Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Ian Hendrickson-Smith and David Hazeltine

JAZZ ALLEY: Ramsey Lewis Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Peter Spencer (guitar) and Mike Wittekind (bass)
9pm – Cornish Jazz Composers Ensemble, with Gregg Belisle-Chi (guitar), Ken Strong (bass), Jake Brady (drums), Steve O’Brien (trumpet) and Clark Gibson (saxophone)

BOXLEYS: Jay Thomas Trio

CHAPEL: Richard Craig

LUCID: The Teaching

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Marriott Brothers and friends: Hard Bop Revisited

JAZZ ALLEY: Stefon Harris and Blackout

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Leah Stillwell, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – Vocal Jam, hosted by John LoPresti, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Sonics

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB presents: JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA #5

Sherman Clay Piano Store
1000 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue WA 98004

Tickets: $17 ($15 students 18 and under) inclusive of refreshments are available from Cooksie Kramer (425 828 9104)

Bellevue WA: On Sunday October 25th 2009, the Eastside Jazz Club will present their Annual Jazz Extravaganza concert Number 5. This year it will be held in the recital room of Sherman Clay. The event will feature the fabulous internationally famous Jazz Vocalist Jackie Ryan. Her latest CD “Doozy” is the #1 Jazz CD in America for 6 solid weeks. “Jackie Ryan – A note perfect Jazz Singer with a naturally dramatic beguiling and swinging sense of style and groove.” In addition they will be featuring Sam Pannunzio and his trio. Appearing for the first time in Seattle since he left here 20 years ago Sam will delight you on the 9ft Steinway, playing a mixture of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. He will be joined by Seattle’s premier Saxophone player Rich Cole.

Eastside Jazz Club founder Cooksie Kramer, says that this year the concert will have 2 shows and as these shows will no doubt sell out, early booking is advised.

The Concerts will be presented in the Sherman Clay Recital Room where the acoustics are impressive – comfortable seating, outstanding Steinway Pianos and free parking. The event will be funded in part by the City of Bellevue and Sherman Clay Pianos of Bellevue, so don’t miss this occasion.

from The Seattle Times:

The 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival, one of the nation’s most eclectic and protracted festivals of its kind, begins and ends its three-week run with reminders of what qualifies Seattle as a great jazz city.

Assiduously engineered by Earshot director John Gilbreath, the event, which is more of concentrated series than a festival, aims to challenge and educate as much as entertain. It brings in musicians American audiences (let alone Seattle audiences) seldom get to see — somewhat unfamiliar names who are doing much of the work of innovating and redefining of jazz.

Earshot features more than 50 concerts and also makes generous use of local talent. It opens Friday night at the Triple Door with the Garfield High School Jazz Band, which won this year’s prestigious Essentially Ellington competition in New York. Performing with the band will be Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenon, a recent winner of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, better known as the “genius grant.”

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Stefon Harris and Blackout

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

Jovino Santos Neto
Thur., Oct. 15, noon – 1 p.m.
City Hall

Master pianist, flutist and composer Jovino Santos Neto performs contemporary Brazilian music with his trio. Jovino is beloved for his musical playfulness and stunning dexterity.

Greg Williamson Large Ensemble
Thur., Oct. 29, noon – 1 p.m.
City Hall

This 15-member group re-imagines music of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific (A-Y-P) Exhibition—Seattle’s first world’s fair which attracted 3.7 million people. The ensemble re-interprets popular music from 1909 and music commissioned for the A-Y-P using period instruments and large-screen projections of photos from the fair. Presented in partnership with Earshot Jazz Festival.

East West Double Trio
Thur., Nov. 5, noon – 1 p.m.
City Hall

Earshot Jazz Festival hails the return of this scalding-hot jazz sextet featuring players from Japan and Seattle. The group wowed the crowd three years ago when it made its Seattle debut at City Hall. Atsushi Ikeda, alto sax; Yasuhiro Kohama, tenor sax; Daisuke Kurata, drums; Jay Thomas, trumpet; John Hansen, piano; and Phil Sparks, bass.

The 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival starts this week. For a complete schedule visit
http://earshot.org/Festival/festival.html

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jazz Jam with Darin Clendenin Trio

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Jazz Police Big Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Richard Elliott

BOXLEY’S: Greg Williamson Quartet
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal

JAZZ ALLEY: Richard Elliot

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Karin Blaine
9pm – David White & The Electric Toys Ensemble, with David White (guitar), Phil Parisot (drums) and Chris Symer (electric bass)
11pm – Late Nite Comedy! Hosted by Nick McCord!

