Seattle Jazz Scene

from AP:

After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week.

The Nov. 4 lineup for an evening concert in the East Room includes Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Earlier in the day, the White House will hold music workshops on violin, cello, piano and classical guitar for 120 students from middle schools and high schools across the country.

The White House lineup for the classical events appears designed to showcase a younger and diverse selection of accomplished musicians.

For example, Pratt, 43, became the first black pianist to win the Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1992. Weilerstein, still in her 20s, is known as a premiere soloist and chamber musician of her generation. Bell is 41. Isbin, at 53, is the oldest of the four.

The day’s events also will include an afternoon workshop concert featuring the four artists. In addition, young musicians Sujari Britt and Jason Yoder will accompany Weilerstein in duets.

This special edition of Jazz Northwest features highlights from the past six months of programs, and some concert recordings not previously aired. Included are excerpts from two concerts
celebrating Seattle jazz legends Ernestine Anderson and Hadley Caliman, The Susan Pascal Quartet’s salute to the Modern Jazz Quartet, The Jim Knapp Orchestra in a festival performance and a preview of next week’s broadcast of the music of Monk and Mingus by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.

This program is part of the Spring Fund Drive at KPLU, and Northwest Jazz fans and musicians are encouraged to support the only radio program devoted exclusively to regional jazz performers and
presenters. Pledges may be made by calling 1 800 677 5758, or online at www.kplu.org .

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke for 88.5, KPLU and kplu.org. The program is also available as a podcast from kplu.org after the airdate.

NEW ORLEANS: Hadley Caliman Quartet

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Marc Seales Group

JAZZ ALLEY: Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quintet

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:30pm: Birch Pereira Trio
9:00pm: Motel 5

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dan Czaran with Karin Kajita (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass) and Larry Bergman (drums), with guest vocalist Lori Woodbury.
9pm – Ian Lang and Thornton Bowman
11pm – Kathleen Grace with Darin Clendenin (piano)

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa and Nancy Kelly

BOXLEY’S: Milo Petersen Trio

LAUGHING LADIES: Better World w/ Marc Smason
17551 15th NE Shoreline, 7:30

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Andre Thomas & Quiet Fire

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Stephanie Porter & Friends

LOCAL COLOR: Stacy Israel

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Jim Knodle & Distract Band

from AP:

An 81-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder for trying to shoot the wife of jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri near the elevator at their New York condominium, prosecutors said.

Maria Cartagena pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and assault Wednesday and was being held on $25,000 bail.

Iraida Palmieri, 73, was inside an elevator at her Forest Hills condo when it stopped at the fourth floor Tuesday evening and the doors opened to reveal Cartagena in the lobby, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.

“Move over or I’m going to kill you,” Cartagena told Palmieri, then drew a revolver from the fanny pack clasped around her waist and fired one shot, according to a criminal complaint.

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Mike LeDonne is performing at Tula’s Jazz Club tonight before heading up to Vancouver to perform at The Cellar. The New York-based organist will be joined by Portland guitarist Dan Balmer, Cory Weeds on saxophone and Matt Jorgensen on drums.

LeDonne has been a long-time regular on the jazz scene and has backed up artists such as Benny Golson, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Charles McPherson, Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan and more.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25 – MIKE LeDONNE
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle
7:30pm
Reservations: 206-443-4221

Mike LeDonne – Hammond B3 Organ
Cory Weeds – saxophone
Dan Balmer – guitar
Matt Jorgensen – drums

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: from New York – Mike LeDonne Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quintet

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Angie McKenzie and Pat Johnston, with Hans Brehmer (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and Jeremy Jones (drums)
9pm – Max Williams Group, with Spencer Leroux, Andrew Morrill, Evan Woodle and Nolan Woodle

THE CHAPEL: Danny Holt

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton

LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: SCCC Big Band with Lonnie Mardis

JAZZ ALLEY: Robert Glasper Experiment

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Kenny Mandell Jazzworks student combos
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Barbara Molloy, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

BOXLEY’S: Jon Hamar Duo

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Kelly Ash

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Hadley Caliman’s new CD Straight Ahead continues to dominate national jazz radio. This week he moved up from number 5 to the number 2 spot behind Ahmad Jamal. Currently in the number 3 spot is Mike LeDonne who will be performing this Thursday at Tula’s Jazz Club.

