Thursday, January 21, 2010

Is that jazz? Explore improvisation, composition and more at Seattle festival

"Formal composition vs. spontaneous creativity is the prevailing theme at a series of experimental jazz performances called Is That Jazz? Seattle's Avant Jazz Music Festival.

The festival convenes Friday night with two performances at the Chapel Performance Space in Wallingford by the Sunship quintet and the Sun Ra Tribute Band, named for the jazz composer, pianist and philosopher who helped pioneer free jazz in the 1950s and '60s. The event continues Saturday night with performances by esteemed clarinetist Bill Smith's trio and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes' big band, called Threat of Beauty."

For the full story, please see the Seattle Times.

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