Jazz Northwest

Sunday afternoons we savor some of the many tastes of jazz available to you on Jazz Northwest. This week, Clarence Acox and Jay Thomas from Seattle, Dave Frishberg from Portland, Karin Plato from Vancouver and many more. We'll also tell you about the best places to go for live jazz.

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

On the next Jazz Northwest from 88.5 KPLU, The Dena DeRose Trio plays a concert recorded at Jazz Port Townsend in July.  With Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums, Dena DeRose sings from the piano, swinging hard on up tempo tunes, and deliciously slow on the ballads with fresh takes on some familiar songs.  Dena DeRose studied classical piano as a child and fell in love with jazz when playing piano with her high school jazz band.  The enthusiasm with which she plunged into jazz led to carpal tunnel syndrome which forced her off the piano bench for a while, but during recovery she began singing and today she has become one of the world's leading combination singer-pianists.This trio has toured extensively and has recorded 3 CDs for MaxJazz, two of them live at Jazz Standard in New York City.  Dena DeRose now has nine CDs as a leader, and her latest is a solo concert recorded in Belgium.  She teaches in Europe and is Head of Jazz Vocal Department at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria and teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatory of Music in The Netherlands.  She is also in demand in the US for workshops and jazz camps including the one preceding Jazz Port Townsend.With one of the best rhythm teams imaginable, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson, the trio ranges from poignant ballads to joyful abandon in up-tempo swingers.  The set list includes familiar songs, but the way they were delivered wowed the audience at Jazz Port Townsend and the excitement of the crowd comes through in this concert recording.  

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29.  Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant.  Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home."   The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.On this Sunday's Jazz Northwest, we'll hear a variety of music recorded in performance at The New Orleans, and reminiscences by some of the musicians who've played there frequently over the past 27 years.   Dave Holo, Ray Skjelbred, Clarence Acox and Maia Santell describe how Gaye Anderson's personality was behind this popular spot and how she's been such a positive influence on the Seattle music scene.  Included are performances by The New Orleans Quintet, the Holotradband, Floyd Standifer, Clarence Acox, Ray Skjelbred, Maia Santell and Thomas Marriott.Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU and streams simultaneously to the internet via kplu.org.  The program is also available as a podcast following the air date.   Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.More info: http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/ jazznw.org

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29.  Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant.  Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home."   The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.On this Sunday's Jazz Northwest, we'll hear a variety of music recorded in performance at The New Orleans, and reminiscences by some of the musicians who've played there frequently over the past 27 years.   Dave Holo, Ray Skjelbred, Clarence Acox and Maia Santell describe how Gaye Anderson's personality was behind this popular spot and how she's been such a positive influence on the Seattle music scene.  Included are performances by The New Orleans Quintet, the Holotradband, Floyd Standifer, Clarence Acox, Ray Skjelbred, Maia Santell and Thomas Marriott.Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU and streams simultaneously to the internet via kplu.org.  The program is also available as a podcast following the air date.   Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.More info: http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/ jazznw.org

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29.  Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant.  Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home."   The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.On this Sunday's Jazz Northwest, we'll hear a variety of music recorded in performance at The New Orleans, and reminiscences by some of the musicians who've played there frequently over the past 27 years.   Dave Holo, Ray Skjelbred, Clarence Acox and Maia Santell describe how Gaye Anderson's personality was behind this popular spot and how she's been such a positive influence on the Seattle music scene.  Included are performances by The New Orleans Quintet, the Holotradband, Floyd Standifer, Clarence Acox, Ray Skjelbred, Maia Santell and Thomas Marriott.Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU and streams simultaneously to the internet via kplu.org.  The program is also available as a podcast following the air date.   Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.More info: http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/ jazznw.org

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29.  Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant.  Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home."   The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.On this Sunday's Jazz Northwest, we'll hear a variety of music recorded in performance at The New Orleans, and reminiscences by some of the musicians who've played there frequently over the past 27 years.   Dave Holo, Ray Skjelbred, Clarence Acox and Maia Santell describe how Gaye Anderson's personality was behind this popular spot and how she's been such a positive influence on the Seattle music scene.  Included are performances by The New Orleans Quintet, the Holotradband, Floyd Standifer, Clarence Acox, Ray Skjelbred, Maia Santell and Thomas Marriott.Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU and streams simultaneously to the internet via kplu.org.  The program is also available as a podcast following the air date.   Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.More info: http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/ jazznw.org

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29.  Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant.  Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home."   The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.On this Sunday's Jazz Northwest, we'll hear a variety of music recorded in performance at The New Orleans, and reminiscences by some of the musicians who've played there frequently over the past 27 years.   Dave Holo, Ray Skjelbred, Clarence Acox and Maia Santell describe how Gaye Anderson's personality was behind this popular spot and how she's been such a positive influence on the Seattle music scene.  Included are performances by The New Orleans Quintet, the Holotradband, Floyd Standifer, Clarence Acox, Ray Skjelbred, Maia Santell and Thomas Marriott.Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU and streams simultaneously to the internet via kplu.org.  The program is also available as a podcast following the air date.   Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.More info: http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/ jazznw.org