BOXLEY’S: John Hansen Trio
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bruce Staelens Quintet
NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Vocalize It w/ Kelly Ash
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Vocal Jam hosted by Randall O’Dowd, with Steve Rice (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Matt Page (drums)
SERAFINA Sue Nixon & Friends
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Little Big Band
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
MIX: Don Mock
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Tinariwen
from The New York Times:
HAL GALPER TRIO (Tuesday) Hal Galper is a pianist well schooled in modernism, with a particular emphasis on bebop. His current trio includes the bassist Jeff Johnson and the drummer John Bishop. At 8:30 and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, Clinton , (212) 581-3080, birdlandjazz.com; cover, $30, with a $10 minimum.
The Dawn Clement Trio plays an Art of Jazz Concert at The Seattle Art Museum on the next Jazz Northwest at 1 PM PT on Sunday, February 21 on 88.5, KPLU. Dawn Clement is pianist, singer and leader of this trio with Geoff Harper on bass and Jaz Sawyer on drums.
Ms.Clement also performs with the Julian Priester Quartet and Jane Ira Bloom Quartet in addition to leading her own groups. She has performed frequently in Seattle as well as in New York, Washington and Paris. She has several CDs as a leader, the most recent of which is “Break” on Origin Records and is on the faculty at the Cornish College of the Arts.
The Art of Jazz Series is presented by Earshot Jazz with support from KPLU and the Seattle Weekly on the second Thursday of each month in the Brotman Forum at the Seattle Art Museum. The concerts are recorded and prepared for broadcast by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU. The concerts are also available as a podcast at kplu.org following the airdate.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Peck Trio with Jeff Johnson and Eric Eagle
JAZZ ALLEY: Pete Escovedo Orchestra with Sheila E. and Juan Escovedo
TRIPLE DOOR:
5:30pm: Leif Todusek
9:00pm: Motel 5
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Penelope Donado, with Bill Anschell (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – Johnny Butler
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with Stephanie Porter
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio
JAZZ VOX: Kristin Korb w/ Randy Halberstadt
BOXLEY’S: Ocho Pies
HIROSHI’S: Jazz & Sushi
LATONA PUB: Thomas Marriott, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
LOCAL COLOR: Marti MacEwan
SERAFINA: Gravity w/ Tim Kennedy
Jazz Impressions of Ennio Morricone
from Earshot Jazz: J&J Music, Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble, and University Prep present Jazz Impressions of Ennio Morricone, a special one-time performance by the Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble (SJCE). For the program, SCJE commissioned Seattle composers and arrangers to create 4 new original works and new arrangements of Morricone classics, including music from the films The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, Il Mercenario, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, and Inglourious Basterds. Featured composers include Jim Knodle, Michael Owcharuk, Nate Omdal, Samantha Boshnack, Josh Rawlings, and Ethan Thomas. The music is to be performed by a 17 piece band featuring many of Seattle’s top musicians, including Cynthia Mullis, Beth Fleenor, Jim Knodle, Jason Parker, Samantha Boshnack, Nelson Bell, Michael Owcharuk, Nate Omdal, Cody Rahn, Scott Morning, Aaron Jenkins, Brian Bermudez, Mike Dodge, Elijah Clark, Elsa Nilsson, Ron Gilchrist, and Greg Belisle-Chi. Jazz Impressions of Ennio Morricone takes place Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 7pm at University Prep Founder’s Hall, 8000 25th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98115. Discounts available for students and seniors.
from All About Jazz.com:
[Phil Kelly is] back at it, stronger than ever with Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles and to bolster that swing allegation, the set opens the boldly with “Play Bud Tonic,” featuring on-fire solos by tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb, trumpeter Vern Sielert, and trombonist Dan Marcus, followed by a rip-roaring, vivacious ensemble section.
The band eases off on the full force forward momentum of the opener with the light-stepping, laid-back “Limehouse Blues.” A tinkly piano intro gives way to a lighter-than-air ensemble horn interlude followed by a series of elastic solos—alto sax, trombone (getting down sweet and low), baritone sax (gritty and low), and trumpet, all over a supremely relaxed rhythm.
Continue reading at All About Jazz.com.
THE CHAPEL: Speak CD Release Party
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The Ashkenazy Collective – NYC-based jazz trio!
9pm – Jim Rotondi Quintet, with NYC-based trumpet player Jim Rotondi, John Hansen (piano), Chuck Deardorf (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums)
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando
JAZZ ALLEY: Pete Escovedo Orchestra with Sheila E. and Juan Escovedo
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
BOXLEY’S: Greg Williamson Trio w/ Alexey Nikolaev
SIP: Sue Bell & Chris Morton
LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
Two great shows to choose from on Thursday night.
