Seattle Times: Kelly Harland returns to R&B roots

from The Seattle Times:

Seattle singer Kelly Harland usually sings jazz standards, but at Bake’s Place Friday, June 28, she returns to her R&B roots.

Kelly Harland, known in these parts as a sparkling, elegantly swinging singer of jazz standards, actually has roots in rock and R&B, having been signed years ago to A&M Records in the swirl of swinging London. Harland (above, center) returns to her roots with an all-star band comprising her husband, Chuck Deardorf (bass), Danny Hoefer (guitar), Nick Moore (keyboards), Chris Leighton (drums) and background vocals by two of Cornish College’s brightest lights, instructor Johnaye Kendrick and student Jimmie Herrod. High-heeled sneakers advised.

The Kelly Harland band performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue $20 (425-454-2776 or http://bakesplacebellevue.com). Dinner seating at 6 p.m.

Friday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Lary Barilleau Latin Jazz Collective
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Booker T. Jones
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BAKE’S PLACE: Kelly Harland Band
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: John Sanders & Sue Nixon
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Yada Yada Blues Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Nate Parker Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Thursday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Booker T. Jones
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Carrie Wicks Quartet
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Kaylee Cole
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

THE ROYAL ROOM: Rippin Chicken/ The Kareem Kandi Band
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Carolyn Graye Student Showcase
9pm – Tasty Trio, with Max Williams, Mat Muntz and Max Holmberg
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Suffering F**kheads
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Dan Marcus Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Vieux Farka Toure
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Wally Shoup Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Rippin Chicken
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Elsa Lund, Emily McVicker and Katie Davi
9pm – Vocal Jam with Chris Morton (piano), Dan O’Brien (bass), and Beri Puhlovski (drums). Hosted by Cara Francis
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Music Works Honors Ensemble
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Friends of Bob Baumann
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Frankly Mondays
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Free Funk Union
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm, No cover

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz Duo with bassist Keith Lowe
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, (425) 454-2776, 7:00pm

Saturday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Marc Seales Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Dennis Hastings Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Gregory Porter Quartet
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

SERAFINA: Passarim w/ Leo Raymundo & Francesca Merlini
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Monty Banks
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:30pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Jose ‘Juicy’ Gonzales Trio
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Janette West w/ Eric Verlinde
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: Emily McIntosh
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

Eric Verlinde Quartet in concert on Jazz Northwest, 88.5 KPLU June 23

pub_cover_13-06Pianist and composer Eric Verlinde leads a quartet in an Art of Jazz concert on the next Jazz Northwest on Sunday, June 23 at 2 PM on 88.5 KPLU. The concert highlights come from a monthly series presented by Earshot Jazz at The Seattle Art Museum. Joining Eric Verlinde in this concert are Thomas Marriott, trumpet and flugelhorn, Dean Schmidt, electric bass and Jeff Busch on drums.

Eric Verlinde grew up in the Seattle area and has become a valuable sideman and accompanist for others as well as a leader at jam sessions, but this concert provides a welcome opportunity to showcase his own music. He is also featured in the cover story of the current June issue of Earshot Magazine (above).

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program is also available as a podcast at kplu.org following the broadcast.

For more info:
ericverlinde.com
earshot.org
jazznw.org

Friday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell Trio with Chris Symer and Jeff Busch
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Gregory Porter
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: James Burnhard Blue Fusion
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Dead End Friend; Crack Sabbath
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Boogaloo 4
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Thursday Jazz

THE ROYAL ROOM: SeattleJazzScene.com presents: The Larry Goldings Trio featuring Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm & 9:30pm

Earshot Jazz presents: French American Peace Quartet
(William Parker, bass; Hamid Drake, drums; Kidd Jordan, saxophone; Francios Tusques, piano)
Chapel Performance Space, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 4th Floor (Wallingford), 8pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Hugh Masekela & Larry Willis
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm Jennifer Kienzle
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Robert Parks Trio and West Woodland Elementary Open Mic
9pm – Darin Clendenin’s 50th Birthday Jam!
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Evan Flory-Barnes Presents
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Bill Anschell and Kelley Johnson
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Copper Gate to close July 1

CopperGatevikingThe Copper Gate in Ballard which has been hosting music in the … ahem … “back room” … has been sold. Its last operating day will be Sunday, June 30. The new owners are locally-based and will have a new concept and a different name for the venue.

