Wednesday Jazz

April 18, 2012 / / No Comments

BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL: BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM
Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Avenue NW, 8:00pm
performances by Todd Bishop, Kobie Watkins, Eric Eagle, Chris Icasiano, Evan Woodle, Thomas Campbell and Kristian Garrard

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bluestreet Jazz Voices
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

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

VITO’S: The Leeni + Love Show
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

MONA’S: Joe Doria’s Fog
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Diane Fast-Neale & Bob Neale
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Robin Holcomb Band and Sweeter Than the Day *CANCELLED*
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

LUCID: The Jazz Pearls
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off tomorrow

April 17, 2012 / / No Comments

via MyBallard.com:

Tomorrow kicks off the first night of the annual Ballard Jazz Festival, starting Wednesday, April 18 and going through Saturday, April 21.

The John Moulder Quartet, from a previous year’s festival

The festival is happening all over Ballard, with tomorrow’s opening night at the Conor Byrne Pub with Brotherhood of the Drum. The rest of the week is as follows:

  • Thursday, April 19, the Guitar Summit will take the stage at Conor Byrne, featuring Bobby Broom, Tim Young, John Stowell, and Dave Peterson.
  • Friday, April 20, is the Ballard Jazz Walk, featuring 17 groups happening at 12 venues all over Ballard.
  • Saturday, April 21, the festival will be going on all day, starting with the Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch at 11 a.m. at the Nordic Heritage Museum. The festival will culminate that evening with a concert at the Nordic Heritage Museum, featuring Bobby Broom Trio and the Orrin Evans Quartet.

Tickets are available by clicking here.

Tuesday Jazz

April 17, 2012 / / No Comments

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: Mike Allen Quartet
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, Bellevue, 425-828-9104, 7:30pm
from the Seattle Times: Mike Allen, the terrific tenor saxophonist from Vancouver, B.C., who now heads the jazz program at Western Washington University, celebrates the release of his new CD, “Faculty Jazz Collective,” as part of the Eastside Jazz Club concert series. Allen’s quartet performs at 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROYAL ROOM: Josh Deutsch Quintet;
Tim Kennedy’s Jazz Session
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Susy Sundborg
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

Monday Jazz

April 16, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam with the Darin Clendenin Trio
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

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

ROYAL ROOM: The Seattle Conduction Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

MONA’S: Travis Hartnett Trio
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 9:00pm

Today on Jazz Northwest

April 15, 2012 / / No Comments

from Jim Wilke:

We’ll have a double feature on this week’s show. First, we’ll review and sample music by some of the winners of Golden Ear Awards presented by Earshot Jazz on Wednesday. This the annual celebration of notable achievements by Seattle musicians in the past year.

In the second part of the show we’ll preview the 10th Annual Ballard Jazz Festival which takes place in multiple locations around Ballard next week, April 18-21. We’ll also be there recording for future Jazz Northwest shows.

Jazz Northwest airs today at 1:00pm on KPLU, 88.5fm

Sunday Jazz

April 15, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
4pm – Jay Thomas Big Band
8pm – Northwest Gospel Jazz
9pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221

JAZZ ALLEY: McCoy Tyner with Special Guest Saxophonist Gary Bartz
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: David Balatero & Brandon Lucia
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

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

FAIRE GALLERY CAFE: Monktail session
1351 E Olive Way, Seattle 206-652-0781

SERAFINA: 11:00am: Alex Guilbert Duo; 6:30pm: Anne Reynolds & Tobi Stone
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Brendon Williams Jazz Orchestra; JazzED New Works Ensemble; Washington Composer’s Orchestra
5000 Rainier Avenue South, (206) 906-9920, 6:30pm

PROHIBITION GRILL: Bob Strickland jam
1414 Hewitt Ave, Everett, 425-258-6100, 5:00pm

Ballard Jazz Festival 2012 showcases regional, national talent

April 13, 2012 / / No Comments

from The Seattle Times:

Jazz has always relied on the commitment of grass-roots activist-musicians. It would be hard to find two more committed souls in that department than drummers Matt Jorgensen and John Bishop who, with their feisty record label, Origin, produce the Ballard Jazz Festival, which opens Wednesday.

