Deems Tsutakawa, Michael Powers, Jovino Santos Neto, Greta Matassa and Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder are among the groups performing at various Seattle free summer concerts.
The Seattle Times has a complete lineup of the various events and artists.
From The Seattle Times …
Wayne Horvitz’s Very Busy Year continues with a performance by the Gravitas Quartet at the Chapel Performance Space in Wallingford on Saturday. Gravitas — just one of the Seattle-based composer/keyboardist’s many projects — is something like an improvisatory jazz combo colored by classical instrumentation: piano, cello (Peggy Lee), trumpet (Ron Miles) and bassoon (Sarah Schoenbeck).
The quartet’s second release, “One Dance Alone” (on the Songlines label), has received good reviews for its melancholy atmospherics punctuated by occasional bursts of melody. It’s one of at least four albums Horvitz is issuing with various collaborators this year.
Horvitz is a familiar figure locally and internationally. As a composer, he’s received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Seattle Chamber Players and Earshot Jazz. He was a sound designer for Gus Van Sant’s “Psycho,” and has recorded with numerous artists, including John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith and composer Robin Holcomb, his wife.
Gravitas plays the Chapel after a one-night appearance at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and will undertake a European tour in winter 2009.
Read the full article at The Seattle Times.
JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Happy Hour: Kiko Freitas; Baby Bok Choy
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter / Dawn Clement Quartet
NEW ORLEANS: The Bob Jackson Band
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Todo Es, with Ken Curtiss (guitar), John Lilley (bass) and Stephen Yamada-Heidner (percussion/steel drum)
9pm – First Circle – Original Contemporary Jazz with Michael Cosgrove and Larry Messer (guitars), Jeff Fiorini (bass) and Lars Larson (drums)
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton
ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session
LO-FI: The Teaching
JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Nelda Swiggett Trio
NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – The Daly Quartet, with Blair Daly (drums), Ryan Clodfelter (guitar), Ivan Arteaga (sax) and Devin Lowe (bass)
8pm – Vocal jazz jam session, hosted by Carrie Wicks with the Dan Sales Trio
TUTTA BELLA: Kiko Freitas
BENAROYA HALL: Mark OConnors Hot Swing
Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson’s home has been saved from foreclosure – for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur.
More than $43,000 poured in – including donations from Jones and Schuur – after recent news stories about the Seattle jazz legend’s financial woes, said Carmen Gayton, a friend of Anderson’s family.
The money to stop the foreclosure was delivered Monday, Gayton added. She declined to say how much Jones and Schuur had donated.
But Gayton said Anderson, 79, needs more money in order to be able to decrease the monthly payments on her principal loan balance of nearly $460,000. Gayton added that a financial manager is working pro-bono to look for ways to restructure Anderson’s loan, which has monthly payments of more than $4,400.
The 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival will run from October 17 – November 2.
Now in its 20th year, the Earshot Jazz Festival presents the full spectrum of jazz — from high profile concerts in Seattle’s fine halls, to cutting-edge creations that move the art form ever forward. The event is respected for honoring the deep heritage of jazz while celebrating the leading edges of the art form. This year’s festival will present hundreds of the most important artists of our day in more than 60 events in venues all around Seattle. In addition to concert performances, the festival includes educational programs and panels, a film series, poetry and author readings, and art exhibits.
Coming in 2008
Cecil Taylor, Marilyn Crispel, Maceo Parker, Billy Bang, Larry Ochs, Ravi Coltrane, Marcin Wasilewski, Gerry Granelli’s V-16, James Moody w/ Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and many, many more.
For more information, visit: http://earshot.org/Festival/festival.html
BENAROYA HALL: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Chris Spencer, Matt Jorgensen, Devin Lowe
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Charlie Nordstrom
6006 12th Ave South, Seattle, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brings together some of today’s best jazz musicians for an evening of jazz at its finest.
Tuesday, July 1st at 7:30 PM
Benaroya Hall
200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: 206-215-4747
More Info
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ JAM with the Darin Clendenin Trio
NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet
LA SPIGA: Eric Friedrich Trio
SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Geoff Harper’s Last Mondays
12510 15th Ave NE, 7:30pm
The New Orleans along with five other restaurants are teaming up this Sunday for a Pioneer Square Jazz Walk which will benefit world-renowned Seattle jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson who is in imminent danger of losing her home in the Central District.
Anderson has performed at numerous benefits for others over the years and this is an opportunity for the Seattle jazz community to give something back. All the restaurants participating will have dinner specials and all music charges will go directly to the Ernestine Anderson Fund.
The New Orleans Restaurant
114 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA
(206) 622-2563
The Collins Pub
526 2nd Ave
Trattoria Mitchelli
84 Yesler Wy.
Al Boccalino
1 Yesler Way
DeNunzio’s
102 Cherry Street
Cafe Paloma
93 Yesler Way
If you can’t make the benefit you can still donate to the Ernestine Anderson Fund.
Go to any Bank of America to make a donation to the “Ernestine Anderson Fund”. People who live outside of Washington State may also make a donation at Bank of America. Please let them know to reference Bank of America – Washington State for “The Ernestine Anderson Fund”.
Click here to find a Bank of America location near you.
From Robert Jamieson’s column in The Seattle PI:
THE MORTGAGE and housing market crisis has ensnared a lot of household names across the nation.
Now we can add a Seattle music icon to the list.
Jazz vocalist great Ernestine Anderson, who lives in the Central District, is in danger of losing her home, which is in foreclosure proceedings.
Friends and supporters citywide are trying to raise $45,000 by a June 30 deadline to prevent the 79-year-old woman’s six-bedroom family home from being auctioned.
Last week, the Anderson family contacted the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.
“They said, ‘We need help,’ ” James Kelly, the president of the Urban League told me Monday. “We want to make sure there isn’t a sign in front of her house that says, ‘sold.’ ”
According to public records, Anderson’s property in the 700 block of 19th Avenue is scheduled for auction July 11. As of April, the singer was in arrears of more than $30,000.
Anderson’s family has spoken privately to community members about their financial challenges.
Click here to read the entire story at The Seattle PI.
Saxophonist Steve Treseler will celebrate the release of his new CD, Resonance, with a performance at The Fremont Abby this Friday, June 27 at 8:00pm.
The concert will feature Dawn Clement on piano, Chris Spencer on guitar, Jon Hamar on bass, and Steve Korn on drums. Clement will open the show with a set of solo piano.
Also, this week Seattle Jazz Scene will be featuring a free download of “The Gathering” from Treseler’s CD (look for the link on the upper-right of this page).
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 – THE FREMONT ABBY
43rd and Fremont Avenue
(parking lot located 1/2 block north on Fremont Ave)
8:00pm
$10/$5 students (All Ages)
http://fremontabby.org
http://www.stevetres.com/
From Paul de Barros’ Friday column:
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which started last weekend and winds up Tuesday, is so diverse and multilayered, six people could have six different but equally wonderful experiences there.
I managed to take in 10 groups the first weekend, including a double dose of European avant-garde favorites; homecoming celebrations by a pair of brilliant Vancouver tenor saxophonists (both coincidentally named Blake); and several free concerts at scenic outdoor venues.
The whole city lights up during Jazz Festival week, and savvy locals know some of the best music can be heard gratis. On Sunday, on the pier behind Canada Place, which juts into the cerulean waters of Burrard Inlet and offers a spectacular view of the towering mountains beyond, New Yorker-turned-Vancouverite June Katz sang a Broadway-to-bop set with throaty sensuality and an easy sense of swing.
Click here to read the complete story at The Seattle Times.
FREMONT ABBY: Steve Treseler CD Release Party
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman Quartet
JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison and Larry Coryell
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jason Parker Quartet, with special guest Isabella Du Graf
9pm and 11pm – Marlee Walker’s Blues To Do jam session, with Robbie Jordan and South Sound Youth Jazz
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa Quartet
SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio
GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
LATONA PUB: Matt Jorgensen Trio (5:00 – 7:00pm)
JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison and Larry Coryell
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Thomas Marriott and Tumbao
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Brendan O’Donnell Ensemble
9pm – Cyrille Gosselin
THAIKU: Tad Britton, Marc Seales, Jeff Johnson
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
MAY RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE: Hans Teuber Trio
ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session
LO-FI: The Teaching
13 COINS: HB Radke & Jet City Swingers
Ryan Burns, Geoff Harper and Matt Cameron performing at Bonnaroo.
A number of Seattle jazz musicians have been performing outside the Northwest recently.
Pianist Ryan Burns and bassist Geoff Harper performed two sets at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, with the trio Harrybu McCage which also features Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron.
Upon returning to Seattle, Burns and Harper then headed off to Boise, ID, for the Gene Harris Jazz Festival performing with Thomas Marriott‘s Willie Nelson Project (which also featured Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen). Jay Thomas, Gail Pettis, Bill Anschell and John Bishop also performed at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival as well.
Saxophonist Richard Cole just returned from a short tour with the legendary Dr. John. Cole’s travels included performances at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, The Playboy Jazz Festival in Hollywood and a stop in Portland, OR.
JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison and Larry Coryell
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Jason Parker/Jamie Baumgart Duo (5:30pm)
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – John Cheadle Ensemble, with Devin Lowe (bass), Zach Para (drums) and Gus Carns (piano)
8pm – Vocal jazz jam session, with guest host Billy Brandt and the Bruce Barnard Trio
TUTTA BELLA COLUMBIA CITY: Djangomatics
WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce
From The Seattle Times …
World-renowned Seattle jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson is in imminent danger of losing her home in the Central District.
The house will go into foreclosure and be auctioned July 11 unless $45,000 is paid by June 30.
An 11th-hour campaign has been mounted by community leaders Carver and Carmen Gayton to save the Anderson home. The house has been in the family since 1946.
On Sunday, the Gaytons sent an e-mail appeal to 350 people, requesting donations for Anderson.
The letter explained that an account had been set up at Bank of America in Washington state under “The Ernestine Anderson Fund.”
Click here to read the entire story at The Seattle Times.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: The Little Big Band
JAZZ ALLEY: Maceo Parker
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Isabella Du Graf (vocals), with Randy Halberstadt (piano), John Cheadle (sax) and Evan Flory-Barnes (bass)
GALLERY 1412: Stuart MacDonald with the Andy Clausen Sextet
Speak performing at The Knitting Factory in Boise, ID, last Thursday night.
Seattle jazz group, Speak, comprised of students from the University of Washington jazz program, made it to the finals of the Gene Harris/Origin Records Jazz Competition this past weekend in Boise, Idaho.
The members of Speak include Andrew Swanson – saxophones, Aaron Otheim – piano, Luke Bergman – bass, Chris Icasiano – drums.
Speak was one of the final three groups who perfomed Thursday night at The Knitting Factory in Boise. The other groups included The Alex Pinto Group from Los Angeles and Diverse, a quartet from Kansas City, which was named the winner at the end of the night.
As winner of the competition, Diverse performed at the mainstage concert opening for the great Roy Haynes and his Birds of a Feather band and will receive studio time and the release of their new CD on Origin Records.