Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Kevin Eubanks

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Alma Villegas
9pm – Gravity with Art Brown (saxophone), Stuart Macdonald (saxophone), Tim Kennedy (piano), Ian Sheridan (bass) and Claudio Rochat-Felix (drums)

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE: Greg Campbel

HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Monkstone Theocracy w/ Bil Anschell

LOCAL COLOR: Mark Lilly

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio (5-7pm)

SERAFINA: Djangomatics

13 COINS: Lance Buller w/ Phil Sparks, Chris Spencer, & Mike Slivka

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: The Teaching

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa presents Jose Gonzales and Oghale Agbro

JAZZ ALLEY: Kevin Eubanks

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Eva Tree with special guests Bill Dickerson, Larry Murante, Nancy K. Dillon
9pm – Andy Shaw Ensemble

LUCID: The Hang with Josh Rawlings, Evan Flory-Barnes and Jeremy Jones

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, & Tad Britton

JazzTimes Magazine has posted a message on their website announcing that they have temporarily suspended publishing.

To our readers and members of the jazz community:

JazzTimes has temporarily suspended publication of the magazine and has furloughed the bulk of its staff while it finalizes a sale of its assets. The brand and operation will undergo reorganization and restructuring in order to remain competitive in the current media climate. Print publishing is expected to resume as soon as a sale is closed. New information and statements will be posted at www.jazztimes.com as they become available.

Thank you for your patience during this challenging period.

JazzTimes Management

JAZZ ALLEY: Bucky Pizzarelli and Benny Green

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King Vocal Showcase

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Vocal Jam hosted by Penelope Donado with Darin Clendenin (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Elizabeth Carpenter Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Bucky Pizzarelli and Benny Green

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Alexis Maurer
9pm – Carrie Wicks with Bill Anschell (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass)

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

from The Seattle Times:

He is not without ego, but does not covet the title “composer” before his name. He is a classic, jazz guitar player, the likes of whom are few and becoming more rare.

“I know the business upside down, and I know what you’re supposed to do when you play for an audience,” said Pizzarelli, who, at age 83, is one of the oldest working jazz musicians around. “You got to entertain them. That’s gotten lost I think. It’s always, ‘Then I wrote this, and then I wrote this.’ You don’t hear ‘Tea For Two’ or ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,’ or ‘Stardust,’ those great standards.”

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Barrett Martin Group

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Edmonds-Woodway Jazz Ensembles

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with Darin Clendenin & Clipper Anderson

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Richard Cole Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: David Sanborn

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Tor Dietrichson’s Blues Machine

LOCAL COLOR: Reggie Goings

SERAFINA: Kelly Ash Trio

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: John Hansen, Chris Symer, Greg Williamson

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

13 COINS: Lance Buller w/ Phil Sparks, Chris Spencer, & Mike Slivka

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter / Dawn Clement Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: David Sanborn

NEW ORLEANS: Bob Jackson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Kate Graves, Sarah Sample and Paul Jacobson
9pm – Michael Owcharuk Trio

RESOLUTION AUDIO: Sunship
5459 Leary Ave NW

LUCID: The Teaching

LO-FI: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, & Tad Britton

from AP:

CHICAGO (AP) — Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” has died after complications from surgery. She was 80.

Taylor died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about two weeks after having surgery for a gastrointestinal bleed, said Marc Lipkin, director of publicity for her record label, Alligator Records, which made the announcement.

“The passion that she brought and the fire and the growl in her voice when she sang was the truth,” Blues singer and musician Ronnie Baker Brooks said Wednesday. “The music will live on, but it’s much better because of Koko. It’s a huge loss.”

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Don Rickles Show
Thursday, June 4, 8:00pm

Snoqualmie Casino
37500 S.E. Northbend Way
Snoqualmie, Washington 98065

featuring:
Andy Omdahl, Jay Thomas, Jim Sisko: Trumpet & Flugel
Gary Shutes: Trombone
Dan Marcus: Bass Trombone
Tracy Knoop & Travis Ranney: Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo
Mike West: Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Bill Ramsay: Bari Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Larry Holloway: bass
Greg Fulton: guitar, mandolin, banjo
Chris Monroe: percussion
Greg Williamson: drums

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith-Staelens Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: David Sanborn

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Casey Pinckney (harp/piano) and Cyrille Gosselin (guitar)
9pm – Vocal Showcase hosted by Katy Bourne, featuring Oghale, Elise Kloter and Barbara Malloy. Accompanied by Darin Clendenin (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

LUCID: Shiri Zorn Quartet

MEANY THEATER: Cuong Vu’s UW Jazz Ensembles
University of Washington

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce

Now in its 21st year, the Earshot Jazz Festival presents the full spectrum of jazz — from high profile concerts in Seattle’s fine halls, to cutting-edge creations that move the art form ever forward. The event is respected for honoring the deep heritage of jazz while celebrating the leading edges of the art form. This year’s festival will present hundreds of the most important artists of our day in more than 60 events in venues all around Seattle. In addition to concert performances, the festival includes educational programs and panels, a film series, poetry and author readings, and art exhibits.

Coming in 2009
Don Byron Quartet
Myra Melford’s Be Bread (residency)
Matt Wilson Quartet
Trio M
Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits (Day of the Dead show)
Marco Benevento
Kris Davis Trio
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
Omar Sosa Quartet
Helen Sung Trio
Tarbaby
Evan Flory-Barnes “Acknowledgement of a Celebration”
Jon Jang Quartet with Min Xiao Fen
Mark Murphy with New Stories
Zena Parkins & Ikui Mori
Achim Kaufman Trio (w/ Frank Gratkowski)
Trio 3 (w/ Oliver Lake, Andrew Cyrille & Reggie Workman)
John Abercrombie Quartet (w/ Joey Baron)
Jay Thomas’ “East West Double Trio”
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra “Genius + Soul = Jazz” (Tribute to Ray Charles and Quincy Jones)
and more!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: David Sanborn

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Shorewood High School Jazz Band

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – David Arteaga with Randy Halberstadt
9pm – Chemical Clock

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Jim Knapp Orchestra w/ Courtney Cutchins
12510 15th Ave NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz

CAFE RACER: Cuong Vu, Andrew D’Angelo, Luke Bergman, and Evan Woodle
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 9:15pm, All Ages

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal jam w/ Greta Matassa

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Ron Weinstein Trio