Friday Jazz

January 11, 2008 / / No Comments

Here is what’s happening tonight:

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Josh Nelson Quartet with Greta Matassa. Josh Nelson (piano), Dylan Heaney (sax), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Steve Korn (drums).

JAZZ ALLEY: guitarist Peter White

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Nick AllisonTrio featuring Katie Walter
9pm – Nelda Swiggett Trio

SERAFINA: The Djangomatics, 9pm

GRAZIE: Trish, Hans and Phil, 7:30pm

HIROSHI’S: Monkstone Theocracy: Bill Anschell (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass), Greg Williamson (drums), Jay Thomas (horns), 7:30pm

Also tonight, for you Northenders:
THE REPP: Jason Parker/George Stone Duo.
Join trumpeter Parker and 7-string guitarist Stone for 3 sets of Jazz standards and originals. The Repp in Snohomish (formerly Sebastian’s) is under new management and is becoming a great home for live jazz in the northend.  6:30-10:30pm

Thursday Jazz

January 10, 2008 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Peter White

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Ziggurat Quartet

TRIPLE DOOR: Dylan Healey Quartet (Musiquarium), NW Blues Piano Panorama (Mainstage)

THE NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Logan Strosahl Quartet
9pm – Dave Anderson Quartet

THE ASTEROID: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

THAIKU: Tad Britton Trio

WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz

Anything else happening tonight? Post a gig notice in the Comments section.

This Sunday on Jazz Northwest

January 9, 2008 / / No Comments

A concert by The Alma College Percussion Ensemble was a surprise hit at Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend last July. Highlights from the concert will air Sunday 1/13 at 1:00 pm on Jazz Northwest. Playing vibes, marimbas, steel pans, bells, Latin percussion and all kinds of drums, the thirty outstanding young musicians earned a standing ovation. Traveling from Alma, Michigan to play at Port Townsend for a large and very appreciative crowd was a highlight of their summer and the festival! The Alma College Percussion Ensemble is directed by David Zerbe, and vibist Joe Locke was a special guest.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke and heard every Sunday on 88.5 KPLU and kplu.org. Made possible by The Boeing Company, Jazz Northwest streams live to the web and is also available on demand as a podcast after the broadcast at www.kplu.org.

Wednesday Jazz

January 9, 2008 / / No Comments

Lots of great local jazz happening tonight…

NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/Clarence Acox

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Michael Emswiler/John Hansen

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Damon Buxton,
8pm – Vocal Jam with Carrie Wicks

VICTORY LOUNGE: Joe Doria Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

TUTTA BELLA: Tarantellas, 6:30pm

WHISKEY BAR: Eric Verlinde & Friends, 10pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Sara Gazarek

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley welcomes the return of Seattle-native, vocalist Sara Gazarek. Band members include new band members Zach Harmon (drums) and Sam Minaie (bass) as well as Josh Nelson (piano). Set time on Wednesday is 7:30pm. Doors open at 5:30pm Wednesday.

Born and raised in Seattle, she was exposed to a variety of art forms at a very early age. Gazarek attended Roosevelt High School where she fell in love with its award-winning jazz program instantly. Under the influence of jazz educator and trombonist Scott Brown, Gazarek traveled as a soloist with the school’s jazz orchestra to NYC to compete in the nationally acclaimed Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in 2000. Presented at the Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, Gazarek was awarded the first ever Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Vocalist Award.

Championed by some of music’s most celebrated figures, Sara Gazarek has emerged as a strikingly original artist with limitless potential. In follow up to Yours, her widely hailed 2005 debut focusing on American Songbook standards, the 25-year old Gazarek delivers sensational follow-up on her sophomore album Return To You (6/06), seamlessly combining the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz. Blessed with a gorgeous, translucent voice, excellent pitch and supple sense of time, Gazarek is steeped in the jazz tradition, but is not afraid to embrace the music that moves her generation.

Tuesday Jazz

January 8, 2008 / / No Comments

It’s a good night for vocal jazz…and big  bands…and trios…and jam sessions.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Sara Gazarek (vocalist)

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

TRIPLE DOOR: Mambo Cadillac, Jubillee on the Mainstage, Jake Shaw Trio in the Musiquarium

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Isabella du Graff (vocalist), Dave Peterson (guitar), Clipper Anderson (bass), 7pm

RENTON IKEA: Bill Anschell Trio, Bill Anschell (piano), Jose Martinez (drums), Doug Miller (bass). 5-8pm.

EAST SIDE JAZZ CLUB: Trish, Hans and Phil, (Sherman Clay, 1000 Bellevue way, Bellevue), 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Bebop and Destruction Jam Session

Upcoming: Sara Gazarek at Jazz Alley

January 7, 2008 / / No Comments

JANUARY 8-9, 2008
JAZZ ALLEY
Call for reservations: 206-441-9729

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley welcomes the return of Seattle-native, vocalist Sara Gazarek. Band members include new band members Zach Harmon (drums) and Sam Minaie (bass) as well as Josh Nelson (piano). Set times on Tuesday and Wednesday are at 7:30pm. Doors will open at 6:00pm on Tuesday and 5:30pm on Wednesday.

Born and raised in Seattle, she was exposed to a variety of art forms at a very early age. Gazarek attended Roosevelt High School where she fell in love with its award-winning jazz program instantly. Under the influence of jazz educator and trombonist Scott Brown, Gazarek traveled as a soloist with the school’s jazz orchestra to NYC to compete in the nationally acclaimed Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in 2000. Presented at the Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, Gazarek was awarded the first ever Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Vocalist Award.

Championed by some of music’s most celebrated figures, Sara Gazarek has emerged as a strikingly original artist with limitless potential. In follow up to Yours, her widely hailed 2005 debut focusing on American Songbook standards, the 25-year old Gazarek delivers sensational follow-up on her sophomore album Return To You (6/06), seamlessly combining the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz. Blessed with a gorgeous, translucent voice, excellent pitch and supple sense of time, Gazarek is steeped in the jazz tradition, but is not afraid to embrace the music that moves her generation.

Monday Jazz

January 7, 2008 / / No Comments

Kind of a quiet night for jazz but it makes the decision easier doesn’t it?

TULA’S: Vocal Jam with Greta Matassa

THE SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: The Jim Knapp Orchestra plays tonight… make sure and catch this Earshot Golden Ear nominated group. 8pm, $10,  (12510 15th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA)

Know of any other gigs happening tonight? Send us an email or post a message in the Comments section.

Sunday Jazz

January 6, 2008 / / No Comments

Go out for brunch, lunch, or dinner today and you’re certain to hear some good music:

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with guest Andreas Oberg

TUTTA BELLA STONE WAY: Casey MacGill and Blue 4, 5:30pm

GRAZIE: Reuel Lubag Jam Session, 6pm

SERAFINA: Conlin Roser/Cynthia Mullis duo, 11am, Jerry Frank solo piano, 6:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Reggie Goings/ Hadley Caliman (3-7pm), Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, 8pm

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT: Jay Thomas Big Band

MARTINS OFF MADISON: Tim Kennedy, 8pm (1413 14th Ave)

JAZZ VESPERS-SEATTLE FIRST BAPTIST: Randy Oxford Band, 6pm (1111 Harvard Ave)

BAINBRIDGE COMMONS: Bill Anschell Trio, 4pm (370 Brien Drive, Bainbridge)

Saturday Jazz

January 5, 2008 / / No Comments

OK, if  you stay home tonight, you can’t really call yourself a jazz fan!
Look at all the great stuff happening around town tonight:

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with guest Andreas Oberg

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – And How! Quintet Jeff Ellsworth (sax), Harvey Kramer-Hawks (trumpet), Lionel Kramer (drums), Steve Sanders (bass), Ann Merryfield (piano)
9pm – Old Dockton Roots
11pm – Elliott Bay Music Group

