Seattle Jazz Scene

from Eyeshot Jazz:

An all-star quintet featuring renowned saxophonist Hadley Caliman, the legendary Curtis Fuller (trombone), Larry Vukovich (piano), Jeff Chambers (bass), and Eddie Marshall (drums) concluded its Pacific Northwest tour in a special tribute concert to the Seattle-based tenor master.

Our 7th annual Woodstick Big Beat Drum Event will be held on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at the Juanita Field House in Kirkland WA. Hundreds of Northwest drummers will join drummers in 11 cities across North America for the largest gathering of drummers ever assembled.

Register online at www.bennettdrums.com or at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue. The first 200 registrants will receive a “goodie bag” with over $50 in drum prizes.

Watch www.bennettdrums.com for complete information as it develops.
I’ve included some current information and a press release. There’s lot’s more to come. Stay tuned.

2 New World Records!
We will attempt to set 2 new world records. One for the most drummers playing simultaneously in one location and another for the most drummers playing simultaneously under one director via internet connection.

Drummers in England have broken our record!!
Drummers in Birmingham, England assembled 588 drummers playing simultaneously to smash our record of 533 drummers set in Seattle in 2006. Help us bring the record back to the Northwest where it all started.

11 Cities
Join drummers in 11 cities across North America to set a new world record for the most drummers playing simultaneously via internet connection. Last year was the first time this was ever attempted. We assembled 1,286 drummers in 9 cities in the US and Canada. This year, with 11 cities participating, we will undoubtedly set a new record. See www.fivestardrumshops.com for a complete list of participating cities.

Register Online.
Register and pay online. Basic registration is just $12.00. No service fee. Register online at www.bennettdrums.com.

Neil Peart, YES Autographed drumheads
RUSH Drummer Neil Peart has donated an autographed Rush, Snakes and Arrows bass drum head. One lucky participant will go home with this priceless, one of a kind collectible. Alan White of YES has contributed an autographed YES logo bass drum head signed by all original members of YES.

Fundraising Online.
We are supporting 2 very worthy charities this year. Camp Korey is a camp for seriously ill kids in Carnation WA and Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation supplies musical instruments to local underserved schools. All participants are requested to raise money (similar to a walk-a-thon). Everything can be done online. All online fundraising information is at www.bennettdrums.com.

Prizes
Once again our sponsors have really stepped up with over $17,000.00 in drum prizes to be given away at the event.

Guest Drummers and Artists
This years guest drummers are Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie), Ray Luzier, (KORN), Jon Bolton (The Beatnicks, Herding Cats, Stella) Jeff Kathan (Paul Rogers) Doug McGrew (Seattle heavyweight) Matt Jorgensen (Seattle Jazz Favorite).
Spike and The Impalers will be our house band. Here’s your chance to play drums with one of Seattle’s most popular bands.
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from Eyeshot Jazz:

Art Brown (alto sax), Aaron Otheim (keyboards), Tim Carey (electric bass), and Tarik Abouzied (drums) of the group Hardcoretet play Weds night at Tula’s as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival.

from Eyeshot Jazz:

The Earshot Jazz Festival presented the Seattle trumpet ace Thomas Marriott who brought a brilliant lineup – Mark Taylor, Matt Jorgenson, Jeff Johnson and Travis Shook – to bear on some of his favorite, though seldom performed, compositions. A six-time Golden Ear award winner, Marriott is always seeking to expand the boundaries of jazz music in all its forms. He has performed with Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau band, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Locke, The Tito Puente Orchestra, Eddie Palmieri, Kenny Kirkland, and many others. His diverse interests and skills are reflected in the range and success of his albums. His album Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson was released in early 2008 to wide critical acclaim. Jazz Times declared Marriott a “first-tier trumpet player” with “serious chops and a luxuriant trumpet sound. … This album is a kick in the pants.” His fourth album on Origin Records, Flexicon, was released in April of 2009 and made it to number 10 on the national jazz-radio airplay charts in its first few weeks of release.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
City Hall: Greg Williamson’s A-Y-P Large Ensemble (Noon)
Chapel Performance Space: Tom Varner Tentet; Andy Clausen & Sjenka
Tula’s Jazz Club: Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet

and the rest …

THAIKU: Jon Alberts / Jeff Johnson / Tad Britton

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Hand w/ Teaching

from Eyeshot Jazz

The Washington Composers Orchestra presented an evening of music specially suited for the gorgeous acoustics of the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center as part of the continuing Earshot Jazz festival.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Seattle Art Museum: Celebrate Hadley Caliman (7:30pm)
An all-star touring quintet of Hadley Caliman (sax), the legendary Curtis Fuller (trombone), Larry Vukovich (pianist), Jeff Chambers (bass), and Eddie Marshall (drums) returns home to tribute its Seattle-based front man. With special guest appearances by friends and Seattle jazz luminaries.
The Triple Door: Marco Benevento
Tula’s Jazz Club: Hardcoretet

and the rest …

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Band w/ Clarence Acox

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Wednesday, October 28
Celebrate Hadley Caliman
Seattle Art Museum, downtown
7:30pm
$18 general, $10 students

An all-star quintet featuring renowned saxophonist Hadley Caliman, the legendary Curtis Fuller (trombone), Larry Vukovich (piano), Jeff Chambers (bass), and Eddie Marshall (drums) concludes its Pacific Northwest tour in a special tribute concert to the Seattle-based tenor master.

The concert, which will cap a six-city run of performances coordinated by Singer and Simpson Productions, will celebrate Caliman’s lifetime contributions to American jazz music by featuring an outstanding ensemble of artists to perform with Caliman, who has played, recorded and toured with a list of luminaries, including Gerald Wilson, Dexter Gordon, Elvin Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, and Freddie Hubbard, among many others.

Continue reading at Earshot Jazz

from Eyeshot Jazz:

Eldar Djangirov at Tula’s Monday night He and his Trio is appearing there again tomorrow Tuesday Oct 27th.

The Earshot Jazz Festival presented the dazzling pyrotechnics and musical maturity of the Kyrgyz post-bop piano prodigy Eldar Djangirov which have awed the jazz world. His trio with Armando Gola (bass) and Ludwig Afonso (drums) is touring in support of a new CD,Virtue.

After being discovered at the age of nine, Eldar and his family moved to the United States, and just two years later he was a featured performer on Marian McPartland’s radio program, Piano Jazz. Since then he has recorded six albums, signed with a major label, and earned a Grammy nomination for his 2007 album, Reimagination. Along the way he has worked with many of the biggest names in contemporary jazz, including John Patitucci, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, and Chris Botti.

Now 22, Eldar continues to impress both audiences and critics with his mature playing and forward-looking compositions.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Eldar Trio
Triple Door: Meshell Ndegeocello
Chapel Performance Space: Washington Composers Orchestra (WACO)

and the rest …

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – The James Harman Band featuring Nathan James, with Nathan James (guitar), Troy Sandow (bass), George Sluppick (drums), and Blues legend James Harman (harmonica/vocals)
9pm – Cheryl Johnson (vocals/tap) – Doing a selection of some of her favorite tunes from Patsy Cline to Janis Joplin with guest musicians from a pool of jazz to country, including Clayton Murray (piano), Anthony Peters (bass), Larry Jones (drums), Barton Carroll (singer/songwriter), Orville Johnson (dobro), Dina Blade (vocals), George Turner (guitar), Ed Hartman (mini xylophone), Rollie Storbakken (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Robin Kutz (guitar).

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

from Eyeshot Jazz

The Jason Parker Quartet’s second album, No More, No Less, was released at this special Lucid Jazz Lounge event. The JPQ is: Jason Parker (trumpet), Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). They will be joined on stage, as they are on the album, by guest Cynthia Mullis (tenor saxophone). “No More, No Less” is the follow-up to the JPQ’s self-titled debut album from 2007. The new CD documents the growth the band has gone through during the past two years and illustrates the cohesive, passionate playing that prompted Earshot Jazz to call them “the next generation of Seattle Jazz.”

