Seattle Jazz Scene

The Bellevue Jazz Festival kicks off today. Here is what’s happening:

5:00 PM – Gail Pettis Duo
Grand Cru Wine Bar at TEN20 [ FREE ]

5:00 PM – Overton Berry Duo
Lincoln Square First Floor [ FREE ]

6:00 PM – June Tonkin
El Gaucho Bellevue [ FREE ]

7:00 PM – Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra plus The Festival’s Rising Stars
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]
The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) is the Northwest’s premier big band jazz ensemble. Founded in 1995, the 17-piece big band is made up of the most prominent jazz soloists and band leaders in the greater Seattle area. … [ more ]

7:30 PM – Eric Verlinde Duo
Grand Cru Wine Bar at TEN20 [ FREE ]

9:00 PM – Joe Doria Trio
Wild Ginger at The Bravern [ FREE ]

and here is what else is happening …

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Cornish Jazz Faculty

JAZZ ALLEY: Cassandra Wilson

NEW ORLEANS: Ray Skelbred/Bob Jackson Quintet

TRIPLE DOOR: Jane Monheit

BARCA: Clark Gibson Trio

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton

LUCID: The Teaching

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Pablo Menedez & Mezcla

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Geoffrey Castle

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Rachel Sedacca
9pm – Perry Robinson, with Marc Smason (trombone), Craig Hoyer (piano) and Dalton Davis (drums)

MEANY THEATER: UW Studio Jazz Ensemble

LUCID: Le Trio w/ Mike Dodge, Nate Omdal, Michael Owcharuk

SERAFINA: Passarim

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

The group Tunnel Six performed at Tula’s Jazz Club Monday night, a stop on their 14 city tour that started in Toronto two weeks ago. Next up, Vancouver and then down to Portland.

photos by Jim Levitt

Chad McCullough – trumpet
Ben Dietschi – tenor and soprano sax
Brian Seligman – guitar
Andrew Oliver – piano
Ron Hynes – acoustic bass
Tyson Stubelek – drums

via Jason Parker’s Facebook page:

Outstanding Vocalist: Flora McGill
Outstanding Lyricist: Darrius Willrich
Latin Jazz Album: Manghis Khan
Mixed Genre Album: Gravity – “Grimy”
Outstanding Stage Presence: Owuor Arunga
Outstanding Instrumentalist: Eric Verlinde
Free Jazz Band of the Year: Speak
Band of the Year: The Teaching
Straight Ahead Album of the Year: Hadley Caliman – “Straight Ahead”
Most Dynamic Concert: Evan Flory-Barnes’ “Acknowledgment of a Celebration”
Composition of the Year: Evan Flory-Barnes’ “Acknowledgment of a Celebration”
Contribution to the Community: Clarence Acox
Rising Star: Brendan O’Donnell

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband (7:00pm) … plus Doug Miller Going Away Party (7:30pm)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Pablo Menedez & Mezcla

TRIPLE DOOR: Mountlake Terrace Jazz Band

LUCID: Lee Redfield

MIX: Don Mock

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