Hello Friends of Jazz

May 2012 News

THE BJS JAZZ EXTRA CONCERT THURSDAY, MAY 3 IS SOLD OUT!

UPCOMING BJS CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts
Symposium/Concert
Sunday, May 6th
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy

Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts
Informance & Improvisation Masterclass
Monday, May 7th
Boise State Morrison Center Recital Hall

A BJS Listening Party
Thursday, June 7th
Boise Bleu Note

BJS Jazz Extra featuring Wellstone Conspiracy Quartet Concert
Thursday, July 12th
Boise Bleu Note

Our final BJS Subscription Series Concert features Matt Wilson and his Arts and Crafts ensemble with trumpeter Terell Stafford, bassist Martin Wind, and pianist, accordionist, and Hammond B3 extraordinaire Gary Versace.  Events begin at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy (516 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho) on Sunday, May 6th.  Join us for the free, Boise Community Jazz Symposium @ 4 pm, then come back for the Concert @ 7 pm.  A few general admission tickets are still available for the concert at boisejazzsociety.org.  Doors open @ 6:15 pm for open, table and concert seating and there's always Free Parking in all Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy lots and across the street at the 9th and Miller Parking Lot.

This would also be a great time to introduce your "sphere-of-peeps" to the Boise Jazz Society.  We'll be announcing our 2012-13 Subscription Series of world-class artists, so tell your friends and bring your neighbors to our final concert of the season.

2011-12 SEASON FINALE CONCERT

Make plans to join us on Monday afternoon at the BSU Morrison Center Recital Hall for the free, jazz residency events with Matt Wilson and Arts & Crafts.  This is a great time to hear the group again as they perform, interact, and teach jazz students of all ages.  With jazz, it's a different experience everytime!

The Boise Jazz Society has something planned throughout the summer at Chuck's, Boise Bleu Note (461 Main St. Boise, Idaho, Belgravia Building).  Join us for another free, Listening Party, the first Thursday, June 7th @ 7 pm.  I'll spin some music by the artists who'll be on next season's Subscription Series--RSVP ASAP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , then BYOB.

In July, you'll want to be in one of the 40 seats to hear Wellstone Conspiracy, (saxophonist Brent Jensen and Seattle's Origin Record guys; pianist Bill Anschell, drummer John Bishop, and bassist Jeff Johnson) for a Thursday, July 12th @ 7 pm intimate concert at the Boise Bleu Note. All Tickets $20-Available online @ boisejazzsociety.org.

Here's the skinny on Wellstone Conspiracy:  Four of the Northwest's finest jazz artists reunite on "Motives" for a wide-ranging, adventurous recording of orignal works, including a free-wheeling tribute to drummer Ed Blackwell, and melodic pieces flavored by the modern harmonies of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. The disc closes with an impressionistic cover of Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." Wellstone Conspiracy features Seattleites Bill Anschell on piano, Jeff Johnson on bass, and John Bishop on drums, joined by Idaho-based saxophonist Brent Jensen. The four musicians continue to refine the collective artistry displayed on their 2006 debut CD, "One More Mile" (under Brent Jensen's name), a cohesive group sound that All About Jazz reviewer John Barron described as: "...lively, inventive and beckons for repeated listening."

       “...a great rapport these artists have developed over the years...their lines merge and unwind with endless invention.”  JazzTimes

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Samball
Boise Jazz Society
Department of Music
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho 83725
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Phone: (208) 426-5752 (until June 1st)
Phone: (208) 426-3498