BELLEVUE CITY HALL: Thomas Marriott and Bill Anschell
450 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 5:00pm, free
JAZZ ALLEY: Connie Evingson and Pearl Django
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Tai Shan, with Evan Flory Barnes (bass) and Brad Gibson (drums)
8pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Carrie Wicks with Nelda Swiggett (piano)
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
RAINIER BEACH POOL: Dina Blade Trio
8825 Rainier S, 5:30pm
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 pm
Benefit for Andrew D’Angelo
Performing: Cuong Vu’s University of Washington student ensemble and the award-winning Roosevelt High School Jazz Band
Roosevelt High School Auditorium
1410 NE 66th Street, Seattle
$10 general, $5 students
Tickets available at Earshot Jazz at (206) 547-6763 and online
All proceeds benefit Andrew D’Angelo
Here’s your opportunity to help out a Seattle native son of jazz who is in dire medical straits.
Raised in our town, and educated at Roosevelt High, Andrew D’Angelo is experiencing a health crisis after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. On January 25, the saxophonist and composer suffered a major seizure in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives. Tests revealed a large tumor in his brain. After surgeons removed most of the tumor, they determined that the growth was cancerous. He faces a long and difficult battle over the next several years if he is to regain his health.
At this writing, it is unclear what form his treatment will take. Andrew has been frankly discussing his experiences on his website, www.andrewdangelo.com, and his entries there suggest that the most likely options are radiation and chemotherapy, with or without further surgery.
He speaks on the blog of the difficulties he faces in affording the extensive treatment he has already undergone, and the additional treatments he will need. One aspect of his struggle will strike many jazz musicians, and working musicians of any kind, as sadly and chillingly familiar: Andrew has no health insurance. And already he has amassed huge medical bills. Read More
THURSDAY, MAY 1 – THE TRIPLE DOOR
JEREMY JONES XTET
with The Josh Rawlings Trio opening
Thomas Marriott – trumpet
Steve Treseler – tenor saxophone
John Hansen – piano
Phil Sparks – bass
Jeremy Jones – drums & percussion
J&J Music and Broken Time Records are proud to announce the release of the Jeremy Jones Xtet CD Awakening to Life and CD Release concert at The Triple Door. The concert and CD will feature all original music composed by Jeremy Jones for the Xtet. Joining Jeremy are some of Seattle’s finest musicians: Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Steve Treseler (tenor sax), John Hansen (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass). This will be the Xtet’s first major performance in over a year since their streak of sold out performances at Tula’s in 2006/2007. Joining The Xtet on stage to open this show will be fellow Broken Time Recording group the Josh Rawlings Trio.
Emerging drummer Jones has been making a name for himself on the Seattle scene for the last 5 years. He has quickly become one of the first-call players due to the fire and passion that he exudes every time he sits down at the kit. From tours of Peru with SWOJO, to sold-out shows in Denver with the Serafin Sanchez / Jeremy Jones Quintet, to the weekly gig he plays with his band The Teaching, listeners always leave his performances commenting on the intensity Jeremy brings to each undertaking. Jeremy honed his drumming skills at Duke University under Paul Jeffrey, former saxophonist of Thelonious Monk. He then studied in New York with jazz drummer Winard Harper, for whom Jeremy subbed multiple times in jazz legend Billy Taylor’s trio. Jeremy’s tunes sparkle with joy and life, and are masterfully executed by the Xtet on the new CD and in concert.
April 29-30, 2008
$21.50
JAZZ ALLEY
2033 6th Avenue
Seattle WA
Reservations: 206-441-9729
http://jazzalley.com
**KPLU 88.5FM hosts Connie Evingson and Pearl Django live in studio Tuesday, April 29th around noon. Tune in!
KPLU 88.5 NPR and the Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley present vocalist Connie Evingson with Seattle’s own gypsy jazz band Pearl Django. Band members include Connie Evingson (vocals) Neil Andersson and Ryan Hoffman (guitars), Rick Leppanen (bass) Michael Gray (violin) and David Lange (accordion). Set times on Tuesday and Wednesday are at 7:30pm.
Connie Evingson returns to Jazz Alley in support of her eighth and most recent CD, Little Did I Dream and plans to do a few tunes from the new release. “Evingson scored a coup when she cajoled St. Paul-bred songwriting legend Dave Frishberg to play piano throughout the recording. Having Frishberg’s lifelong buddy Dave Karr play sax and flute is soulful icing on the cake. Toss in a great rhythm section, intimate voice/piano duets and a vocal turn by Frishberg on his should-be-a-hit “snowbound” and Evingson’s latest is the pick of the litter.” – Tom Surowicz, Star Tribune
JAZZ ALLEY: Connie Evingson and Pearl Django
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Magnolia Big Band
THE NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Dashiell Sanders
OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam Session
DULCES LATIN BISTRO: Eric Verlinde
1430 34th Ave, 322-5453
WASABI BISTRO: City Jazz
GALLERY 1412: Mathieu Werchowski (violin) and David Chiesa (bass)
The Heartsong of Charging Elk: A workshop performance for 4 voices and 10 chamber instruments
Music by Wayne Horvitz
Libretto by Rinde Eckert
Additional Text by Robin Holcomb
Based on the novel by James Welch in collaboration with Sherman Alexie
Saturday, May 31st 2008 / 8 pm
Chapel Performance Space
The Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North
Seattle, WA
Composer Wayne Horvitz and renowned writer/director Rinde Eckert, along with composer/songwriter Robin Holcomb, have collaborated to adapt The Heartsong of Charging Elk into an oratorio for 4 voices and 10 chamber instruments. A workshop performance of the piece will premiere on May 31st at the Chapel Performance Space.
