Table & Chairs
Last Saturday a new jazz record label by the name of Table & Chairs held its launch party at the Q Café and burst into the Seattle jazz scene. Table & Chairs was organized by a group of musicians associated with Professor Cuong Vu, who teaches in the jazz program at the University of Washington. Vu has encouraged his students to form their own institutions if they want their music to be heard. They first banded together for showcases at Café Racer, in the University District and then began a monthly concert series under the banner of the Improvised Music Project. The Table & Chairs label features avant-garde jazz, but its guiding aesthetic is toward new and experimental work in all areas of the jazz genre. Featured bands and musicians include AGOGIC, Operation ID, Chemical Clock and Neil Welch.
The label is off to a strong start with a number of releases available for digital download, some with tangible counterparts. To learn more about Table & Chairs Records and their releases and artists scope out the link above.