Fittingly, one of this year’s headliners is an activist-musician himself, the dynamic Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans. Though Evans is a New York journeyman, he lives in Philly, where he nurtures the scene with such projects as the Captain Black Big Band, a group Down Beat magazine critics recently called a “rising star.”

“I try to be present,” said the pianist on the phone, as he drove from Philadelphia to a Manhattan gig, earlier this week. “I bring things back, from wherever I go, whether it’s New York or Japan, to keep adding to the scene.”

With Evans, as with Seattle jazzers, local pride runs deep. In talking about influences, he’s as likely to mention Philadelphia keyboard legends Trudy Pitts and Shirley Scott as Kenny Barron or Ralph Bowen, the teachers he encountered at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Evans is also passionate about the African-American roots of jazz — he came up in the black church — which you can hear in his soulful swing and knotty, percussive attack, qualities that have earned him slots with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, Branford Marsalis, Nicholas Payton and the Mingus Big Band.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

Friday Jazz

April 13, 2012 / / No Comments

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

CMA GALLERY: Middle School & High School Jam Session
4501 Interlake Ave N #9, 206-354-4985, 6:30pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: McCoy Tyner with Special Guest Saxophonist Gary Bartz
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+

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jacqueline Tabor w/ Bill Anschell
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

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

LUCID: The Kareem Kandi Band
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Scott Lindenmuth
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Sandy Carbary & Tim Lerch Duo
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Tap Jam! – hosted by Jessie Sawyers!
9pm – Tim Carey (bass), with Eric Verlinde (piano), Jeff Busch (drums), Brendan O’Donnell (guitar) and Tarik Abouzied (percussion)
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

THE ROYAL ROOM: Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet and Painting the Town Red: The Music of Billie Holiday
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 9:30pm

Live blogging the Earshot Golden Ear Awards

April 11, 2012 / / No Comments

Jay Thomas’ Quintet is on stage now … We’ll be posting photos and winners soon …

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NW RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Bill Anschell, Figments

NW ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE: Jovino Santos Neto

NW ALTERNATIVE GROUP: Andy Clausen’s Wishbone Ensemble

NW INSTRUMENTALIST: Bill Anschell

NW CONCERT OF THE YEAR: Royal Room opening, Sunday, December 18

EMERGING ARTIST: Sam Boshnack

NW VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Jacqueline Tabor

SEATTLE JAZZ HALL OF FAME:
Jeff Johnson
Jovino Santos Neto
Overton Berry

Wednesday Jazz

April 11, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 5:00pm: Earshot Open Board Meeting; 7:00pm: Earshot Golden Ear Awards
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Curtis Salgado Big Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Darin Clendenin & Friends
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

MONA’S: Joe Doria’s Fog
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 10:00pm

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Diane Fast-Neale & Bob Neale
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Cara Francis, Lisa Eve Knight and Eugenie Jones
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Olson with Chris Morton (piano), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

ROYAL ROOM: Royal Jazz Session
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

LUCID: Tony Lewis Trio
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

Earshot Golden Ear Awards – Wednesday!

April 10, 2012 / / No Comments

Each year, the Golden Ear Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding acheivements of the previous year in Seattle jazz. In the process, Seattle jazz fans and performers can take stock of and show gratitude for the region’s vibrant jazz ecology. The awards are determined by a combination of nominations and popular vote. Nominees this year were selected by a poll of Earshot Jazz readers, jazz performers, audience members, journalists and industry professionals. There are eight Golden Ear Award categories, including induction into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 Second Avenue
Community Forum: 5pm; Music starts at 7pm

For Reservations call 206-443-4221

2011 NW Recording of the Year:
Bill Anschell, Figments
Jovino Santos Neto, Current
Thomas Marriott, Human Spirit
Chuck Deardorf, Transparence

2011 NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble:
McTuff Trio
Susan Pascal Quartet
Human Spirit
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto

2011 NW Alternative Jazz Group:
Bad Luck
Neil Welch’s Sleeper Ensemble
Burn List
Andy Clausen’s Wishbone Ensemble

2011 NW Jazz Instrumentalist:
Bill Anschell
Jeff Busch
Joe Doria
Chuck Deardorf

Emerging Artist or Group of 2011:
Chris Icasiano
Sam Boshnack
Kate Olson
Beth Fleenor

2011 NW Vocalist of the Year:
Jacqueline Tabor
Johnaye Kendrick
Danny Quintero
Elspeth Savani

Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Nominees
Jeff Johnson
Jovino Santos Neto
Greg Williamson
Dave Peck
Overton Berry
Milt Kleeb

2011 NW Concert of the Year:
McCoy Tyner Quintet, Jazz Alley, March 3-7
Human Spirit, Tula’s, October 14 & 15
Triptet / Nels Cline Singers, Is That Jazz? Festival, Chapel Performance Space, January 29
Royal Room opening, Sunday, December 18

Tuesday Jazz

April 10, 2012 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Curtis Salgado Big Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Word Jazz from SnoValley Writes!
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

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

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

ROYAL ROOM: Tim Kennedy’s Jazz Session Royale
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jon Sheckler Group with Richard Mikel (bass), Darrius Willrich (piano), Robby Beasley (trumpet) and Jon Sheckler (drums)
9pm – Douglas Detrick Cartography Quartet with Douglas Detrick (trumpet/voice/compositions/arrangements), Bill Marsh (guitar), Keith Lowe (bass) and Paul Kikuchi (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

Bake’s Place Opening Weekend – May 11-13

April 9, 2012 / / No Comments

Bake’s Place has announced their grand opening date for their new location in Downtown Bellevue.

Vocalist Dee Daniels will headline the opening weekend festivities May 11 – 13 with two performances Friday and Saturday and a special Sunday Mother’s Day show.

Click here to view a full-calendar for the month of May.

Construction is still continuing on the new Bellevue location.  You can follow the progress on Bake’s Blog.

Monday Jazz

April 9, 2012 / / No Comments

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

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

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

BOXLEY’S: Carolyn Graye’s Singer Soiree
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Racer at the Royal Room
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

MONA’S: Paul Kemmish Upright Trio w/ Kate Olson & Tom Zgonc
6421 Latona Ave NE, 206-526-1188, 9:00pm

Saturday Jazz

April 6, 2012 / / No Comments

CORNISH COLLEGE: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Cornish Jazz Ensemble
PONCHO Concert Hall, Kerry Hall, 710 E Roy St, 8:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Christian McBride and Inside Straight
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Graye & Green Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Butch Harrison
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 206-772-6891

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Trio, ft Sue Nixon
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

SCOTCH AND VINE: Fuller and Charney Duo
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: The James Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle

ROYAL ROOM: Crack Sabbath
5000 Rainier Ave South, 206-906-9920, 9:00pm

Friday Jazz

April 6, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Marc Seales Group
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

CMA GALLERY: 6:30: Middle School & High School Jam Session; 7:30: Dan Kramlich Trio
4501 Interlake Ave N #9, 206-354-4985, 7:30pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Christian McBride and Inside Straight
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+

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Greta Matassa
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

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

LUCID: Ayron Jones & The Way
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

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

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

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Sandy Carbary & Tim Lerch Duo
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Fundamental Forces with Rik Wright (guitar), Jim DeJoie (sax), Geoff Harper (bass) and Greg Campbell (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

THE ROYAL ROOM: Threat of Beauty and Roboto Hug
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 9:30pm

Thursday Jazz

April 5, 2012 / / No Comments

THE CHAPEL: Scrape w/ Bill Frisell
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King Vocal Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Christian McBride and Inside Straight
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

LUCID: Vocalize it! Hosted by Katrina Kope
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Janette West and Eric Verlinde
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

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

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