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Matt Jorgensen joins Scott for an episode discussing topics ranging through his long career as a drummer and composer. From local high school student learning drums to successful musician writing, producing, and performing in various well known commercial jingles. Matt talked about meeting his wife in New York and convincing her to come out to Seattle just in time for the Rockabilly Ball in Ballard. He also talked about building Origin Records through connections with local musicians. Matt and Scott talked about Matt's current recording projects, and what it's like to record with the restrictions imposed by COVID. Note: We had an unplanned break in the middle of the interview due to a host issue. People: Origin Records John Bishop, Ballard Jazz Festival Tom Marriott, Seattle Jazz Fellowship Places: The Tractor Tavern, Seattle
Featuring John Bishop of Origin Records For more information about Plectrum Advisers: https://www.plectrumadvisers.com/ Let's Talk Podcast: https://plectrumadvisers.com/lets-talk-podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plectrumadvisers Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plectrum-advisers-llc/about/ For more information about Origin Records and John Bishop please visit www.originarts.com As a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer, publisher, and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 40 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Bobby McFerrin, Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Jessica Williams, Kenny Werner, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Julian Priester, Ernestine Anderson, Joanne Brackeen, Sonny Fortune, and countless others. He's appeared on more than 100 albums, was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008, and was named a "Jazz Hero" by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019. Bishop has been a member of New York pianist Hal Galper's Trio for the last 15 years. They have released 7 albums and regularly tour & conduct workshops around the U.S., Canada and Europe. Other ongoing projects include the 20-year old cooperative group SCENES with John Stowell & Jeff Johnson; and the Chad McCullough / Bram Weijters Quartet, a Belgian/American project with 4 recordings and multiple European tours since 2009. In 1997, Bishop started Origin Records (named Jazzweek's 2009 “Label Of The Year”) and OriginArts, a graphic design & CD production company, to help further the exposure of creative artists and their music. In partnership with his ex-drum student, Matt Jorgensen, they have released over 700 recordings by 360 artists from around the world. In 2002 they added another jazz label, OA2 Records, a classical imprint, Origin Classical in 2008, and in 2003 began Seattle's annual Ballard Jazz Festival. Bishop has designed 750 CD packages and multiple book covers, banners, posters, and other graphics for clients around the globe.
Musician and Composer, Matt Jorgensen reunites with Silas and Samantha. Matt was the composer for the short film G.A. that Silas and Samantha wrote together. Today they talk about hot topics of Starbucks back and forth with BLM apparel, how hollywood should move forward with COVID 19 in new works, the firing of Flash regular Hartley Sawyer and what redemption should look like. Plus, Nerd News; The PS5 release, Series suggestion of the week, Social Media Post of The Week, then on to Matt's origin story and The Seven Questions.
Corey Christiansen is becoming recognized as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists in the world. In the fall of 2008 Corey assumed duties teaching at Utah State University and the famed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Because of his life in the music business he brings a “real world” environment to the classroom. Even with a busy academic schedule, Corey still tours and continues to record. This professional experience enhances his teaching as he is able to bring real-world experiences to his students. He is also an artist-in-residence at Atlanta Institute of Music (Atlanta, GA), and Broadway Music School (Denver, CO). Corey Christiansen has a number of publications with Mel Bay and has conducted countless guitar clinics and concerts across the country and beyond including Europe, South Africa and Australia. He has also performed at many notable festivals and venues including John Pisano’s Guitar Night in Los Angeles, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Clearwater Jazz Festival, the Monterey Next Generation Festival, the Daytona Beach Jazz Festival, the Syracuse Jazz Festival, the Park City Jazz Festival, and the St. Louis Jazz Festival. He has also performed and/or recorded with many outstanding jazz artists including James Moody, Jeff Coffin, John Benitez, Terreon Gully, Steve Davis, Eric Alexander, Matt Jorgensen, Byron Stripling, Jeff Hamilton, Alan Pasqua, Randy Brecker, Jeff Coffin, Peter Erskine, John Pisano, Willie Akins, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jim White, Steve Houghton, Steve Allee, Pat Harbison, Jack Wilkins, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ed Soph, Jim White, Christian McBride, Keyon Harrold, George Duke, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Riley, Dave Pietro, Danny Gottlieb, and many, many others. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP26 Free list of potential tax deductions: www.SpenserLiszt.com/p/TaxDeductions Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt
We featured track by Chicago artists Ben Patterson, Ryan Shultz, Hans Luchs, Juli Wood, Bobby Broom, Geof Bradfield and Peter Lerner
There's gold in them thar hills!! In this weeks episode we had the opportunity to sit down with Matt Jorgensen and hear how he spends his time making it happen in the outdoors. Matt is a modern day prospector who is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to finding treasure. Matt tells us tales of treasure, gold, gems and history that will make you want to get out and go find some stuff of your own! As always thank you for listening and good luck in your adventures.
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Matt Jorgensen, Kristi Spitzer and Lindsay Blackstone
Matt Jorgensen pays tribute to his father-in-law, artist Dale Chisman, on his new CD, Tattooed...
Matt Jorgensen pays tribute to his father-in-law, artist Dale Chisman, on his new CD, Tattooed By Passion (Origin Records, 2010). In this interview, Jorgensen talks about Chisman's art and the genesis of this album; how Chisman's approach to painting mirrors Jorgensen's approach to composing; and how Jorgensen and Thomas Marriott worked together to write several of the tunes on the album. Learn more at www.mattjorgensen.com.
From Matt Jorgensen's new CD, Tattooed by Passion: Music inspired by the paintings of Dale Chisman
Matt Jorgensen, John McLean, Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Devin Lowe perform Matt Jorgensen's Primal Script at the 2009 Ballard Jazz Walk
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott performs at The Cellar in Vancouver, BC with Mark Taylor (saxophone), Brad Turner (piano), Paul Rushka (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums). Recorded live May 9, 2009.
Matt Jorgensen kicks off the 2009 Brotherhood of the Drum with his group featuring Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Chris Spencer (guitar) and Jon Hamar (bass). Recorded live at The Sunset Tavern during the Ballard Jazz Festival, April 22, 2009.
Thomas Marriott performing at The Triple Door for the release of Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson. Featuring Thomas Marriott on trumpet, Mark Taylor on saxophone, Ryan Burns on keyboards, Geoff Harper on bass and Matt Jorgensen on drums.
We go back and cover releases from 2008 including Another Morning by Matt Jorgensen +451, Nextep by Benny Powell, Andarta by Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet, Very Early by the Doug Hamilton Jazz Band and Donna Lee by Bobby Broom.
Matt Jorgensen's Little Big Band performing Radiohead's "The National Anthem" at The Brotherhood of the Drum in Seattle.
Saxophonist Hadley Caliman performing live at Tula's Jazz Club with Thomas Marriott, Joe Locke, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
Live performance of Matt Jorgensen +451 performing at the Portland Jazz Festival featuring Mark Taylor, Thomas Marriott, Ryan Burns, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen. Look for the new CD, Another Morning, in March 2008.
Live performance of Matt Jorgensen +451 performing at the Portland Jazz Festival featuring Mark Taylor, Thomas Marriott, Ryan Burns, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen. Look for the new CD, Another Morning, in March 2008.
Saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith at the Musicquarium Lounge in Seattle with John Hansen (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums).
music from groups performing at the Ballard Jazz Walk on Thursday, November 30, 2006. Greta Matassa, Pearl Django, Sonando, Thomas Marriott, Matt Jorgensen +451, The Willie Nelson Project, Collier & Dean, The Origin Uber Band, Ben Thomas, Randy Halberstad
Saxophonist Eric Alexander and guitarist Peter Bernstein performing live at the Ballard Jazz Festival with bassist Chuck Deardorf and drummer Matt Jorgensen.
Two days, 50 musicians, one nordic fishing village in Seattle... The third annual Ballard Jazz Festival, held November 17-19, was a swinging success. The festival, sponsored by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce and Origin Records, featured a full day of jazz clinics, and two nights of concerts and club gigs. The Seattle Channel spent some time crawing the pubs on Jazz Walk night, listening to music and talking to festival-goers and musicians. We also had an opportunity to talk to festival directors Matt Jorgensen and John Bishop about the history of the event and what's in store for 2006.
Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Marc Seales (keyboards), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums) recorded live at the Triple Door in Seattle, December 26, 2005. More info at http://www.origin-records.com
Saul Cline (saxophone), Dan Kramlich (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums) recorded live at the Triple Door in Seattle, December 19, 2005. More info at http://www.origin-records.com
From the Origin Records commerical series, The Music You Need, soundtrack by Matt Jorgensen +451, "Hope."