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 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.
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.