IN

JAZZ THE VALLEY

Downtown Ellensburg, WA
July 24-26, 2009 A supplement to the Daily Record
Illustration by Austin Smith, based on a photo © William P. Gottlieb; JAZZ IN THE VALLEY
www.jazzphotos.com 2009
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very year the Jazz in the Valley Board of Directors works in conjunction with members
of the community to organize the details of this exciting event. During last year’s festi-
val, hundreds of people helped set up and take down the festival site, sell tickets at the
box office and venues, staff the beer garden, and market our posters, brochures and
T-shirts. It is incredible that so many people give their time and talent to make the event the best
it can be. Every element is carefully planned and executed by teams of volunteers.
Festival volunteers are the human force of each event. Our volunteers are the ambassadors
of our festival and our community — a job they take seriously and with great pride. Volunteers
have fun being part of the event —a true reflection of what Jazz in the Valley is all about.
We want to extend our sincerest thanks to all our volunteers, past present and future. You
make Jazz in the Valley happen!

Jazz in the Valley

Board President
Larry Sharpe

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Full Festival Passes $35
(Full festival pass provides admission to all three days of Info
performances at all venues, children 10 and under - FREE)
Info on tickets and
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888-925-2204.
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Ellensburg, WA 98926
E-mail: jazzinfo@jazz Austin Smith, who created the original poster artwork, is a
How to purchase tickets: graduate of Central Washington University where he was for-
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Purchase tickets in person or by phone through the based on a copyrighted photo from William Gottlieb of Billie
Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce or at the box office. Web site: www.jazz Holiday. Smith is constantly experimenting with new tech-
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JAZZ THE VALLEY BOARD OF
Nancy Barker: Promotions | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales | Concessions
Debbie Brunner: Budget | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales| Concessions
Mike Brunner: Concessions |* Facilities & Venues
Chris Bruya: Music | Facilities & Venues | Education
Monica Bruya: Volunteers | Promotions | *Fundraising, Tickets & Sales
Jan Callahan: *Promotions
Ryan Erickson: Music | Concessions | Assoc. Web Master
Darryl Fuhrman: Facilities & Venues
Susan Fuhrman: Volunteers | Facilities & Venues
Dale Hubbard: Music | Facilities & Venues
Sharon Hull: Volunteers | Promotions
Virginia Korte: *Promotions | *Education | Volunteers
Bill Meyer: Music | Fundraising
Sydney Moe: *Volunteers | Promotions
DIRECTORS
Dawn Newschwander: Budget | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales
Larry Sharpe: Grand Pooh-Bah | Facilities & Venues | Fundraising, Tickets
& Sales
Linda Sharpe: Secretary | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales
Vijay Singh: Music | Education
Joel Smith: *Music
Marie Smith: *Facilities & Venues | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales |
Volunteers
Don Solberg: Treasurer | Budget | Facilities & Venues
Joy Solberg: Facilities & Venues | Promotions | Fundraising, Tickets &
Sales | Web page
Jody Tucker: Volunteers | Fundraising, Tickets & Sales
Nip Tucker: Education | Concessions | Music
Christine Zeigler: *Fundraising, Tickets & Sales
*committee chairman or co-chairman

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drummer Micah Kassell, and the late in the Valley. They are slated to play at
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 Darren Total Experience
Motamedy
www.darrenmotamedy.com
Gospel Choir
www.totalexperiencegospelchoir.org

D
arren Motamedy’s illustrious Scholarship but also graduated with a known nationally and internation-

style has thrilled audiences
worldwide and has shared the
stage with the best of today’s smooth
jazz artists such as Ray Charles, Boney
James, Larry Carlton, Grover Washing-
ton Jr. and Keiko Matsui.
Motamedy has been playing jazz
since high school where he also played
with a funk rock band. At Central
Washington University he elected
to focus his energy on playing the
saxophone, clarinet and flute. He
continued studying the clarinet with
one of America’s premier clarinetists,
Raymond Wheeler, and continued
to refine his jazz abilities with
National Jazz Educator John Moawad.
Motamedy not only received the music
department’s prestigious Presser
degree in music education.
“I cherish the fact that I am able to
inspire other students as my teachers
inspired me,” Motamedy said.
His first two CDs with his group
Mottoretti achieved national success,
landing spots on both the AC charts
and the Jazz charts. His career was
launched when he released his first
solo album “Dangerously Close” in
1995. In 1999 Motamedy released “It’s
All Good,” which won that year’s Jazz
Album of the year, beating out compe-
tition that included jazz greats Dianne
Shuur and Kenny G.
Darren Motamedy will headline
Sunday, July 26 on the Main Stage at
the Rotary Pavilion from 12:30 p.m. to
2 p.m.
T
otal Experience Gospel Choir
was organized in September
1973 at the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church of Seattle. The core group
represented members of the Black
Experience Gospel Choir of Roos-
evelt High School and the Franklin
High School Gospel Choir of Seattle.
United, the choir became known as
Total Experience Gospel Choir. When
the choirs merged, the community’s
children were invited to participate,
and participate they did! The choir’s
numbers grew to 108 within the first
two months, with the youngest person
being 8 years old. Today the choir’s
ages range from 6 to 65.
Since its inception, much has
taken place. The choir has become
ally. Their travels have taken them
to 38 states, four continents and 22
countries.
Total Experience Gospel Choir has
over 150 awards and recognitions
locally, statewide, nationally and
internationally.
Total Experience Gospel Choir is
a regular performer of the National
Anthem at many professional sporting
events as well as halftime activities.
They have been the featured group for
seven seasons of Langston Hughes’
play “Black Nativity” at Seattle’s
Intiman Theater.
This extraordinary singing group can
be experienced Sunday, July 26 at 10:30
a.m. until noon on the Main Stage at
Rotary Pavilion.

