Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Peck Trio with Jeff Johnson and Eric Eagle
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BENAROYA HALL: SRJO: Such Sweet Thunder: The Duke Meets the Bard
200 University St, Seattle, 206-215-4747, 7:30

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

SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

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

ROYAL ROOM: JP and the OK Rhythm Boys/ Dave Ellis and the Hopeless Sinners/ The Halyards
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

VITO’S: 6:00pm: The Tarentellas; 9:00pm: Julie Cascioppo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Hopscotch Jazz
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Emily McIntosh Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Alma y Azucar with Alma Villegas
9pm – Lady “A” Blues with Soul Show
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

EARSHOT ART OF JAZZ: Steve Griggs Panama Hotel Quintet
Seattle Art Museum, 1st & Union, 5:00pm

Seattle Women in Jazz Fest: Clave Gringa & EntreMundos Quarteto
Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S, 206-722-3009, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Deardorf/Peterson Group featuring Dave Peterson, Bill Anschell, Chuck Deardorf and John Bishop
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Mindi Abair
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Los Flacos/ Supersones
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

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

BOXLEY’S: Pearl Django
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Brazil Novo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – John Otten Quintet with John Otten (trumpet), Adrian Noteboom (tenor sax), Gus Carns (piano), Will Langlie-Miletich (bass) and Luke Woodle (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

JAZZ ALLEY: John Abercrombie Band with Marc Copland, Drew Gress and Joey Baron
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra & Central WA ST Jazz Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Hoot In Round / Aaron Zig Band
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

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

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

VITOS: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

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

from the Oregon Music News:

Dick Berk passed on Saturday, February 8 around 8pm  at St. Vincent’s hospital. According to his great friend Ron Steen, Berk’s wife Roberta and daughter Stephanie were at his side. He had been ill for quite a while but continued to play, as late as a week ago with Robert Moore at Ivories.

Steen, who talked with Berk nearly every day said tonight, “He was one of a kind. He’s in a much better band now.”

Although he had been an important part of Portland’s Jazz scene for a longtime, Berk was an internationally known Jazz drummer who was Billie Holliday’s last drummer and played with greats such as Ted Curson, Nick Brignola, Milt Jackson, George Duke, Cal Tjader, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, as well as his own bands.

JAZZ ALLEY: John Abercrombie Band with Marc Copland, Drew Gress and Joey Baron
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Ama Trio / Kate Copland Ettinger Trio
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

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: 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

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley welcomes the John Abercrombie All-Star Band with John Abercrombie (guitar), Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (double bass) and Joey Baron (drums). Show times Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm. Doors open at 5:30pm.

Tuesday – Wednesday, Feb 11 – 12
JAZZ ALLEY
2033 6th Ave
Seattle
206-441-9729

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: D’Vonne Lewis Trio
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

COASTAL KITCHEN: Josh Clifford Trio
426 15th Ave E, Seattle, 206-322-1145, 9:30pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: The Dr. Primitive Medicine Show
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

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

ROYAL ROOM: New Radios/ Afrocop
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

VITO’S: 6:00pm: Jerry Zimmerman; 9:00pm: The Sweet Spot Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Kelley Johnson
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Dave Fox Trio
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

This week, new CD releases by NW Jazz Artists Anton Schwartz , Steve Griggs, Scenes and Marc Seales are featured along with other musicians who are performing in the Seattle area in the coming week.   Also, news about best bets for live jazz next week, including Steve Griggs’ Panama Hotel Jazz which will be performed live in the next Art of Jazz Concert on February 13 at The Seattle Art Museum.

Also this Sunday, The Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, celebrating its 10th anniversary at Tula’s on Sunday, as well as the Central Washington Big Band, Kelley Johnson, and the Deardorf/Peterson band, all of whom are performing live this week in Seattle.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU.  The program is also available as a podcast at kplu.org following the broadcast.    Next week’s show (2/16) features a live recording of the Phil Sparks Trio with saxophonist Rob Scheps and drummer D’Vonne Lewis playing at The Latona in Seattle.

PONCHO CONCERT HALL: Ralph Alessi’s Baida
featuring: Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Gary Versace, piano; Drew Gress, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums
Cornish College of the Arts, Kerry Hall, 710 E. Roy Street (Capitol Hill), 8:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Jelly Rollers
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

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

BOXLEY’S: Milo Peterson Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: First Thursday Sessions
2202 N 45th St, Seattle, 206-992-1120, 10:00pm

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: The Seattle Piano Players
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

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

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

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

COASTAL KITCHEN: Josh Clifford Trio
426 15th Ave E, Seattle, 206-322-1145, 9:30pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

JAZZ VESPERS: Coisa Brasileira featuring: Cynthia Mullis (sax), Adriana Giordano (vocals), Dean Schmidt (bass), Julio Jauregui (piano), Jeff Busch (drums)
Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle (between Seneca & Spring), 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age ft. Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

CAFE RACER: Cry & Roar Fest: Lonesome Shack
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Super Bowl viewing party
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 7:30pm

DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: 11am: Pasquale Santos; 6:30pm: Ann Reynolds
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle

BOXLEY’S: closed for Super Bowl
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: closed for Super Bowl
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 8:00pm

from The Seattle Times:

A Japanese man, who flew into Seattle on Tuesday, saxophone in hand, hoping to rehearse and rock out with Jay Thomas at his weekly Jazz Jam Session, was denied entry and sent home on a flight Wednesday after immigration authorities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport concluded he was really here to work.

Thomas said Soichiro Hayakawa, from Nagoya, was a student at his annual jazz camp in Port Townsend two summers ago and had hoped to play in the jazz event Thomas hosts every Wednesday night at the Ship Canal Grill on Eastlake.

The jam session is open to musicians of all ages, and there’s no pay.

Apparently Hayakawa was unable to convince Customs and Border Protection officers as he stood before them at Sea-Tac on Tuesday morning. A presumption in U.S. immigration policy is that all arriving foreigners intend to stay, unless they are able to demonstrate otherwise.

Thomas, a well-known Seattle jazz musician and educator, said he tried by phone to explain to officers the nature of the event – “but no amount of explaining” could convince them. He wasn’t able to talk to Hayakawa because officers had confiscated his cellphone.

“I was feeling very embarrassed yesterday,” Thomas said. “I wasn’t feeling very proud of the U.S.”

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

CAFE RACER: Cry & Roar Fest: Netcat / Kim Cass / Grammies
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age ft. Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Trio w/ Sue Nixon
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

ROYAL ROOM: En Canto/ Brazil Novo
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

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

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Spyrographs Band
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas Quietfire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Rochelle House
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

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

ROYAL ROOM: The Syrinx Effect/ Marty Ehlrich
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm
from Earshot Jazz: On Friday, January 31, Seattle all-stars join Marty Ehrlich at the Royal Room, 8pm. Ehrlich (reeds) performs with Cuong Vu (trumpet), Tom Varner (French horn), Wayne Horvitz (piano), Geoff Harper (bass), and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). Marty Ehrlich began his musical career in St. Louis, Mo., while in high school, performing and recording with the Human Arts Ensemble. He graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with honors in 1977, where his teachers included George Russell, Jaki Byard, Joseph Allard, and Gunther Schuller. He has made 25 recordings of his compositions for ensembles ranging from duo to jazz orchestra – his Emergency Peace Ensemble, Traveler’s Tales Group, Rites Quartet, and the Marty Ehrlich Sextet. A multi-instrumentalist, passionate about improvisation and interpretation, Ehrlich has performed with a who’s who of contemporary composers, including Muhal Richard Abrams, Ray Anderson, Anthony Braxton, John Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Anthony Davis, Mark Dresser, Michael Formanek, Don Grolnick, Chico Hamilton, Julius Hemphill, Andrew Hill, Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Leroy Jenkins, Myra Melford, James Newton, Bobby Previte, Leo Smith, and John Zorn. Admission is by suggested donation. Dinner reservations are available.

JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age ft. Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen
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: Michael Barnett Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert 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

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas Quietfire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

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

from Earshot Jazz:

Wednesday, January 29, 7pm
The Royal Room
5000 Rainier Ave South

In a performance sure to kick the new year way further up the track, two renowned improvisers and jazz pioneers on the Amsterdam scene – drummer and percussionist Han Bennink and violist/violinist Mary Oliver – perform alongside Seattle alto saxophonist Jacob Zimmerman and keyboard ace Wayne Horvitz.

Bennink is one of the great figures of European jazz. With pianist Misha Mengelberg, co-leader of the stellar ICP Orchestra (the letters stand for Instant Composers Pool), Bennink has set the direction of a thriving variant of jazz that has in turn influenced many American players. He typifies the Dutch new-jazz approach: while deeply, deeply grounded in American jazz traditions, it also employs a torrent of other influences along with a torrid, tireless, often antic approach.

Now a decade-long member of the ICP, American violinist and violist Mary Oliver has achieved the distinction of earning respect on the Dutch scene, on which women have rarely been well represented. Oliver, La Jolla born and raised, a leading figure on the Dutch scene, has appeared with a wide range of free improvisers, avant-gardists, and New Music exponents. She holds a doctoral degree in Theory and Practice of Improvisation – that, thanks to studying at UC San Diego, whose music department had been much influenced by trombone innovator George Lewis.

She has performed not only at the highest levels of jazz and improvised music, but also as an interpreter of new works by the likes of Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, and Brian Ferneyhough. Her range of virtuosity has often been remarked – few violinists have been able to stretch from the rigorous formal training and performance required for music by Xenakis, and co., to collaborations with some of the world’s most unpredictable and expansive improvisers and jazz innovators – the likes of George Lewis, Phil Minton, John Zorn, and a host of others.

Joining Oliver and Bennink in this performance at the spacious, listener-friendly Columbia City venue – it has good grub, too – are two Seattle-based multi-genre players, keyboard wiz Wayne Horvitz and young alto saxophonist Jacob Zimmerman.

For many audience members, Bennink is always the show. At times comic, at times seemingly possessed, he is foremost one of the great modern jazz drummers. Born near Amsterdam in 1942, the son of an orchestra percussionist, he learned early the usefulness to percussion performance of any and every object and surface – chairs and floors are among his favorite examples.

continue reading at Earshot Jazz.

from the current issue of Earshot Jazz:

Writer and saxophonist Steve Griggs is among the 2014 recipients of a CMA/ASCAP award for adventurous programming. The annual awards recognize U.S.-based professional ensembles and presenters for distinctive programming of music composed within the past 25 years. The recipients were evaluated on the basis of their programming and innovations in attracting audiences to performances of new music. Three ensembles and five presenters have been selected, and the awards will be presented at the Chamber Music America National Conference on Sunday, January 19, in New York. Congratualtions, Steve Griggs

ROYAL ROOM: Han Bennink and Mary Oliver
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

JAZZ ALLEY: Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Tetrabox
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

VITOS: Blue Sky Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Music Works Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 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: 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