Free Fall With Jeff Johnson at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Free Fall is a chordless quartet whose history dates back decades, when saxophonist Rick Mandyck, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop first collided musically at the Old Towne in Ballard. Since then, trumpeter Thomas Marriott has joined the ranks and created a quartet free of chordal constraints, free to move directionally at will. 

With bassist Johnson as the fulcrum, and drummer Bishop as the orchestral underlying presence, Mandyck and Marriott are set loose to create melodically in the moment. All the while, both Johnson and Bishop emerge as soloists frequently as well. As the band’s moniker contends, the quartet is ultimately about freedom, with four of the city’s finest musicians front and center...

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Free Fall is a chordless quartet whose history dates back decades, when saxophonist Rick Mandyck, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop first collided musically at the Old Towne in Ballard. Since then, trumpeter Thomas Marriott has joined the ranks and created a quartet free of chordal constraints, free to move directionally at will. 

With bassist Johnson as the fulcrum, and drummer Bishop as the orchestral underlying presence, Mandyck and Marriott are set loose to create melodically in the moment. All the while, both Johnson and Bishop emerge as soloists frequently as well. As the band’s moniker contends, the quartet is ultimately about freedom, with four of the city’s finest musicians front and center. This may be the best jazz group operating in the city currently- no lie. https://seattlejazzfellowship.org/events

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