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 Paul Green
& Straight
Shot
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aul Green’s 36-year profes-
sional career began in New
Jersey in 1968 with The Black-
berry Booze Band. He also performed
with other Jersey musicians including
Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons
and Little Steven Van Zandt. Mov-
ing to Oakland, Calif. in 1975, Green
became a member of the house band
at a popular blues spot, Eli’s Mile High
Club, performing there weekly and
recording two albums with JJ Malone
and Troyce Key.
Straight Shot is a hard-driving blues,
R&B and funk band that will keep you on
the dance floor all night, or just as easily,
let you just sit back and enjoy the music.
Gary Ballard: Guitar
Guitarist Gary Ballard began his
musical career in 1964. Influenced by
various musical styles including jazz,
blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, Western
swing, country and folk, he has
established himself as one of the most
diverse and accomplished guitarists in
the Northwest. His talent for producing,
arranging, and songwriting have placed
him in high demand for recording
sessions and live performances.
Howard Hooper: Bass
Howard Hooper’s bass has been
a longtime mainstay in the Seattle
blues scene that includes playing with
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national music legends such as Johnny
Shines, Little Milton, and Jimmy
McCracklin, among others. He has
twice been awarded best bass player by
the Washington Blues Society. His style
sets down a solid groove that allows the
band to dig deep into the music that
will get you moving.
Les Merrihew: Drums
Les Merrihew most recently in both
2004 and 2005 was a Washington Blues
Society nominee for best drummer.
Another seasoned Seattle musician, he
too has played for many years on the
local scene and worked with a number
of national acts including Pinetop
Perkins, Albert Collins, Little Milton,
and Charlie Musselwhite.
All in all, the four musicians that
comprise Straight Shot combine their
talents to create a soulful and dynamic
sound.
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your socks at the The River @ Grand
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Randy Halberstadt Trio
www.randyhalberstadt.com
R
andy Halberstadt has been
a major figure on the Pacific
Northwest jazz scene for many
years. A multi-dimensional pianist,
he is equally at home playing bebop,
Latin, down-home blues, mainstream,
free and eclectic jazz.
Halberstadt was born in New York
in 1953 and moved to Texas in 1961,
where he played trombone in junior
high and high school. In 1971 he
moved to Seattle to study oceanog-
raphy at the University of Washington.
It was during this time that he began
playing piano.
After a few years of lessons
(primarily with Seattle’s jazz piano
“sensei” Jerome Gray), performing
Bluesman Reggie Miles
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R
eggie Miles fuses the influ-
ences of Leadbelly, McTell,
Charley Patton, all those
old blues and ragtime authors, with
original songs and those of musi-
cal acquaintances. The intensity and
excitement he generates reflects the
raw emotion of the rural Delta blues
that rocked the juke joints of the 1920s
and 30s. Combine Reggie’s powerful
vocals and hand-built resophonic slide
guitar bottle-neckin’ with the rhythmic
huffs and moans of his harmonica and
you’ve got a recipe for foot stompin’.
But to say that Miles is merely all of
the above is to deny his lighter side.
in local clubs, and teaching privately,
Halberstadt joined the faculty of
Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle
in 1983.
On the strength of his large reper-
toire, great sense of swing, and acute
listening skills, Halberstadt has estab-
lished himself as a first-call accompa-
nist for jazz vocalists. While his own
recordings showcase his formidable
pianistic skills, they also establish him
as a first-rate composer. “Inner Voice”
features Halberstadt’s compositions in
the jazz trio format, which range from
blues to Latin to polymetric.
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear
and experience the Randy Halberstadt
Trio Saturday, July 25 from 9 p.m. to
midnight at the Clymer Museum.
His passionate past-time penchant for
unearthing obscure narrative nuggets
has made Miles one of the Northwest’s
favorite funny-bone ticklers.
Now add to the mix his explorations
into the eerie tones and subtle timbre
of the musical saw and his uncanny
ability to flex the hand tool’s razor
sharp spring steel between his knees to
produce panache. Miles risks life and
limb by bending 213 treacherous teeth
dangerously close to body parts both
near and dear.
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear
and experience Reggie Miles Friday, July
24 at Rodeo City Bar-B-Q from 8:30 p.m.
to 11:30 p.m.
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The Charles
White Band
www.charleswhiteband.com
C
harles White has a lot of energy
and has worked hard to get
where he is now. White estab-
lished himself as a blues artist in Texas,
singing in Houston clubs. He was
working for Don Robey, Duke/Pea-
cock Records, in Houston, which led to
his performance as opening act on a
national tour with Bobby (Blue) Bland.
