Boss Baritones Gary Smulyan & Frank Basile at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Gary Smulyan is an icon of the baritone saxophone. The winner of Grammys, and too many Downbeat reader’s and critic’s polls to recall, Smulyan occupies the top tier historically of jazz baritone saxophonists with Pepper Adams and Gerry Mulligan. Sweeping into Seattle with Boss Baritones partner Frank Basile, Smulyan engages with Seattle baritone enthusiasts Noah Pettibon, Calvin Rey, Sidney Hauser and Alex Dugdale, all of whom have been mentored by the low-tone legend. 

A free clinic will be given at 1:30 PM. followed by the performances beginning at 4PM. Half-hour sets will be performed by locals Noah Pettibon, Calvin Rey, Alex Dugdale and Sidney Hauser, backed by the all-star rhythm section of pianist Roman Goron, bassist Kelsey Mines and drummer Matt Jorgensen...

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Gary Smulyan is an icon of the baritone saxophone. The winner of Grammys, and too many Downbeat reader’s and critic’s polls to recall, Smulyan occupies the top tier historically of jazz baritone saxophonists with Pepper Adams and Gerry Mulligan. Sweeping into Seattle with Boss Baritones partner Frank Basile, Smulyan engages with Seattle baritone enthusiasts Noah Pettibon, Calvin Rey, Sidney Hauser and Alex Dugdale, all of whom have been mentored by the low-tone legend. 

A free clinic will be given at 1:30 PM. followed by the performances beginning at 4PM. Half-hour sets will be performed by locals Noah Pettibon, Calvin Rey, Alex Dugdale and Sidney Hauser, backed by the all-star rhythm section of pianist Roman Goron, bassist Kelsey Mines and drummer Matt Jorgensen. Smulyan and Basile will then play a full performance featuring Michael Glynn, drummer D’Vonne Lewis and pianist Tim Kennedy.

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