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What connects Seattle with Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Kenny G? How about the Melvins, Sleater-Kinney, and Foo Fighters? And Sir Mix-a-Lot, Macklemore, and Travis Thompson? If you don't know, KEXP DJ and musician Eva Walker and music writer Jake Uitti can tell you. Walker and Uitti have created a timeline of Seattle's music evolution through the lens of 101 songs spanning 80 years, the culmination of which, they say, creates a distinct “Seattle sound.” In their book, The Sound of Seattle, they highlight notable music and musicians who have ties with the Emerald city. It all begins in 1942 when Washington-born Bing Crosby records what will become the world's best selling single of all time, “White Christmas.” From there, Walker and Uitti explore multiple genres including jazz, rock, punk, riot grrrl, pop, rap, grunge, indie, emo, and more. This playlist, they believe, helped create Seattle's culture. With a foreword by Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready, The Sound of Seattle is organized by decade and includes interviews with Seattle legends like Heart's Nancy Wilson, as well as sidebars showcasing musical landmarks throughout the city. Seattle has many connections to music, and Walker and Uitti would argue that the city is shaped by them, and in turn, shape the people living in it. Eva Walker plays in the rock ‘n' roll band The Black Tones and is a DJ at KEXP. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, she comes from a southern family of educators and music lovers. Her Louisiana-bred mother and grandparents have greatly influenced her music, work ethic, and manners. Eva believes in discovering, listening to, and experiencing music as much as possible. She has a deep love for Seattle music — from Jimi Hendrix to Jimmy James — and is an avid fan of classics, rediscoveries, and rare recordings. Jake Uitti's work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Interview, The Nation, The Athletic and many more publications. When not immersed mid-interview, Jake can be found in search of the city's best fried chicken or cheese pizza slice. He is the co-author of memoirs with NBA stars Muggsy Bogues, Earl Cureton and Michael Ray Richardson, and co-author of The Sound of Seattle: 101 Songs that Shaped a City with his radio DJ wife. The son of Ivy League professors, Jake grew up amidst tomes of French literature, but soulful meals, thoughtful music, thrilling sports, and compelling conversations are his true loves. Molly Sides is the dynamic frontwoman for the fiery all-female rock band Thunderpussy. A dancer, teacher, singer, songwriter and much more, she is incandescent. Jimmy James is one of the world's best guitar players. With a distinctive sound all his own, James has topped Billboard charts and is the consummate band leader in groups like The True Loves. Evan Flory-Barnes is a bassist and composer who has been creating and performing music since high school. He has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across various genres, performing across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Africa. Marco Collins has discovered and helped break more bands than some radio stations. His name is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and he's a legend in his own time. Buy the Book The Sound of Seattle: 101 Songs that Shaped a City Third Place Books
Connie Han, Maria Kim, Charles Chen, Tim Lin, Ayumi Ishito, Stephanie Chou, Kevin Sun, Mute, Jun Iida, Francesco Crosara, Evan Flory-Barnes, Mike Downes, Scott Marshall, Moodset, Denielle Bassels, and Caity GyorgyPlaylist: Connie Han - Young MoonMaria Kim, featuring Benny Benack III - You're Mine, YouCharles Chen - GolsonTim Lin - Scrapple from the AppleAyumi Ishito, featuring Kevin Shea and George Draguns - Healing GazeStephanie Chou - In the Moon (You'll See My Heart)Kevin Sun - Lowlands (Live)Mute, featuring Kevin Sun, Christian Li, Jeong Lim Yang & Dayeon Seuk - Origin StoryJun Lida - Gooey Butter CakeFrancesco Crosara - SaravaEvan Flory-Barnes - It Must Suck to be YouMike Downes - CrimsonScott Marshall - The Monk TraneMoodset - MonsterDenielle Bassels - I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)Caity Gyorgy - Colloquially
Evan Flory-Barnes is an artist, musician and philosopher who joins Angela to discuss his journey through the pain and suffering of a broken relationship, the loss of friends and a willingness to make the pursuit of truth and attaining individual sovereignty his greatest goal. This interview was originally released as The Deepening Place Podcast, E27.
I first met Evan 20 years ago and we've reconnected after he heard an episode with Lorie Ladd. In this POWERFUL episode he shares his story of awakening, how imposed forms of limiting beliefs and victimhood almost kept him down, but how he awoke to his sovereign soul's mission. There are a ton of nuggets in here for everyone to relate to and find more freedom and healing!For more information on Evan go to: https://www.instagram.com/evflorybarnes/
This story originally aired on October 1, 2016. On our show, we do strive to get the complexity of this region and capture what it means to live here in all of it's contrasting glory — both the pretty and the gritty. And on our show, when we're doing our job, we're telling stories that have a lot of that. We really believe that a story can be sad and hilarious and heartbreaking and surprising all at once. It's an eclectic thing we are trying to do. When we invited Skerik and his band to perform at "Sound Effect Live: A Friend In Need," we thought of them as kindred spirits in that respect. You might call what they do jazz, if you want. But it becomes very clear in this performance that Skerik (saxophone), D'Vonne Lewis (drums), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and Andy Coe (guitar) each bring a variety of styles and influences to the table. The band performed a song that was intense and seemingly spontaneous. Skerik then shared where the name of the band The Dead Kenny G's came from, as well
Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter The 50th episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with drummer/beatmaker/producer Kassa Overall. Overall is a really exciting musician. He’s much more than just a drummer, although he’s a monster behind the kit; he was a member of pianist Geri Allen’s band for several years, he’s played with Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, and he’s a member of drummer Terri Lynn Carrington’s band Social Science. But his own albums, Go Get Ice Cream And Listen To Jazz and now I Think I’m Good, are a really unique blend of jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music – they’re not so much virtuosic displays of instrumental technique as they are intimate kind of audio diary-keeping, in the way a lot of hip-hop is now. Last year, he had a six-month residency at the Jazz Gallery in New York; once a month between January and June, he played with a different pianist, with each set recorded. I saw the first show, where his duo partner was Jason Moran, but it turned out to be a trio set, because bassist Evan Flory-Barnes was added to the lineup. They played for almost 90 minutes, including music by Ravel and Geri Allen, and there was also some sound manipulation going on from the board, kind of like a live dub mix. Overall’s style behind the kit is swinging, but it can be kind of blocky, too; at the show I saw, he seemed happier locking into a hip-hop groove with Flory-Barnes than swinging, and his drum solos had real aggression to them. That’s one of the things we talk about in this conversation – the fact that musicians under 40, who grew up in a world where hip-hop was basically the dominant form of black music and eventually pop music as a whole, have an approach to jazz that’s fundamentally different than people older than them. Even players from previous generations who have a deep interest in and an openness to hip-hop as an element in their music, like Herbie Hancock, always approach it from the outside. A guy like Kassa just lives in it, like a fish lives in water. So that informs our whole conversation, which covers his time with Allen, his new record and particularly the lyrics on it, the actual sound of the music, his singing style, and a lot more. It’s a really interesting interview, and I hope you enjoy it. If you do enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks! Music heard in this episode: Kassa Overall, "Darkness in Mind" (I Think I'm Good) Kassa Overall, "Was She Happy (for Geri Allen)" (I Think I'm Good)
An in-depth conversation with bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes about personal expression, cooking, his shifting musical evolution and so much more. The interview took place in August of 2018.
Grammy-winning Seattle double bass player (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis), composer and vocalist, Evan Flory-Barnes, is a sorcerer. Able to concoct large, swelling scores with symphonies following his precise baton or manifest nuanced, delicately woven narratives on his solo upright bass, the Emerald City virtuoso offers elegant, honest, approachable and magical music. With deep influences in hip-hop's boom-bap, classical music's delicacies and rock ‘n' roll's power, Flory-Barnes is a fire, centralized and for any to be made warm. Known for his bass versatility, Flory-Barnes recently began stepping out center stage – singing “Move On Up” to an audience of thousands during this summer's Timber Fest! and leading an orchestral performance of his Acknowledgement of a Celebration at Seattle's Neptune Theatre. The composer also showcased his latest symphonic work, On Loving the Muse and Family, at Seattle's On The Boards to four consecutive sold-out shows.
Local upright-bass superhero Evan Flory-Barnes explains his origins, and we talk about how people can become influenced by older music through newer music. We also dig into early 90’s hip-hop and Björk. Sounds like a pretty good time right? Yeah! The post #4: Wear Your Instruments, Play Your Influences (feat. Evan Flory-Barnes) appeared first on The Tape Deck.
Bassist, composer, arranger and songwriter Evan Flory-Barnes chats with Max and Josh about his latest musical projects and other thoughts on music and art.
We've been holding this one in the clip for a minute and now we're finally getting a chance to drop it. Mr. Flory-Barnes came through and gave us the full history of the bass gawd and his evolution living in the low end. It's time to #GetFamiliar #ItsTheBiggest