Jazz Mainstage Lineup In Full Swing

The final piece of a very exciting puzzle is now in place, and the mainstage lineup for Jazz Port Townsend 2010 is complete. The latest addition is an organ trio led by B-3 master Larry Goldings, who will be joined by Port Townsend veteran and perennial favorite Jeff Hamilton on drums, plus faculty member Graham Dechter on guitar. The organ-guitar-drum combination is one of jazz’s classic sounds, and these players will carry the tradition forward with plenty of energy and hard swinging.

This set is on the Friday, July 30th concert, which begins at 7:30pm in the McCurdy Pavilion.

Click here to see the rest of Jazz Port Townsend’s mainstage lineup July 30 & 31, plus Jazz in the Clubs July 29 – 31. Tickets for all these shows are on sale to Centrum members now (a minimum $50 donation), and will be open to the general public on May 3rd.

See you at Jazz Port Townsend!
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Larry Goldings

With his signature Hammond organ style and versatility on many keyboards, Boston native Larry Goldings has traversed not only the wide spectrum of jazz where he is perhaps best known, but also the worlds of funk, pop, and electronic/alternative music. High in demand as a sideman, Goldings' sound can be heard on scores of albums by artists in virtually every musical genre. Some of his more notable collaborations include tours and recordings with Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Jim Hall, Jon Hendricks, Pat Metheny, Maceo Parker, Madeleine Peyroux, John Pizzarelli, John Scofield, Curtis Stigers, and James Taylor.

Under his own name, Goldings has made 12 critically-acclaimed recordings, many of them featuring his well-known organ trio with Peter Bernstein on guitar and Bill Stewart on drums. Goldings' 2006 release, "Trio Beyond" (ECM), earned him, John Scofield, and Jack DeJohnette a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Album in 2007.

His compositions have been recorded by Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Dorough, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Toots Thielmans, among others; and his songs and arrangements appear in Clint Eastwood's, "Space Cowboys,", John Madden's, "Proof," and NBC's , "The Office."
 
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This summer, Palmetto Records will release Larry's collaborative effort with the lyrical Harry Allen on saxophone, featuring original material by the pair.

Larry plays organ on Herbie Hancock's upcoming CD, "The Imagine Project," a CD/Film that "unites a myriad of cultures through song and positive creative expression."

Larry appears in the new documentary, "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me," produced by Clint Eastwood and directed by Bruce Ricker ("Straight, No Chaser").