Name: HOT JAZZ AT THE GALLERY Proudly Presents THE ARI JOSHUA GROUP
Uploaded: 2023-08-08T20:15:05Z
Description: The Gallery's Monthly Series Of Live Jazz Performances By The Best Of The World-Class Jazz Musicians and Vocalists In The Pacific Northwest!

HOT JAZZ AT THE GALLERY Proudly Presents THE ARI JOSHUA GROUP

FREDERICK HOLMES AND COMPANY - GALLERY OF MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

The Gallery's Monthly Series Of Live Jazz Performances By The Best Of The World-Class Jazz Musicians and Vocalists In The Pacific Northwest!

Frederick Holmes and Company

<h3>U﻿PDATE! To Encourage More Family Attendance and Musical Experience For Young, Aspiring Musicians, A Second Pricing Tier Has Just Been Added For This And All Future Shows Of Only $16 For Guests Ages 16 Or Younger.</h3><h2>"Hot Jazz At The Gallery: now this is how live music should be experienced: up close and personal, among friends, surrounded by great works of art!" —Dmitri Matheny</h2><h3>Located on Occidental Mall, in the "Heart of Historic Pioneer Square", Seattle, WA, FREDERICK HOLMES AND COMPANY - GALLERY OF MODERN &amp; CONTEMPORARY ART Is Proud To Offer Another Extraordinary Evening In Our Ongoing Monthly Series - HOT JAZZ AT THE GALLERY, Featuring The Top Musicians And Vocalists In The Pacific Northwest And Nationally. While Enjoying Premium Award-Winning Wines, And Listening To The "Best In The Northwest"!</h3><h2>O﻿pening August 26, HOT JAZZ AT THE GALLERY Proudly Presents THE ARI JOSHUA GROUP Featuring Jazz Guitar Master, Composer, &amp; Educator, ARI JOSHUA With John Hansen (Keys), Michael Glynn (Bass), and Matt Jorgensen (Percussion). </h2>(﻿Please Note: As Always, 100% of Ticket Proceeds Are Paid To The Performing Artists. Any Refund Requests Must Be Made To The Gallery Prior To The Date Of The Show.)

