Wellstone Conspiracy - MotivesFour of the northwest's finest jazz artists reunite on "Motives" for an adventurous recording of original works, including a freewheeling tribute to drummer Ed Blackwell, and melodic pieces flavored by the modern harmonies of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. The disc closes with an impressionistic cover of Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." Featuring Seattleites Bill Anschell on piano, Jeff Johnson on bass, and drummer John Bishop,

soon to be a new mother

wrote most of the material on Blue Skies

And given how much angst

Although he initially learned to play the piano and violin

James Whitbourn was born in 1963 in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent

a story of resilience

gradually attracting a significant cult audience of loyal fans

#vibrates with angst

collaborating with Jakob Bangsø to create a piece that slowly unfolds and evolves

Classic hit singles such as 'Itchycoo Park'

Among them is a journalist sent to pen an article on the camp

it creates it's own orphic sense of magic