Mr. Horvitz describes the genesis of the piece:
I originally found out about James Welch’s novel from Sherman Alexie, and Sherman and I made plans to work together on the adaptation. Unfortunately by the time I was ready to start writing, Sherman was in the middle of two book tours, so we decided to proceed with Rinde writing most of the text for the workshop, and Sherman acting as a creative consultant for the project. This performance will essentially be the template for a full evening length work that I hope to complete with all the contributing collaborators by 2010. It will then be fully staged, with sets, lights and so forth.
This collaboration was made possible through the generous support of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and 4Culture, with additional support from Earshot Jazz.
From The Seattle Times:
The Ballard Jazz Festival climaxes Saturday with a main-stage concert featuring alto saxophone icon Lee Konitz. (See sidebar on page 5 for schedule.)
Unfortunately, Earshot is presenting the equally compelling reed man Gebhard Ullmann in a quartet with trombonist Steve Swell the same night, at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
If you haven’t had a chance to hear Konitz in concert, then he’s the obvious choice. But if you have, and your tastes run to the wild and woolly, I highly recommend Ullmann.
Continue reading at The Seattle Times.
BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM, NIGHT 2
The Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue NW
8:00pm, 21+
http://ballardjazzfestival.com
featuring performances by groups led by: Matt Jorgensen, D’Vonne Lewis, Ben Smith.
Lots of other music happening tonight …
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
JAZZ ALLEY: Billy Cobham Spectrum Band
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: BlueStreet Jazz Voices
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: PGM Trio
NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Cytosoul, with Birch Pereira (bass), Cynthia Dillard (piano), Art Brown (saxophone) and Adam Gross (drums)
9pm – Flimsy Pretext, with Scott Morning (trumpet), Aaron Otheim (piano), Luke Bergman (bass) and Dave Bush (drums)
BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM, NIGHT 1
The Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue NW
8:00pm, 21+
http://ballardjazzfestival.com
featuring performances by groups led by: Michael Shrieve, Byron Vannoy and John Bishop
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Al Keith Octet
JAZZ ALLEY: Oregon
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Marcus Miller w/ special guests DJ Logic & Jean Baylor
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Leif Totusek (5:00pm); Tarik Abouzied Quartet (9:00pm)
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Paul Turner, Australian singer/songwriter on U.S. tour, with Skip vonKuske (cello) [Website] ($5 cover)
8pm – Vocal Jam with guest host Ellen Marx and Steve Marx (bass), Jon Eisen (piano) and Paul Sawyer (guitar)
THE NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: Pearl Django
Tune in to KONG TV (Channel 6) on Wednesday morning to see a profile of Hadley Caliman and his upcoming performance at the Ballard Jazz Festival and live performances from Hadley and Thomas Marriott.
Story and interview segments will air at 7:45 and 8:45am. Live performances will be featured throughout the morning.
Click here for more information and buy tickets to Hadley’s performance at the Ballard Jazz Festival.
JAZZ ALLEY: Oregon
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter Vocal Showcase
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – James Baumgart Trio with Devin Lowe (bass), Chris Icasiano (drums) and James Baumgart (guitar)
OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam Session
Washington Middle School is seeking a full-time instrumental music teacher to direct all aspects of the school’s award-winning concert and jazz band programs. Some classes number 60-80 students, with some instruction taking place after school and during the summer.
Qualified applicants will have: evidence of successful teaching; experience in instrumental music instruction with specific instructional expertise in jazz music; proven track record of successfully motivating students to participate; the ability to engage and empower a large and diverse population of middle school students to achieve excellence in music performance beyond the general expectations held for middle school populations; the capacity to uphold Washington Middle School’s national reputation of musical excellence by participating successfully in local, regional, and national competitions and festivals (arranging for performance scheduling and fees, transportation, travel scholarships, lodging, equipment and sheet music);
the communication and organizational skills to work closely with WMS’s music parent organization to produce concerts, participate in community outreach, oversee an extensive instrument loan program, and fundraise for the program. Read More
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Vocal Jazz Jam
THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet
WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz
The 5th annual Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off this Wednesday with The Brotherhood of the Drum at The Sunset Tavern.
Discount on advance tickets are still available, so visit the Ballard Jazz Festival website for more information.