<h3>ARI JOSHUA (Guitar) He isn’t Superman. Or, maybe, he is in his own way. “I want to make as big of an impact as I can while I’m here on Earth,” says Seattle musician and music educator, Ari Joshua. Maybe that’s not by being faster than a speeding bullet or leaping over buildings in a single bound, but maybe there is a mighty S hidden on Joshua’s chest. “I want to make the world a better place. I want to share the joys that I have that have made my life worth living.” Joshua does that every day through playing music and teaching others to play through the Music Factory, a music school he founded in Seattle over a decade ago. “I want everyone to appreciate music. It is super rewarding.”</h3>The Music Factory, in Madison Park, has given over 40,000 lessons. With a staff of about a dozen, they have 75 to 200 students a week. Those students are learning all sorts of instruments. From guitar (Joshua’s primary instrument) to piano, winds to strings; Joshua is eager, and wholly committed, to bringing music to the masses. “I want every child,” he says, then stops himself. “I want everyone to take a music lesson. And I want music teachers to make enough money teaching music.” He continues to build and expand on that promise with the school.Joshua began relating to the world through music at an early age. Born in South Africa, he grew up in Seattle surrounded by the music of the local synagogue. His grandfather was a rabbi and services were replete with music, which Joshua often partook in. “I would sing and sing and sing.” Music was already being etched into his heart. “I would take the 71 bus down the Ave to Cellophane Square and other record shops,” he recalls. He’d load up on all of the discount records in the 99 cent boxes lining the floors, or outside on the record store stoop. “It was a lot of jazz fusion stuff that no one was into.” He was, though. He was into it.Listening to those records and the blues led him, inevitably, to Seattle’s own Jimi Hendrix. He was obsessed; listening to Hendrix albums and doing his best to play along with a guitar given to him by a neighbor up the street. Joshua continued working on playing the blues, not thinking all that much about playing jazz. Then, one day, he wandered down the halls of his high school, bike and helmet in hand, when he heard some beautiful music emanating from one of the classrooms. He entered, bewildered and amazed. “What IS this?!” he asked. It was the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band. “It changed my life.” Playing Basie and Ellington under the direction of some of the greatest music teachers Seattle had to offer, he bloomed as a musician. “It was off to the races for me,” he says. It would be a life dedicated to music. After receiving a scholarship, Joshua moved to New York to study at the New School and the Mason Gross School of the Arts, an arts conservatory at Rutgers University. He learned just as much about playing music as he did about how best to teach it. Jazz, he feels, is a language. “If you can unlock it, you can bring it into any kind of music.” “I’ve never had a job,” he says, “except in the music industry my entire life.” Joshua began giving private lessons as a teenager at Roosevelt High School. Taking on students would later help finance his way through college. “I’ve taught thousands of music lessons to people of all ages, styles, and skill levels.”Let us not forget that aside from music education, he is an unstoppable force at making music. He’s played with such diverse acts as Kenny Barron and Sir Mix-A-Lot; Peter Buck and Jimmy Cobb; Stone Gossard and Hal Galper. Joshua is the founding member of the band Big High, and he’s been associated with such acts as AriSawkaDoria, Hathead, Swampdweller, and others. Emerging from the pandemic, he’s quite excited about showcasing his most recent musical efforts. In November, he released a new EP featuring Ray Paczkwoski and Russ Lawton from the Trey Anastasio Band. The EP was recorded in Burlington, Vermont by long-time Phish engineer Ben Collette. It was a bit of a dream for Joshua, having been a Phish fan for a very long time. His releases include work by such notables as Chava Mirel, Joel Bean, Grant Schraff, Jonti Simon, and others. Joshua’s vault also includes work with Kevin Sawka, Joe Doria, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Robert Glasper, and Jason Fraticelli.Ari Joshua is a Superman, more powerful than a locomotive because his dedication to music education is more powerful than any force on Earth. He says, “I want music to expand as far as it can possibly go.” From here to Krypton, Joshua is bound to make that happen. Excerpt from Earshot Jazz Interview/ Jonathan Shipley

JOHN HANSEN (Keys) is regarded as one of the most in-demand jazz pianists in the Northwest. A studied and musical ensemble player with a strong melodic vocabulary, John has always been recognizable for a unique personal voice.His performance history includes such venues as NYC's Birdland, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, DC's John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, Seattle's Jazz Alley and Tula's, and international festivals and tours in France, Japan, Korea, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Russia and Central America. During his career, John Hansen has performed and recorded with many of the Northwest's premiere, award-winning bands including: the Jay Thomas Quartet, Jim Knapp Orchestra, Kelley Johnson, and The Bill Ramsay-Milt Kleeb Band with Pete Christlieb. He has been invited to perform with The Seattle Symphony, Rick Margitza, Randy Brecker, Ingrid Jensen, Ernestine Anderson, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, David 'Fathead' Newman, and more.

MICHAEL GLYNN (Bass) began performing professionally at the age of 16. While living in the Pacific Northwest, New Mexico, and the Bay Area he has performed with such jazz luminaries as Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein, Seamus Blake, Conte Candoli, Eddie Daniels, Dave Grusin, Louis Hayes, Geoffrey Keezer, Don Lanphere, Mark Levine, Harold Mabern, Lewis Nash, William Parker, Aaron Parks, Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, Gary Smulyan, Helen Sung, and Terell Stafford. In addition to his jazz work, Michael has performed in a variety of other genres, including classical concerts with the New Mexico Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony, Opera Southwest, and Canticum Novum Santa Fe, calypso with Trinidadian steel drum legend Ray Holman, and Arab/European music with Iraqi-American oud virtuoso Rahim Al Haj. Michael currently resides in Seattle, Washington.

