Monday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam hosted by Greta Matassa
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
LUCID: Datura
Sunday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Clarke
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Reggie Goings / Hadley Caliman
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Latin Expression
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Earshot Jazz Presents: Steve Coleman and Five Elements
SERAFINA:
11am – Alex Guilbert Duo
6:30pm – Ann Reynolds / Tobi Stone Duo
SEATTLE JAZZ VESPERS: Zazou
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca at Harvard on First Hill, 325-6051. 6pm
From Earshot Jazz: The Seattle Jazz Vespers continues this month with Zazou. The sextet features accordion, lead and harmony vocals, string bass, rhythm and lead guitars and percussion. With a repertoire, including original material, inspired by the sophisticated melodies of French Jazz Manouche, Parisian Musette, Latin American popular songs and American Swing Jazz, Zazou draws together a multitude of musical influences and incorporates a driving European string-swing rhythm to pay homage to the music of the past while creating an original sound that is contemporary and exciting. The members of Zazou are Ryan Hoffman on lead and rhythm guitar, Johnny Calcagno and Jeff Smith on rhythm guitar, Hugh Sutton on accordion and vocals, Ms. Jessica on vocals and string bass and Joseph Mascorella on drums and vocals. The sextet will perform a 100-minute secular concert, with an inspirational interlude.
NORTH CITY BISTRO: Jazz Jam
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, 206-365-4447. 4pm
Saturday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Clarke
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet
BAKE’S PLACE: Little Bill and the Blue Notes
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The Anomalous Quintet with Jason Newsom (guitar), Michael York (tenor sax), Daniel Covrett (baritone sax), Arcellus Sykes (bass) and Ronnie LaGrone (drums)
9pm – Rooms for Roots Series! with Nancy K. Dillon and Ian Lang
11pm – The Starlings – Joy Mills and Tom Parker (vocals/guitar/banjo/harmonica/mandolin), with Aimee Zoe Tubbs (drums) and Jack Quick (bass)
ST. CLOUD’S: Jose Gonzales Trio
LUCID: Jason Parker Quartet
GRAZIE: Andre Thomas and Quiet Fire
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio
BLUE HERON ARTS CENTER: Gail Pettis Trio
19704 Vashon Hwy SE, Vashon, 8pm
KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, 2pm & 8pm
Steve Coleman: a master of creative musical improvisation
from The Seattle Times:
In his classic 1973 book “The Anxiety of Influence,” the prodigious literary critic Harold Bloom argues that great poets define themselves through an Oedipal struggle in which they misread the work of their predecessors to find their own distinctive voice.
Maybe the collaborative nature of jazz serves as an antidote to anxiety, because the most creative improvisers embrace and build on their influences rather than symbolically killing them. And no jazz artist better embodies the way a powerful musical personality can nourish widely divergent approaches than alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, who performs with his band Five Elements on Sunday at the Triple Door.
Few of the players inspired by Coleman sound anything like him, but his conceptual rigor connects with Cuban drummer Dafnis Prieto, pianist Vijay Iyer and altoist Miguel Zenon (who recently became the youngest jazz musician ever awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship).
Continue reading at The Seattle Times.
Jazz legend Bud Shank passes away
Word has started coming in that alto saxophonist and jazz legend Bud Shank passed away at his home in Arizona on Thursday, April 2.
The saxophonist had strong ties to the Northwest as a resident of Port Townsend and founder of the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop which was held at Centrum every summer.
We will post more details as they come in.
Friday Jazz
EARSHOT JAZZ PRESENTS
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Ab Baars Trio w/ Ken Vandermark
1400 E Prospect St, Seattle, 8:00pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Clarke
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King Quartet
BAKE’S PLACE: Tingstad and Rumbel
LATONA PUB: Leif Todasek
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Impressions Guitar Duo, with Wayne Bliss and Frank Seeberger
9pm – Billy Brandt (vocals), with Hans Brehmer (piano), Chris Smith (guitar), Brad Boal (drums) and Geoff Cooke (bass)
11pm – S!ide Panther!, with Juan DeShawn (guitar/vocals), Cambajamba (jug/banjo), Justin Case (washboard/riddims) and Avey Normal (vocals/kazoo)
EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: THE SRJO PERFORMING BENNY CARTER’S
“KANSAS CITY SUITE”
LUCID: Jason Chambliss Quartet
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio
HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Carolyn Graye & Friends
GALLERY 1412: Amy Denio’s Mood Organ
PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet
NORTH CITY BISTRO: Bassic Saxx
SOUTHPORT CAFE: Brooks Giles Group
1083 Lake Washington Blvd. N, Renton, WA
Seattle Times: Jazz artists from Europe, U.S. get together in spring series
from The Seattle Times:
There’s an argument raging in jazz.
