Earlier this month trumpeter Thomas Marriott performed at Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Club in New York City with pianist Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band.
The show was part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Sun Ra Turns 100 celebration.
Tacoma-based saxophonist Kareem Kandi brought his band to the Art Of Jazz Series at The Seattle Art Museum this month and played a hard-swinging concert enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience that filled Brotman Forum at SAM. Saxophonist Kreem Kandi was joined by B3 organist Delvon Lamar and drummer Adam Kessler in a classic organ trio performance that included standards and originals. The concert was recorded for Jazz Northwest and will air on Sunday, October 20 at 2 PM PDT.
Kareem Kandi is a Northwest native who studied at Olympic College and the Cornish College of the Arts. His big Dexter Gordon-style sound is comfortable fit in an organ trio format that reflects the tradition while adding new songs to keep it fresh. Two originals by Kareem Kandi are included in this performance.
The performance was part of the regular Art of Jazz Series and the current Earshot Jazz Festival presented and produced by Earshot Jazz, John Gilbreath, Executive Direcotr with the support of the Seattle Art Museum and 88.5 KPLU. The Art of Jazz Series is presented on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The concerts are free and open to the public. The next concert in the series will feature The Bill Anschell Quartet on November 14.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program airs Sundays at 2 PM Pacific and is also available as a podcast at kplu.org following the broadcast.
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Dave Douglas Quintet performed Saturday night at Poncho Hall in a fantastic set. At the end the Westerlies joined them for a couple of numbers.
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College, 8pm
Dafnis Prieto Si o Si
The Cuban percussion titan has raised the bar for jazz drumming with his breathtaking skill, precision, and imagination, earning him a 2011 MacArthur Foundation “genius” award. This New York quartet features Peter Apfelbaum, sax, Robert Rodriguez, piano, and Johannes Weidenmueller, bass. Free masterclass, PONCHO Concert Hall, 12:30pm. $22 general/$20 members & seniors/$11 students [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Fourplay – Bob James, Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Chuck Loeb
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Jennifer Kienzle and Friends
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm
BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Reuel Lubag Birthday Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Evan Flory-Barnes presents …
2202 N 45th St, Seattle, 206-992-1120, 8:00pm
LUCID: Davy Nefos Jam
Lucid Jazz Lounge, 5241 University Ave NE, Seattle,206-402-3042
BLUE MOON: Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson
712 NE 45th St, 206-675-9116, 4:30pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: David Marriott Big Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm
BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Mt Si Vocal Jam; 7:00pm: Christian Henriksen Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Synthesis
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm
EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz / Keith Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm
THE ROYAL ROOM: Classical Revolution
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm
COASTAL KITCHEN: Josh Clifford Trio
426 15th Ave E, Seattle, 206-322-1145, 9:30pm
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College, 8pm
Chris Speed, Dave King & Chris Tordini Trio / Bad Luck
Three seasoned innovators join forces: Chris Speed (sax/clarinet, Human Feel), Dave King (drums, The Bad Plus), and Chris Tordini (bass, Jean-Michel Pilc Trio). Opening: the “hard-edged and audacious” (NY Jazz Record) duo of drummer Chris Icasiano and saxophonist Neil Welch. $18 general/$16 members & seniors/$9 students [read more…]
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Kirkland Performance Center, 8pm
DakhaBrakha
DakhaBrakha means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language. Mixing the fundamental structure of folk music with soulful, free-form improvisation, the Kiev, Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha, creates a mesmerizing world of unexpected and engaging new music. $20 general/$18 members & seniors/$10 students (A Kirkland Performance Center co-presentation.) [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3:00pm: Jazz Police Big Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221
JAZZ ALLEY: Pat Martino Trio plus Special Guest James Carter
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm
CAFE RACER: Jeremy Shanok
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm
DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8:00pm
SERAFINA: 11am: Pasquale Santos; 6:30pm: Jerry Frank
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807
VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm
ROYAL ROOM: Columbia City BeatWalk: Orkestar Zirkonium/ A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm
From The Seattle Times:
Wynton Marsalis, Ahmad Jamal and Pat Metheny will headline the 2014 U.S. Bank Portland Jazz Festival, which takes place Feb. 20-Mar. 2.
Seattle trombonist and composer Julian Priester will also be featured as part of the festival’s For Portland Only production, which reunites Priester with two bandmates from Herbie Hancock’s fabled ’70s Mwandishi ensemble, Bennie Maupin and Buster Williams in a group called Something More.
The 11th edition of the Rose City bash also features a program of artists associated with Blue Note Records, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year.
read more at The Seattle Times.
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College, 8pm
Dave Douglas Quintet / The Westerlies
As the recent Time Travel and Be Still recordings show, the new ensemble of the ever-exploring trumpeter delivers transporting, lyrical, and hard-swinging jazz renditions of melodies old and new. Jon Irabagon, saxophone; Matt Mitchell, piano; Linda Oh, bass; Rudy Royston, drums. Also on the bill: The Westerlies $22 general/$20 members & seniors/$11 students (Welcomed by 91.3 KBCS) [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Monkstone Theocracy w/ Johnaye Kendrick
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Pat Martino Trio plus Special Guest James Carter
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm
GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm
VITO’S: 6:00pm: The Tarentallas; 9:30pm: Prom Queen
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695
SORRENTO HOTEL: Overton Berry
900 Madison St, Seattle, 206-622-6400, 8:00pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Steve Messick Trio
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621, 7:00pm
Photos by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com
The 2013 Earshot Jazz Festival prsented the Yosvany Terry Quintet at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute.
The Harlem-based Cuban saxophonist Yosvany Terry addresses both the ancient and the immediate, working in a sonic world of Afro-Cuban polyrhythms and sophisticated jazz structures – with Michael Rodriguez (trumpet), Osmany Paredes (piano), Matt Brewer (bass) and Clarence Penn (drums).
See more photos at EyeShotJazz.com
Royal Room, 8pm
The Westerlies Play Horvitz / The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
Having taken New York by storm, these two original projects now charm Seattle. $18 general/$16 members & seniors/$9 students [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Milo Peterson (guitar), Jared Gold (organ) and Sylvia Cuenca (drums)
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Pat Martino Trio plus Special Guest James Carter
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+
SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm
VITO’S: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm
BOXLEY’S: closed for private event
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves w/ Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
11425 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAZZ HOUSE:
7pm – Steve Korn Group with Steve Korn, Stuart Macdonald, Dawn Clement, Carmen Rothwell ($8 cover)
9pm – David Arteaga (vocals) with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621
GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm
Seattle Art Museum Brotman Forum, 5:30pm
Kareem Kandi Group
The savvy south-Sound saxophonist shows his stuff in Seattle. [read more…]
Free
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College, 8pm
Ken Vandermark & Nate Wooley
World-renowned Chicagoan, whose vanguard saxophone earned a 1999 MacArthur Fellowship, performs improvised works with trumpeter Nate Wooley, an extended-technique trumpeter on the booming Brooklyn improv scene. Free masterclass, PONCHO Concert Hall, noon. $18 general/$16 members & seniors/$9 students (Welcomed by 91.3 KBCS) [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Diana Page Quartet
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Pat Martino Trio plus Special Guest James Carter
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Brazil Novo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm
BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Mike Van Bebber Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: The Suffering F*ckheads
2202 N 45th St, Seattle, 206-992-1120, 8:00pm
LUCID: Davy Nefos Jam
Lucid Jazz Lounge, 5241 University Ave NE, Seattle,206-402-3042
from Daniel Sheehan’s EyeShotJazz.com
Friday night at Tula’s saw a return of Jay Thomas this time with his Trumpet Madness. Jay Thomas brought Willie Thomas (trumpet), young Seattle trumpeters, John Hansen (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Adam Kessler (drums) to Tula’s.
A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Thomas began to develop his lyrical and bluesy tone as a teen on scholarship to Berklee. He then worked and studied for several years in New York, then, the Bay Area. Later, in Seattle, Thomas became a frequent member of the house band at Parnell’s Jazz Club, working with artists George Cables, Charles McPherson, Bill Mays, Ralph Penland, Harold Land, Diane Schuur, Slim Gaillard and many jazz greats as they traveled through Seattle. Today, he is a member of one of Japan’s leading big bands, where he records and performs several times a year. Often, he shares those star players with audiences in the States.
For more photos from the Earshot Jazz Festival, check out EyeShotJazz.com
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 8pm
Yosvany Terry Quintet
The Harlem-based Cuban saxophonist addresses both the ancient and the immediate, working in a sonic world of Afro-Cuban polyrhythms and sophisticated jazz structures. With Michael Rodriguez, trumpet, Osmany Paredes, piano, Matt Brewer, bass, and Clarence Penn, drums. $22 general/$20 members & seniors/$11 students [read more…]
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JAZZ ALLEY: Dave Holland – Prism: featuring Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn, and Eric Harland
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Student Recital
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: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Eric Hullander Band
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm
THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm
AUGUSTUS: Michael Owcharuk & Nate Omdal
3601 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, 9:00pm
THE SWISS: Kareem Kandi Band
1904 Jefferson Ave, Tacoma, 7:00
Edmonds-Woodway High School, 7:30pm
Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Band w/ Cuong Vu Trio
One of three Seattle-area bands selected this year for the annual, prestigious Essentially Ellington Competition at Lincoln Center, New York. Directed by Jake Bergevin, and performing with the trio of Cuong Vu, one of the great trumpeters in today’s jazz. $12 (Presented by Edmonds-Woodway High School Music Boosters.) [read more…]
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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Dave Holland – Prism: featuring Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn, and Eric Harland
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Courtney Cutchins Duo
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 ROYAL ROOM: Colouri / Emil Viklický
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm
THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm
Photos by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com
Earshot Jazz Festival presented the Bill Ramsay Tribute and it was wonderful. Featuring his septet – with Jay Thomas (trumpet), Travis Ranney (sax), Dan Marcus (trombone), John Hansen (piano), Greg Williamson (drums), Chuck Deardorf (bass) – legendary Northwest saxophonist Bill Ramsay (baritone saxophone) is among Seattle’s best.
A former member of the Count Basie Orchestra, and a veteran of many of the nation’s outstanding big bands, including the bands of Thad Jones, Cab Calloway, Mel Lewis, Gene Harris, Quincy Jones and the Benny Goodman Octet, Ramsay recently toured the western United States with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (under the direction of Paul Ellington). He was inducted to the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997.
View more photos of this show, and all Earshot Jazz Festival events at EyeShotJazz.com
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
THE ROYAL ROOM: Ask The Ages
5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm
WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm
BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Mt Si Vocal Jam; 7:00pm: Christian Henriksen Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Synthesis
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm
EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz / Keith Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm
COASTAL KITCHEN: Josh Clifford Trio
426 15th Ave E, Seattle, 206-322-1145, 9:30pm
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John Gilbreath, Executive Director of Earshot Jazz, will talk with Jim Wilke about the current Earshot Jazz Festival on Jazz Northwest on Sunday October 6. The 25th Earshot Jazz Festival began this week and will continue through November 17 with over 60 individual events at various locations around Seattle. Music on this program includes John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet which will be appearing on Sunday, October 6 at the Poncho Theatre at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Other groups appearing at the festival and on this program include Dave Douglas, Darcy James Argue, Steve Treseler, Ingrid Jensen and Cuong Vu.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. The program is broadcast Sundays at 2 PM Pacific and is streamed live at kplu.org. A podcast of the program is also available immediately after broadcast.
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Inspired by Jay Thomas’ Trumpet Madness tonight at Tula’s, we remember the Five Trumpets show from this past August
From EyeShotJazz.com
Widely regarded as the best drummer in Seattle, D’Vonne Lewis proppeled Seattle’s homegrown, hard-hitting post-genre quartet – with bassist Evan Flory-Barnes, Rhodes pianist Josh Rawlings and trumpeter Aham Oluo.
See more photos from this event and other Earshot shows at EyeShotJazz.com.
Tula’s, 7:30pm
Trumpet Madness
Generations of jazz trumpet with Willie Thomas, Jay Thomas and young Seattle players. $16 general/$14 members & seniors/$8 students [read more…]
RESERVATIONS AT 206-443-4221 or [email protected]
Royal Room, 8pm
Dayna Stephens Trio w/ Justin Brown & Ben Street
An intensely organic saxophonist with top New York colleagues. $18 general/$16 members & seniors/$9 students [read more…]
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JAZZ ALLEY: Karrin Allyson
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+
SERAFINA: Eric Miller Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm
VITO’S: Blue Sky Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Ham Carson Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves w/ Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
11425 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm
SORRENTO HOTEL: Rochelle House w/ Evan Flory-Barnes, Tim Kennedy, D’vonne Lewis
900 Madison St, Seattle, 206-622-6400, 7:30PM
EGAN’S BALLARD JAZZ HOUSE:
7pm – Steve Carver with Darin Clendenin (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Mark Ivester (drums)
9pm – Kareem Kandi Band
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621
GRAZIE: Quiet Fire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm
THE CHAPEL: S. Eric Scribner
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
