Search Results for “Jonathan Sindelman” – SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Live Review: Chris Potter’s modern-day odyssey in jazz (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on March 5, 2013
by Jonathan Sindelman photos by Bill Bungard For as many times as the present-day saxophone colossus Chris Potter frequented Seattle over the years while on...
Live Review: Jack DeJohnette soars through Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on February 22, 2013
by Jonathan Sindelman photos by Bill Bungard Jack DeJohnette Quartet @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on 2/20/12 “The man sounds like a tub of water.” That’s...
SMI Radio Xtra: Jazz Saxman Chris Potter (Audio Interview)
By Greg Roth on February 21, 2013
by Jonathan Sindelman Chris Potter is among the busiest of jazz musicians working today, though one might be hard-pressed to find any comparable subject when...
SMI Artist Spotlight: Jack DeJohnette…celebrating 70 years as jazz’s moving target
By Greg Roth on February 19, 2013
by Jonathan Sindelman In celebration of his 70th birthday, legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette will return to Seattle for what could otherwise be slated as the “Lifetime Achievement Tour.”...
SMI musical highlights of 2012
By Greg Roth on December 30, 2012
by Greg Roth, with additional contributions from Alicia Kamenick, Timmy Held, and Henry Jake CNN called 2012 the year of “Meh.” We beg to differ. 2012...
Elina Duni Quartet’s ECM Debut Signals first U.S. Tour
By Greg Roth on October 31, 2012
by Jonathan Sindelman One of the brightest highlights from this year’s Earshot Jazz Festival also marks an historic occasion for Albanian vocalist Elina Duni, who...
91 year-old Candido makes good on promise at Jazz Alley
By Greg Roth on October 22, 2012
By Jonathan Sindelman Candido @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on 10/20/12 This week Seattle had the distinct pleasure of hosting one of music’s most beloved treasures,...
Chance of a Lifetime…Cuban Jazz legend Candido’s 91st birthday celebration
By Greg Roth on October 20, 2012
By Jonathan Sindelman For the first time in nearly 60 years, legendary Cuban percussionist Candido returns to Seattle with an all-star band. The mere suggestion...
New Music Review: Marc Johnson ‘Swept Away’ on ECM
By Greg Roth on October 8, 2012
by Jonathan Sindelman Not halfway into the first track, Swept Away resonates as a perfectly suitable title for this event, Marc Johnson’s first ECM album...
ECM Records – The legacy continues…
By Greg Roth on October 8, 2012
by Jonathan Sindelman In anticipation of 2012’s Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, I am introducing a series of reviews based on ECM Records, whose extraordinary...
SMI Artist Spotlight: Q&A: Pat Metheny and his new musical unity
By Greg Roth on September 13, 2012
by Jonathan Sindelman After almost four decades and 19 Grammys, Pat Metheny continues to be one of the most talked about artists in modern music....
Live Review: Bela Fleck forges new path down Jazz Alley
By Greg Roth on September 12, 2012
by Jonathan Sindelman Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on 9/9/12 Whether going out to see a concert, check out...