Seattle Jazz Scene

Holotradband performing at The New Orleans

There has been a shakeup at The New Orleans Creole Restaurant with many of the longtime performers losing their weekly gigs.

After the passing of legendary owner, and Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, Gaye Anderson in August, day-to-day operations of The New Orleans was taken over by Gaye’s nephew Joe Anderson. An email in early-December circulated from management to the weekly performers stated that “Given these very tough times and the responsibilities at hand; we ask that you understand our absolute need to control our ‘out of control’ costs on all facets … Frankly we just cannot survive at the rate things are and have been done.”

A follow-up email last week announced that elimination of music on Tuesdays (Holotradband performed their last show on December 18), Thursday (Ham Carson will perform for the last time on December 27) and Friday (Flexicon’s last performance will be on December 28).

Wednesdays with Clarence Acox will continue, but the group was asked to take a pay cut. Music will also continue on Mondays and Saturdays.

The New Orleans has also added at least two new managers to their staff.

Seattle Jazz Scene talked to Dave Holo on his way to what was his last performance at The New Orleans.

I’ve been there since June of 1988 on Mondays with the New Orleans Quintet, the original band at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant.  I’ve also been there with Holotradband since October of 2003 on Tuesdays.

… I feel hollow.  First we lost Gaye in August, now we’re watching her dream fade … The New Orleans Creole Restaurant has been an icon in the history of Seattle music. Now it’s shrinking.  I just feel saddened. I’m good with numbers. I understand the why of things.  Business is tough in today’s cruel economy.  But this is a big loss to a lot of people.  I’m saddened for what we lose, I’m grateful for what we keep. I can’t complain about the end of such a long run, but I can’t not feel sad to see it come to a close.

We all know that this Friday, December 21, 2012 (the last day on the Mayan Calendar), is sure to be the last day on Earth for all mankind … so what better way to end all existence than to join drummer Matt Jorgensen at Tula’s Jazz Club for a stellar night of music.

Jorgensen will be joined by longtime bandmates Mark Taylor (saxophone), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Ryan Burns (piano) and Phil Sparks (bass).

The night will consist of music from the catalog of both groups Jorgensen is best known for.

Matt Jorgensen +451 last performed in 2009. Their five albums on Origin Records, and their live shows throughout the 2000s established them as one of the premier groups in the Northwest. In 2003 they won the Earshot Golden Ear Award for Northwest Jazz Group of the Year.

Human Spirit, co-led with Mark Taylor and Thomas Marriott, have spent the last year touring in support of their new recording, Dialogue: Live at the Earshot Jazz Festival, including performances in Vancouver, Portland, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City.

Reservations are recommended for what will be the last night on earth!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21
MATT JORGENSEN +451
HUMAN SPIRIT

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 Second Avenue, Seattle

Music starts at 7:30pm
$15.00
Reservations: 206-443-4221

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: David Lanz
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

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: Emily Asher’s Garden Party
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Singin’ in the Reindeer featuring the Victor Janusz Trio
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

JAZZ ALLEY: Tingstad and Rumbel
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emily Asher’s Garden Party Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

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

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Eric Vloeimans & Florian Weber
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: MSHS Vocal Workshop; 7:00pm: Aaron Tevis Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

from Anton Schwartz:

This concert features vocalist Greta Matassa in a particularly intimate setting. Greta is a dominating force in the jazz scene here in the Pacific Northwest and one of the most impressive vocalists on the national scene today. Her sound spans a huge range, as she moves with ease between muscular and delicate, innocent and world-weary, yielding intricate bebop one minute and earthy soul the next, all the while maintaining uncanny technique & control.

Joining Greta and me is bassist Clipper Anderson, Greta’s lifelong collaborator and another key player in the Seattle jazz scene. Clipper has worked with a long list of jazz greats including including Michael Brecker, Arturo Sandoval, Bucky Pizzarelli, Benny Golson, Phil Woods and Buddy DeFranco. The trio of vocal, sax and bass is extremely nimble, allowing us to react on a dime and head in unforeseen directions within each song.

Reservations are required. For more information and to reserve, visit LoftConcert.com.

Note: Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift or stocking stuffer? Check out Greta and Clipper’s Christmas album, And To All A Good Night.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 5:00: Ryan Burns / Mark Taylor; 7:30pm: Kelley Johnson Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon featuring Thomas Marriott
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: The Family Stone
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+

VITO’S: Yada Yada Blues Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Pearl Django
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale / Royal Room Anniversary w/ Evan Flory-Barnes, McTuff, Sweeter Than the Day w/ Skerik
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:30pm

BOXLEY’S: closed for private event
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: James Bernhard Blues Fusion
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Urban Rhapsody
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

The 9th Annual Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition

The Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition. The SKSCA will send one high school-aged and one adult female jazz vocalist from the greater Seattle area to Kobe, Japan in May 2013 to be a guest singer at the 14th Annual Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest.

Every fall for the last thirteen years the winner of the Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest — held in Kobe — has flown to Seattle to make her U.S. debut at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. Eight years ago, SKSCA began holding a jazz vocalist audition as the reciprocal component of this exchange. We are now proud to be hosting our ninth jazz audition.

Finalists will be selected by early February and will be invited to give a live audition at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on Monday, February 25, 2013 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Family, friends, and community members are encouraged to come and support the finalists. The suggested donation will be $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults with proceeds supporting this and future Seattle-Kobe jazz auditions.

