Seattle Times: UW jazz students take off the gown, go out on the town

from The Seattle Times:


Photo by Daniel Sheehan

Ted Poor wants his University of Washington students to understand something: He can teach them a lot, but where they’ll really figure out how to play jazz is on the gig — outside the groves of academe.

“This music doesn’t live in school,” says the New York drummer, who has been doing three-week residencies each quarter at the UW this year and in the fall will become its newest jazz faculty member. “As wonderful as my education (at Eastman) was, my real education was playing every night. It’s not until you bring the music into the real world with your peers that it really comes to life and hits home.”

That’s a refreshing philosophy in an era when school programs have come to dominate jazz. Not surprisingly, Poor’s boss and decadelong musical colleague, jazz division head Cuong Vu, sees jazz the same way. Since Vu came to the university six years ago, he has encouraged students to take off the gown and get out on the town.

And they’ve done it, too, bringing some of the most exciting music in Seattle to the Café Racer sessions, Table and Chairs record label events and an improvised music festival they cheekily call ImpFest.

ImpFest V gets underway Wednesday with a free clinic on campus with guitarist Bill Frisell, whose official new position as an “affiliate artist” with the jazz division was also announced this week.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

Wednesday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Michael Zilber, Marc Seales, Jeff Johnson & D’vonne Lewis
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Martin Taylor and Mimi Fox
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Crossing Borders
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

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

VITO’S: Wally Shoup Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Cheryl McLin, Tim Carson, and Jean Mishler
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Dan Czaran. with Charles Hiestand (piano), Ian Sheridan (bass) and Ed Littlefield (drums) ($10 cover)

Friday Jazz

THE BALLARD JAZZ WALK:

CONOR BYRNE PUB, 5140 Ballard Ave NW (21+)
8:00pm: George Colligan Trio
11:00pm: Matt Jorgensen +451

NEW YORK FASHION ACADEMY, 5201 Ballard Ave NW (All Ages)
7:00pm: Wellstone Conspiracy
9:30pm: Jeff Baker Quintet

LOCK & KEEL, 5144 Ballard Ave NW (21+)
8:00pm: McTuff featuring Cliff Colon

SALMON BAY EAGLES, 5216 20th Ave NW (All Ages)
8:00pm: Todd Bishop Group
8:00pm: Anteater
9:15pm: Vinny Golia and Ross Hammond Group
10:30pm: Christian Pincock Group

HILLIARD’S TAP ROOM, 1550 NW 49th St (All Ages)
8:00pm: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto

PEDDLER BREWERY, 1514 NW Leary Way (All Ages)
7:30pm: Istvan and Farko

LEIF ERIKSON LODGE, 2245 NW 57th Street (All Ages)
6:30pm: Cornish College Ensemble
7:30pm: Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom featuring Cuong Vu
9:15pm: Andy Clausen Quintet

VOLTERRA DRAWING ROOM, 5411 Ballard Ave NW (All Ages)
7:30pm: Chad McCullough Group featuring Wayne Horvitz

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE, 1707 NW Market Street
6:30pm: Cornish Ensemble
7:45pm: Peter Daniel Group
9:30pm: Gail Pettis with the Clipper Anderson Trio

SKARBOS, 5323 Ballard Ave NW (All Ages)
7:00pm: Dave Peterson / John Stowell / Bruce Phares

COPPER GATE, 6301 24th Ave NW (21+)
8:00pm: Marco de Carvalho / Jon Alberts / Tad Britton

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Joan Osborne and The Holmes Brothers
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: John Sanders & Sue Nixon
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: The New Triumph
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Deems Tsutakawa
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: Blues Union
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Kareem Kandi Band
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: David George Quartet
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 8:00pm

Thursday Jazz

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: GUITAR SUMMIT
8:00pm – Dave Peterson / John Stowell
9:00pm – Tom Guarna
10:00pm – Danny Godinez
Conor Byrne Pub – 5140 Ballard Avenue NW

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Joan Osborne and The Holmes Brothers
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Randy Halberstadt
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Jack Klatt / Sabrina Chap / Stephanie Nilles
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jean Mann and Sonya Heller
9pm – Bushwick Book Club Artist Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

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

Tuesday Jazz

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas, John Hansen, Chuck Kistler and Adam Kessler
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, Bellevue, 425-828-9104, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Sugar Blue
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band
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: Mancini Night
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: Mount Si High School Band
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Hans Brehmer Trio
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival featured on Jazz Northwest this Sunday

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and it’s being celebrated with three jazz festivals around Seattle this month. On this week’s Jazz Northwest, April 14, we’ll preview The Ballard Jazz Festival with over 60 musicians performing in various locations around Ballard, April 17-20. Included are The Brotherhood of the Drum, The Guitar Summit, and The Ballard Jazz Walk with a dozen locations featuring many of Seattle’s favorite jazz artists. The Festival concludes with the mainstage event at the Nordic Heritage Museum featuring Gary Bartz with the George Colligan Trio, and the Lew Soloff Quartet.

