Wycliffe Gordon’s Jazz Port Townsend concert next on Jazz Northwest, August 3 on 88.5 KPLU

 

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Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon & Friends’ Jazz Port Townsend concert airs this Sunday, August 3 on Jazz Northwest at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU. The popular and critically acclaimed brass player (he plays several brass instruments) was recently named top trombonist by the DownBeat Critics Poll for the third year in a row and top trombonist by the Jazz Journalists Association. He first came to wide attention as a member of the Wynton Marsalis ensemble but has since branched out in several directions including new styles and various brass instruments. He is a master of the plunger mute trombone (seen above). He has led over two dozen record dates and is on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music.

Joining Wycliffe Gordon on stage for this concert in the 1200 seat McCurdy Pavillion at Fort Worden are Jeff Clayton, alto sax, Terrell Stafford, trumpet, Benny Green, piano, John Clayton, bass, and Jeff Hamilton on drums. Every member of this group is also a band leader in his own right, so it is truly an all-star group. The concert is mostly original blues-based music by Wycliffe Gordon, and all totally soulful and in the pocket for this group of friends.

Thanks to the musicians, John Clayton, Gregg Miller and the staff at Centrum, and special thanks to Rick Chin and Neville Pearsall who provided house sound and assisted with recording this concert. Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program airs Sundays at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5, KPLU and streams at kplu.org. The program is also available as a streaming podcast at kplu.org following the broadcast.

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

VITOS: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Kareem Kandi Trio
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BLACK ZIA CANTINA: Ryan Burns Trio
15212 6th Ave SW, Burien, 8:30pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz/Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425.454.2776, 6:00pm

Earshot Jazz Festival makes early announcement

From The Seattle Times:

Saxophonists Pharaoh Sanders, Joe Lovano and Miguel Zenon, trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Jacky Terrasson are some of the headliners announced this week by Seattle jazz non-profit Earshot Jazz for its annual festival, which runs Oct. 10 through Nov. 11 at various venues around the city.

Other shows feature bassist Linda Oh, vocalist Carmen Lundy and blues men Alvin Youngblood Hart and Corey Harris.

The festival opens with a tribute to Thelonious Monk, on his birthday, with “Monk 10/10,” featuring Seattle keyboardists and a 10-piece ensemble conducted by piano man Wayne Horvitz, performing transcriptions of Monk’s famous 1959 Town Hall concert.

Earshot will post the full festival schedule Aug. 15 on its website.

Tuesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Critical Mass Big Band w/ special guest Danny Quintero
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Bob Baumann and Friends
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz / Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98004, 425.454.2776, 7:00pm

OUTWEST BAR: Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman
5401 California Ave SW, West Seattle, 206-937-1540, 8:00pm

Sunday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Monty Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express 70th Birthday Celebration!
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jiggs Whigham & LaJJazzO
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: 11am: Alex Guilbert Duo; 6:30pm: Ann Reynolds & Lauren Hendrix
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

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

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Deems Tsutakawa
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 7:00pm

Friday Jazz

JAZZ PORT TOWNSEND: Jensen Sisters / Wycliffe Gordon & Friends
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WA 7:30

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Brian Nova Trio
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Monty Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express 70th Birthday Celebration!
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Geoff Harper’s Birthday Bash! With Kyle Scherrer (guitar), TJ Kottsick (sax), Geoff Harper (bass) and Ryan Shaw (drums)
9pm – FADE Quartet with Max Holmberg, Alex Dugdale, Keegan Harshman and Grant Neubauer
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

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

BOXLEY’S: Chris Clark, Bob Hammer & Ray Price
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Alex Guibert Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: George Bullock Trio
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Andy Coe, Evan Flory-Barnes, Tarik Abouzied
Union Street bet. 2nd and 3rd Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm

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

VITO’S: Lushy
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Rod Cook and Toast
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm

Bill Anschell Trio at Tula’s, next on Jazz NW, July 27 on 88.5, KPLU

Bill Anschell

Pianist Bill Anschell is a Seattle native, though he’s lived and toured around the US and internationally. Returning to Seattle to live, he quickly established himself as one of the key players through his own trio, accompanying singers and his regular appearance with Floyd Standifer at The New Orleans during the trumpet player’s last years.

On this show, Bill Anschell fronts his “Standards Trio” with Jeff Johnson on bass and D’Vonne Lewis at the drums. The trio plays fresh, free interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook. This performance was recorded on july 19 at Tula’s in Seattle where Bill Anschell often plays as sideman and with his own groups.

Bill Anschell is also a humorist. His monthly “Mr.P.C.’s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum” offers tongue-in-cheek advice to jazz musicians and audiences can be found on Facebook.

Next week’s Jazz Northwest will feature the first in a series of concerts by internationally renown artists recorded at this Summer’s Jazz Port Townsend.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program is also available as a podcast following the broadcast.

For more info:
billanschell.com
tulas.com
jazznw.org

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Albert Lee 70th Birthday Celebration!
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hilary Gardner with Bill Anschell, Anton Schwartz & Mark Ivester
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

VITOS: Lamar Lofton
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: STEBMO: Super Drum
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Rippin’ Chicken
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz/Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425.454.2776, 6:00pm

Tuesday Jazz

WESTLAKE MALL: Dina Blade & Swingin’ in the Rain
Pike St. between 4th & 5th, 7:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Albert Lee 70th Birthday Celebration!
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Mach One Jazz Orchestra
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Erectet / McTuff
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz / Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98004, 425.454.2776, 7:00pm

OUTWEST BAR: Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman
5401 California Ave SW, West Seattle, 206-937-1540, 8:00pm

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Pacific Mambo Orchestra
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

VITOS: Ben von Wildenhaus
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Starts Here: Stride: The Before and After James P. Johnson and Thelonious Monk
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Eric Hullander Jazz Band / The Unsinkable Heavies
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz/Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425.454.2776, 6:00pm

Tuesday Jazz

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: Dmitri Matheny Group
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, Bellevue, 425-828-9104

ROYAL ROOM: Chris Stover’s Book of Sand
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Pacific Mambo Orchestra
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Hello Dollface / McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz / Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98004, 425.454.2776, 7:00pm

OUTWEST BAR: Tutu Combo w/ Don Berman
5401 California Ave SW, West Seattle, 206-937-1540, 8:00pm

Thursday Jazz

THE CHAPEL: Bad Luck / Sequoia Ensemble
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Josephine Howell Quartet
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Sara Gazarek
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Global Heat/ Reji Lefluer
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm

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

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

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Brazil Novo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

BLUE MOON: Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson
712 NE 45th St, 206-675-9116, 4:30pm

PINK DOOR: Greg Ruby Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 206-443-3241, 8:00pm

Gazarek returns home to Seattle for full-length Jazz Alley stand

from The Seattle Times:

Sara Gazarek, an emotive, crisply swinging vocalist who graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2000, is in town next week for her first full-length engagement at Jazz Alley. She is thrilled about playing Seattle’s most prestigious jazz house, but a performance in May at the Blue Note, in New York, had an even deeper resonance.

“We were performing the same weekend Roosevelt was at Essentially Ellington,” said the Los Angeles-based singer, referring to the jazz competition that her alma mater has regularly dominated. “It was really meaningful to realize that 14 years ago, I was at that festival, performing at Avery Fisher Hall with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. It’s because of the educational opportunities at that festival that I realized I wanted to be a jazz singer.”

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Nearly Dan
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

VITOS: Kaylee Cole
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: The Dark Crystal
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Tammy Burdett, Kevin Jensen and Carrie Wicks
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Olson
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz/Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425.454.2776, 6:00pm

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Pacific Cascade Big Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Asleep at the Wheel
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Andy Clausen Split Stream Big Band; The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

BOXLEY’S: 5:30pm: MSHS Vocal Clinic; 7:30pm: Ryan Donnelly Jazz Group
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

NECTAR: Mo’ Jam Mondays w/ Morgan Gilkeson
412 N. 36th St., Seattle, 206.632.2020, 9:00pm

CAPITOL CIDER: Entre Mundos jam w/ Ernesto Pediangco
818 E Pike St, 9:00pm

SRJO plays Music of Stan Kenton & Gerry Mulligan on Jazz NW on 88.5 KPLU, Sunday July 6 at 2 PM PDT

Highlights from the final concert of the season by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra will air on Jazz Northwest this Sunday at 2 on 88.5, KPLU. The concert includes music composed by Stan Kenton and Gerry Mulligan and played and recorded by both bands. Baritone saxophonist Bill Ramsay is featured prominently in Gerry Mulligan’s music, and pianist Randy Halberstadt takes on the role of Stan Kenton in the Kenton theme Artistry in Rhythm.

The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra is co-directed by Clarence Acox and Michael Brockman and the concert was recorded last month at the Kirkland Performance Center. The SRJO will begin its 20th anniversary season on October 4-5 with a Basie Bash.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program airs Sundays at 2 PM Pacific and is also available as a podcast at kplu.org.

More info: srjo.org