White wanted a change of pace from
Texas, so he decided to give the North-
west a chance to experience his blues.
White says he enjoys doing Texas
rhythm and blues and up-tempo, dance
music complete with searing guitar and
screaming saxes. When he began his
search to form a group of motivated,
professional musicians, White spent
long hours in hot blues clubs, singing
with artists and searching for the right
combination of talent.
Bill Blackstone: alto sax
Bill Blackstone (alto sax), “Sax-Man”
for the Charles White Band, is a born
and raised “Seattleite.” His background
started with saxophone lessons at the
age of 5. Since then, Blackstone has
performed locally and abroad with many
bands. Now he feels quite comfortable
with the Charles White Band. In his
words, “the guys in the band are a blast
to work with, and Charles, well he sets us
on fire every time.” Bill’s captivating sax
sound is a result of 25 years of affection
and dedication for his calling.
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Scott Lind: Guitar
Scott Lind (guitar), born and raised
in Seattle, began playing guitar in
his sophomore year at Ballard High
School. He played in a number of
Seattle bands including Eleventh
Avenue. It was then that he had the
pleasure of opening for B.B. King at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre in 1986. Lind’s
influences include B.B. King, Stevie
Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton and Duane
Allman.
Rick Ulsky: Keyboards, organ
Rick Ulsky (keyboards and organ)
played for 17 years with Chuck Berry,
toured with The Association and played
back up for Stevie Wonder. Born in Seattle
and currently residing there, Ulsky’s
passion for his calling is quite apparent.
Ricky Johnson: Drums, vocals
Ricky Johnson (drums and vocal) has
toured with Paul Revere and the Raiders
and The Wailers. His on-stage antics
are a must-see and his drumming and
singing are pleasantly entertaining.
Steve Raible: Bass, vocals
Steve Raible (bass and vocal) has
worked the circuit for the last 20 years,
and brings his seasoned experience to
the band nightly.
The Charles White Band will headline
on the Main Stage at the Rotary
Pavilion on Friday, July 24 from 9 p.m.
to midnight. Bring your dancing shoes!
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John Stowell Duo
www.johnstowell.com
J
ohn Stowell is a unique jazz
guitarist influenced as much by
pianists and horn players as he is
by other guitarists. His original take on
harmony, chords and improvisation
sets him apart.
Stowell began his successful career
in the early 1970s with private study
with guitarist Linc Chamberland and
pianist John Mehegan. Both men were
valuable mentors to Stowell, allowing
him to play with them as he progressed
in his development. Several years
later he met bassist David Friesen in
Ecstasy in Numbers
www.ecstasyinnumbers.com
E
cstasy in Numbers writes and
performs unique music. Its
sound is modern, combining
hints of jazz, R&B, funk, reggae, latin,
rock and world beat music. Many of the
melodies play with interlocking guitar,
bass and drum riffs and offer mood
inducing harmonies. Their recordings
and performances utilize the power
of imaginative improvisation to create
dramatically experiential environments.
Mike Mattingly: Guitar
Mike Mattingly is a guitar player with
a wide range of playing experience.
While getting his degree from CWU,
Mattingly was the guitarist for John
Moawad’s Jazz Band when they won
first place in the West Coast Collegiate
Jazz Festival in Berkley, Calif. Currently
Mattingly teaches guitar lessons,
freelances and does studio work in the
Seattle and central Washington regions.
Rick White: Bass
Rick White’s background as a classi-
cally trained composer and jazz bassist
combine to make both his composi-
tions and his playing truly unique.
White received his master’s in music
composition from Northern Illinois
University and is currently ABD at the
University of Northern Colorado. White
New York City, and they formed a duo
that recorded and toured prolifically
for seven years. The duo continues
to perform 30 years after their first
meeting.
In 1983, John and David joined
flutist Paul Horn and Paul’s son Robin
Horn (on drums) for a historic tour
of the Soviet Union. This was the first
time in 40 years that an American jazz
group had been invited to play public
performances in Russia.
Enjoy an evening of fabulous jazz
guitar with the John Stowell Duo on
Saturday, July 25 at Rodeo City Bar-B-Q
from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Rick White
is the Director of instrumental music at
Olympic College in Bremerton where
he teaches music theory, jazz theory,
bass lessons, and conducts both the
Jazz and Wind Ensembles.
Garey Williams: Drums
Garey Williams has steadily built
a reputation as both a world-class
drummer and uniquely gifted educator.
With a graduate background in Percus-
sion Performance and Jazz Studies
at Central Washington University,
drummer Williams has been a fixture in
the Northwest scene. He is the author
of two books on drumming and is the
founder of Ecstasy in Numbers.
You can experience Ecstasy in
Numbers at Gallery One Saturday, July
25 from 9 p.m. to midnight.
 Alice Stuart &
the Formerlys
www.alicestuart.com