MATT JORGENSEN (Drums) Since moving back to Seattle in 2002 after 10 years in New York City, Jorgensen has been active in all aspects of the Seattle jazz scene. He has recorded four CD ’s with his group Matt Jorgensen +451 for Origin Records, and has toured extensively from New York to LA and in 2003 picked up an award for “Best Acoustic Jazz Group” by Earshot Jazz.As a sideman he is frequently called on by an impressive list of musicians including Peter Bernstein, Eric Alexander, Bill Mays, Vincent Herring, George Colligan, Reggie Workman, Tim Ries, Chuck Leavell and others.Matt is also a founder and co-Artistic Director of the Ballard Jazz Festival and has produced jazz concerts in association with Bumbershoot and others. \Jorgensen’s new CD, Tattooed by Passion, is inspired by the paintings of his late father-in-law, the prominent abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman. Jorgensen has created a recording of all original works drawing influence directly from Chisman paintings, his home city of Denver, his life-long friends, and his constant reinvention as an artist. To properly reflect the power and expanse of Chisman’s pieces, Jorgensen, along with his longtime collaborators – trumpeter Thomas Marriott and saxophonist Mark Taylor – expands his own palette from previous recordings, exploring broad new textures and musical landscapes aided by Corey Christiansen’s earthy guitar work, bassist Dave Captein, and orchestrations for string quartet.

<h2>S﻿EE SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW</h2>* As Always, 100% of Ticket Proceeds Are Paid To The Performing Artists. There Are No Refunds. These Shows Are Independently Produced By The Gallery To Further Support The Greater Seattle Jazz Community By Providing A Professional Venue Commensurate With The Skill and Talents Of These Remarkable Performing Artists. There Is No Profit To The Gallery Other Than The Good Vibes And Great Music!* Fine Wines Available For Purchase Prior and During The Show, Courtesy of Our Good Neighbor, LOCUS WINES.* Seating Available on The Main Floor and Mezzanine. Reserved Seating Available For Guests With Special Needs or Groups.* Unless There's A Stadium Event, T﻿here Is Usually Free Street Parking Available On Saturday Evenings After 6:00 pm and Paid Lots or Garages Nearby.* The Doors Open At 6:30 And We Like The Show To Start On Time At 7:00. So Out OfConsideration For The Musicians and All Our Guests, P﻿lease Allow Adequate Time Before The Performance To Park, Walk To The Gallery, Find Your Seat, And Enjoy A Glass of Wine If You'd Like.* M﻿asks Are Optional. If You've Been Exposed To Covid or Flu, and Experiencing Symptoms 3-5 Days Before The Performance Date, Please Respect The Health of Others and Stay Home.<h3>The Monthly Performance Schedule For 2023: https://frederickholmesandcompany.com/events/</h3><h2></h2><h2>M﻿USICIANS' COMMENTS</h2>"I cannot thank you enough for giving me the opportunity to play again at your gallery. The band was mesmerizing last night, and the public seemed to have a great time." Francesco Crosara, June 2023"Thank you so much again for providing such a beautiful space!! Love you." Greta Matassa, April 2023"On behalf of the band I wanted to thank you for a fantastic evening last weekend! We all really enjoyed playing in your beautiful gallery for an attentive listening audience." Alex Chadsey/Duende Libre, March 2023“What a great concert series and a fantastic venue! Fred is doing such an amazing service for the jazz community here…By the way, I felt perfectly comfortable and safe parking and attending this venue in Pioneer Square!” – Greta Matassa/ Greta Matassa Quintet, March 2022"I had a fantastic time at our concert last Saturday night, thank you again for inviting me." - Francesco Crosara/Francesco Crosara Quartet, May 2022"Thanks For opening your doors to music!! We really enjoyed the gallery and the fine audience. Moltes gràcies, Frederick!" - Marina Albero/ Marina Albero Quartet, June 2022"Just wanted to say thanks a lot for the show with Jovino (Santos Neto) -- we really enjoyed it &amp; appreciate all your support!" - Jeff Busch / JSN Trio Percussionist, August 2022"I﻿t was a stone groove!" - Dmitri Matheny