“We enjoyed serving people for seven years. It’s been a good run,” says the owners of Copper Gate. “We would like to thank our loyal customers, our staff, the musicians who performed at our space, and Ballard for having us. We had a great time having the place and we wish the new owners the best.”

A celebration will be held every day starting at 5 p.m. until Copper Gate closes its doors after the day’s business is complete on Sunday, June 30. Copper Gate invites everyone (21 and over) to come and hang out. Events will be posted on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thecoppergate.

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Benny Green – Magic Beans with David Wong and Kenny Washington
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Vocal Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Ben von Wildenhaus
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: The Unsinkable Heavies
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

 

Photos: Roscoe Mitchell at Benaroya Hall

Photos by Daniel Sheehan
(see all the photos at EyeShotJazz.com)

Roscoe Mitchell performed last weekend at a concert put on by Table and Chairs at Benaroya Hall. Table & Chairs, a New Music record label located in Seattle, brought the legendary saxophonist and composer ROSCOE MITCHELL to Benaroya Hall, where he was featured in a concert dedicated entirely to his landmark composition, “Nonaah” [no-NAY-uh]. The performance  featured a rare, extended solo saxophone performance by the composer himself, as well as several different arrangements of “Nonaah” spanning the length of Mitchell’s career. Starting off the musical performances was a Cello Quartet version of Nonaah featuring Sonja Myklebust, David Balatero, Maria Scherer-Wilson, and Natalie Hall. Then Roscoe Mitchell played his solo version of Nonaah, followed by an Alto Saxophone Quartet of Jacob Zimmerman, Ivan Arteaga, Andrew Swanson, and Neil Welch. Bad Luck, Neil Welch, tenor saxophone and Christopher Icasiano, drumset then played their version,  Nonaah Reimagined.

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jim Sisko and the Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Mt Si Vocal Jam; 7:00pm CCK Workshop
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Free Funk Union
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm, No cover

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Contempo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, (425) 454-2776, 7:00pm

On the Rise: Shohei Kuba Ogami

by Katy Bourne

Shohei Kuba Ogemi

Guitarist Shohei Kuba Ogami came to jazz by way of the blues, or more specifically, by way of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Shohei was just 15 years old and had recently moved from Kakogawa, Hyogo in Japan to Seattle with his mother and stepfather. Two months prior to the move, his father, a former metal guitarist, gave Shohei a guitar and showed him some of the basics. Stuck in an unfamiliar city with several months to kill before starting school, the young teenager took to practicing his new instrument and watching guitarists on You Tube. It was here that he discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan. “I thought he was a guitar god,” he muses. Shohei watched every performance clip that he could find and learned all of Vaughan’s songs. He even bought a Wyatt Earl style cowboy hat just like his idol wore. He was enraptured by Vaughan and by the blues. He was particularly struck by the emotionally expressive nature of the blues and by the immediacy. He decided to go deeper, listening to delta and country blues and artists such as Lightning Hopkins, Robert Johnson and Danny Gatton. When he came across a recording of Vaughan playing Kenny Burrell’s tune, “Chitlins con Carne,” the connection between blues and jazz became clear to Shohei, “I decided to listen to jazz so I could become a better blues player.”

After his summer of You Tube and guitar videos, Shohei started high school at the Northwest School. He decided to join the school jazz band and asked the bandleader Jim Sisko what he needed to know in order to play with the band. Sisko answered that he needed to be able to read chord symbols and drew a “C-” on the chalkboard. “I suffered over that for a week,” Shohei recalls, “I had no clue what that was. And then I figured I should study music.” He began studies with Cornish alum Zach Stewart, who taught him the basics such as music theory, sight reading and the “nuts and bolts of guitar.” Things began to gel for Shohei but playing jazz was a big change: “Jazz guitar is more restricted– at first it felt that way. There are more rules to play by.” Ironically, Shohei ended up playing electric bass in the school jazz band. There were several good guitarists in the band but no bass players. Shohei was assigned the role.  When he tried to get more input from his bandleader  as to what this would entail, Sisko replied, “Don’t use a pick. Bring down the tone nob. OK, you’re a bass player.”

 ogemiShohei continued to play and study, “faking jazz for awhile,” as he puts it. He was listening to lots of jazz but says, “I didn’t really get smashed in my face by jazz like the blues had.” However, when he heard a recording of Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation,” all that changed. “Oh my God, it that gave me the shivers. It was so good. I finally understood what swing was, what jazz was about. Before I didn’t really know where I was heading.” After this epiphany, Shohei had a focus. He picked up a Real Book and started learning tunes. Around this time, Shohei met Seattle guitarist Milo Peterson at the Shoreline Jazz Camp and started studying with him. This would prove to be another pivotal point in his development as a jazz artist. “This was a whole different experience because Milo is a jazz purist in so many ways,” he recalls, “That’s when I really started learning the traditions and aesthetics of jazz. My improvising started sounding kind of like jazz. I stopped using blues licks. I purchased a jazz guitar.”

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Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Groove for Thought
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Vocal Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Farko Collective
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Chip Parker, Darelle Holden and Tim Carson
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Olson
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

Tuesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Groove for Thought
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Slingshot Songs
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Aaron Tevis Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: The Fig Brothers
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

Photos: Evan Flory-Barnes at the 2013 Bellevue Jazz Festival

Photos by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

Bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes opened for Kendrick Scott at the 2013 Bellevue Jazz Festival with a wonderful group of artists and played some beautiful new compositions. Evan Flory-Barnes on Bass, Dawn Clement on Piano, Craig Flory on Winds, Art Brown on Winds, Ahamefule J. Oluo on Trumpet, Josiah Boothby on French Horn, Nathan Vetter on Trombone, Jon Hansen on Tuba and  Jeremy Jones on Drums

See all the photos at EyeShotJazz.com

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: David Marriott Big Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Bands
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Courtney Cutchins Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Dawn Clement Group featuring Greg Johnson
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Free Funk Union
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm, No cover

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz Duo with bassist Keith Lowe
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, (425) 454-2776, 7:00pm

Saxophonist Bert Wilson, dies at 73

from The New Tribune:

Bert Wilson, an Olympia resident and famed saxophonist, died Thursday night of a heart attack at Providence St. Peter Hospital. He was 73.

Wilson was known for multiphonic sax playing, getting as many as four notes at once from his instrument, which was designed for one note at a time, said his wife, Nancy Curtis.

He played as recently as Tuesday, she said, before the heart attack.

Stricken with polio when he was 4, Wilson spent much of his life in a wheelchair. He was mostly paralyzed, Curtis said, but had some movement left in his shoulders, arms, neck and head, “which was perfect for playing wind instruments.”

Wilson was born in Evansville, Ind., on Oct. 15, 1939. His grandfather was a vaudeville performer, and before too long, the young Wilson was joining him on stage. Polio changed all that.

Many of Wilson’s growing-up years were spent in a hospital school in Chicago. But that was where he got turned on to jazz, hearing Charlie Parker, his wife said. By age 12 he was playing the clarinet, and he learned the saxophone a year later. Playing the keyboard was another of his specialties.

After graduation, Wilson and his mother moved to Los Angeles and he established himself in the scene there. He moved to New York in 1965.

Life was hard for a musician in a wheelchair before the days of accessible buildings. “The only places he could afford were ground floor apartments where people would break in and steal everything,” Curtis said.

He left New York for Berkeley, Calif., in the early 1970s, only to find himself back in New York by the end of the decade. Wilson taught Lenny Pickett, who went on to become the leader of the Saturday Night Live Band.

Friends coaxed him to Olympia in 1979, Curtis said, and he’s been here ever since. She met Wilson in 1980, and the two musicians became fast friends.

“He was feisty and opinionated,” she said, with a saxophone “to back up his opinions and opinions to back up his opinions also.

“He really loved to play … as hard as he could and make beautiful music and pretty much did every time.”

Curtis said that funeral arrangements are pending. “I know that what Bert would want would be some music, and I want it to be his because he wrote a lot of beautiful contributions.”

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/07/2629850/olympia-musician-bert-wilson-dies.html#storylink=cpy