Monday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Buddy Catlett Celebration of Life
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 441-9729, 7:30pm

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

EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown
410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, 425-275-9595, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: 5pm: Vocal Workshop; 7pm: Mt Si. Jazz 2
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:30pm

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

Buddy Catlett Tribute this Monday at Jazz Alley

Buddy Catlett
Celebration of Life

Mon, December 1st at 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY
2033 6th Avenue
Seattle WA 98121

Reservations: (206) 441-9729

Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley honors the memory of late legendary bassist Buddy Catlett who performed with such musical greats as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, and countless others. There will be a special concert, “Buddy Catlett: Celebration of Life,” on Dec. 1, from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. The concert will include performances by The Legacy Quartet with Clarence Acox, The Bob Hammer Trio featuring Ham Carson with pianist Bob Hammer, clarinetist/saxophonist Ham Carson, drummer Ken French, and bassist Michael Barnett, and other special guests. Folks are welcome to join the jam sessions.

Catlett, who passed on Nov. 12, performed in venues all over the world, including Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, and on the often-heard recording of “Fly Me to the Moon” with Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, as well as “What a Wonderful World” with Louis Armstrong. He received local recognition for his musical accomplishments in 1991 when he was inducted by Earshot Jazz into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame. Then on February 21, 2008, when the City of Seattle proclaimed it Buddy Catlett Day.

This is a free, all-ages event. Jazz Alley is located at 2033 6th Ave. in downtown Seattle. Free parking is located at 2010 5th Avenue in the Westin Building Garage (not The Westin Hotel Garage).

RESERVATIONS ADVISED

This Sunday on Jazz Northwest

This week’s Jazz Northwest features several new releases as well as news of upcoming jazz events including a Celebration of Life for the late Buddy Catlett (at Jazz Alley Monday night), and Roosevelt Jazz Band’s annual performance of the Ellington-Strayhorn Jazz Nutcracker (next weekend at RHS).

Among the new releases on this program are The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra’s performance of Benny Carter’s Kansas City Suite and Thomas Marriott’s Urban Folklore. News about upcoming holiday jazz concerts is included in this show along with information about other live performances in the next week.

Jazz Northwest is produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU and kplu.org. The program is also available as a podcast following the broadcast at 2 PM Pacific Sunday afternoons on KPLU. Next week (12/7): highlights from a concert by The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra playing music by Quincy Jones and Ray Charles, whose early careers coincided in Seattle.

 

Photos: Living Daylights at Earshot Jazz Festival

Photos by Daniel Sheehan, Eyeshot Jazz

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Friday Oct 24th at the Royal Room, the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival presented New York saxophonist/ vocalist Jessica Lurie, another returning hero of the Seattle jazz community, reuniting with electric bassist Arne Livingston, and drummer Dale Fanning, for a jazz-festival recreation of the great, forward-looking, and absolutely slamming power trio of the late 1990s Seattle scene, Living Daylights. After forming in 1995, the Daylights performed locally and toured with artists like John Scofield, Groove Collective, Robert Walter, Maceo Parker, and Soulive. They also joined Wayne Shorter’s Highlife band in the 1995 Earshot Jazz Festival.

The Stranger once wrote of the group: “Living Daylights has a lot more wattage than the usual pallid jam band. They get their jazz-rock groove on, but with a little outer-Balkan edge.” We are delighted to showcase this landmark recreation of a distinctly Seattle phenomenon. Expect guest artists and additional wattage on the late set.

As a solo artist, Lurie creates a pulsing, brimming, and expansive sound, pushing stylistic barriers not simply to ramble from one genre to another, but to construct new musical landscapes. Lurie’s musicianship is born from her discipline to life-long music composition and improvisation. She has expanded to many projects, including 2012’s Megaphone Heart by the Jessica Lurie Ensemble. near the end of the first set Kate Olson and Naomi Siegel came up and joined them.

