Tuesday Jazz

April 30, 2012 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: The Tierney Sutton Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Twin Falls Middle School Jazz
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

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

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Music for May Day
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 7:00pm

MONA’S: The Schwa
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

Friday Jazz

April 27, 2012 / / No Comments

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

CMA GALLERY: Middle School & High School Jam Session
4501 Interlake Ave N #9, 206-354-4985, 6:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny G
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

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

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Dina Blade w/ Marco de Carvalho
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

BOXLEY’S: Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Chris Stevens and The Surf Monkeys
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Lushy
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Pearl Django
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: shuffleboil
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 9:30pm

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird

April 26, 2012 / / No Comments

from All About Jazz:

In the twilight days of the compact disc as a sound storage device, the most compelling reason for keeping what still seems a “new” audio media (compared to wax cylinders and 78s) in the face of purely electronic media is “concept” or “thematic” releases. One such example was drummer Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4 album, 69 Annee Erotique (Origin Records, 2009). This excellent release surveyed the music of French pop artist Serge Gainsbourg, music with popularity in Europe, little heard in the United States. Bishop used this collection of music as a vehicle for novel arrangements and improvisation, turning it into a more than familiar period sound and thereby achieving greater New World exposure for one of France’s greatest artists.

Bishop has picked another enigmatic subject in Ornette Coleman, assembling a collection of never before covered compositions (save for “Lonely Woman”). Coleman’s enigma extends to the disc’s title, Little Played Little Bird. The “Little Played” represents the songs from Coleman’s book that are rarely covered. Coleman was never called “Little Bird” like Sonny Stitt or Frank Morgan, but the association could not have been clearer. As it turns out, the name Ornette literally means “Little Eagle” or “Little Bird” in Old English. Bishop does with this repertoire what he did with the Gainsbourg material; he refracts it through the prism of his experience, making something new and vital.

The music selected by Bishop covers 1959—”Lonely Woman” from The Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic)—to 1987—”Feet Music” from In All Languages (Caravan of Dreams). The band Bishop assembled to perform this rarified music is notable for the lack of an alto saxophone. Instead, Bishop heads up a quintet made up of Hristo Vitchev’s pianist Weber Iago, bass reeds player Richard Cole, tenor and soprano saxophonist Tim Willcox, and bassist Bill Athens. In contrast to much of Coleman’s work, Bishop’s inclusion of Iago on piano lends a greater harmonic depth, and therefore, a foundation to these ruminative compositions.

Bishop’s performances plumb the freedom inspired by Coleman while placing the composer’s song in a postmodern light. Most notably, the plaintive alto wail that is the hallmark of “Lonely Woman” is conspicuously absent, the underlying theme presented instead by Willcox on tenor and Cole cleverly on bass clarinet. Iago plays nervous, percussive dances in the background. Iago’s use of the Wurlitzer on “Friends and Neighbors” and “Country Town Blues” is very effective. For a collection based on music where the piano is anathema, Iago discharges himself admirably on both keyboards. The leader provides that vibe essential to the Coleman sound—that controlled chaos that so permeated post bop in the wake of John Coltrane’s classic quartet and Miles Davis’s second great quintet—freewheeling and solid.

Track Listing: Mothers of the Veil; Enfant; Feet Music; Comme Il Faut; Friends and Neighbors; Check Up; Country and Town Blues; Lonely Woman; Strange As It Seems.

Personnel: Richard Cole: bass clarinet, baritone, tenor and soprano saxophones; Tim Willcox: tenor and soprano saxophones; Weber Iago: piano, Wurlitzer; Bill Athens: bass; Todd Bishop: drums.

Thursday Jazz

April 26, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Carol Neilsson CD Release Show featuring Darin Clendenin, Milo Petersen, Phil Sparks, Clarence Acox and Travis Ranney
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny G
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

LUCID: The Hang hosted by How Now Brown Cow
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Alexey Nikolaev & Michael Marcus
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Jason Parker Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

THE ROYAL ROOM: Miles and Karina
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Bistro jam w/ Eric Verlinde
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891, 7:00pm

MONA’S: Istvan & Farko
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

Tuesday Jazz

April 24, 2012 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Bettye LaVette
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

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

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Erev Rav; Tim Kennedy’s Jazz Session
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Wally Shoup Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

Monday Jazz

April 23, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter Cornish Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Carolyn Graye’s Singer Soiree
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Schwa
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

MONA’S: Davee C & CD Littlefield
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 9:00pm

Photos: Bobby Broom at The Guitar Summit

April 20, 2012 / / No Comments

Photos by Jim Levitt

Bobby Broom performing at Conor Byrne Pub during the Ballard Jazz Festival’s Guitar Summit.  Bobby and his trio will be performing on Saturday during the Mainstage Concert at the Nordic Heritage Museum.

Pictured: Bobby Broom (guitar); Clark Sommers (bass) and Kobie Watkins (drums).

Friday Jazz

April 20, 2012 / / No Comments

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: BALLARD JAZZ WALK
5201 Ballard Ave NW, starting at 6:00pm
featuring: Human Spirit, Wayne Horvitz, Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto, Pearl Django, Spin Quartet, Jeff Baker, Todd DelGiudice, Clipper Anderson, Gail Pettis, Fred Hoadley and more!

