PREVIEW: THE STRANGER, SEATTLE, WA, July 7, 2001

By Christopher DeLaurenti

MATT JORGENSEN +451

It seems to be a rule of Seattle jazz that you've gotta go to New York and play the dingy clubs there so when you come back, you can play the dingy clubs here and get some press. Back from a decade-long stint in the Big Apple, Seattle drummer Matt Jorgensen throws a party for his new CD, Quiet Silence. The rest of +451 are saxphonist Mark Taylor, bassist Phil Sparks, and the deft Marc Seales on Fender Rhodes electric piano. Imagine Miles Davis' slinky rhythm section from Filles de Kilimanjaro with a dash of R&B and you get the picture.

The Rainbow, 722 NE 45th Street