JACK COOK'S UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
- June 19, 2012 (Tuesday, 1:00pm-6:00pm): Jack Cook &
Guests @
Crossroads Farmer's Market (NE 8th at 156th ave
NE, Bellevue, WA; 425-644-1111).
- June 22, 2012 (Friday, 7:00pm-9:30pm): Jack Cook &
the Phantoms of Soul @
Crossroads Shopping Center (NE 8th at 156th ave
NE, Bellevue, WA; 425-644-1111).
Phantoms of Soul slide show
- July 27, 2012 (Friday, 8:00pm-11:00pm): Three Guitars
w/Chris Stevens & Brian Butler @
Jazz In The Valley (The River @ Grand Central,
Ellensburg, WA; 888-925-2204).
Three Guitars Sample
(live at Highway 99)
- August 11, 2012 (Sat, 3:00-10:00pm): 10th Annual Victory
Heights Jokum Festival @ Schudie's Grotto (2021 NE
Northgate Way in Victory Heights, WA; 206-517-5294)
Heroes of Jokum
Fest slide show
- August 18, 2012 (Saturday, 7:30pm-9:45pm): Jack Cook &
the Phantoms of Soul @ Third
Place Books (17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest
Park, WA; 206-366-3333).
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The Phantoms of Soul is a group specializing
in forgotten Blues Songs from the 1920's thru the 1960's.
Sources of material range from singers of the Deep South to
the Great Northwest Corner. The leader is Guitarist/Singer/Jazzhornist/Songwriter
Jack Cook, who has been performing traditional Blues in the
Seattle area for over 30 years. Jack was inducted into the
Washington Blues Society Hall of Fame in 2006 and won Best
Acoustic for 2007. In 2007 the Phantoms of Soul won Best Traditional
Act as well. Other Phantoms include Andrew Larsen on Piano
& Vocals, Al Farlow on Clarinet & Saxophones, Steve Branca
on Acoustic Bass, Nick Morrison on Drums.
Live Music Samples of the Band
It's A Dirty Job
(Phantoms from "Elliott Bay" CD)
Playland
(Phantoms from "Elliott Bay" CD)
Music Samples from CDs (duos and trios)
"KEEPIN' A LOW PROFILE”
Lovin' I Crave (Blind Blake)
"STILL IN SEARCH OF A GROOVE”
About to Lose My Mind (Arthur Spires)
Highway 99 (Jack Cook)
Peach Orchard Mama
(Blind Lemon Jefferson)
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“THREE BLAZING GUITARS”
Brian Butler, Jack Cook & Chris Stevens
"Excitement happens when three veteran guitarists get together to play the blues!
Each has their own style; put 'em together and the sparks start to fly!
They create a textured and driving guitar front, with delicious sounds to tantalize anyone
who has ever dug Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, B. B. King or any guitar cranked up and coming out of amplifier just feet away.
Taking turns with vocal duties, Butler, Cook and Stevens range through a wide repertoire of the blues.
Smooth uptown blues follow funky, raw dance numbers, Chicago shuffles evoke Jimmy Reed, hokum sounds even surface when least expected."
“I THOUGHT I HEARD ELLIOTT BAY”
by RAYMOND BARROW
Northwest blues scholar Raymond Barrow has spent most of the waking hours of his adult life researching the details
behind pre-rock & roll northwest blues legends, “Joe & Okes”. These visionaries, along with their contemporaries, cultivated
a unique music style, climaxing in a frenzy known as “Jokermania".
“I Thought I Heard Elliott Bay” is the presentation of Raymond Barrow’s story and the musical works mentioned.
Photos from the show.
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