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Friday Jazz

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
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: Milo Petersen Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Savani Latin Jazz Quartet
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mikelson 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

ROYAL ROOM: The Chancellors ft. Jimmie Herrod/ SpiceRack
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

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

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

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Pete Kirkland with special guest Josephine Howell
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Wired Blues Band
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – John Otten Group, with John Otten (trumpet), Santosh Sharma (sax), Mat Muntz (bass) and Luke Woodle (drums)
9pm – Kyle Scherrer Group – Kyle Scherrer (guitar), T.J. Kottick (sax), Ryan Leppich (drums) and Jacob Krieger (sax)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

CD Review: Issue #1 by Trio Tritticali

Review by Andrew Freund

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Trio Tritticali

Multikulti jazz is hardly a new phenomenon, but here is a group that speaks in a collective voice that is brave and sly and remarkably its own. Issue #1, the debut recording of the genre-bending, all-strings Trio Tritticali, offers us music so fresh, assured, and unique, to register as a delightful surprise.

Trio Tritticali is the joint project of three virtuosi, Helen Yee, a Yale-trained wide-ranging violin dynamo (and throat singer), Leanne Darling, a violist with particular affinities for Arabic music and electronic looping, and Loren Kiyoshi Dempster, a University of Washington-trained cellist of “world music” sympathies, who also plays the didgeridoo, sometimes in tandem with his father, the UW trombone guru, Stuart Dempster. That such iconoclasts choose to so subsume their strong individual identities to a unified group sound is remarkable.

Strings-only jazz, an outlier to American tradition, originated overseas (with the thirties Django/Grappelli chug-chug-chug Quintet of the Hot Club of France), so little wonder at this New York-based group’s name, or musical globe-hopping. But, while forging a complicated identity, outdistancing previous categories, Tritticali is a unit that was gigging together for four years before recording, and by now their playing displays the unity of purpose of the finest string quartets. Their sound is comfortable, organic, cohesive, and insidiously thrilling.

Pardon the pun, but Trio Tritticali finds no need to be high-strung. They dig in, certainly, and don’t stint on passion, but on their own chosen terms. How refreshing – a new recording that answers mostly to itself. Over and over, they display absolute mutual trust and unity of purpose. Their arrangements are surprisingly complex, time-defyingly pensive here, propulsive or gamboling there, moments that prove that they have learned their Philip Glass lessons.

Trio Tritticali is both daring and conversational, a fascinating combination. They traffic in sensual release, but in the context of formal restraint. Their CD matches band originals and arrangements to Jobim’s Corcovado and Oliver Nelson’s Stolen Moments, visiting Argentine tango and keening Near Eastern mysteries, along with evocations of traditional Japan and other ports of call. Sometimes redolent of the hippest of salons, the music finds time to swing, while telling one
overall, sly, knowing story.

Throughout Issue #1, there is an ongoing sense that the listener is being invited to share a passel of musical secrets, many with implications that only reveal themselves over time. So, as a trio of stringed companions explore old traditions along new pathways, this is an invitation I would advise the world to accept.

Photos: Anton Schwartz at Tula’s during the Earshot Jazz Festival

Photos by Jim Levitt

The Anton Schwartz Quintet appeared at Tula’s,  performing the music from Anton’s most recent recording, “Flash Mob.” The band for this Earshot Jazz Festival two-night stand included Anton Schwartz on saxophone, Thomas Marriott on trumpet, Jon Hamar on bass, George Colligan (up from Portland) on piano, and Lorca Hart (up from San Francisco) on drums.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz leads his quintet at Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, during the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival. The Quintet played the music from "Flash Mob," Anton's recent release.

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Cornish Creative Ensemble Tentet
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Cascade Jazz Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:30pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Sequoia Album Release + Katie Jacobson Sings Jo Stafford
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

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

Photos: Grace Kelly and the Seattle Womens Jazz Orchestra at The Triple Door

Photos by Jim Levitt

The Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra, featuring Grace Kelly, performed at The Triple Door as part of the Earshot Festival. The concert drew a standing room audience. Grace Kelly played saxophone, and sang. The concert featured two world-premiere performances, pieces written by the winners of the orchestra’s second annual competition for women jazz composers.

