SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 – SEATTLE JAZZ SHOWCASE AT NW COURT STAGE

(previews from The Seattle Weekly)

1:15 – 2:15: Greta Matassa Quartet
It’s easy to take her for granted because she seems ever-present, but Matassa is a winsome singer of jazz standards, with a fantastic clarity of tone, who’s always worth another hearing. She kicks off a three-act Seattle Jazz Showcase (which constitutes the sum of B-shoot’s ever-scanter jazz booking).

3:00 – 4:00: McTuff Trio
Journeyman keyboardist Joe Doria is heard in lots of projects, but he does some of his best work in this ’60s-style organ unit. Even without McTuff’s invaluable fourth, Skerik, on sax, they keep the soul-jazz cooking, and it’s a tasty dish.

4:45 – 5:45: Matt Jorgensen Quintet
He’s a head honcho at the highly successful Origin Records and helps produce the Ballard Jazz Festival, so it’s perhaps no surprise that in his own bands Matt Jorgensen is the kind of drummer who makes things happen without putting himself out front. His newest quintet, with longtime partners Thomas Marriott and Mark Taylor, takes a more abstract, cinematic turn, which is not a coincidence: The quintet’s brand new Origin recording, Tattooed by Passion, offers music inspired by Jorgensen’s late father-in-law, Colorado painter Dale Chisman. If you only have ear space for one instrumental show at the ‘Shoot, this little-known band is the one to make room for.

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JAZZ ALLEY: Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin

BAKE’S PLACE: Paul Green and Straight Shot

LUCID: Manghis Khan

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – MJ Bishop and Nancy K. Dillon
9pm – Zazou
11pm – Marcus Eaton

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Susan Pascal

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio

NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL: Sonic Revolutions featuring Thomas Marriott Quartet
Bach, Vivaldi, Dukas – and onward. Original compositions by composers Zeines & Trader and the music of the Thomas Marriott Quartet. Killin’ musicians playing great and new works. Experience the sound medium in beautiful Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall.  More info: Foundry Dynamic and tickets.

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JAZZ ALLEY: Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon w/Thomas Marriott

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with San Francisco trumpeter John Worley

LUCID: Jason Parker Quartet’s Nick Drake Tribute

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The Stone Brothers, with George Stone (guitar), Don Stone (trombone) and Kevin McCarthy (bass)
9pm – Steve Wacker and JW McClure
11pm – Peter Daniel Quartet, with Peter Daniel (sax), Devin Lowe (bass), Brad Gibson (drums) and Chris Morton (piano)

AMORE: Lonnie Williams

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Butch Harrison

CYPRESS LOUNGE: Geoffrey Castle

THE CHAPEL: Ruth Serrão

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

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BAKE’S PLACE: Motown Review with Butch Harrison

JAZZ ALLEY: Shemekia Copeland

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dorothy Rodes, w/Bill Anschell (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass)
9pm – Berklee composer/vocalist Sam Shrieve
11pm – Jim Knodle and the Distract Band

LUCID: Thomas Marriott Quartet

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/Sue Nixon

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Deems Tsutakawa
11425 Rainier Ave S, 7pm

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BAKE’S PLACE: Primo Kim Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon

JAZZ ALLEY: Shemekia Copeland

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Perry Robinson
9pm – OWCHARUK 5 with Jim Knodle (trumpet), Beth Fleenor (clarinet), Cody Rahn (drums), Nate Omdal (bass) and Mike Owcharuk (piano)

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

BOXLEY’S: Dave Anderson

AMORE: Lonnie Williams

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Sam Chambliss

CHAPEL: Michael Pisaro

LUCID: Mack Grout Group

HIROSHI’S: Gene Argel Quartet

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Having built a reputation as an exceptional reedman in Seattle, Dave Anderson presents a sparkling debut on the melodically rich Clarity, alternating between alto and soprano saxophones on eight original compositions and two covers. Having performed extensively throughout North America with luminaries like Jim McNeely, Clark Terry and the late great Mel Tormé, Anderson moved to Seattle in 2005 from his native Minnesota, forming Dave Anderson Quartet after a one-nighter at Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse. The group consists of pianist John Hansen; bassist Chuck Kistler; and drummer Adam Kessler, with Thomas Marriott taking to the flugelghorn in a guest appearance on “Wabi-Sabi.”

Anderson’s compositions are impressive, offering a varied selection of tones and harmonies, though he chooses to open the set with Joe Henderson’s spicy samba, “Y Ya La Quiero,” exploring it with his soprano voice, masterfully accompanied by Hansen. The frontline duet of Marriott and Anderson (again on soprano) on “Wabi-Sabi,” is something sweet and special, while “Stalemate” is the first tune to display Anderson’s alto chops, and presents Kistler’s first solo.

Hansen is certainly no slouch here either, providing more of his crisp clean lines with an extended run on the reverend up-tempo burner “Troubled Angel,” where the leader weighs in on another strong performance, again on the alto. One of the album’s many highlights is the intimate piano and soprano duet on the lofty “The Aviator,” offering both musicians the opportunity to explore individual flight patterns over the clear blue skies of Clarity. “Osby-an,” and “Free”—played with two distinctly different tempos and rhythms—provide convincing evidence of Anderson’s skills as a composer.

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NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon

JAZZ ALLEY: The Kevin Eubanks Band

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:30: Motel 5
9:00: Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Ballard Academy of Music and Dance Showcase
9pm – Ronan Delisle 4tet with Ronan Delisle (guitar), Xavier McHugh (drums), Xavier Del Castillo (tenor sax) and Mat Muntz (bass)
11pm – Stick Trio with Jacob Stickney (tenor sax), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and Jeremy Jones (drums)

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with guest Robert Vaughan

AMORE: Lonnie Williams

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Butch Harrison

LUCID: Corey Overall’s “As One”

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

SERAFINA: Djangomatics

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Fahir Atakoglu, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez & Anthony Jackson

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Michael Owcharuk Student Showcase, with Michael O (piano) and Nate Omdal (bass)

MIX: Don Mock

SEAMONSTER: McTuff Trio

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez

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