SPEAK CD RELEASE SHOW – THE CHAPEL, 8pm
from Earshot Jazz: Speak will release their much anticipated debut album at a special Chapel Performance Space release party on February 18 at 8pm. The great Seattle quintet consists trumpeter Cuong Vu, saxophonist Andrew Swanson, keyboardist Aaron Otheim, drummer Chris Icasiano, and bassist Luke Bergman. Adventurous, witty, energetic, and LOUD, Speak is a true ensemble that is set to command our attention in 2010 and beyond. Featuring complex, winding compositions and some of the finest young improvisers on the scene, Speak incorporates a variety of influences while crafting an unmistakably original sound. And as ever, the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford is among the most graceful and open venues for music such as this. Don’t miss it.
JIM ROTONDI QUARTET – EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE, 9pm
NYC trumpeter is headed up to Vancouver to perform this weekend at The Cellar and has added a last-minute stop in Seattle. Catch him performing with John Hansen, piano, Chuck Deardorf, bass, and Matt Jorgensen, drums, in the intimate environment of Egan’s. Make sure and call for a reservation: 206-789-1621
JAZZ ALLEY: Tierney Sutton Band
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa’s Teen Student Showcase
NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Ian Baldwin-Madison and Conrad Schmechel, with Roosevelt High jazz combo
9pm – Vocal Showcase hosted by Marti MacEwan, featuring John LoPresti, Cara Francis and Ann Brittain. Acccompanied by Rob Lindfors (guitar), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
BOXLEY’S: Randy Halberstadt
SERAFINA: Jerry Frank
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
The 2009 Earshot Golden Ear Awards were presented last night at the Triple Door.
Jeff Johnson accepts the award for Mark Taylor, who is on vacation in Mexico. Mark Taylor’s Spectre was named NW Recording of the Year.
The Teaching (Evan Flory-Barnes, Josh Rawlings and Jeremy Jones) won the award for NW Acoustic Jazz Group.
Paul Rucker presented the award to Neil Welch and Chris Icassiano for NW Alternative Jazz Group.
Evan Flory-Barnes‘ “Acknowledgment of a Celebration” got the nod for NW Concert of the Year.
Eric Barber was named NW Jazz Instrumentalist.
Tom Varner presents the award for NW Emerging Artist to Roosevelt trombonist Andy Clausen.
NW Vocalist of the Year went to Cocoa Martini (Karen Shivers, Kimberly Reason and Kay Bailey).
Cuong Vu inducts Marc Seales into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame. Stuart Dempster was also inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame. He was unable to attend.
David Pierre-Louis, owner of Lucid Jazz Lounge, was given a special award for community service.
Steve Peters, co-founder of the Nonsequitur Foundation, which runs the Chapel Performance Space, also received a community service award.
Performing at the 2009 Golden Ear Awards.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band
JAZZ ALLEY: Tierney Sutton Band
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The Daffodils, featuring Billie Wildrick, Candice Donehoo and Jeannette d’Armand
9pm – Dave Anderson Quartet, with Dave Anderson (saxophones), John Hansen (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Adam Kessler (drums)
BOXLEY’S: Outside New Orleans Big Bad Groove Society
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
MIX: Don Mock
Tonight the Seattle jazz community will meet at The Triple Door to celebrate the 2009 Golden Ear Awards. The show kicks off at 7:00pm with Greg Williamson’s A-Y-P Large Ensemble performing.
EARSHOT’S GOLDEN EAR AWARDS – THE TRIPLE DOOR
216 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets 206.838.4333
7:00pm
Other events happening tonight …
TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jazz Jam with Darin Clendenin Trio
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
POGGIE TAVERN: Better World w/ Marc Smason
photos by Chad McCullough
photo by Matt Jorgensen
photo by Chad McCullough
photo by Chad McCullough
photo by Chad McCullough
from The Seattle Times:
For Los Angeles percussionist Pete Escovedo, music has always been a family affair.
The Northern California native first made his mark with his siblings Coke and Phil in the Escovedo Brothers Latin Jazz Band, a sextet that expanded the West Coast Afro-Cuban sound pioneered by Cal Tjader.
Along with his brother Coke (who passed away in 1986), he went on to found the seminal Latino rock band Azteca in 1970, though Pete reached a much larger audience touring and recording with Santana in the mid-’70s.
During his three decades as a bandleader, Escovedo has continued to draw on his clan’s deep pool of talent. Opening a four-night run with his orchestra on Thursday at Jazz Alley, Escovedo will be joined by two of his four children, a potent percussion section tandem featuring his son Juan Escovedo and daughter Sheila E (who gained fame through her collaboration with Prince during his “Purple Rain” heyday).
Continue reading at The Seattle Times.