Here is a rundown:
Wed – Thur, April 23 – 24: Brotherhood of the Drum
Friday, April 25: Concert featuring Hadley Caliman Quintet and the Hal Galper Trio
Friday, April 25: Ballard Jazz Walk (16 groups in 13 venues on a joint ticket)
Saturday, April 26: Concert featuring Lee Kontiz and The Sam Yahel Trio
Sunday, April 27: Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch
From The Seattle Times:
Of the many legendary jazz-fusion supergroups spawned by the ’60s rock explosion — Weather Report, Return to Forever, Headhunters — only one comes to mind that has continuously survived.
That is the quartet Oregon, which has recorded 25 albums and played all over the world, from Carnegie Hall in New York to Sri Lanka, Berlin and Bangladesh.
Absent from the Seattle stage for a decade, Oregon makes a rare and welcome appearance to celebrate last year’s Grammy-nominated album “1000 Kilometers” at Jazz Alley on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Read more from The Seattle Times.
Reserve tickets at Jazz Alley.com
JAZZ ALLEY: John Densmore’s Tribal Jazz
TRIPLE DOOR:
MAINSTAGE: 9th Annual Washington Blues Society Awards
MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Tor Dietrichson & Mambo Cadillac
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
4:00pm: Jay Thomas Big Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
TUTTA BELLA WALLINGFORD: Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio
GALLERY 1412: Monica Mata Gilliam and Chris Stover
BRIX WINE CAFE: Katy Bourne & Randy Halberstadt
9749 NE 119th Way, 7:00pm
BALLARD ELKS: Pearl Django
6411 Seaview Ave, 12:30pm
Excerpts from the world premiere of “Heaven and Hell” for tentet composed by Tom Varner will air on Jazz Northwest Sunday April 20 at 1 pm PDT on 88.5, KPLU and www.kplu.org. Recorded at this month’s Art of Jazz Concert at the Seattle Art Museum, the 13-part work was conducted by Mr.Varner who also played French Horn.
According to the composer, the “heaven” is being in the moment with his family here in Seattle, the “hell” is our planet’s last 6 1/2 years, and the piece is a reflection on that juxtaposition. He says it’s also a look back at the “extreme emotional state juxtaposition” of being New Yorkers on 9/11/01 while preparing to go to Hanoi in nine days to adopt their son Jack. He concludes, “In the end, it all worked out … we adopted our daughter Hope in ’04, moved to Seattle in ’05, and here we are, a Seattle family now.”
Musically, “Heaven and Hell” reflects his “love of Messiaen, Stravinsky, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus. It evolved into a wind octet plus bass and drums – a chamber group that can breathe together, improvise and play jazz and new music.”
The Art of Jazz Concerts are presented by Earshot Jazz, The Seattle Art Museum and KPLU on the second Thursday of each month. Next month’s concert on May 8 will continue the Seattle/New York connection and feature former Seattle singer Kendra Shank’s New York Quartet featuring pianist Frank Kimbrough. The broadcasts are recorded and produced by Jim Wilke for KPLU. The program is also streamed to the internet and available as a podcast after the airdate from kplu.org .
Listen to the audio preview below …
QUEEN ANNE SILVER PLATTERS: Matt Jorgensen +451 (2:00pm)
701 5th Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109
CROSSROADS BELLEVUE SILVER PLATTERS (music will be on the Crossroads Stage)
1:00pm: Interlake High School Jazz Band
2:30pm: Tribaljazz
5:00pm: Hadley Caliman
Crossroads Shopping Center (next to QFC)
15600 NE 8th St
Bellevue, WA 98008
JAZZ ALLEY: John Densmore’s Tribal Jazz
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Pocket Change
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Steve Alboucq Quartet, with Steve Alboucq (trumpet) Chris Morton (piano), Matt Page (drums) and Nate Parker (bass)
9pm – Zazou – Swing Jazz, Musette and Chanson Francaise sextet!
11pm – Jack Gold-Molina Group, with Chris Pugh (guitar), Michael Monhart (saxophones), Paul Kemmish (bass) and Jack Gold-Molina (drums)
BAKE’S PLACE: Jackie Ryan Quartet
HENDRIX LOUNGE: Chris Fagen Group
TUTTA BELLA: Greg Ruby
BERKSHIRE GRILL: Super Blue
GALLERY 1412: Richard Johnson; Unused Lexical Variable
GRAZIE: Blues Union
On Saturday, April 19, thousands of independent record stores across the country have teamed up to celebrate Record Store Day … put down your iPod, log off of Amazon.com and head out to a real-life record store and browse through CDs, vinyl, posters and magazines and check out some music.
Silver Platters will be featuring live music in both their Queen Anne and Bellevue stores and included in the mix is some jazz.
QUEEN ANNE SILVER PLATTERS
2:00pm: Matt Jorgensen +451
701 5th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
CROSSROADS BELLEVUE SILVER PLATTERS (music will be on the Crossroads Stage)
1:00pm: Interlake High School Jazz Band
2:30pm: Tribaljazz
5:00pm: Hadley Caliman
Crossroads Shopping Center (next to QFC)
15600 NE 8th St
Bellevue, WA 98008
