◉ 7 and 8 November 2008. Jazz meets Monteverdi meets the NASA love triangle: Composer and clarinet genius Bill Smith's (aka William O. Smith) opera Space in the Heart. Bill Smith (clarinets), Brian Cobb (bass), Greg Campbell (drums, French horn) and voices (TBA); libretto by word-whiz Peter Monaghan. At Cornish College's Poncho Concert Hall (710 E. Roy Street, Seattle, WA). 8:00 pm.
◉ 27 October 2008. Duo with Gust Burns (piano), Greg Campbell (drums), part of the 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival. Good Shepherd
Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 4 Oct. 2008 Annea Lockwood's "Thousand Year Dreaming." Other musicians include Stuart Dempster (trombone, didjeridu, conch shells), Dean Moore (gongs, perc.), Jesse Canterbury (clarinets), Taina Carr (oboe, English horn). Good Shepherd
Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 25 September 2008. Chris Stover (trombone), Jesse Canterbury (clarinets), Gust Burns (piano), Greg Campbell (percussion, French horn). Good Shepherd
Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 6 September 2008. Tom Baker Quartet (Tom Baker, guitars; Brian Cobb, bass; Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Greg Campbell, drums and percussion, French horn). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 4 September 2008. Tom Baker Quartet (Tom Baker,
guitars; Brian Cobb, bass; Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Greg
Campbell, drums and percussion, French horn). Egan's Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market Street, Seattle). 8:00 pm.
◉ 8 August 2008. （八八〇八）With Dennis Rea (guitar), Stuart Dempster (trombone), and others. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 11 July 2008. Campbell/Shoup. Wally Shoup (alto saxophone), Greg Campbell (drums). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 21 July - 3 August 2008. Birch Creek Music Academy Faculty--Jazz Session I. Egg Harbor, WI. (www.birchcreek.org)
◉ 21 June 2008. Gust Burns (piano, preparations) and Greg Campbell (drums, etc.) in duo at Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 15 June 2008. Tom Baker Quartet at the Blue Moon Tavern (712 NE 45th St, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 14 June 2008. Death Posture. Vanessa Skantze and Alex Ruhe, butoh dance, with New Orleans' Donald Miller and Rob Cambre, guitars; special guest Greg Campbell on drums. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 25 May 2008. Akoma Drumming Ensemble at Seattle's Folklife Festival
⓵ 11:00-11:30 am Bagley-Wright Theatre stage (performance)
⓶ 1:00-1:45 pm Rhythm Tent (workshop)
◉ 24 May 2008. Yellow Hat Band at Seattle's Folklife Festival. 11:00 am
◉ 23 May 2008. Sun Ra tribute concert. Lynette Westendorf (piano); Greg Campbell (drums, percussion, French horn), Greg Sinibaldi (woodwinds), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Stuart Dempster (trombone, didgeridoo, percussion, etc.), Michael Monhart (saxophones), Bill Smith (clarinets), Bill Moyer (percussion), Tom Baker (guitar), Dan O'Brien (bass). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 22 May 2008. Alfonse Somebody and the Jr. Detectives. Marc Smason (trombone), Talia Marcus (violin), Ken Strong (bass), Michael Gotz (guitar), Diane Peterson (alto saxophone, flute), Joanne Klein (vocals), Greg Campbell (drums). Beacon Pub (3057 Beacon Ave S., Seattle). 9:30pm -12:00 am.
◉ 10 May 2008. "Spirit of West Africa." Akoma joins organizer (and Senegalese drummer extraordinaire) Thione Diop and other African drumming/dancing groups. Seattle Center's Center House. 2:00 pm
◉ 8 & 9 May 2008. Tom Baker Quartet in residence at Western Oregon University. Details TBA.
◉ 9 May 2008. Tom Baker Quartet at the Someday Lounge (Portland, OR). 5:00-7:00 pm.
⇒⇒ upcoming recordings: ⓵ Bill Smith's NASA-themed jazz opera Space in the Heart (with libretto by Earshot Jazz /Chronicle of Higher Ed word-whiz Peter Monaghan). With Greg, drums and French horn, (sometimes simultaneously); Brian Cobb, bass; Bill Smith, clarinets, piano, composer; Maria Mannisto, Kathy Sankey, and Jordan Petersen, voice. April/May 2008.