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa Quartet

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet

LOMBARDI’S: Jay Thomas Trio

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Lance Buller

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

LUCID: Resevoir Cats

SORRENTO : Sue Bell

LOCAL COLOR: Dave Dolengewicz

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy

The Hardcoretet will be performing tonight at Lucid before heading out on a tour that will take them down the west coast and then back to Seattle for a performance at the Earshot Jazz Festival.

more information: http://www.hardcoretetmusic.com/

Mon 10/19 – Sat 10/24 WEST COAST TOUR!

Bocci’s Cellar – Santa Cruz, CA
Juanita’s – Los Angeles, CA
Skinny’s Lounge – Los Angeles, CA
The Jazz Station – Eugene, OR

Wed, Oct 28 @ Tula’s
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL &
CD RELEASE
2214 2nd Ave
8:30pm – $10 All Ages
Call (206)443-4221 for reservations

Sat, Nov 21 @ Seamonster
2202 N 45th St – 10pm – Free!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman

JAZZ ALLEY: Richard Elliot

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Michael Gotz
9pm – Everyday Jones, with Alissa Jandt (vocals/dejembe) and Jason Green (vocals/acoustic guitar/pedals/live looping and sampling)

BAKE’S PLACE: Gail Pettis Quartet

BOXLEY’S: Bryant Urban & Pony Boy Brazilians

LOMBARDI’S: Jay Thomas Trio

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Dan Kramlich Trio

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

LUCID: Hardcoretet w/ Operation ID

LOCAL COLOR: Sue Bell

JAZZ ALLEY: Richard Elliot

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Kay Bailey with Karin Kajita (piano) and Geoff Cooke (bass)
9pm – Formerly Acronym Quartet, with Max Holmberg (drums), Nolan Woodle (bass), Xavier del Castillo (sax) and Steve Nelson (guitar)

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio

LOUJIN CAFE: The Andy Shaw Trio

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Hand w/ Teaching

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Art of Jazz: Greg Williamson Quartet

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Roberta Gambarini

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dorothy Rodes with Randy Halberstadt (piano) and Jeff Johnson (bass)
9pm – Vocal Showcase, featuring singers Martine Bron, David Arteaga, and Robert Parks – Hosted by Julie Olsen, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Jannie and Friends Jazz Band

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Reggie Goings/Hadley Caliman Quintet
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Average White Band

BOXLEY’S: Greg Williamson Quartet
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 7:00pm

CONCERT: The Seattle Jazz Vespers:
Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives
Seattle First Baptist Church on First Hill (at the corner of Seneca and Harvard). 6pm

From EARSHOT JAZZ:The Seattle Jazz Vespers launch their fall-winter 2009 concert season with Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives. Stickshift Annie Eastwood’s sultry voice guides the performance through an eclectic combination of blues, jazz, rock and roll, and swing. Kimball Conant is an innovative stylist on six-string and slide guitar who adapted the finger-style approach from his ukulele and banjo-picking youth. Oklahoma and Kansas account for Kimball’s western swing and rockabilly roots. A decade of travel in Latin America also provides Kimball with a repertoire of tunes he sings in Spanish.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Average White Band

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Sunship, w/ Brian Heaney (guitar), Michael Monhart (sax), Stuart Dempster (trombone), Andrew Luthringer (bass), David Revelli (drums)
9pm – The Pennylifters, w/Tom Parker, Julian Martlew, Mike McDermott, hosted by Joy Mills – Room for Roots Americana Series
11pm – Pamela Yasutake

BAKE’S PLACE: Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott and Kristen Strom

LOMBARDI’S: Leah Stillwell

LUCID:Ron Weinstein and Brad Gibson

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 7:00pm

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Latonya Horace

ST. CLOUD’S: Jose Gonzales Trio

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

NORTH CITY BISTRO:Greta Matassa and Darin Clendenin
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline 206-365-4447

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

VOLTERRA: Reverb Festival Jazz (read earlier post)
5407 Ballard Ave NW, (206) 789-5100

from the new issue of CityArts Magazine:

On August 24, KBCS-FM rolled out its new weekday program grid, replacing Drive Time Jazz with the syndicated public affairs show The Takeaway and eliminating its morning jazz programs (The Bud and Don Show, Bebop Spoken Here, Twentieth-Century Jazz and Vintage Jazz) in favor of airing Friday morning’s hybrid of jazz and world music, The Caravan, five days a week.

According to station manager Steve Ramsey, The Caravan was selected because of host John Gilbreath’s range of musical interests and ability to weave diverse musical threads through the show. “He can play music we air on Saturday nights and make it fit, then point people to the other spots on our schedule where they can hear these other styles of music in more depth,” Ramsey explains.

Gilbreath claims no involvement in strategies involving the show’s artistic direction. “I assume they have a clear vision of what they want to accomplish and it’s my pleasure to help them craft my part of what that looks like for the future,” he says.

It will not be so easy for Richard Gillmann, Iaan Hughes, and Sean Donovan, three of the five hosts of the cancelled Lunch with Folks, who have been retained for the replacement program, The Outskirts. “They will be working more collaboratively than before,” Ramsey says. “If a cool artist is heard on a Monday, you may well hear them again on a Wednesday or a Friday, because the hosts will be sharing playlists. We want the listener to get a similar audio experience no matter which day of the week they tune in. The music director will help sculpt a more consistent sound for that show with a view to being a bit more rootsy and contemporary, while continuing to keep it a folk-based program.”

These changes were implemented without soliciting input from the listeners. Eric Hardee, a volunteer host who has been with the station for eighteen years, says that when Ramsey was asked by the staff why listeners were not consulted, he answered that there was no need to ask them since he already knew what they were going to say.

Continue reading at CityArts Magazine:

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Average White Band

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Chip Parker, with Karin Kajita (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass), and Paul Miranda (drums)
9pm – Dan Czaran, with Karin Kajita (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass), Bonnie Birch on accordion and Paul Miranda (drums)
11pm – Vampirates, with Elsa Nilsson (flute), Michael Owcharuk (piano), Nate Omdal (bass) and Cody Rahn (drums)

BAKE’S PLACE: Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott and Kristen Strom

LOMBARDI’S: Leah Stillwell

BOXLEY’S: Bryant Urban & Pony Boy Brazilians
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 7:00pm

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Brooks Giles

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

LOCAL COLOR: Sheila Blackwell

SERAFINA: Kelly Ash Trio

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

Saturday, October 3
Volterra Restaurant
festival website

5:00 p.m. ~ WMS Jazz Quartet and String Ensemble
Every year, Seattle Weekly donates five percent of the proceeds from REVERB to a music-related nonprofit. This year, it’s Friends of Washington Music, which helps fund the music program at South Seattle’s Washington Middle School. Tonight’s performance will showcase just a few of those music students; you can find more information at their booth, should you be inspired to donate. SARA BRICKNER

6:00 p.m. ~ Greta Matassa
Easily Seattle’s favorite female jazz vocalist, Matassa is rooted in the tradition of Ella, Sarah, and all the giants of swing and balladry. She delivers standards and lesser-known charts with a pure tone, a knowing heart, and unaffected elegance. If you want to hear what love songs can be like when distilled to the essence of a lost age, come hear Matassa. MARK D. FEFER

7:00 p.m. ~ Matt Jorgensen + 451
One of the city’s most reliably exciting jazz quintets, this band explores the outer reaches of the electro-acoustic landscape with dual saxes, the deft Ryan Burns on Fender Rhodes, and bass anchor man Phil Sparks. Drummer and leader Matt Jorgensen creatively powers the unit. MARK D. FEFER

8:00 p.m. ~ Leif Totusek and Freestyle Candela
In spite of Seattle’s large East African community, live afropop bands tend to be hard to find even when you’re looking for them. Leif Totusek and Freestyle Candela are a needle in Seattle’s indie-rock haystack. Totusek, who’s been in the band for 15 years, plays an African guitar style called soukous that originated in the 1950s in Zaire (currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo)—a shimmery, arpeggiated guitar sound similar to the one Vampire Weekend used on its critically acclaimed 2008 album. Totusek, however, has gone further than lifting a few soukous riffs and adding them to pop songs. In a past interview, he described traveling to London to study soukous from expat African masters; and in his own songs, he’s gone so far as to write lyrics in English and have them translated into the Congolese language Lingala. At live shows, his playing seems to flow in all directions simultaneously: rising and falling, melting from one chord to the next, like miniature fireworks displays constantly exploding with color. ERIK NEUMANN

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dawn Clement Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Average White Band

NEW ORLEANS: Ray Skelbred/Bob Jackson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Michael Owcharuk (piano) with Michael Catts (bass)

THAIKU: Jon Alberts / Jeff Johnson / Tad Britton

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, 7:00pm

LOUNJIN CAFE AND BAR: The Andy Shaw Trio
4527 University Way NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Hand w/ Teaching