Saturday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BRASS TACKS: Thomas Marriott Trio
6031 Airport Way S, Seattle, 206-397-3821, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: Don Hopwood and By The Way
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Leah Stillwell Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 6:00pm: Jerry Zimmerman; 9:00pm: Rabia Shaheen Qazi
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

CALAMUS AUDITORIUM: Billy Strayhorn Project w/Tyrone Brown & Nate Omdal Trio
517 E Pike, Seattle, 7:30pm

GRAZIE: Nuage Jazz
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

SUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Deems Tsutakawa and Josephine Howell
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Conrad Tovar
9pm – Carol LaMahr and Paul Green
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

Friday Jazz

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

CALAMUS AUDITORIUM: Billy Strayhorn Project w/Tyrone Brown & Nate Omdal Trio
517 E Pike, Seattle, 7:30pm
from Earshot: The Billy Strayhorn Project is a celebration of the life and music of William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967), an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, arranger, and LGTBQ artist best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. The Project features Tyrone Brown (LGTBQ artist and lead vocals), Nate Omdal (music director and bass), Michael Owcharuk (piano), Jacques Willis (drums), playing original arrangements from the Billy Strayhorn songbook such as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Chelsea Bridge,” and “Lush Life.” The Billy Strayhorn Project is presented as part of Gay City Arts 2014-2015 Season: Crossing the Line. Through Gay City Arts, Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate artistic excellence that is accessible. Gay City Arts is committed to presenting challenging, dynamic and excellent queer art across the full range of artistic disciplines from theater, dance, music, and performance art to spoken word, film/video, new media and interdisciplinary work. Show at 7:30 p.m. on November 14, 15, 21, and 22 in the Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 East Pike.

JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
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: Susan Pascal Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Amy Kramer Hawks
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
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

ROYAL ROOM: Terrence Brewer/ Message from Guinea/ JeConte & The Mali Allstars
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: The Christel Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Peter “2Saxy” Jordan
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

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

Ann Reynolds Clave Gringa Concert on Jazz Northwest, KPLU, this Sunday

Pianist and composer Ann Reynolds brought her Clave Gringa band to The Seattle Art Museum to warm up a cool evening  for this month’s Art of Jazz Concert, presented by Earshot.  The concert was recorded for broadcast and highlights will air on Jazz Northwest on Sunday, November 23 at 2 PM Pacific and stream at kplu.org.

Ann Reynolds has made annual pilgrimages to Cuba to study Cuban music and folklore since 2000.  She has collected her impressions in eleven original compositions on her new CD Para Cuba con Amor.  Music from the new CD was featured in this concert at the Seattle Art Museum. Included are classic forms such as rhumba, danzon, songo and bolero.  Clave Gringa includes Kiki Valera, cuatro, Daniel Barry, trumpet, Dean Schmidt, bass Steve Smith, congas & bongos, and Pedro Valera, bongos and timbales.

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

Thursday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Leo Kottke
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Frank Kohl CD Release “Invisible Man”
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Jason Parker Quartet
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

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Irae Pagofie
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 7:00pm

THE CHAPEL: Empty Boat + New Art Trio
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Beth Winter Cornish Vocal Student Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

Last Eastside Jazz Club concert of the year is tonight

from the Eastside Jazz Club:

Tonight at 7.30 pm is the last concert of 2014 year so Jazz Friends please join us for the Fabulous Jazz Group,
MIKE ALLEN’S WWU FACULTY JAZZ QUARTET.

Featuring
Mike Allen – Saxophones
Miles Black – Guitar and Keyboards
Adam Thomas – Bass and Vocals
Eric Eagle – Drums.

It’s going to be a great evening.