⓶ Yellow Hat Band on Sonarchy Radio (3 May 2008; air date TBA) ⇐⇐
◉ 5 May 2008. Christian Asplund (piano, preparations); Jesse Canterbury (clarinets), Greg Campbell (drums, French horn). Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 26 April 2008. Sun Ra tribute concert. Lynette Westendorf (piano); Greg Campbell (drums, percussion), Greg Sinibaldi (woodwinds), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Stuart Dempster (trombone, percussion, etc.), Bill Smith (clarinets), Michael Monhart (woodwinds), Bill Moyer (percussion), Tom Baker (guitar), Dan O'Brien (bass). Merc Playhouse,
Twisp, WA (509) 996-3418. $15/$5. 7:00 pm
◉ 25 April 2008. Marc Smason and A Better World. Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 18 April 2008. Tom Baker Quartet (Tom Baker, guitar; Brian Cobb, bass; Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Greg Campbell, drums and percussion). Egan's Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market Street, Seattle). 11:00 pm
◉ 13 April 2008. Greg (on drumset) meets up with Hammond B-3 whiz Ron Weinstein and guitar maverick Andy Coe, at Lo-Fi (429 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle). 10:00 pm
◉ 12 April 2008. "Live Afrikan Elektronik" with Yaw Amponsah and James Whetzel. ToST (513 N 36th in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood). 9:00 p.m. (See http://www.funketabla.com/fnews/index.php)
◉ 30 March 2008. Marc Smason and the Chicago 7. Shanghai Lilly's Speakeasy (aka the Georgetown Ballroom [5625 Airport Way S, Seattle]). 4:00 - 8:00 pm
◉ 28 March 2008. Marc Smason and A Better World. Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 21 & 22 March 2008. Seattle Honkfest--a festival of brass bands from all over the place. Times and locations TBA. See www.yhb.org.
◉ 14 & 15 March 2008. Tom Baker's "Operatorio" about the Donner Party and their tragic expedition westward (woo-hoo!). Features the Tom Baker Quartet and soprano Maria Mannisto. Good Shepherd
Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 8 March 2008. Michael Vlatkovich (trombone), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Greg Campbell (French horn). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 23 February 2008 Apostrophe Series for solo performance. Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 17 February 2008 Seattle Improvised Music Festival. Trio with Wade Matthews ( bass clarinet, alto flute and software synthesis), Lesli Dalaba (trumpet, electronics), Greg Campbell (drums, percussion, French horn, cheap electronics), Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm. See http://www.seattleimprovisedmusic.com/simf/simf_2008/
◉ 26 January 2008 Tom Baker Quartet (Tom Baker, guitar; Brian Cobb, bass; Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Greg Campbell, drums and percussion). Egan's Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market Street, Seattle). 9:00 pm
◉ 24 January 2008 Skiff Feldspar Trio (Skiff Feldspar, guitar; Greg Sinibaldi, saxophones and electronics; Greg Campbell, percussion). Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 20 January Marc Smason Group. Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 12 January 2008 Benefit for Seattle Improvised Music. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 11 January 2008 Dale Speicher, percussion recital. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 10 January 2008. Victor Noriega Trio (Victor Noriega, piano; Evan Flory-Barnes, bass; Greg Campbell, drums). Art of Jazz Series, Seattle Art Museum (1300 1st Ave, Seattle).
◉ 4 January 2008 Tom Baker Quartet, with dancers. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 21 December Yellow Hat Band (yellowhatband.org). Fremont Solstice Feast.
◉16 December Marc Smason Group CD release event. Victory Lounge (433 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle). 8:30 pm
◉ 15 December Wally Shoup Group. Wally Shoup (alto saxophone), Gust Burns (piano), Greg Campbell (drums). Good Shepherd
Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 15 December Yellow Hat Band (yellowhatband.org). REI Store (222 Yale Ave N, Seattle). 1:15 pm.
◉ 14 December Marc Smason Group. Egan's Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market Street, Seattle). 11:00 pm
◉ 1 December Yellow Hat Band (yellowhatband.org). Seattle Labor Temple (2800 1st Ave, Seattle). 8th Anniversary of the 1999 WTO Protests. 7:00pm-midnight (we play at 9:30).
◉ 29 November Ken Strong Group. Romio's Pizza (Eastlake) 7:00 pm–10:00 pm
◉ 24 November Campbell/Shoup (Greg Campbell, Wally Shoup). Benefit for Food Not Bombs. Rainier Unitarian Universalist Center (835 Yesler Way [Yesler and Broadway]-- sfnb.revolt.org). 7:00 pm
◉ 21 November Yellow Hat Band. Cafe Allegro (42nd and University, Seattle). 6:30-8:00 pm
◉ 17 November Akoma Ghanaian Drumming Ensemble. Nathan Hale High School. More details TBA. 7:00 pm.
◉ 16 November Tim Root (composer, prepared piano, voice), Greg Sinibaldi (winds), Greg Campbell (percussion, French horn, vocals[?]), and others. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 8 November Tom Baker Quartet. Washington Composers Forum's Transport Series. Also featuring a performance by pianist Margaret Brink. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 7:30 pm
◉ 3 November Tom Baker Quartet. Egan's Ballard Jam House. 7:00-10:00 pm
◉ 3 November Ocheami African drumming. With Kofi Anang, Amma Anang, Yaw Amponsah. Crossroads Shopping Center (NE Eighth and 156th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA), 2:00-4:00 pm
◉ 31 October-3 November I'll be at the Percussive Arts Society meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Say hello if you're there!
