Category Archives: Jazz

Doc Severinsen and thoughts on practicing

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Gandalfe

Note: Suzy and I are back from visiting Suzy’s side of family at a lovely reunion in Minnesota and spending some quality time with my sister.  It is good to be home and Thelonious (the Bengal cat) didn’t trash the house too much. ;o) We … Continue reading →

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The Concert — and then came the rain

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Gandalfe

And when I say rain, I mean that soul drenching stuff. But someone saw that a covered picnic facility had power so we schlepped our stuff over there and crowded in around the built-in and unmovable picnic tables.  Jeff Miller, friend … Continue reading →

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Tonight: Jazz Alley with Sara Gazarek

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Gandalfe

Last night I thought I saw one of the fabulous musicians who I discovered on MySpace on Komo4 News. And it was vocalist extrordinaire Sara Gazarek. So I called Jazz Alley and it wasn’t too late to get tickets for Suzy … Continue reading →

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Woodinville Jazz Ensemble Performances this Month

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Gandalfe

I wanted to take a minute to let you know that the WJE will be performing at Cottage Lake Park, Woodinville, WA at 7 PM on Thursday 28 June and at the Ballard Locks, Ballard, WA at 2 PM on … Continue reading →

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Woodinville Jazz Ensemble

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Gandalfe

Suzy and I are really enjoying being a part of the Woodinville Jazz Ensemble this year. We have been blessed with a phenominal director, Neil Proff and  a lot of really good musicians. We’ve placed some new recordings on the … Continue reading →

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Susannah McCorkle – In a Samba Mood

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Gandalfe

Whenever I think of the Latin torch singer, a samba honey, I think of Susannah McCorkle. A friend of mine, also a musician, recommended the song, The Waters of March to me. If I can get my Spaces site to … Continue reading →

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Dave Anderson – Live in Seattle

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Gandalfe

A buddy of mine, saxophonist extraordinare and recent transplant from the Gothem city, is playing in Belltown this week. Tuesday, 4/10  8 pmEmerald City Jazz Orchestra (big band) at Tula’s, 2214 Second Ave, $5 Saturday, 4/14  9:30 pm – 12 … Continue reading →

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Jazz Dispute – Personified

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Gandalfe

I’ve been talking to Gary, the trumpet player, about playing solo instruments against each other as a conversation. Here is finally a very nice presentation of just such a conversation. I was astonished at the memory of this guy, tagging … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Night

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Gandalfe

My fledgling group the Dissonance opened for the first employee Open Mic Night last night. We played three songs opening with Night Train, then Blue Bossa, and closing with Jersey Bounce. The soloists were hot that night and the band … Continue reading →

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Amping up the Jazz xTet: Gandalfe buys into a PA System

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Gandalfe

Suzy and I have been toying with how to mike the jazz xTet. We have been practicing sans mikes and for our vocalist, that is not a good thing. We have regular musicians, have purchased some serious combo music, and have … Continue reading →

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