MARRIOTT COURTYARD HOTEL
11010 NE 8th Street
Bellevue WA 98004

with free parking on P3.

Inquiries 425 828 9104.

Tickets available at the door $13 Adults, 18 and under $8.
Come early and enjoy “Happy Hour” until 7pm

Tuesday Jazz

JONES PLAYHOUSE: Sun Ra Tribute Band
4045 University Way NE, Seattle, 7:30pm
from Earshot Jazz: Costumes and processionals in the spirit of Sun Ra are the order of the day for this event along with group vocals and other features of Sun Ra’s music. Pieces to be performed include Call for All Demons; Enlightenment; Space Loneliness; and Somewhere Else. Herman “Sonny” Blount officially became Sun Ra in the early 50s, declaring that he was from the angel race whose mission it was to be a cosmic communicator. This incarnation of the Sun Ra Tribute Band first performed at On the Boards when the Hubble Telescope got its corrective lens, and the images of the universe became forever imprinted on our collective psyches. Show is at 7:30 p.m. at Jones Playhouse, 4045 University Way NE.

JAZZ ALLEY: Leo Kottke
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Mount Si High School Jazz Jam
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

Monday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: JeConte and the Mali Allstars
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:30pm: Mt. Si Vocal Workshop; 7:30pm: Mt. Si Vocal Jazz
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

Buddy Catlett featured today on KPLU’s Jazz Northwest

Buddy Catlett, a much-revered pillar of the Seattle Jazz community died last Wednesday at the age of 81. Buddy Catlett was a contemporary of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones and Ernestine Anderson and had an international career, touring and recording with Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and many others. Jazz Northwest will remember him with several unpublished recordings of the Local 493 Reunion Band on Sunday, November 16 at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU and kplu.org. The group included veterans of the Black musicians union Local 493 in the years before it merged with the white musicians union Local 76.

The recordings of the Local 493 Reunion Band date from the 90s and include Buddy Catlett, Floyd Standifer, Jabbo Ward, Billy Wallace, and guests, Ed Lee, Freddie Greenwell, Brian Nova, Jack Perciful and others. Some have been broadcast once before, but none has been issued on commercial recordings.

Quincy Jones wrote: “RIP to my brother and bandmate Buddy Catlett, one of the greatest bass players to ever take the stage. From Charlie Taylor’s and Bumps Blackwell’s bands when we were starting out in Seattle to my Free and Easy tour of Europe, we traveled the world playing the music we love. A lot of notes, a lot of laughs, a lot of great memories. We will all miss you Buddy, but you will live on in our hearts.”

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

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Friday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Peck Trio with Jeff Johnson and Eric Eagle
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

CALAMUS AUDITORIUM: Billy Strayhorn Project w/Tyrone Brown & Nate Omdal Trio
517 E Pike, Seattle, 7:30pm
from Earshot: The Billy Strayhorn Project is a celebration of the life and music of William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967), an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, arranger, and LGTBQ artist best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. The Project features Tyrone Brown (LGTBQ artist and lead vocals), Nate Omdal (music director and bass), Michael Owcharuk (piano), Jacques Willis (drums), playing original arrangements from the Billy Strayhorn songbook such as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Chelsea Bridge,” and “Lush Life.” The Billy Strayhorn Project is presented as part of Gay City Arts 2014-2015 Season: Crossing the Line. Through Gay City Arts, Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate artistic excellence that is accessible. Gay City Arts is committed to presenting challenging, dynamic and excellent queer art across the full range of artistic disciplines from theater, dance, music, and performance art to spoken word, film/video, new media and interdisciplinary work. Show at 7:30 p.m. on November 14, 15, 21, and 22 in the Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 East Pike.

JAZZ ALLEY: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
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: Dan Kramlich Grunge Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Arlene, Elise & Pat
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mikelson Trio
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: TBA
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Michael Powers Group
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Little Bill & the Blue Notes
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm