Jim Shearer, tuba; Chris Reyman, piano; Erik Unsworth, bass; Andy Smith, drums

In a career spanning 60+ years, Tom Collier celebrated his first public performance playing the marimba at the age of 5 in 1954 and marked the 60th anniversary of that performance with a 2014 concert at Meany Hall Studio Theater on the University of Washington campus. The concert featured several guest artists including guitarist Larry Coryell, mallet virtuoso Emil Richards, clarinetist William O. “Bill” Smith, drummer Moyes Lucas, pianist Marc Seales, and longtime musical cohort/electric bassist Dan Dean.

A COOKIN’, HARD SWINGING QUARTET PLAYING INFECTIOUS TUNES – GUARANTEED TO PLEASE!

MATT HALL – TROMBONE, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, PRODUCER
CHARLIE ARBELAEZ – ALTO SAXOPHONE, COMPOSER
LOUIS VALENZUELA – GUITAR
JASON SHATTIL – PIANO
MACKENZIE LEIGHTON – UPRIGHT BASS
KEVIN KANNER – DRUMS

Human Qualities is the follow-up to the 2020 debut, New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60.

TWO CD SET

Pianist Dave Miller has been a fixture on the Northern California jazz scene for quite a few years. Early in his life he discovered the music of George Shearing whose quintet made bebop accessible in the 1950s, and he considers
Shearing an important influence on his own playing although Miller has his own voice in straight ahead jazz.

Highly influential, yet virtually unknown,Tadd Dameron influenced the greats. These are some of his elusive works!

The Shakespeare Project – Deborah Shulman

Incredible Big Band performing great music. The remarkable story of Peter Clark…The jazz/entertainment veteran has seen it all-done it all-been everywhere. Here he presents some of his incredibly accessible tunes (w a few familiar favorites) in BIG fashion with a solid LA 20-MAN BIG BAND – ACCESSIBLE, BIG, TASTY, The Real Deal.

You’ll hear it all: Funk and Jams, Latin standards, Italian and Vocal Classics…This Project is a new side of Monaco’s music that explores his latest passions with an incredible band! You’ll hear meticulous playing from drummer Tony McClung and guitarist Derek DiCenzo – the chemistry from playing together often is obvious! This is a real band that knows each other well!