1 – AHMAD JAMAL A Quiet Time (Dreyfus)
2 – HADLEY CALIMAN Straight Ahead (Origin)
3 – MIKE LEDONNE The Groover (Savant)
4 – JEREMY PELT Men Of Honor (HighNote)
5 – STEVE HOBBS Vibes, Straight Up (Challenge)
6 – TIA FULLER Decisive Steps (Mack Avenue)
7 – JOE LOCKE For The Love Of You (E1 Entertainment)
8 – RUFUS REID Out Front (Motema)
9 – DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER To Billie With Love From Dee Dee (Emarcy/DDB)
10 – DON BRADEN & MARK RAPP The Strayhorn Project (Premium Music Solutions)

The Ballard Jazz Festival’s Mainstage Concert this year features a double-bill of two jazz living legends.

Trumpeter Claudio Roditi (called “one of the very best performers in jazz” by All Music Guide) brings his samba and jazz blend to the stage, with the help of Brazilian-born, Seattle-based pianist Jovino Santos-Neto and his trio featuring Chuck Deardorf on bass and Mark Ivester on drums. Roditi has shared the stage with Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, and Joe Henderson, and has delighted audiences around the globe.

Also on the bill will be the dynamic Hadley Caliman Quintet, playing music from their latest release Straight Ahead, which has been in the Top 10 on the National Radio Airplay charts since its release last month. Caliman, arguably the most iconic Seattle jazz musician alive, has recorded with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop, including Freddie Hubbard, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dexter Gordon and many others. His band includes Northwest luminaries Thomas Marriott, Matt Jorgensen, Eric Verlinde, and Phil Sparks.

Visit the Ballard Jazz Festival website for more information and for special advance ticket purchase specials.

Saturday, April 24 at 7:30pm
The Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th St, Seattle, ALL AGES

Tickets: $35 (Buy before April 1: $28)

JAZZ ALLEY: Sixth Annual Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bellevue Community College Big Band with Hal Sherman

TRIPLE DOOR: Clark Gibson CD Release Party

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble

from Jim Knapp:

The Jim Knapp Orchestra will no longer be performing on a regular basis. We have been going 18 years and that seems to be the lifespan for this group as a regular performing organization. I am eternally grateful for the musicians of such great talent who have made up the band including several who have been in the group since its inception.

And thanks to you – listeners, friends and fellow musicians. It has been a particular pleasure to make this music available to high school and jr. high students from the truly excellent music programs in the Seattle area.

I would also like to express my appreciation to Patti Summers who hosted the band every Tuesday night in the beginning stages of the band; to Mack Waldron of Tula’s and Steve Smith of the Seattle Drum School for providing important venues for music; and to Cornish College of the Arts for their support.

Thanks for listening.
Jim Knapp

Andrew Oliver Kora Band

Saturday, March 20, 8:00 PM
Empty Sea Studios
6300 Phinney Ave.
Seattle, WA
Tickets $15 at the door.

The Andrew Oliver Kora Band combines elements of jazz and traditional West African music to create a unique soul-stirring sound.

In the wake of his 2007 tour of West Africa with the U.S. State Department’s Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, pianist and composer Andrew Oliver was inspired to dive deeper into the relationship between jazz and West African music. His exploration led to the founding of the Kora Band, featuring atypical instrumentation that highlights Kane Mathis on the 21-string Kora, a traditional harp from West Africa.

Mathis is one of the most accomplished Kora players in the U.S., having spent many years in The Gambia studying with master musicians. Also featured are Chad McCullough on trumpet, Brady Millard-Kish on bass, and Mark DiFlorio on drums. The talented ensemble performs both original compositions designed to explore the many possibilities of its unique timbre as well as traditional and modern songs from West Africa arranged specifically for the band.

The BlueStreet Jazz Voices are featured in an Art of Jazz concert at the Seattle Art Museum on KPLU’s Jazz Northwest on Sunday, March 21 at 1 PM PDT. The jazz choir is a community-based group of singers under the direction of Ken Wilson accompanied by a jazz trio and featuring guest Susan Pascal on vibes in this concert. The community-based group has been presenting a series of concerts billed as “Under the Influence” – the influences being great jazz singers including Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, The Hi-Los and others. For more information, see bluestreetvoices.com .

The Art of Jazz Series is presented on the second Thursday of each month by Earshot Jazz and the Seattle Art Museum with the support of The Seattle Weekly and KPLU. The next concert in the series will feature the instrumental duo of Brent Jensen and Bill Anschell on April 8 at 5:30 pm.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org. A podcast of the program is available following the airdate at kplu.org/wilke.

