2007-08 Season
We knew that the phenomenal response to our inaugural season (two near-sellout performances, more than 100 attendees at each workshop) meant we'd have to ramp things up for 2007-08. We're thrilled about the world-class musicians who responded to our appeals, and we hope you will be, too.
Admission will remain $15 General Admission and $10 for students & seniors. Advance tickets will be available at the Metro, People's Records, and the Works--and here at our website. Each of the artists below will present a free workshop, clinic, or master class, usually the morning after the scheduled concert. Click on the artist's name below to navigate to a web page devoted to him or her. And feel free to contact us at rja@redwoodjazzalliance.org with questions, comments--and donations!
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Listen to an audio stream of music by Ben Allison by clicking on the "My Radio" icon below:
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Plays Monk Drummer Scott Amendola (Charlie Hunter, TJ Kirk, Madeleine Peyroux), clarinetist Ben Goldberg (Tin Hat Trio, New Klezmer Trio) and bassist Devin Hoff (Nels Cline Singers, Good for Cows) put their own spin on the work of legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Presented in partnership with the Humboldt Arts Council.
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Claudia Villela and Kenny Werner Pianist Kenny Werner returns to Humboldt County, this time with the brilliant Brazilian-born vocalist Claudia Villela. Werner's effortless creativity and Villela's five-octave range and vocal gymnastics combine for an evening of beautiful, inventive and spontaneous duets.
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Marty Ehrlich-Myra Melford Duo, Trio M (Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson), and Trio M with Marty Ehrlich Pianist & composer Melford, one of the true luminaries of Modern Creative Music, brings a duo, trio, and quartet featuring multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich on clarinets and saxes, the versatile Mark Dresser on bass and DownBeat poll-winner Matt Wilson on drums. The four M's are celebrating the release of two new albums: Spark! (Ehrlich-Melford duo) on Palmetto and Big Picture (Trio M) on Cryptogramophone Happy New Year! It doesn’t get any better than this. Made possible by the generosity of Wildberries Marketplace.
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Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra featuring Faye Carol A fifteen-piece big band and four vocalists perform bassist-composer Shelby's epic new jazz oratorio about 19th-century abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Presented in conjunction with the HSU Social Justice Summit (formerly the Diversity Conference).
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Miguel Zenón Quartet A major new voice in the tradition established by Dizzy Gillespie, Machito and other great Afro-Latin/Nuyorican innovators. Zenón, a veteran of the SF Jazz Collective and Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, uses Puertorriqueño influences to push the contemporary jazz quartet in new directions.
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David Berkman Trio With a series of critically acclaimed albums on Palmetto and a bestselling textbook (The Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing) to his name, Berkman (Tom Harrell, Cecil McBee, the Vanguard Orchestra) has quietly become one of today’s most respected jazz pianists.
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Ben Allison and Man Size Safe Melodic, jagged, sophisticated, bassist Allison’s compositions are the very definition of what's hip in the current jazz scene. His new quintet "Man Size Safe" delivers the news in a crisp, tight, and playful package. Allison is a perennial Downbeat readers' & critics' poll winner; his current album, "Little Things Run the World," like his previous album "Cowboy Justice" spent weeks at the top of the CMJ jazz radio charts.
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In addition to our regular season, we'll be presenting an occasional series of "satellite" shows by musicians whose schedules couldn't accommodate the full-court treatment---but who we really wanted to hear anyway, workshop or no workshop, concert hall or no concert hall. We hope you'll appreciate the opportunity to hear some other great musicians at smaller, more intimate venues. Kicking things off is:
Bill Horvitz Band Guitarist Horvitz, an erstwhile fixture of the New York downtown scene, brings his Bay Area power trio (featuring ROVA's Steve Adams and up-and-comer Harris Eisenstadt) to the North Coast. The band's original compositions range freely from jazz and blues to rock, classical, and "world" music, while its three members move between tight composition and improvised solo & ensemble work, communicating with an almost telepathic rapport. Driving swing, lyrical ballads, and funky grooves all contribute to an exciting performance that moves the head, heart, and soul. Tickets for this show will be $10 General Admission and $8 for students & seniors. Doors open at 8 p.m.with music beginning at 9.
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Sweeter Than the Day Wayne Horvitz, composer and pianist, longtime collaborator of John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and Bobby Previte and leader of projects as diverse as Zony Mash, 4+1 Ensemble, Gravitas Quartet, and Mylab (with sound collagist Tucker Martine), brings his working quartet back to Arcata after a long hiatus--and takes a rare turn at the Fender Rhodes! Tickets for this show will be $10 General Admission. Doors open at 5 p.m.for dinner, with music from 8 to 10 (before Deep Groove Society)
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