Seattle Jazz Scene

JAZZ ALLEY: Oregon

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter Vocal Showcase

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – James Baumgart Trio with Devin Lowe (bass), Chris Icasiano (drums) and James Baumgart (guitar)

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam Session

Washington Middle School is seeking a full-time instrumental music teacher to direct all aspects of the school’s award-winning concert and jazz band programs. Some classes number 60-80 students, with some instruction taking place after school and during the summer.

Qualified applicants will have: evidence of successful teaching; experience in instrumental music instruction with specific instructional expertise in jazz music; proven track record of successfully motivating students to participate; the ability to engage and empower a large and diverse population of middle school students to achieve excellence in music performance beyond the general expectations held for middle school populations; the capacity to uphold Washington Middle School’s national reputation of musical excellence by participating successfully in local, regional, and national competitions and festivals (arranging for performance scheduling and fees, transportation, travel scholarships, lodging, equipment and sheet music);
the communication and organizational skills to work closely with WMS’s music parent organization to produce concerts, participate in community outreach, oversee an extensive instrument loan program, and fundraise for the program. Read More

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Vocal Jazz Jam

THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: John Densmore’s Tribal Jazz

TRIPLE DOOR:
MAINSTAGE: 9th Annual Washington Blues Society Awards
MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Tor Dietrichson & Mambo Cadillac

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
4:00pm: Jay Thomas Big Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

TUTTA BELLA WALLINGFORD: Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio

GALLERY 1412: Monica Mata Gilliam and Chris Stover

BRIX WINE CAFE: Katy Bourne & Randy Halberstadt
9749 NE 119th Way, 7:00pm

BALLARD ELKS: Pearl Django
6411 Seaview Ave, 12:30pm

On Saturday, April 19, thousands of independent record stores across the country have teamed up to celebrate Record Store Day … put down your iPod, log off of Amazon.com and head out to a real-life record store and browse through CDs, vinyl, posters and magazines and check out some music.

Silver Platters will be featuring live music in both their Queen Anne and Bellevue stores and included in the mix is some jazz.

QUEEN ANNE SILVER PLATTERS
2:00pm: Matt Jorgensen +451

701 5th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109

CROSSROADS BELLEVUE SILVER PLATTERS (music will be on the Crossroads Stage)
1:00pm: Interlake High School Jazz Band
2:30pm: Tribaljazz
5:00pm: Hadley Caliman

Crossroads Shopping Center (next to QFC)
15600 NE 8th St
Bellevue, WA 98008

Oops. Well it was fun while it lasted.

From The Seattle Times:

The most important American jazz gathering of the year, scheduled to take place in Seattle in January, has been canceled because its presenter is declaring bankruptcy.

A letter from the group’s president, Chuck Owen, is scheduled to go out to members as early as today, announcing the bankruptcy — and essentially the dissolution — of the 40-year-old organization.

Click here to read the entire article.

From The Seattle Times:

Norm Bobrow, a well-known Seattle impresario and champion of Seattle jazz, died Sunday.

A disc jockey, Seattle Times columnist and singer/bandleader who presented Fats Waller, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker, among others, Mr. Bobrow had a career in popular music and jazz that spanned seven decades.

Mr. Bobrow, 90, died of cancer, according to his brother, Mort.

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Always a champion of local talent, Mr. Bobrow actively promoted the career of then-17-year-old Seattle singer Ernestine Anderson as “the new Ella [Fitzgerald],” presenting her in 1946 at the Metropolitan Theatre. Other artists promoted by Bobrow included Paul Neves, Freddie Greenwell, Gerald Wiggins and Floyd Standifer.

In 1950, Mr. Bobrow started promoting bebop pianist Cecil Young, often at the 908 Club, on 12th Avenue. The quartet later went on to national tours and a popular recording. In 1952, Mr. Bobrow presented a historic concert at the Metropolitan Theatre that featured Parker, Dave Brubeck and Chet Baker.

Mr. Bobrow loved to tell the story about how Parker first had to be dragged from the bar at the Grosvenor Hotel to the show, and then wound up spending the night in Bobrow’s apartment, leaving a “goodbye” scrawled in lipstick the next morning, before Bobrow got up.

Mr. Bobrow also presented legendary saxophonist Stan Getz, after which Getz, in an infamous incident, was arrested for robbing a drugstore.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times website.

Just found out about this … everyone should check it out:

Robin Holcomb & Wayne Horvitz
(with special guest Tony Scherr)

followed by
Tony Scherr
(with Rob Jost & Anton Fier)

Wednesday April 16th @ 9pm
The Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue
(206) 784-4880

Viva La Musica Club presents
“Latin America: Encounter & Magic!”

Jovino Santos Neto – piano/flute
Alfredo Muro – guitar

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 at 7:30pm

Benaroya Hall
200 University St.
Seattle, WA 98101

Info Line: 425-562-0853

Join us in the encounter of two musicians from two different countries in South America, Brazil and Peru. With their music they will take us to the magical world of the Latin American cultures. Guitarist Alfredo Muro and pianist/flautist Jovino Santos Neto will be the featured performers.

JOVINO SANTOS NETO
Brazilian-born Jovino Santos Neto worked as a pianist, flutist and producer with the legendary Hermeto Pascoal from 1977 to 1992. He is a Professor of Music at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts. He has released several recordings as the leader of his own ensemble and also in collaboration with other musicians. He has received several jazz and chamber music commissions.

His 2 most recent CDs, “Canto do Rio” (2004) and “Roda Carioca” (2006) were both nominated for a Latin Grammy. His latest release is “Alma do Nordeste”, inspired by the music of Northeastern Brazil.

ALFREDO MURO
Born in Lima-Peru, Alfredo is a virtuoso guitarist, arranger and composer.
His style proved there are no frontiers between classical and popular music, gliding in a very elegant way. He had the honor to represent his native country of Peru in several International Guitar Festivals, and also performed in Special Audience at The Vatican for Pope John Paul II.

Recently, he was featured at The Kennedy Center in DC.

The Ev Stern Jazz Workshop has it’s last call for the Spring Jazz Workshop, April 19-June 14.

The workshops are open to musicians of all ages and levels. For more information, contact Ev Stern at 206-782-2331.