W
ay ahead of her time, Alice
Stuart blazed the trail for
women in rock and roll as
one of the only females in the country
to write her own music, front a male
band, and play lead guitar on national
and international circuits. Blues Hall of
Gail Pettis Fame inductee, Dick Waterman, once
remarked, “There would be no Bonnie

Gail Pettis Trio

www.gailpettis.com Pettis’ smooth, engaging style
garners consistent praise in the area’s
Raitt without Alice Stuart.”
Alice spent the mid-60s and 70s, one
of the most creative musical periods of
the century, making music with some
of the greatest artists of that time. She
toured the US and Europe with her
band Snake and as tour support for

T
hree-time nominee and recent
winner of the Earshot Golden
Ear Awards’ Northwest Vocalist
of the Year, Pettis’ rich, warm vocals
and understated phrasing inspires
comparison to Nancy Wilson, Sarah
Vaughn and Carmen McRae. Her
music has been described as “deli-
ciously soulful” by Cadence Magazine.
Pettis inherited a passion for jazz
from her family while growing up in
Gary, Ind. Now residing in Seattle, she
enjoys sharing her unique talent with
listeners at home and abroad.
finest jazz establishments. Her debut
CD, “May I Come In?” was released
in August 2007 on the OA2 Record
label to an enthusiastic national
audience. In addition to national radio
airplay, this recording has also been
showcased on XM Satellite Radio and
Music Choice television.
Enjoy the extraordinary talents
of the Gail Pettis Trio Friday, July
24 from 9 p.m. to midnight at the
Clymer Museum and again on July
25 at 4 p.m. on the Main Stage at
Rotary Pavilion.
Van Morrison. The list of artists she
played with in that period of time is
an awesome one and she won rave
reviews from Billboard, Guitar Player,
and Rolling Stone magazines for her
recordings and performances.
Alice began performing professionally
in Seattle during the early 60s. Her LPs
on Arhoolie (1964) and Fantasy Records
(1970 and 1972) are landmark record-
ings. Her songs have been recorded
by many other artists, some of whom
are Jackie DeShannon, Irma Thomas,
Jimmy Rabbit and the late Kate Wolf.
When listening to Alice Stuart today,
her broad range of experience both
Alice Stuart
to raise her family, she returned to
recording and performing in 1996.
Her newest studio CD, “Can’t Find
No Heaven,” was released in 2002 and
was nominated for both a Grammy
and a Handy Award in 2003. This CD
was chosen as “Best NW CD” by the
Washington Blues Society in 2004,
and she also won the award for “Best
Songwriter” and was inducted into the
Hall Of Fame. In 2005, Alice was given
the award for “Best Seattle Guitarist.”
Alice Stuart and the Formerlys kick-
off the Saturday afternoon festival (July

Jon Hamar Trio

vocally and instrumentally is obvious. 25) on the Main Stage at the Rotary
After an extended hiatus in the 1980s Pavilion from noon to 1:30p.m.

www.jonhamar.com grew up listening to.

J
on Hamar is a versatile artist
who’s ability to find a tasteful,
unique voice in any musical
situation has made him a staple in
the Northwest music scene. Hamar’s
friendly nature, sense of humor and
work ethic has kept him busy as a free-
lance bassist in multiple genres.
In 2003 Hamar released a mostly
solo bass CD on Pony Boy Records
featuring his own compositions as
well as arrangements of songs that he
Swing by for
Fresh Local Fruit
“I looked back to those songs that
upon hearing for the first time I could
Cherries, Apples, Apricots,
not stop singing in my head,” Hamar
said. Peaches & More
In addition to his role as a leader, Ellensburg & Washington
since moving to Seattle in 2001 Souvenirs
Hamar has been active in the role “Espresso” Hard Ice Cream
of supporting bassist. He has been
featured on many recordings.
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King Louis & Baby James (Jazz) ......The River @ Grand Central
Reggie Miles (Blues) ................................................ Rodeo City BBQ
9 p.m. - Midnight
Charles White Band (Blues).....................................Rotary Pavilion

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Danny Ward Quartet (Jazz) .......................................Pink Catering
Gail Pettis Trio (Jazz) ..............................................Clymer Museum
Lenny Price (Jazz) ............................................................ Gallery One
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys (Jazz)................Bailey’s Bookstore
John Hamar Group (Jazz)......................................................... Pearl’s
Alma Villegas Quintet (Latin).......................................Dakota Café
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Main Stage - Rotary Pavilion
Noon – Alice Stuart & the Formerlys (Blues)
2 p.m. – Danny Ward (Jazz)
3 p.m. – Alma Villegas Quintet (Latin)
4 p.m. – Gail Pettis Quartet (Jazz)
5 p.m. – Hot Club Sandwich (Gypsy)
6 p.m. – Becky Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies (Blues)
Between Acts: Sidewalk Stompers (Dixieland)
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8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
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Orchestra (Swing) ...................................................Moose Lodge
Paul Green & Straight Shot
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John Stowell (Jazz).................................................. Rodeo City BBQ
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Becky Sue & Her Big
Rockin’ Daddies (Blues) .....................................Rotary Pavilion
Blue Café (Jazz)..............................................................Pink Catering
Randy Halberstadt Trio (Jazz).............................Clymer Museum
Ecstasy in Numbers (Jazz)............................................. Gallery One
9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Bryant Allard Group (Jazz)................................Bailey’s Bookstore
Garry Hobbs Group (Jazz) ...................................................... Pearl’s
Hot Club Sandwich (Gypsy)..........................................Dakota Café
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12:30 p.m. – Darren Motamedy (Jazz)
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Danny Ward Quartet
www.dannyward.com
D S
anny Ward has been a part of
the Pacific Northwest music
and jazz scene for over 40 years.
He is considered by his fellow musicians
as one of the landmark bandleaders in
the profession. Ward has performed
solo for the past eight years, as well as
leading his own groups for many years
under the name Danny Ward & Reality.
His jazz saxophone is heard through-
out the Seattle area with numerous
records and CDs to his credit.
Ward grew up in Bremerton where
he played his first gig at the age of
13 with a group called The Rhythm
Rockets. He went on to earn a degree
in music at Central Washington
University, all the while performing.
Ward is an innovator of jazz and funky,
up-tempo tunes and has played with
such musical greats as B.B. King, Lou
Rawls, and Richie “Alto Madness” Cole.
Ward still leads his band when
the occasion calls for it. Ward was a
featured saxophonist in the movie,
“An Officer and a Gentlemen.”
Performing as a single, Ward has been
enthusiastically received wherever he
plays. He can gear a performance to
a variety of situations ranging from
soft, background “dinner” music
for intimate get-togethers to more
up-tempo tunes for parties, wedding
receptions, and the like. For two years
Ward played and hosted Sunday night
jazz at the Airport Red Lion Hotel,
appearing with many special guests
including Dee Daniels, George Cables,
Jessica Williams, Nancy King and John
Stowell. Ward was invited to play with
Diane Schuur at the Blue Note in New
York City. As he says, “Just going to the
Blue Note is wonderful, playing there is
like a dream come true.”
The Danny Ward Quartet will
perform Friday, July 24 from 9 p.m.-
midnight at Pink Catering. Catch
them again at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
July 25 on the Main Stage at Rotary
Pavilion.
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY 2009
Blue Café
F
ormed in January 2006, the
musicians comprising the band
Blue Café are close friends who
collectively represent four decades in
age range and subsequent musical
influence. Presenting a broad array
of original compositions, funk/R&B,
blues, and contemporary small
combo-style jazz, Blue Café dishes up
a buffet of sound on the “blue” side of
soul. The band formed following the
breakup of local rock/R&B group, The
Groove Merchants.
Al Rinaldi: Piano
Pianist and resident of Cle Elum
since 1997, Al Rinaldi has enjoyed
a long musical career. Born into a
musical family, he began piano lessons
at age 9, continuing his studies into
high school where he became leader of
a dance band.
Chris Hull: Saxophone
Chris Hull has been playing music
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Stevens has been a favorite of
Northwest blues fans for many
years. His intense playing calls to mind
the prime years of stellar guitarists like
B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Kenny
Burrell. Preferring to deliver his electric
blues lines with a big archtop Gibson,
Stevens combines scorching blues with
technical excellence and constantly
surprising musical ideas that cut across
genres, including blues, jazz and surf.
Rounded out by a stellar group of top-
flight musicians, Chris Stevens’ Surf
Monkeys always rocks the house.
Mark Dalton: Bass
Mark Dalton (bass) began his long
career in the Midwest in the 1960s. A
native Nebraskan, Dalton spent a lot of
time in Chicago, playing with a couple
of notorious psychedelic blues bands.
When Dalton moved to the Northwest
in the 1970s, he did various backup
since he picked up his dad’s saxophone
at age 11. While in high school, the
influence of David Sandborn’s bluesy,
soulful style turned him to focus on
jazz. Hull went to Central Washington
University where he is an alumni of the
music department.
David Aldrich: Bass, vocals
Bassist and vocalist David Aldrich
is a graduate of CWU with degrees
in music and Spanish education.
He continued his education to earn
two master’s degrees in instructional
technology and distance learning.
Ron Siegel: Drums
Ron Siegel is a self-taught drummer/
percussionist who developed his skills
playing in several rock, blues and funk
bands in Seattle. He moved to Cle
Elum in 1990 where he fit easily into
the local band scene.
Blue Café will play at Pink Catering
Saturday, July 25, from 9 p.m. to midnight.
stints with national blues artists like
Charlie Musselwhite and Eddie Taylor,
as well as opening act slots in shows by
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Greg Allman, James
Cotton and John Lee Hooker.
Alan Isaacson: Drums
A native of Chicago, drummer Alan
Isaacson has wide experience as a
professional musician, from symphonic
percussion, to jazz, blues and even a
long apprenticeship with the Northwest
roots legend Bonnie Guitar.
Brian Kent: Tenor sax
Brian Kent (tenor sax) has been the
musical director for Vince Balestri’s
one-man show personifying Jack
Kerouac for several years. Equally
comfortable in both the jazz and blues
worlds, Kent has also recorded with
Chuck Metcalf, Little Bill and the Blue
Notes, and L.B. Porter.
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Alma Villegas
Sidewalk Stompers
T
he traditional jazz band Side-
walk Stompers was formed in
early 1997 in Tri-Cities. The
band is a small acoustic street band
able to play anywhere without a piano
or drums and small enough to move
from place to place, wherever there’s a
need for some hot jazz.
Karl Walterskirchen: Banjo
Karl Walterskirchen from Pasco plays
the banjo and is the leader of the band.
Walterskirchen formed the Sidewalk
Stompers when he moved to Tri-Cities
from San Francisco. In California he
played in several Dixieland and New
Orleans-style jazz bands including
Professor Plum’s Jazz Band.
John Boland: Clarinet, sax
John Boland on clarinet and curved
Alma Villegas Quintet
www.almavillegas.com
A
lma Villegas’ lustful voice
brings you an exquisite and
passionate selection of Latin
styles and flavors. From the bouncy
feel of “Perfidia” and “Quizas, Quizas”
to the passionate tango version of
“Besame Mucho,” the smooth and sul-
try bossa nova “Waters of March” and
the salsa sound of “Mi Tierra” or “Oye
Como Va,” these tunes have captured
hearts and entertained internationally
for decades.
soprano sax is from Kennewick. He came
from San Francisco where he played in
several bands of the style of Turk Murphy
and Lu Waters.
Bert Barr: Lead horn
Bert Barr, on cornet, is the lead horn
player and is on loan form the Uptown
Lowdown Jazz Band for Seattle, one
of the premier traditional jazz bands
in the United States. Barr has played
with Sidewalk Stompers on several
occasions in the past, including two of
the last three Jazz in the Valley festivals.
Jack Wadsworth: Bass sax
Jack Wadsworth provides the bass
sound for the group with his big bass
saxophone, an unusually large and
seldom heard instrument. He also
performs superb solos adding to the
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY 2009
Villegas started her professional
music career by performing with some
of Seattle’s most popular Latin music
bands including Cambalache & Yerba
Buena. This experience prompted her
to create a band that offered a more
diverse selection of music focusing on
the traditional bolero (Latin ballad)