The two winners will be guest vocalists at the 14th Annual Kobe Jazz Vocal Queen Contest held on

May 11^th, at Kobe Asahi Hall in Seattle’s sister city, Kobe, Japan. (Back-up musicians will be provided.)

Grand Prize Winners will receive:

• Roundtrip tickets to Kansai International Airport in Osaka (one for each winner and one for the guardian of the high school winner)
• Lodging for 4 nights in Kobe (winner and guardian in same hotel room)
• Some meals for the 4-day stay in Kobe (for winner and guardian). *Most meals/snacks, souvenirs and additional expenses are the winners’ responsibilities.
• Airport transfers/ground transportation in Kobe.   

Eligibility:    Applicants must (1) be a female high school student or adult 18 years or older, (2) reside in the greater Seattle area and (3) able to represent Seattle in Kobe, Japan.

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SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Jeff Johnson Quartet
Hall-of-Fame bassist celebrates a new band and new CD release
1300 First Avenue, Seattle,  5:30 PM

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

JAZZ ALLEY: The Family Stone
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

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

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

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

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

ROYAL ROOM: Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke/ The Jefferson Rose Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dan O’Brien Brazilian
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Groove For Thought
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Rene Laigo, Lisa Eve Knight and Randall O’Dowd
9pm – Vocal Jam with Ed Weber (piano), Ian Sheridan (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: Janette West Quartet with Eric Verlinde on Piano, Chuck Kistler on Bass and Marty Tuttle on Drums
Courtyard by Marriott, 11010 NE 8th Street Bellevue WA, 7:30pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Groove For Thought
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

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: Offbeats Jazz Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Nelda Swiggett’s Stringtet, with Nelda Swiggett (piano/voice/compositions), Chris Symer (bass), Byron Vannoy (drums), Rachel Swerdlow (viola), Walter Gray (cello)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 5:00: Ryan Burns / Mark Taylor; 7:30pm: Greta Matassa Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon featuring Thomas Marriott
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

LOCOL: Chad McCullough, Clark Sommers, Matt Jorgensen
7902 35th St. SW, Seattle, 10:00pm, No Cover

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Nick Allison and Carrie Wicks
9pm – Time Out Quartet, with Steve Tanimoto (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass), Evan Davis (drums) and Harold Rosenkranz (sax)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

JAZZ ALLEY: Lee Ritenour with very Special Guest: Mike Stern, featuring Melvin Davis and Sonny Emory
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

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

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+

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Michael Martinez
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: From A to Z: West Coast Saxophones Revisted
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Lee Ritenour with very Special Guest: Mike Stern, featuring Melvin Davis and Sonny Emory
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TRIPLE DOOR:
Mainstage: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola (7:00 & 9:30pm)
Musiquarium: The Schwa (9:00pm)
216 Union Street, 206-838-4333

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

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

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

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

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

VITO’S: The Dmitri Matheny Group   
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

Earshot Jazz presents…

24th Annual Concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music

Saturday, December 22, 2012
Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 PM

Ellington’s wonderful “Sacred Music” is both serious and swinging. It is a reverent and hip body of jazz composition, written late in his career, for jazz big band, vocal and instrumental soloists, gospel choir, and tap dancers.

For the past 23 years Earshot Jazz has presented an annual concert of Ellington’s Sacred Music. The concert features the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, co-directed by Michael Brockman and Clarence Acox, guest vocalists Everett Greene, Nichol Veneé Eskridge, and the NW Chamber Chorus, and special guest tap-dancer Alex Dugdale.

Tickets: $15-$34

BUY TICKETS ONLINE

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

ROYAL ROOM: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Mycle Wastman
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

VITO’S: Jason Parker Quartet
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7 & 9pm – Aubrey Logan
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

ROYAL ROOM: Earshot Jazz Presents The Frode Gjerstad Trio
Frode Gjerstad: Saxaphone; Jon Rune StrØm: Bass; Paal Nilssen-Love: Drums
Frode Gjerstad first became known to an international audience through his work with John Stevens and Johnny Dyani. Since then he has recorded with Borah Bergman, Bobby Bradford, William Parker, Hamid Drake, among others. Paal Nilssen has played with musicians including Brotzmann, Mats Gustavsson, Ken Vandermark, Evan Parker, Pat Metheny and Joe McPhee.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Mycle Wastman
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

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: Bob Baumann & Friends
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter Presents Cornish Vocal Showcase
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

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

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

BOXLEY’S: Cornish Combo with Randy Halberstadt
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Roy Hargrove Quintet
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Patti Summers
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 206-772-6891

SORRENTO HOTEL: Kelley Johnson
900 Madison St, 206-622-6400, 7:30pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Brian Lee Trio
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 9pm: The James Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Overton Barry
1707 NW Market Street , 206-789-1621, 7:00 & 9:00pm

New York jazz pianist and organist George Colligan is presently on the faculty at Portland State University in Portland. He’s recorded over 20 CDs on his own and appeared as sideman on many more in addition to concerts with many of today’s top jazz headliners. He brought Portland guitarist Dan Balmer with him for an Earshot Festival engagement at Tula’s this Fall, and Seattle drummer John Bishop rounded out this new variation on the classic organ trio. The trio played several of George Colligan’s original compositions in each set.

The George Colligan Organ Trio was recorded for Jazz Northwest and an hour-long set will air on 88.5 KPLU on Sunday, December 2nd at 2 PM Pacific Time. The program will also stream live at kplu.org, and a podcast will be available after the broadcast. Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke, exclusively for KPLU.

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