◉ 30 October Asante drumming/culture workshop. With Yaw Amponsah. Cascadia Community College (Bothell, WA). 11:00 am-1:00 pm
◉ 26 October Tom Baker Quartet. Tom Baker (electric and fretless guitars), Jesse Canterbury (clarinet and bass clarinet), Brian Cobb (bass), Greg Campbell (drums, French horn, etc.). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 23 October Earshot Jazz Festival. Jeff Johnson (bass), Gust Burns (piano), Greg Campbell (drums, etc.). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 9:00 pm
◉ 23 October Earshot Jazz Festival. Shoup/Burns/Radding/Campbell. With Wally Shoup (alto saxophone), Gust Burns (piano), Reuben Radding (bass), Greg Campbell (drums, etc.). Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm.
◉ Saturday, October 20 Large ensemble performance of Gino Robair's I, Norton--An Opera in Real Time. Good Shepherd Center Chapel Performance Space, 8:00 pm. See http://www.earshot.org/Festival/artistinfo/ginorobair_inorton.html
◉ 19 October Tom Baker Quartet concert and workshop at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. All day.
◉ 17 October Brian Kent (tenor saxophone), PK (bass), Greg Campbell (drums). Matt's in the Market (94 Pike St. #32, in the Pike Place Market; www.mattsinthemarket.com). 7:30 - 10:00 pm
◉ 14 October Fundraising event for Ashesi University (in Accra, Ghana). With Yaw Amponsah and Kofi Anang, drums. Paul Allen Computer Science Center, University of Washington Campus, Seattle. 1:30 - 3:00 pm
◉ 13 October Wally Shoup, Gust Burns, Greg Campbell. Cafe Paloma (9493 Yesler Way, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 13 October Marc Smason and the Chicago 7. Cal Anderson Park (12th and Pine, Seattle). 12:00 pm
◉ 10 October Thelonious Monk 90th Birthday concert with Bill Smith (clarinets) and Christian Asplund (piano). Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 5 October Greg Sinibaldi group. Good Shepherd Center Chapel (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm. With Jesse Canterbury (clarinet), Beth Fleenor (bass clarinet/clarinet), Mark Taylor (alto sax), Stuart MacDonald (tenor sax), Tom Varner (French horn), Chris Stover (trombone), Bob Rees (vibraphone), Gust Burns (piano), Monica Schley (harp), Janet Utterback-Peck (violin), Geoff Harper (bass). (see www.gregsinibaldi.com)
◉ 27 September Ken Strong Group Romio's Pizza (Eastlake) 7:30 pm–10:00 pm
◉ 27 September Asante drumming workshop with Yaw Amponsah. Cornish College of the Arts. 9:00 am.
◉ 22 September Tom Baker Quartet. Egan's Ballard Jam House. 10:00 pm-1:00 am
◉ 30 August 2007 Ken Strong Group Romio's Pizza (Eastlake) 7:30 pm–10:00 pm
◉ 18 August 2007 Brian Kent Trio. Brian Kent (tenor saxophone), Chuck Kistler
(bass), Greg Campbell (drums). Alhambra (corner of 1st
Ave and Pine, Seattle, just above Pike Place Market). 1:00 pm-5:00 pm.
◉ 11 August 2007 Brian Kent Trio. Brian Kent (tenor saxophone), PK (bass), Greg Campbell (drums). Alhambra (corner of 1st Ave and Pine, Seattle, just above Pike Place Market). 1:00 pm-5:00 pm.
◉ 1 August 2007 Jody Redhage (cello and vocals), Jesse Canterbury (clarinets), Chris Stover (trombone), and Greg Campbell (drums). At Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 21 July 2007 Tom Baker Quartet (minus one), Nonsequitur Festival Marathon. At the Good Shepherd Center's Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 4:00 pm
◉ 15 July 2007 w/Dennis Rea, Stuart Dempster, James DeJoie et al. At Floating Leaves Teahouse (
2213 NW Market St, Suite 100, Seattle). 3:00 pm
◉ 14 July 2007 CAMPBELL/SHOUP (Wally Shoup, alto saxophone; Greg Campbell, drums). Also on the tab: the DAN BURKE / BILL HORIST / DAVE ABRAMSON TRIO || GALLERY 1412, 1412 18th Ave, 8pm, ALL AGES!
◉ 7 July 2007 七夕 A Tanabata event, w/Dennis Rea, Stuart Dempster, Suiren, Leslie Dalaba, James DeJoie et al. At the Good Shepherd Center's Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle). 8:00 pm
◉ 29 June 2007 The Bill Smith Trio (Bill Smith, clarinets; Brian Cobb, bass; Greg Campbell, drums and French horn). At Gallery 1412 (1412 18th Ave, Seattle) 8:00 pm
◉ 28 June 2007 Ken Strong Group Romio's Pizza (Eastlake) 7:30 pm
◉ 21 June 2007 Tom Baker Quartet Egan's Ballard Jam House 7:00pm