Spurred largely by the controversial 2005 book, “Is Jazz Dead?” by British writer Stuart Nicholson, the argument suggests that jazz is being advanced to a greater degree outside America — the country of its birth.
However you come down on that issue, most everyone can agree that audiences are created by the debate itself. Some of that music will cross the shores to America this month in a series of four April concerts presented by Earshot Jazz.
Its Spring Series 2009, which puts together prominent, avant-garde, European and American musicians, begins tonight with a performance at the Seattle Asian Art Museum by the Dutch saxophonist Ab Baars and his trio. Joining him will be Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark, known for his intricate compositions and multilayered improvisation.
University Ave Jazz Walk tonight
Reagan Kee & Company @ BLUE DOG CAFÉ
5247 University Way NE
All Ages , 6:00pm – 8:00pm
To Do Es @ LA CASA DEL MOJITO RESTAURANT
5253 University Way NE
All Ages, 8:30 – 10:30
Wanderlust @ CASPIAN GRILL PERSIAN CUISINE
5517 University Way NE
All Ages, 6:00 – 8:00
Jason Parker @ HERKIMER COFFEE
5611 University Way NE
All Ages, 6:00 – 8:00
Chemical Clock @ KNARR BAR
5633 University Way NE
21 +, 8:30 – 10:30
Pink Carpet @ A PIZZA MART
5026 University Way NE
21 +, 10:00 – 12:30
Swedish Brazilian Punk @ GAUL WAY ARMS
5257 University Way NE
21 +, 9:00pm – 12:00am
Operation Id Trio @ LOUNJIN CAFÉ & SAKE BAR
4527 University Way NE
All Ages, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Lee Redfield Trio @ THE DISTRICT LOUNGE
4507 Brooklyn Ave
21 +, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Melodious Thunk @ KAI’S BISTRO & LOUNGE
1312 NE 43rd St.
21 +, 11:00 – 1:00
Datura @ CAFÉ SOLSTICE
4116 University Way NE
All Ages, 8:00 – 10:00
Earshot Spring Series: Ab Baars Trio w/ Ken Vandermark
Earshot Jazz presents:
Ab Baars Trio w/ Ken Vandermark
Friday, April 3, 8 pm
Amsterdam’s top improvisers with Chicago’s MacArthur-winning sax titan.
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1430 Prospect Ave, Seattle
:: $15 general ($13 for Earshot Members, Senior Citizens and Students)
:: $7.50 youth ticket (18 and under)
Thursday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Clarke
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Vocal Showcase
NEW ORLEANS: The Bob Jackson Quintet
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
CAFE PALOMA: Wayne Horvitz Quartet
from Earshot Jazz: The perpetually effervescent Wayne Horvitz takes to a small local stage with a handful of well known sideman – Mark Taylor, Geoff Harper and Eric Eagle. Most jazz aficionados in town know the biography and credits of this New York City ex-patriot, as he used to be one of the highest profile musicians in town. Lately he’s been quite a bit stealthier, all the while maintaining a healthy stream of increasingly compelling recordings. Last year he even received a NEA American Masterpieces grant for his recent work with a string quartet. How many chances do you get to see such a high caliber performer in such an intimate setting?
LO-FI: Tai Shan And The Teaching
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – All 4 Blues & New Trixx – Kenny Mandell jazz workshop performance
9pm – Stay Tuned, with Alan Ehrlich (banjo/guitar), Mary Sackmann (acoustic bass), Terry O’Brien (mandolin/guitar) and Pete Goodall (guitar/mandolin)
SORRENTO HOTEL: Katy Bourne w/ Randy Halberstadt
Wednesday Jazz
NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band w/Clarence Acox
JAZZ ALLEY: Dave Frishberg
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bert Gulhaugen / John Hansen Vocal Showcase
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Blue Lamas & New Trixx – Kenny Mandell jazz workshop performance
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Cascioppo, with the Bruce Barnard Trio
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
LUCID: Jose Gonzales Trio
WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce
Review: Branford Marsalis at Jazz Alley
from The Seattle Times:
Perhaps the moment that said the most about saxophonist Branford Marsalis, whose quartet began a four-night run Thursday at Jazz Alley, was the moment he left the stage, disappeared and left the spotlight to his young drummer Justin Faulkner, who delivered an inspired, disciplined solo over the Thelonius Monk tune “Rhythm-a-Ning.”