Monday, March 22, 2010 – The Triple Door
7:30pm
216 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
tickets: 206.838.4333 or online at www.tripledoor.net

“The jazz sound is lush and rich without being cluttered or slick” – Westword Magazine, Denver, CO

featuring:
Clark Gibson, sax / Mike West, sax / Chris Stover, trb / Nathan Vedder, trb / Mac Grout, pno / Phil Sparks, bs / Adam Kessler, drm / Sean Glenn, cello
with special guest Dave Anderson, sax, previewing his new CD “Clarity” – out soon!

This recording presents all original material arranged in different configurations of instrumentation – from a quartet to an eight piece ensemble. Performer, arranger, composer and educator Gibson has worked throughout North America, playing in genres ranging from salsa, cumbia, rock and blues to R&B, and jazz. He toured as a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and performed with Javon Jackson, Pat Bianchi, Greg Gisbert, Edgar Winters, Diane Reeves, The Red Hot Blues Sisters, the Jim Knapp Orchestra, the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, 4Culture Site-Specific Baker’s Band, “Sugar” Rodriguez, Orcestra De Nueva Era and more. He has been a student of jazz legends Hadley Calliman, Jullian Priester, and Denny Goodhew at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts. He currently holds down a weekly gig on Capitol Hill in Seattle, as well as monthly “Pony Boy Presents” appearances at Boxley’s in North Bend, WA.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Quartet

NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon

JAZZ ALLEY: Maceo Parker

PARAMOUNT THEATER: Hot Java Cool Jazz
from Earshot Jazz: Starbucks presents the 15th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz concert, benefiting music education in Seattle public schools. Starbucks presents Hot Java Cool Jazz as a way to help local high school music programs bridge the gap between what they receive in funding and what they actually need. But more than a benefit concert, Hot Java Cool Jazz is an evening of great big band jazz presented by some of Seattle’s award-winning high school jazz programs. This year, Garfield, Edmonds-Woodway, Mountlake Terrace, Newport, and Roosevelt High School will take the Paramout stage in support of their arts programs. The benefit is on Friday March 19 at 7:30pm at the Paramount Theatre (911 Pike St). For more information of to purchase tickets online visit www.stgpresents.org.

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with special guest Alexey Nikolaev

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Annie Reed, with Hans Brehmer (keys), Michael Barnett (bass) and Dave Snodgrass (drums)
9pm – Holly Hamilton Jones with Hans Brehmer (piano)

BOXLEY’S: Milo Petersen Trio

CYPRESS LOUNGE, BELLEVUE: Gail Pettis Trio

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

LUCID: Elsa Nilsson Quartet

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Steve Yusen Band & Stephanie Porter

HIROSHI’S: Jazz & Sushi

GRAZIE: Sue Bell Quartet

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando

JAZZ ALLEY: Maceo Parker

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Paul Benoit and Chris Chandler
9pm – Lionel Kramer & Friends, with Bud Schultz (piano/vibes/melodica), Bob Antolin (saxes/guitar), Makini (vocals), Cheetah (congas), Mark Bullis (bass) and Lionel Kramer (drums)

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton

LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching

JAZZ ALLEY: Martin Taylor

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Showcase

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – St Paddy’s Day Vocal Jam, hosted by Marti MacEwan
9pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Rosemary Sweeney, Lisa Eve Knight and Lisa Petion! Hosted by Kim Davis, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Bob Merrihew (drums)

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Starbucks Presents
HOT JAVA COOL JAZZ
Five amazing high school jazz bands. One great cause.

On March 19, 2010, five of the top high school jazz bands will take the stage at the Paramount Theatre in support of their school music programs. The will step it up. Will you?
Help us support music education. For 15 years, Starbucks has presented Hot Java Cool Jazz as a way to help local high school music programs bridge the gap between what they receive in funding and what they actually need. But more than a benefit concert, Hot Java Cool Jazz is an evening of great big band jazz that you don’t want to miss.

Live at the Paramount Theatre
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:30pm
All proceeds benefit the participating schools: Edmonds-Woodway, Mountlake Terrace, Newport, Garfield and Roosevelt

Tickets: $15 adult, $8 students/seniors
Available at The Paramount Theatre box office, at www.stgpresents.org and at Starbucks store locations.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction

JAZZ ALLEY: Martin Taylor

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

MIX: Don Mock

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Darin Clendenin Jazz Jam

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble

BOXLEY’S: Boxley Creek Blues Review

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder