Royal Room
Royal Room Halloween Party
Wayne Horvitz has continually inspired new Seattle jazz. This extraordinary three-part evening starts at 6pm with the silent film classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live incidental music conducted by Horvitz. At 8pm the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, a large improvisational ensemble conducted by Horvitz, celebrates its new CD. The party continues at 10pm with Electric Circus, Horvitz’s arrangements of the classic fusion and fission of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew and other gems of the new canon. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: $7 adults, $5 children w/ families; RRCME & Electric Circus, $18 general; full evening, $20 general BUY NOW
Downstairs @ Town Hall Seattle, 8pm
Chad McCullough: Spin Quartet
The Seattle-reared trumpeter, now based in Chicago, is “a thoughtful improvisor with technique to spare” (Allaboutjazz.com). His intense quartet of Geof Bradfield (sax), Clark Sommers (bass), and Kobie Watkins (drums) creates “some truly different things in modern jazz” (Examiner.com). $16 general; $14 members & seniors; $8 students & veterans BUY NOW
Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Frank Catalano Quartet
The brawny Chicago saxophonist ranges from tempered swing to the rapid-fire energy that has won him gigs with both Santana and Ministry. On the heels of two new recordings, the rock-solid quartet lights up two evenings at Seattle’s classic jazz club. $18 general; $16 members & seniors; $9 students & veterans Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]
JAZZ ALLEY: Karrin Allyson
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+
BOXLEY’S: Boxley’s Halloween Bash w/ the Tony Foster Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
NORTH CITY BISTRO: Little Bill Trio
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm
SERAFINA: Shawn Mickelson Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm
DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm
GRAZIE: Burnhard Blues Fusion
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm
SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Pete Kirkland
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Max Holmberg Group
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621