and cha-chas, mid-tempo Latin jazz
standards, a variety of Cuban rhythms
and bossa novas.
The Alma Villegas Quintet features
Alma Villegas on vocals, Ben Verdier
cornet and clarinet with melody and
harmony. Wadsworth is a Californian,
born and raised in the Los Angeles area
and worked at the Disney Studios until
retiring to Naches.
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and Steve Okimoto on bass. Their first
CD was released in June 2006 and
received an overwhelming response
sending their audiences in an excur-
sion of Latin soul and tradition
You can experience the passionate
sound of Alma Villegas on Friday
night (July 24) from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. at the Dakota Café and again on
Saturday, July 25, at 3p.m. on the Main
Stage at Rotary Pavilion.
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The Javatown Swing
wing Orchestra
www.jakebergevinmusic.com
T
he Javatown Swing Band is a
much sought-after party band
that offers up retro swing and
jazz with flair.
Jake Bergevin: Leader
Jake Bergevin combines his talents
as band leader, trumpeter and vocalist.
R.J. Whitlow: Bass
R.J. Whitlow has performed with the
award winning groups Genesis and
Jazz Ensemble 1.
Greg Fulton: Guitar
Guitarist Greg Fulton is at home in
several styles and has also recorded
with myriad jazz and non-jazz groups.
Jim Sisko: Trumpet
After spending a number of years
away from the Seattle jazz scene,
trumpeter and band leader Jim Sisko
has returned to make it his home
Travis Ranney: Tenor sax
Travis Ranney has performed at the
Port Townsend Centrum Jazz Festival
for the last two years with such artists
as Pete Christieb, Gary Smulyan, Bob
Florence and Kim Richmond.
The All-Star Big Band
Directed By: Chris Bruya and John Moawad
E
ach year, the All-Star Big Band
performance has wowed the
crowd. Chris Bruya and John
Moawad will be directing an all star
group of musicians that includes
many artists that performed earlier in
the festival and will stay to be part of
this extraordinary experience.
Chris Bruya
Chris Bruya began teaching at
Central Washington University in
2002, after spending seven years at Mt.
Hood Community College (Oregon)
in administrative and teaching roles.
As Director of Jazz Studies at Central,
he directs the Jazz Band I. He also
coaches jazz combos, and teaches
Jake Bergevin
Saul Cline: Classical sax
Saul Cline comes to the Puget Sound
area from Boston where he spent four
years at the Berklee College of Music.
Dan Haeck: Trombone
Dan Haeck (trombone) is a member
of the Jazz Police and No Bones About
It trombone quartet.
Mark Yeend: Drums
Mark Yeend studied music at Central
Washington University.
The Javatown Swing Orchestra will
perform Saturday, July 25 from 8:30
p.m. to 11:30 p.m at the Moose Lodge.
jazz, music theory and music educa-
tion courses.
Bruya has directed the Oregon
All-State Jazz Band, Salem All-City Jazz
Band, the Central Oregon Honor Jazz
Band, and has been Organizing Chair
for the All-NW Jazz Band and Choir as
well as the Oregon All State Jazz Groups.
John Moawad
Professor Emeritus of Music at Central
Washington University, John Moawad
is recognized as one of the leading arts
educators in the United States. His
students have gone on to rewarding
performing careers, and many are
returning to play at Jazz in the Valley.
“I consider the opportunity to work
with former students a real kick,”
Moawad said. “It still boils down to these
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY 2009
Becki Sue & Her
Big Rockin’ Daddies
www.bigrockindaddies.com
B
ecki Sue started out singing in
karaoke bars, and was guided
to blues material by Tom
Boyle. She’s sexy and sassy, and her
performances will leave you begging
for more.
A native of Tumwater, Wash., Becki Sue
burst on to the local blues scene in 2002
like a Texas tornado. She is described as
a big-voiced blues singer reminiscent of
the great Texas vocalists, Lou Ann Barton
and Angela Strehli. After turning heads
at the local blues jams, gigging with “The
Tim Sherman Band,” and teaming with
Tom Boyle in “The T-Boy Neal Band,”
Jim King: Tenor sax, blues harp
Jim King co-fronts the band with
Becki Sue. As a top notch entertainer
with a rich, pure voice, he tears into the
harp and tenor sax with equal fervor.
Tom Boyle: Guitar
Tom Boyle’s, perfectionism has
earned him the reputation of being a
consummate bluesman. Also known
The trumpet section of the All-Star Big Band plays during Jazz in the Valley 2008.
musicians digging in and producing
great sounds for their listening audience.
Even though it is a reunion of sorts, the
bottom line is getting serious about
working together and making the band
as “T-Boy Neal,” fans and critics alike
are singing the praises of this native
Washington state blues guitarist.
Jeff Hayes: Drums
Jeff Hayes is as solid as they come,
and regarded as one of the finest blues
drummers anywhere. He anchors the
rhythm section of Becki Sue & Her Big
Rockin’ Daddies.
Less White: Upright Bass, vocals
Les White is a true musician’s
musician, White lays down a rich
sounding solid blues groove while
delighting the audience with his antics.
White is also the proprietor of The
Honeytone Bass Clinic and does super
work on many musician’s stringed
instruments.
Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’
Daddies will round out the Saturday
afternoon performances (July 25)
on the Main Stage at Rotary Pavilion
from 6 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. The band
will return to the Main Stage later that
evening, performing from 9 p.m. to
midnight.
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a treat for all concerned.”
The Jazz in the Valley All-Star Big
Band concert is scheduled for Sunday,
July 26, at 2:30 p.m. on the Main Stage
at the Rotary Pavilion.
Hot Club
Sandwich
www.hotclubsandwich.com
H
ot Club Sandwich captures the
spirit of hot jazz bands from
the early 20th Century. Fea-
turing the insturmentation of guitars,
upright bass, mandolin and violin,
HCS brings its unique character to the
acoustic swing and gypsy jazz pio-
neered by Django Reinhardt, Stephane
Grappelli and Quintet of the Hot Club
of France.
Ray Wood: Guitar
Ray Wood has played the guitar
professionally for over half a century
and has performed around the world.
He plays everything from bebop to doo-
wop and has toured with acts such as
The Coasters, and the Louvin Brothers.
Kevin Connor: Guitar
Guitarist Kevin Connor arrived in
the Pacific Northwest as a spotted owl
“hooter” and quickly became involved
in Seattle’s eclectic music scene.
Connor enjoys singing standards and
contributing compositions to the band.
Greg Ruby: Guitar
Greg Ruby is thoroughly immersed
in North America’s gypsy jazz scene.
For years he was the driving guitar
rhythm behind the internationally
acclaimed Pearl Django and has
performed with jazz greats Howard
Bryant Allard Quartet
www.bryantallard.com
A
t 49, Bryant Allard has enjoyed
a career that has taken him
to many parts of the coun-
try playing with many great jazz
musicians.
Allard currently lives in Portland,
Ore. He has recorded with Tall Jazz on
two CD’s and with local salsa group
Conjunto Alegre. He also recorded
“REUNION” with the Powerhouse
Quintet which has received great
Alden, Frank Vignola and Patrick
Saussois.
James Schneider: Bass
Bassist James Schneider is an
acoustic roots musician. In addition
to upright bass, Schneider plays banjo
and guitar and performs regularly with
the old-timey hot jazz group The Tune
Stranglers.
Matt Sircely: Mandolin
Matt Sircely is an innovator among
a new generation of mandolininsts.
As a teaching assistant at both the
Mandolin Symposium and the Festival
of American Fiddle Tunes, Sircely has
worked alongside revered musicians
such as David Grisman and Paul
Anastasio.
Tim Wetmiller: Violin
Tim Wetmiller is one of the region’s
most adventurous young violin
improvisers. Rooted in both Swing and
Folkloric traditions, Wetmiller travels
every year to Mexico to study with some
of the country’s greatest violinists.
Bring your dancing shoes and move
to the music of Hot Club Sandwich, on
Saturday, July 25 at 5 p.m., then later
that evening from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. at the Dakota Café.
reviews including a five-star review
from Grammy award winner/trumpeter
Brian Lynch. The group tours out of
state during the summer months.
Allard has just released his first
CD under his name called “INFLU-
ENCES.” This Portland-based group
features Greg Goebel on acoustic,
Fender Rhodes on piano, Dan Presley
on bass, and Dave Averre on drums.
The Bryant Allard Quartet will
play Saturday, July 25, from 9:30 p.m.
to 12:30 a.m. at Bailey’s Bibliomania.
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Lenny Price Quintet
www.lennyprice.com
L
enny Price is a saxophonist, sing-
er/songwriter, arranger, music
educator and clinician. Born in
Omaha, Neb., he began his musical life
showing great promise on clarinet and
oboe before finally discovering his true
love--the saxophone. After earning his
bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval
Academy, Price resumed his musical
career singing and playing keyboards
with bands in Baltimore, Md. and
Washington DC. In 1986 he returned to
metro Detroit on a mission to make up
for lost time in his chosen profession.
Price teamed up with engineer Mike
Moore to record four original composi-
tions in late 1989. The result was his
debut solo recording “From My Heart.”
The self-produced release, which
has sold thousands of units to date,
features him on saxophone, keyboard,
drum programming and vocals.
Building upon his solo success, Price
established credentials as a creative
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with a wide variety of artists.
So far Price considers his ongoing
touring and recording with Grammy-
winner Earl Klugh to be the highlight
of his career.
Price relocated to Ellensburg in
2004 to pursue a master’s degree in
music at Central Washington Univer-
sity and continued to strengthen his
credentials as a music educator in
the Pacific Northwest by teaching
private lessons, presenting workshops
and clinics for students from middle
school through university level. In
2005 he formed the Galileo Quartet as
an advanced student ensemble which
performed at the 2005 Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland, and shortly
after released their debut CD “Live at
the Starlight” Galileo Quartet evolved
into one of the hottest jazz acts in the
region.
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