayskjelbred@gmail.com 206-420-8535 For more information: http://www.rayskjelbred.com/calendar.html