TUTTA BELLA: Steve Mason, 7pm

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Quartet with Sue Nixon, 9pm

THIRD PLACE COMMONS: Jim Knapp Orchestra, 7pm (17171 Bothell Way, Lake Forrest Park)

BAKE’S PLACE: Jay Roberts and Don Mock Duo, 8pm

BERKSHIRE GRILL: Sidecar Jazz, 8pm

GRAZIE: Billy Poindexter Quartet, 7:30pm

ARTEMIS CAFE: Nate Omdal Big Band, 10pm (757 Bellevue Ave. E, Seattle)

LA SPIGA: Gail Pettis Trio, 10pm (1429 12th Ave)

HOUSE CONCERT: MAXJAZZ Recording Artist John Proulx
with Seattle’s own fantastic bassist Chuck Kistler 7pm

Nich Anderson is opening up his condo to 30 guests each night for a house concert series that starts tonight with a performance by MaxxJazz recording artist John Proulx. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit http://jazzvox.com.
Says Nich Anderson: I heard John last year for the first time and was amazed by his many talents – an equally great pianist and vocalist, a wonderful scatter, and a great writer of tunes (featured on albums by Nancy Wilson and Mary Stallings). I’m thrilled that John will be the artist to kick-off the series! Check out his debut album “Moon and Sand” on his website(http://www.johnproulx.com>) and visit his myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/johnmproulx)

Friday Jazz

January 4, 2008 / / No Comments

Jazz is alive and well in the New Year! Here is what’s happening tonight on the first Friday of 2008:

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Richard Cole Shade CD Release Party
from Friday’s Seattle Times: And over at Tula’s tonight, hard-working Seattle sax man Rich Cole celebrates the release of “Shade,” his fine new disc on Origin (8:30 p.m. at Tula’s, 2214 Second Ave., Seattle; $15; 206-443-4221 or www.tulas.com). Cole has a big, bluff tenor tone, commanding chops and an explosive energy that sometimes recalls Chris Potter. The band features “Shade” musicians Bill Anschell (piano), Chuck Deardorf (bass) and Gary Hobbs (bass), with “special guests” promised.

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with guest Andreas Oberg

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jack Hunden Trio
9pm – Kristin Woodbury (vocals), Paul Fischer (guitar), Ty Bailie (keyboards), Brad Gibson, (drums).

SERAFINA: Javier Anderson Duo, 9pm

GRAZIE: Billy Poindexter Quartet, 7:30pm

JAMBALAYA: Gail Pettis Trio, 7pm (508 Garfield St. S, Tacoma)

HIROSHI’S: Friday Night Jazz and Sushi, 7:30pm

CHAPEL PERFROMANCE SPACE: Tom Baker Quartet w/Beth Graczyk, 8pm (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N)

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio, 5:30 – 7:30pm (6423 Latona Ave NE)

Cynthia Mullis at The Hendrix Lounge

January 3, 2008 / / No Comments

Photos from the last Origin Wednesday at the Hendrix Lounge on December 26th, 2007. Starting the end of January, jazz will be on Saturday nights.

Cynthia Mullis, saxophone; Nate Omdal, bass; Matt Jorgensen, drums;
Photos by Carolyn Caster

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Thursday Jazz

January 3, 2008 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Isabella DuGraf Quartet

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Django’s Cadillac

THE NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Ben Roseth (sax) and Julian Lage (guitar).
7pm and 9pm – Expansion Team, with Dylan Heaney and Chris Johansen (sax), John Hansen (piano), John Hamar (bass) and Phil Parisot (drums).

THE ASTEROID: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

THAIKU: Tad Britton Trio 

WASABI BISTRO: Brazilian Jazz

Anything else happening tonight? Post a gig notice in the Comments section.