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

CMA GALLERY: Middle School & High School Jam Session
4501 Interlake Ave N #9, 206-354-4985, 6:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Lalah Hathaway
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

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

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Coreena Brown w/ Jimmy Holden
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

BOXLEY’S: Dave Friesen Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

LUCID: Owuor Arunga & Friends
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Rod Cook
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: David George Quartet
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Ballard Jazz Walk
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

THE ROYAL ROOM: Robato Hug
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 9:30pm

Thursday Jazz

April 19, 2012 / / No Comments

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: GUITAR SUMMIT
Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Avenue NW, 8:00pm
performances by Bobby Broom, Tim Young, John Stowell and Dave Peterson

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Lalah Hathaway
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

LUCID: Ernesto & Friends
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Katy Bourne Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler & Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Tony Foster Duo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

THE ROYAL ROOM: Twang Royale with the 1 Uppers
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Bistro jam w/ Jon Sheckler
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891, 7:00pm

MONA’S: Hash#tag Trio w/ Ari Joshua
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

Wednesday Jazz

April 18, 2012 / / No Comments

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM
Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Avenue NW, 8:00pm
performances by Todd Bishop, Kobie Watkins, Eric Eagle, Chris Icasiano, Evan Woodle, Thomas Campbell and Kristian Garrard

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bluestreet Jazz Voices
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Tuck and Patti
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

VITO’S: The Leeni + Love Show
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

MONA’S: Joe Doria’s Fog
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Diane Fast-Neale & Bob Neale
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Robin Holcomb Band and Sweeter Than the Day *CANCELLED*
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

LUCID: The Jazz Pearls
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off tomorrow

April 17, 2012 / / No Comments

via MyBallard.com:

Tomorrow kicks off the first night of the annual Ballard Jazz Festival, starting Wednesday, April 18 and going through Saturday, April 21.

The John Moulder Quartet, from a previous year’s festival

The festival is happening all over Ballard, with tomorrow’s opening night at the Conor Byrne Pub with Brotherhood of the Drum. The rest of the week is as follows:

  • Thursday, April 19, the Guitar Summit will take the stage at Conor Byrne, featuring Bobby Broom, Tim Young, John Stowell, and Dave Peterson.
  • Friday, April 20, is the Ballard Jazz Walk, featuring 17 groups happening at 12 venues all over Ballard.
  • Saturday, April 21, the festival will be going on all day, starting with the Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch at 11 a.m. at the Nordic Heritage Museum. The festival will culminate that evening with a concert at the Nordic Heritage Museum, featuring Bobby Broom Trio and the Orrin Evans Quartet.

Tickets are available by clicking here.

Tuesday Jazz

April 17, 2012 / / No Comments

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: Mike Allen Quartet
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, Bellevue, 425-828-9104, 7:30pm
from the Seattle Times: Mike Allen, the terrific tenor saxophonist from Vancouver, B.C., who now heads the jazz program at Western Washington University, celebrates the release of his new CD, “Faculty Jazz Collective,” as part of the Eastside Jazz Club concert series. Allen’s quartet performs at 7:30 p.m.

JAZZ ALLEY: Tuck and Patti
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

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

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Josh Deutsch Quintet;
Tim Kennedy’s Jazz Session
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Susy Sundborg
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

Monday Jazz

April 16, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam with the Darin Clendenin Trio
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Michael Barnett Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Seattle Conduction Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

MONA’S: Travis Hartnett Trio
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 9:00pm

Today on Jazz Northwest

April 15, 2012 / / No Comments

from Jim Wilke:

We’ll have a double feature on this week’s show. First, we’ll review and sample music by some of the winners of Golden Ear Awards presented by Earshot Jazz on Wednesday. This the annual celebration of notable achievements by Seattle musicians in the past year.

In the second part of the show we’ll preview the 10th Annual Ballard Jazz Festival which takes place in multiple locations around Ballard next week, April 18-21. We’ll also be there recording for future Jazz Northwest shows.

Jazz Northwest airs today at 1:00pm on KPLU, 88.5fm

Sunday Jazz

April 15, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
4pm – Jay Thomas Big Band
8pm – Northwest Gospel Jazz
9pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221

JAZZ ALLEY: McCoy Tyner with Special Guest Saxophonist Gary Bartz
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm

CAFE RACER: David Balatero & Brandon Lucia
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8

FAIRE GALLERY CAFE: Monktail session
1351 E Olive Way, Seattle 206-652-0781

SERAFINA: 11:00am: Alex Guilbert Duo; 6:30pm: Anne Reynolds & Tobi Stone
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Brendon Williams Jazz Orchestra; JazzED New Works Ensemble; Washington Composer’s Orchestra
5000 Rainier Avenue South, (206) 906-9920, 6:30pm

PROHIBITION GRILL: Bob Strickland jam
1414 Hewitt Ave, Everett, 425-258-6100, 5:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival 2012 showcases regional, national talent

April 13, 2012 / / No Comments

from The Seattle Times:

Jazz has always relied on the commitment of grass-roots activist-musicians. It would be hard to find two more committed souls in that department than drummers Matt Jorgensen and John Bishop who, with their feisty record label, Origin, produce the Ballard Jazz Festival, which opens Wednesday.

Fittingly, one of this year’s headliners is an activist-musician himself, the dynamic Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans. Though Evans is a New York journeyman, he lives in Philly, where he nurtures the scene with such projects as the Captain Black Big Band, a group Down Beat magazine critics recently called a “rising star.”

“I try to be present,” said the pianist on the phone, as he drove from Philadelphia to a Manhattan gig, earlier this week. “I bring things back, from wherever I go, whether it’s New York or Japan, to keep adding to the scene.”

With Evans, as with Seattle jazzers, local pride runs deep. In talking about influences, he’s as likely to mention Philadelphia keyboard legends Trudy Pitts and Shirley Scott as Kenny Barron or Ralph Bowen, the teachers he encountered at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Evans is also passionate about the African-American roots of jazz — he came up in the black church — which you can hear in his soulful swing and knotty, percussive attack, qualities that have earned him slots with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, Branford Marsalis, Nicholas Payton and the Mingus Big Band.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.