Today at Noon: Masterclass w/ Jane Ira Bloom Quartet, Poncho Concert Hall (710 E Roy St)
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dawn Clement Quintet featuring Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Jaz Sawyer
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with Susan Pascal
BOXLEY’S: Ocho Pies
LOCAL COLOR: Rochelle House
THE CHAPEL: Seattle Improvised Music Festival
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
NEW ORLEANS: Charles White Band
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio
HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Susan Carr Ensemble Valentine’s Show, with Susan Carr (vocals), Fred Hoadley (piano), Brian Kent (sax), Dan Schmidt (bass), Robert Petersen (guitar) and Don Dieterich (drums)
SERAFINA: Kiko de Freitas
Another first for Seattle’s Origin/OA2 Records. This week there are six current releases in the JazzWeek Top 50 National Radio Airplay Chart. To put that in perspective, Origin & OA2 titles are being played on nationwide jazz radio more than Blue Note, Concord, Sunnyside and Mack Avenue combined.
And congratulations again to the Northwest area artists who are on the Top 50: Gail Pettis (#7), Hadley Caliman (#11) and Phil Kelly (#38)!
Current Origin/OA2 titles in the Top 50
7 – GAIL PETTIS Here In The Moment (OA2 Records)
10 – DANA HALL Into The Light (Origin)
11 – HADLEY CALIMAN Straight Ahead (Origin)
26 – TOM TALLITSCH Perspective (OA2 Records)
38 – PHIL KELLY & THE NW PREVAILING WINDS Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles (Origin)
45 – BUG The Gadfly (Origin)
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Art of Jazz: Dawn Clement Trio
from Earshot Jazz: As Julian Priester has noted: “In all this world of jazz, there are very few individual voices, no matter what the instrument. But Dawn Clement has come up with a voice that’s unique. One can’t say that she sounds like Bud Powell or Oscar Peterson or the Herbie Hancocks or Chick Coreas or Keith Jarretts of the world. Dawn Clement’s music is uniquely heard. And that’s the thing that grabbed my attention.” Hailing from Seattle, WA, pianist Dawn Clement attended and now serves as faculty at the Cornish College of the Arts. Collaborating regularly with Jane Ira Bloom, the Seattle Pianist Collective, and Julian Priester, and having released four acclaimed albums under her own name, Clement has established herself as a true Seattle treasure. Now in its 15th year, the Art of Jazz Series at the Seattle Art Museum Downtown features performances the on the second Thursday of every month at 5:30pm. Free with museum admission!
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Leah Natale and Katherine Stuber
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Cahalen Morrison
9pm – Voices of Seattle – Elnah Jordan, Reggie Goings and Katie King with Randy Halberstadt (piano)
BOXLEY’S: Gary Shutes Quartet
SIP: Sue Bell & Chris Morton
SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert
SORRENTO: Karin Kajita
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
LUCID: The Hang with The Teaching
]The 2009 Earshot Golden Ear Award Nominations are up and you can vote online at the Earshot website.
The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15th at The Triple Door featuring the music of Greg Williamson’s A-Y-P Large Ensemble.
And the nominees are …
2009 NW Recording of the Year:
Rochelle House, Water (House Records)
Thomas Marriott, Flexicon (Origin Records)
Mark Taylor, Spectre (Origin Records)
Neil Welch & Chris Icasiano, Bad Luck (Belle Records)
2009 NW Acoustic Jazz Group:
WACO / Washington Composers Orchestra
The Teaching
Mark Taylor Quartet
Hans Teuber
2009 NW Alternative Jazz Group:
Neil Welch / Chris Icasiano Duo
Speak
Sunship
Goat
2009 NW Jazz Instrumentalist:
Eric Barber, saxophones
Chris Icasiano, drums
Jeff Johnson, bass
Tom Varner, French horn
Neil Welch, saxophones
Emerging Artist of 2009:
Andy Clausen & Sjenka
Evan Flory-Barnes & The Teaching
Speak
Sunship
Neil Welch / Chris Icasiano Duo
2009 NW Vocalist of the Year:
Cocoa Martini (Karen Shivers, Kimberly Reason, Kay Bailey)
Rochelle House
Bernie Jacobs
Valerie Joyce
Greta Matassa
2009 NW Concert of the Year:
Evan Flory-Barnes, “Acknowledgment of a Celebration,” Town Hall, Earshot Jazz Festival, 11/8
Frank Gratkowski/ Achim Kaufman/ Wilbert De Joode, Chapel Performance Space, Wayward Music Series & Earshot Jazz Festival, 11/2
Sunship w/ Bora Ju & Archana Bennur, Mr Spot’s Chai House, 11/14
Tom Varner Tentet, Chapel Performance Space, Earshot Jazz Festival, 10/29
Neil Welch & Chris Icasiano, Bad Luck CD release, Chapel Performance Space, 11/14
Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Nominees
Marc Seales
Overton Berry
Chuck Deardorf
Stuart Dempster
Bert Wilson