Two more jazz festivals take place the last weekend of April are the Seattle Women in Jazz Festival April 26-28 in various locations, and the UW Improvised Music Festival, April 25-27 at the Chapel Performance Space. The Bellevue Jazz Festival is coming May 20-June 2.

Jazz Northwest is produced and hosted by Jim Wilke exclusively for KPLU. It airs and streams every Sunday afternoon at 2 PM PDT, and is available as a streamable podcast following the broadcast.

Next week: an Art of Jazz concert from The Seattle Art Museum featuring the Chuck Deardorf-Dave Peterson Group (April 21).

More info:
ballardjazzfestival.com
seattlewomeninjazz.com
improvisedmusicproject.com

Jazz is busting out all over Ballard

from The Seattle Times:

“I didn’t go to jazz school,” says Portland-based pianist George Colligan. “I learned on the bandstand.”

Indeed. When he was playing with Gary Bartz a few years back, the famous alto saxophonist suddenly started playing “Witchcraft” on the stand without announcing it.

“I didn’t know it,” recalls Colligan, “but he played the harmony so well, I just learned it. That sort of thing really drives your nervous system.”

Colligan plays the Ballard Jazz Festival next week, as a leader at several events and as a sideman with Bartz. Hopefully, Colligan won’t have to learn any new tunes on demand.

But if he does, the 43-year-old veteran will be up to the task, as those who have seen him here before — particularly at his 2007 Triple Door gig with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane — know full well.

The Baltimore-raised pianist plays with sizzling abandon in a driving, polytonal style that owes a lot to Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner without slavishly imitating either.

Colligan is an emblematic choice for the Ballard fest, in that he represents the event’s hyperlocal-with-a-dash-of-flash values. A teacher as well as a working musician with an international reputation, Colligan is ensconced deeply in the Portland scene and understands that passing the music along to young players is as much a part of the tradition as playing it.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

Friday Jazz

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

JAZZ ALLEY: The Gypsy Allstars feat. The Gipsy Kings Family
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: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves Trio w/ Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Leah Stilwell Trio
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 8:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off next week

The 2013 Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off next Wednesday, April 17, and runs through Saturday night, April 20.

Tickets are discounted if you buy in advance through the Ballard Jazz Festival website and there are no service fees attached to the ticket price.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE:

Wed, April 17 – BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM
Four drummers lead their own groups at Conor Byrne Pub on the opening night of the festival. Scheduled to perform: Sylvia Cuenca, Matt Jorgensen, Sean Lane and Chris Leighton.

Thurs, April 18 – GUITAR SUMMIT
Guitarists take the stage on night two of the festival as we showcase some of the finest six-string talent from the Northwest and beyond. Scheduled to perform include Tom Guarna (New York), John Stowell (Portland) and Dave Peterson and Danny Godinez (Seattle).

Fri, April 19 – BALLARD JAZZ WALK
Jazz takes over downtown Ballard as we present 21 groups in 12 venues all for a single ticket price. The most recognizable event of the festival brings together all styles of jazz and a New Orleans atmosphere with listeners pouring from club-to-club making this a truly one-of-a-kind event.

Sat, April 20 – FULL DAY OF JAZZ
11:00am – Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch
7:30pm – Mainstage Concert featuring Gary Bartz Quartet and Lew Soloff Quartet

Also on the jazz festival front … check out the Seattle Women In Jazz Festival (April 26-28) and the Bellevue Jazz Festival (May 29 – June 2).

Thursday Jazz

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Deardorf-Peterson Group
from Earshot Jazz: In this Art of Jazz presentation, bassist Chuck Deardorf and guitarist and composer Dave Peterson, educators at Cornish College for 25 years and major fixtures in the Northwest jazz scene, join colleagues Rich Cole (sax), Bill Anschell (piano) and John Bishop (drums), Thursday, April 11, 5:30pm, at the Seattle Art Museum. “Veteran pals deliver a quintessential mainstream Seattle session: relaxed, light on its feet, gregarious,” Mark Fefer wrote for Seattle Weekly, about sessions following the release of their Origin debut, Portal, with compositions by Dave Peterson. Admission is free.
1300 First Avenue, Seattle,  5:30 PM

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Steve Messick’s Endemic Ensemble
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: The Gypsy Allstars feat. The Gipsy Kings Family
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

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

VITO’S: Jennifer Zienzle and Friends
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Hans Brehmer
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Dave Ellis CD Release Party
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Chris Johansen Quartet, with Chris Johansen (tenor saxophone), Bob Hammer (piano), Nate Parker (bass) and Ray Price (drums)
9pm – Don Cody and Wes Weddell
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

Monday Jazz

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

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

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

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

Tickets now on sale for the Bellevue Jazz Festival

Tickets to headline performances at the 2013 Bellevue Jazz Festival are now on sale. Ticket prices range from $15 to $30; student ticket prices are from $12 to $15.

Tickets can be purchased online at bellevuejazz.com.  Tickets for Friday and Saturday night performances can also be purchased by phone from Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006. Headliner performances will be held at the 410-seat Theatre at Meydenbauer Center and at Bake’s Place, a live music and dining venue in downtown Bellevue.

 

2013 Bellevue Jazz Festival Headliners

Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao
Thursday, May 30
Bake’s Place
Two Shows: 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($15)

Kendrick Scott Oracle
plus Evan Flory-Barnes’; On Loving, The Muse, and Family

Friday, May 31
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center
7:30 p.m. ($24 / $12 student)

Cyrus Chestnut Trio with special guest Stefon Harris
Saturday, June 1
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center
7:30 p.m. ($30 / $15 student)

The Bellevue Jazz Festival will also celebrate its 6th year with more than 40 free shows by top regional jazz musicians at venues throughout downtown Bellevue. The full festival schedule will be released in May. More information is also available at bellevuejazz.com.

The Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA) produces the annual Bellevue Jazz Festival and collaborates on artist selection with Earshot Jazz Executive Director John Gilbreath.

“Just The Two Of Us” Next On Jazz Northwest, Sunday, April 7 on 88.5 KPLU

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Take two imaginative, virtuoso jazz guitarists, blend and mix well and you have the recipe for this unique concert recorded last month at Kirkland Performance Center. Stanley Jordan is a master touch or tap-technique guitarist who has developed a world-wide enthusiastic following since he debuted on the Blue Note label in 1985.  Kevin Eubanks is most widely known as the guitarist/leader of The Tonight Show Band and Jay Leno’s sidekick, but he had extensive experience as a jazz guitarist before, and has resumed his solo career since leaving The Tonight Show.  Highlights from one of their relatively rare concerts together will be featured on Sunday, April 7 at 2 PM (PDT) on Jazz Northwest on 88.5, KPLU and streamed at kplu.org.

Stanley Jordan and Kevin Eubanks both record for Mack Avenue Records and both have recent releases (“Friends” and “The Messenger”) on the label, but have not yet recorded together.  They have done a handful of duo concerts and these may lead to a CD project in the future.  This concert was one of a series of jazz concerts presented by The Kirkland Performance Center during its season. Upcoming are Medeski, Martin & Wood on April 17 and Grace Kelly with Tineke Postma opening on May 11. The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra also plays their next subscription concert at KPC on April 14.

Thanks to the musicians, Mack Avenue Records and the Kirkland Performance Center for allowing us to record and broadcast this concert.  Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU and is heard each Sunday at 2 PM.  A streamable podcast is available at kplu.org following the broadcast.

More information:
mackavenue.com
stanleyjordan.com
kevineubanks.com
kpcenter.org
jazznw.org

Friday Jazz

BENAROYA HALL: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
200 University St, 206-215-4747., 8:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Brian Culbertson
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: Rat City Brass
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ DS Al Coda
5000 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves Trio w/ Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas Quietfire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Native Jazz Trio with Christian Fabian
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Stephanie Porter & Friends
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 8:00pm

Paul de Barros and Jim Wilke nominated for Jazz Journalists Award

Seattle Times jazz writer Paul de Barros and radio host Jim Wilke have both been nominated for a 2013 Jazz Journalist Award.

Paul de Barros‘ new book, Shall We Play That One Together?: The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland, was nominated for Best Book About Jazz Of The Year and Jim Wilke, host of Jazz Northwest and Jazz After Hours, received a nomination for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting in 2012.

Doug Ramsey, who now resides in Yakima, received a nomination for Blog of the Year … somehow Seattle Jazz Scene got overlooked again! Ha!

For a complete list of of nominees, click here.

Wednesday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Fatoumata Diawara
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: The Bayous/ Rippin’ Chicken
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

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

VITO’S: Ben von Wildenhaus
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Microsoft Jumping Jive Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Jargon/ Christian Pincock Group
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

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

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

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

BOXLEY’S: CCK Workshop
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm