Seattle Jazz Scene

JAZZ ALLEY: Anthony Wilson, Julian Lage, Chico Pinheiro and Larry Koonse – Seasons Guitar Quartet
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Central Washington Big Band / MusicWorks Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Roscoe Mitchell’s Nonaah Sneak Preview/ Tarmac Adam
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Aaron Tevis Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz Trio
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Miles Davis Birthday Celebration with Thomas Marriott, Cuong Vu, Mark Taylor, George Colligan, Evan Flory-Barnes and Matt Jorgensen
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

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

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

SCOTCH AND VINE: Jose ‘Juicy’ Gonzales Trio
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Eugenie Jones
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

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

from The Seattle Times:

Kendrick Scott (pictured), one of the hottest young drummers in jazz, headlines the Bellevue Jazz Festival next week with his group Oracle, which features probing ex-Seattle pianist Aaron Parks. Scott, a man with a message who deals deftly with politics and spirituality — on his recent album, “Conviction,” he does Sufjan Stevens’ “Too Much” and Herbie Hancock’s “I Have a Dream” — is joined by saxophonist John Ellis, guitarist Matt Stevens and bassist Joe Sanders. Appropriately, Seattle bassist Evan Flory-Barnes, who also soaks his music in meaning, opens the show. The festival features pianist Cyrus Chestnut with vibraphonist Stefon Harris, as well as more than 40 acts at various venues in the Bellevue downtown core and runs from Wednesday through June 2. Oracle performs at 7:30 p.m. May 31 at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue; $12-$24 (425-453-1223 or www.bellevuejazz.com).

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

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

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

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: Joe Doria Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

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

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” with Neil Andersson/ Eric Apoe and They CD Release/ Sour Smash Hug Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

from The New York Times:

The keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz lived and worked in New York City for most of the ’80s, when combining jazz with other kinds of popular or experimental languages, American or otherwise seemed exciting and almost imperative. There was a lot of the shock-of-the-new going on back then, and a lot of deference and homage to the history of the early ’60s New York avant-garde.

But Mr. Horvitz stood apart. He had an evened-out, coherent composing voice that contained bebop and rock, gospel hymns and country, free jazz and funk and midcentury film music and Charles Ives. There was very little posturing or provocation or wackiness in it. It didn’t feel like a stretch.

He moved to Seattle in 1988 with his wife, the composer Robin Holcomb: our loss. But he’s done valuable work there, alone and collectively. About a year and a half ago Mr. Horvitz, now 57, became a partner in a music space and bar called the Royal Room, in Columbia City, in Seattle. He books it, more or less. (He was the first booker at the Knitting Factory in New York in 1986.) And he plays there with his own group, the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, twice a month.

The group plays his compositions and he reorders them, sometimes radically, using some of the hand signals developed to conduct improvisers by his old New York friend Butch Morris, who died this year. Mr. Morris called the process conduction. On Tuesday at the Stone, where Mr. Horvitz started a six-night run of his 13-piece band — its first New York performances — the music sounded like a formal acknowledgment of Mr. Morris’s method and a demonstration of Mr. Horvitz’s freedoms within it.

Continue reading at The New York Times.

SeattleJazzScene.com welcomes The Larry Goldings Trio featuring Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart to Seattle on Thursday, June 20th. The group will perform two sets at The Royal Room in Columbia City. Tickets are now on sale.

The group (featuring Larry Goldings on Hammond B3 organ, Peter Bernstein on guitar and Bill Stewart on drums) has performed together for over 20 years but has never performed in Seattle with the original lineup.

The intimate and casual environment of Columbia City’s Royal Room promises for a great evening of music.

Tickets are now on sale through Stranger Tickets.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20THE LARRY GOLDINGS TRIO

The Royal Room
5000 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA

Music starts at 8:00pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 day of show

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Spyro Gyra
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Julie Cascioppo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 5:30pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Suffering F*ckheads
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Gerald Clayton Trio with Sachal Vasandani
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: The Jazz Underground
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

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: CWU Jazz Combo I with Matt Wenman
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase – featuring Debby Boland Watt, Brandee Young and Valeri Lopez
9pm – Vocal Jam – with Hans Brehmer (piano), Ted Enderle (bass) and Beri Puhlovski (drums). Hosted by Jacqueline Tabor.
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

Pianist Josh Wolff, who has resided in New York City for many years while maintaining close ties to his hometown of Seattle, passed away on Sunday from pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by many friends and his family.

From a Facebook post by his brother David:

It was about 6:20. Although Joshua Wolff was no longer speaking, he signaled for us all to gather around – younger brother Dan and me, our parents, and more than a dozen of his closest friends. We all knew that he was ready for liftoff. After several minutes of adieus, my mom, holding him, said, “Josh, don’t worry about us, you can fly away now. Just fly away.

Then his eyes widened for a moment, and he flew, just like that.

God’s speed, my dear dear brother

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Mach One Jazz Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Snoqualmie Middle School Jazz Band
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

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

ROYAL ROOM: Jargon
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

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

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Free Funk Union
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm, No cover

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

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

from Jazz Alley:

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

JAZZ ALLEY: The Greyboy Allstars
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

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

VITO’S: Rat City Brass
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

GRAZIE: Blues Union
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Miles Black Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Lloyd Jones
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley and Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: The Greyboy All-Stars
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Jimmy Herrod & Randy Halberstadt
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: 3rd Thursday Twang Royal
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Roosevelt HS Jazz Combo
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Ballard HS Big Band
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: MSHS Vocal Jam; 7:00pm: CCK 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

ROYAL ROOM: The Syrinx Effect/ Ask The Ages
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

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

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Free Funk Union
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm, No cover

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

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

from The Seattle Times:

Roosevelt High School has won third place in the prestigious national Essentially Ellington jazz-band competition in New York City.

First place went to The Tucson Jazz Institute from Tucson, Ariz.; second place went to the Jazz House Kids in Montclair, N.J.

Three Seattle-area high-school jazz bands — Garfield and Roosevelt, in Seattle, and Edmonds-Woodway, in Edmonds — were chosen as finalists for the 2013 Essentially Ellington competition.

Since 1999, when the competition opened to bands west of the Mississippi, Seattle-area bands have often dominated, taking first place seven times (Garfield four, Roosevelt three) and sending at least two — and a couple of times, four — finalists to New York. However, 2013 marked the first time Garfield had made the finals since 2010, when it took first place for the fourth time. Edmonds-Woodway has made the finals four times.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Thomas Marriott Quintet featuring Doug Beavers
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

HIROSHI’S: Richard Cole Quartet
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

SERAFINA: John Sanders & Saul Cline
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Boogaloo Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Sam Boshnack Quintet/ Jefferson Rose Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

SORRENTO HOTEL: Katrina Kope
900 Madison St, Seattle, 206-622-6400, 7:30pm

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Tineke Postma Quartet
1300 First Avenue, Seattle, 5:30 PM

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Lalah Hathaway
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Leah Stillwell & Ed Weber
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Tunnel Six
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Carolyn Graye Student Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

On Thursday, May 9, the US-Canada group Tunnel Six will perform at The Royal Room near the end of their 2013 tour which will take them from Brandon, Manitoba, to Portland, Oregon. Their new CD, Alive, recorded at various stops during their 2012 tour, will be available at the show.

The group features Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough and Portland pianist Andrew Oliver along with Ben Dietschi (saxophones; Toronto), Brian Seligman (guitar; Toronto), Ron Hynes (bass; Halifax) and Tyson Stubelek (drums; New York).

THURSDAY, MAY 9
THE ROYAL ROOM
5000 Rainier Ave South
Seattle
music beings at 8:00PM