Seattle Jazz Scene

Wednesday, July 2

BRAD SHEPIK TRIO
THE ROYAL ROOM
5000 Rainier Ave S
Seattle
(206) 906-9920
8:00pm

Brad Shepik will be making a rare Seattle appearance with his trio here at the Royal Room! A Northwest native, Shepik has played with Paul Motian, Bob Brookmeyer, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Joey Baron, Dave Douglas, Pachora, Paradox Trio, Combo Nuvo, Yuri Yunakov, Simon Shaheen, and the great James Knapp, among others. He’ll be joined by his former bandmate and bass stalwart of Seattle, Phil Sparks, and the venerable Greg Campbell on drums.

There are jazz festivals at each end of the Salish Sea this week, from The American Classic Jazz Festival in Lacey to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

There’s also jazz in the Seattle area ranging from the ambitious Alchemy Project premiering original music by Sumi Tonooka, Erica Lindsay, Salim Washington, David Arend and Samantha Boshnack with Max Wood and Willem De Koch, playing at The Royal Room Sunday.

And the Danny Kolke Trio has invited eleven bass players to play at the trio’s regular Sunday night gig at Boxley’s in North Bend Sunday. Was Danny inspired by Joe Venuti?

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Monktail Creative Music Concern Presents: Stephen Fandrich, Ask the Ages, and Ton Trio II
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

BOXLEY’S: Matt Bumgardner Quartet
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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Human Feel / The Westerlies
1300 1st Ave, 206-654-3100, 8:00pm

Check out a masterclass today with Human Feel – Jim Black, Chris Speed, Andrew D’Angelo, Kurt Rosenwinkel
JewelBox Theater @ The Rendezvous
2322 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA 98121, $15 at the door

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Maceo Parker
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: Greg Williamson Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: John Sanders and Sue Nixon
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: Paul Green Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet / Darius Jones w/ Tarbaby
1300 1st Ave, 206-654-3100, 8:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Brian McKnight Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: EntreMundos
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: Rob Scheps Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: The Sweet Spot Combo
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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Eric and Aileen
9pm – Elaine Bonow and JFortino, with Victor Noriega (piano), Michael Glynn (bass) and Eric Eagle (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Angelique Kidjo
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 441-9729, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Partisans / Bushman’s Revenge
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: MSHS Vocal Jazz Clinic; 7:00pm: Aaron Tevis Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

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

From The Seattle Times:

Pianist Satoko Fujii, well-known for her daring big band that includes Seattle alumnae Briggan Krauss, Andy Laster and Aaron Alexander, is in town Saturday in a smaller configuration, the New Trio + 1, with Todd Nicholson (bass), Yoshi Shutto (drums) and Kappa Maki (trumpet).

Originally from Japan, Fujii earned degrees at the Berklee College and New England Conservatory and has become a strikingly productive and imaginative member of the international avant-garde.

A pianist who plays the inside and outside of the instrument with equal conviction, Fujii can wax abstract and bombastic but also has a meditative side and a lovely lyrical streak, evident in “Gen Himmel,” her ravishing requiem for her late bass player, Norikatsu Koreyasu.

Fujii performs at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; no cover (206-906-9920 or http://theroyalroomseattle.com).

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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Thomas Marriott Quartet, with Evan Woodle, Carmen Rothwell and Rick Mandyck
9pm – Elnah Jordan, with Eric Verline, Evan Flory-Barnes and D’Vonne Lewis
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 Johansen & Jacob Zimmerman Sextet: Music of Tadd Dameron
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 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

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

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

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

WOODLAND PARK ZOO: Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood
5500 Phinney Ave. N, 6:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Tempest/Cobalt LP Party and Re-Release with Bubble Control
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

VITOS: Synthesis
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

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

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Scott Pemberton Band
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

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 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: Steel Toed Slippers / 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

Woodland Park Zoo’s Summer Concert Series kicks off on June 18 with a jazz-centric show featuring Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood.

Two funky forces of nature reunite on stage as jazz guitar giant John Scofield joins the endlessly inventive organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood for an incendiary evening of greasy grooves. Keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Billy Martin came together in 1991 for gigs at New York’s Village Gate and never looked back, touring relentlessly and issuing a succession of stimulating recordings that embraced soul-jazz, bebop, funk, R&B, DJ culture and the avant garde, often at the same time. A master improviser with a trademark distortion-tinged tone, Scofield cut his teeth with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Charles Mingus and Gary Burton before his work with Miles Davis catapulted him into the limelight in the 1980s. Since then, he’s led over 30 sessions and become universally known as one of the greatest figures in jazz guitar history. MMW first collaborated with Scofield on the guitarist’s 1998 scorcher A Go Go, which JazzTimes called “a match made in heaven.”

For more information on the show, click here. Tickets can be purchased on the Zoo’s website.

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: How Things Work with Industrial Revelation
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: CHK Workshop
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

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

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Brazil Project w/ Bill Anschell, Chuck Deardorf, Jeff Busch
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Paul Green Quintet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Ellis Brothers Trio
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Ivy Lane
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 8:30pm

From The Seattle Times:

For Northwest jazz lovers, the resonant, friendly voice of Jim Wilke is the sound of jazz, so it was a shock to hear that after 30 years, the affable, bearded broadcaster is leaving as host of the nationally broadcast program, “Jazz After Hours,” heard locally on KPLU Friday and Saturday from midnight to 5 a.m.

In an email Wednesday morning, Wilke said he wasn’t leaving for any particular reason.

“I’m in good health, 30 years seemed like a good round number and we’ve got some travel plans coming up,” he said. “Time to take a break after more than 3,000 shows with no repeats, reruns or subs.”

I guess after all these years he’s earned a vacation!

Though Wilke is leaving “Jazz After Hours,” his popular local show, “Jazz Northwest” (also on KPLU, Sundays from 2 – 3 p.m.), which highlights live recordings of Northwest jazz musicians, will continue.

PRI will also continue broadcasting “Jazz After Hours” with a new host whose name will be familiar to jazz heads in the area. Jeff Hanley, former program director for KJZZ, which broadcast locally for many years, is the new host.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jacqueline Tabor CD Release w/ Randy Halberstadt, Alexey Nikolaev, Mark Ivester and Clipper Anderson
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Boney James
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: Jay Thomas Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

THE CHAPEL: Seattle Modern Orchestra
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

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

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Greg Sinibaldi Graduates
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm
from Earshot Jazz: Saxophonist Greg Sinibaldi presents his UW masters recital, at the Royal Room, Wednesday, June 11, 8pm. Sinibaldi presents a piece based on Sylvia Plath’s Ariel as well as several of his new compositions. Sinibaldi also studied at the New England Conservatory with the likes of George Garzone, Jimmy Guiffre, and Joe Maneri. In this UW band: Greg Sinibaldi (tenor sax), Cuong Vu (trumpet), Steve Moore (keyboards), Carmen Rothwell (bass), Ted Poor (drums).

VITOS: Pedal Steel Paul and Friends
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

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

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Scott Pemberton Band
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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Julie Cresswell, Emily McVicker and Katie Webber
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Olson
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 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: Spontaneous Rex; 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

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Ensembles
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Andy Clausen, and Gus Carns Trio
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Mount Si High School Vocal Clinic; 7:30pm: Christian Henriksen Project
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