On a special PNW tour, The Jared Hall Quintet returns to Bellingham to present a special show at The Jazz Center featuring rising young artists, new original compositions, and an evening of spectacular creative music from artists around the country!
Featuring:
Jared Hall - trumpet, flugelhorn, & compositions
Natalie Wagner - alto saxophone
Ben Markley - piano
Kai Wagner - bass
John Bishop - drums
Location: Firehouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Cost: $20 general, $10 students Purchase Advance Tickets here:
https://www.jazzcenterofbellingham.org/events/jared2025
Website: www.jaredhall.net
Trumpeter, composer and educator Jared Hall hails from Spokane, Washington. He studied at Whitworth University, the Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music and the University Of Miami’s Frost School Of Music, where he received the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in 2015. His primary teachers include Terence Blanchard, Joey Tartell, Dan Keberle, Whit Sidener, David Baker and Brian Lynch, under whom he pursued his doctoral studies. Hall is the winner of the 2013 National Trumpet Competition – Jazz Division, and has performed and recorded with Paquito D’Rivera, Bob Hurst, John Daversa, Arturo Sandoval, Maria Schneider, Vincent Herring, Peter Erskine, Dave Liebman, Alan Pasqua, Brian Lynch, Ira Sullivan, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Terence Blanchard, Rick Margitza, Wycliffe Gordon, David Binney, Johnny Mathis, George Benson, Gloria Estefan, Fred Hersch, Melissa Aldana, Shelly Berg, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, and the Frost Concert Jazz Band.
Hall’s recording credits include his albums Influences (Origin Records, 2024), Seen on the Scene (Origin Records, 2021) and Hallways (Hollistic MusicWorks, 2017). Other recordings include Home at Last (Sierra Music, 2024), Inventions (OA2 Records, 2021), Cheap Thrills: The Music of Rick Margitza (Summit, 2020), North By Freaking Northwest (Skymuse, 2019), Jazz & The Philharmonic (OKeh, 2014), With Love (Jeremy Fox, 2014), Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (George Benson, 2013), and others.
This band will feature UNT O’clock Band lead alto saxophonist Natalie Wagner (Joshua Redman), pianist Ben Markley (Terell Stafford, Ari Hoenig), UNT O’clock Band bassist Kai Wagner (Maria Schneider, Alison Miller), and Seattle based drummer, John Bishop (Lee Konitz, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith).
About The Band:
Pianist, composer, and educator Ben Markley leads the acclaimed Ben Markley Big Band, known for bold reimaginings of jazz classics. His album Ari’s Funhouse, featuring drummer Ari Hoenig, earned a DownBeat 4-star rating as one of 2022’s best albums. Markley’s compositions and arrangements have been commissioned by the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia. His latest book, Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton (2023), is the definitive biography of the jazz legend. A dedicated educator, he is Chair of the Music Department at the University of Wyoming.
Jazz alto saxophonist Natalie Wagner is a dynamic performer and educator in Dallas-Fort Worth. A graduate of UNT’s Jazz Studies Master’s program, she led the One O’Clock Lab Band (2024-25) while directing the Six O’Clock Lab Band. Originally from Washington, she taught and performed extensively in Spokane before moving to Texas. Wagner has played with local big bands, adjudicated festivals, and presented masterclasses, with plans to record and tour with her own band while mentoring the next generation of jazz musicians.
Bassist Kai Wagner is a key member of the One O’Clock Lab Band at UNT, where he is pursuing a Doctorate in Jazz Studies and teaching classes. A sought-after performer in Dallas-Fort Worth, he has worked with Quamon Fowler, Stockton Helbing, and the Sundance Big Band. Wagner previously earned an M.A. in Jazz Performance from UNTand dual B.A. degrees in Jazz Studies and Psychology from Whitworth University. Also an educator, he teaches masterclasses at colleges and high schools throughout the region.
As a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer, 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 Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, Ernestine Anderson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Gary Peacock, Buddy DeFranco, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, and countless others. He’s appeared on more than 100 albums, including sessions with Hal Galper, Larry Coryell, Ernie Watts, Mark Murphy, Joe Locke, Bud Shank, George Cables, Ralph Towner, Teo Macero, and Jerry Bergonzi. He was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008 and was named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019.
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