Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

DULCES LATIN BISTRO: Eric Verlinde
1430 34th Ave, 206-322-5453, 6:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Dr John & Lower 911
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock & Steve Kim
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Courtney Cutchins
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

The presence of jazz at Bumbershoot has been a continuing trend and this year is no exception. The advantage this year is ticket prices have dropped if you don’t want to see the mainstage shows. So if you just want to head down for the jazz shows tickets are $22 (If you want to see the headlining concerts you’ll have to shell out $40/day).

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 – SEATTLE JAZZ SHOWCASE AT NW COURT STAGE

(previews from The Seattle Weekly)

1:15 – 2:15: Greta Matassa Quartet
It’s easy to take her for granted because she seems ever-present, but Matassa is a winsome singer of jazz standards, with a fantastic clarity of tone, who’s always worth another hearing. She kicks off a three-act Seattle Jazz Showcase (which constitutes the sum of B-shoot’s ever-scanter jazz booking).

3:00 – 4:00: McTuff Trio
Journeyman keyboardist Joe Doria is heard in lots of projects, but he does some of his best work in this ’60s-style organ unit. Even without McTuff’s invaluable fourth, Skerik, on sax, they keep the soul-jazz cooking, and it’s a tasty dish.

4:45 – 5:45: Matt Jorgensen Quintet
He’s a head honcho at the highly successful Origin Records and helps produce the Ballard Jazz Festival, so it’s perhaps no surprise that in his own bands Matt Jorgensen is the kind of drummer who makes things happen without putting himself out front. His newest quintet, with longtime partners Thomas Marriott and Mark Taylor, takes a more abstract, cinematic turn, which is not a coincidence: The quintet’s brand new Origin recording, Tattooed by Passion, offers music inspired by Jorgensen’s late father-in-law, Colorado painter Dale Chisman. If you only have ear space for one instrumental show at the ‘Shoot, this little-known band is the one to make room for.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Jordan Trio with Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: Mark Taylor Quartet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Cameron Vohr Quintet
9pm – The Farko Collective

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Tor Dietrichson
216 Union Street, 9:00pm

AMORE: Lonnie Williams
2301 5th Ave, (206) 770-0606

BOXLEY’S: Ken French and Larry Halloway
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa and Katherine Stuber
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm

THE CHAPEL: Seattle Composers’ Salon
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N

LUCID: Brendan O’Donnell & Eric Verlinde
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 402-3042, 9:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz & Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Paul Richardson
11425 Rainier Ave S, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Jordan Trio with Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BARCA: Mark Taylor, Chuck Deardorf & John Bishop
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

THE CHAPEL: Wyndel Hunt benefit w/ Climax Golden Twins, Bill Horist, Vance Galloway
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Jerry Zimmerman
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Bob Jackson Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Nelda Swiggett Trio
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Manghis Khan Sextet
1707 NW Market St, 206-789-1621, 9:00pm

LUCID: The Hang with The Teaching
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Jon Hamar and Tony Foster
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Hear The Kora Band for free at Seattle’s City Hall Plaza on Fourth Avenue on Sept. 2.

From The Seattle Times:
Like a good cup of coffee, The Kora Band is a rich blend, combining traditional West African music with American jazz. Hear the quintet for free at noon Thursday at City Hall plaza, 600 Fourth Ave., Seattle. If it rains, the band will play in the lobby. The group’s Gambian namesake instrument, the kora, a harp guitar, is played by Seattleite Kane Mathis