PAST SHOWS 2019
Jazz Forest
Nov. 9, 2019
at the Dance Barn
Ron Jones' Jazz Forest 12 piece jazz recordings orchestra. Jones is a Los Angeles
arranger who has worked extensively in television and movies and has recently moved to
Stanwood and set up a recording studio. He convinced fellow Los Angeles based musicians,
the husband and wife team of tenor sax player Pete Christlieb and trombonist, Linda Small, to
move to the area with him. He then recruited the best talent from Seattle, including vibes player,
Susan Pascal, to fill out his 12 piece ensemble.This band, with special guest soloist, the
drummer/vocalist, Dave Tull, will close out our 9th year.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased on-line at
Friends of the South Whatcom Library, Village Books, the Sudden
Valley Association Office or by contacting K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709. The concert is at 3pm
on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Dance Barn, 8 Barnview Court, Gate 2, Sudden Valley.
Brubeck Plays Brubeck
Oct. 12, 2019 @
at the Dance Barn
Brubeck Plays Brubeck honors the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dave Brubeck
with a concert of his music led by his son, drummer Dan Brubeck, saxophonist Steve Kaldestad,
bassist Miles Hill and the return to Sudden Valley of Miles Black on piano. The current plan is to
recreate Dave’s Time Out album, one of the biggest selling albums in jazz history, from top to
bottom.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased on-line at
Friends of the South Whatcom Library, Village Books, the Sudden
Valley Association Office or by contacting K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709. The concert is at 3pm
on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Dance Barn, 8 Barnview Court, Gate 2, Sudden Valley.
BELLINGHAM NATIVE, JEFF BUSCH, BRINGS BOSSA NOVA TO TOWN
April 27, 2019 from 3-5pm
at the Dance Barn
Drummer, Jeff Busch, now lives in Seattle, but has deep Bellingham roots. Interested in
rhythms that originated outside the U.S., he has revisited his hometown with groups playing
African and Latin American music that feature many artists from foreign lands who now call
Seattle home. Jeff will be bringing up two fabulous musicians originally from Latin America
as part of a salute to the unique Brazilian contribution to the world of jazz, the Bossa Nova.
The first Brazilian is Marco de Carvalho who will providing both the guitar and vocal contributions to the Bossa Nova Quartet Marco is a Brazilian musician, originally from Rio de Janeiro. He graduated from the prestigious Music Conservatory of Rio de Janeiro under Juarez Carvalho and Sergio Vale. He studied composition and harmony under Luiz Eça and Ronaldo Miranda. Marco has been a performance guitarist, composer and arranger for thirty years. He plays an extensive repertoire of music from Rio de Janeiro as well as his own compositions. Marco has played with many musicians in Brazil and the USA. He has recorded on numerous CDs and sound tracks also producing and arranging.
The pianist is Julio Jauregui who was born in Louisiana and grew up in Mexico City. In 1990, Julio moved to Eugene, Oregon. In Eugene, he attended Lane Community College for two years where he received best theory student of the year award. He later enrolled at the University of Oregon to finish his music degree. He studied jazz piano with Gary Versace and jazz improvisation with saxophone player Steve Owen.
Bassist Jeff Johnson will be appearing with the group as well.
Since bossa nova music was created for dancing as well as listening, we’ll be keeping a large portion of the dance floor available for those who would like to express their enthusiasm vertically.
Concert is on Saturday, April 27th from 3-5pm at the Dance Barn in Sudden Valley (Gate 2), 8 Barnview Court.
Tickets are in aid of the South Whatcom Library and cost $20 with a special student discount price of $10, and may be purchased on-line at Friends of the South Whatcom Library, Village Books, the Sudden Valley Association Office.
For more information or special requests, call Mr. K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709.
The Pacific Northwest salutes Jazz At the Philharmonic
starring Greta Matassa and the Julian MacDonough All-Stars
March 30, 2019
at the Dance Barn
Jazz At the Philharmonic (or JATP as it was referred to by hip fans), was the creation of
legendary jazz impresario, Norman Granz. Granz saw the availability of a number of great jazz
musicians after World War 2 (caused mainly by the collapse of the swing band era and the failure
of be-bop to capture the public’s imagination) as an opportunity to feature great musicians in
a jam session format for a reasonable price. He put on shows at the Philharmonic Hall in Los
Angeles that were a tremendous hit and always featured a set with a leading female jazz
vocalist of the day, usually Ella Fitzgerald. We have hired the Pacific Northwest’s answer
to Ella, Greta Matassa, to fill that spot in the program.
She’ll be backed by Julian MacDonough’s trio, including Tony Foster on piano and Michael Glynn on bass.
Musicians who may be included in the jam sessions are Jonathan Doyle, Thomas Harris, Brad Shigeta and
Michael VanBebber although there may be personnel changes.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased on-line at
Friends of the South Whatcom Library, Village Books, the Sudden
Valley Association Office or by contacting K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709. The concert is at 3pm
on Saturday, Mar. 30 at the Dance Barn, 8 Barnview Court, Gate 2, Sudden Valley.