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:
Triple Door: Anne Drummond Quartet
Tula’s Jazz Club: Eldar Trio

and the rest …

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

from Eyeshot Jazz

CHAD MCCULLOUGH and MARK TAYLOR live at Tula’s Tuesday night as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival turning in a wonderful evening of jazz.

The performance featured Slovakian pianist Michal Vanoucek, winner of the prestigious Deloitte Jazz Award in the Netherlands, Mark Taylor (alto/soprano saxophones), Matt Jorgensen on drums, and Jeff Johnson (bass).

from Eyeshot Jazz:

MYRA MELFORD BE BREAD on stage at the Seattle Art Museum on Friday night played to a pretty full house and were simply amazing. Myra on piano, Stomu Takeishi, bass, Ben Goldberg, clarinet, Cuong Vu, trumpet, Matt Wilson, drums, and Brandon Ross, guitar

from Daniel Sheehan’s Eye Shot Jazz blog:

Well known for his work with Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley, and Phil Woods, pianist Hal Galper brings crazy chops and a lifetime of jazz knowledge to each new project. As on the outstanding disc, Furious Rubato, he points to new directions for jazz with drummer John Bishop and bassist Jeff Johnson. The performance tonight, and again tomorrow on Saturday night are being recorded. Looks like a possible live album in the works.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Hal Galper Trio w/ John Bishop & Jeff Johnson

Kirkland Performance Center: Helen Sung Trio

Chapel Performance Space: Ikue Mori & Zeena Parkins Phantom Orchard,
Peggy Lee & Saadet TÜrkÖz

and the rest …

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Overton Berry Ensemble, with Overton Berry (piano), Rick Spano (drums), Jeff Davies (bass) and Special Guest Bernie Jacobs (flute and saxophone)
9pm – Overton Berry Ensemble
11pm – Jim Knodle and the Distract Band

LUCID: Jason Parker CD Release

BAKE’S PLACE: Kelley Johnson Quartet

SERAFINA: Voodoo Trio

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet
101 W North Bend Way, North Bend

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Latonya Horace
1083 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton

LOMBARDI’S: Christopher Woitach Trio

LOCAL COLOR: Stacy Davis

JAZZ ALLEY: Spanish Harlem Orchestra

from Earshot Jazz:
The Jason Parker Quartet’s second album, No More, No Less, will be released at this special Lucid Jazz Lounge event. The JPQ is: Jason Parker (trumpet), Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). They will be joined on stage, as they are on the album, by guest Cynthia Mullis (tenor saxophone). “No More, No Less” is the follow-up to the JPQ’s self-titled debut album from 2007. The new CD documents the growth the band has gone through during the past two years and illustrates the cohesive, passionate playing that prompted Earshot Jazz to call them “the next generation of Seattle Jazz.”

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE
5241 University Way NE, Seattle
9:30pm, No Cover, 21+

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Hal Galper Trio w/ John Bishop & Jeff Johnson
Seattle Art Museum: Myra Melford Be Bread

and the rest …

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – David George Quartet, with David George (trumpet/flugelhorn), Steve Yusen (drums), Joe Casalini (bass) and Sam Pannunzio (piano)
9pm – Mark Bullis Trio, with Mark Bullis (bass), Sam Pannunzio (piano) and Ray Price (drums)
11pm – Mon Cheri, with Brandon Vasquez (drums), Caroline Francis (vocals), Kurt Olson (upright bass), Patrick McHenry (guitar/vocals/harmonica), Parker Moosman (keys), Dan Spalding (baritone sax)

BAKE’S PLACE: Patti Wicks

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

GALLERY 1412: F.O.D; Ross Hammond

BOXLEY’S: Bryant Urban & Pony Boy Brazilians

LOMBARDI’S: Christopher Woitach Trio

CYPRESS LOUNGE: Geoffrey Castle

BAKER ST. BOOKS: Ruel Lubag Trio

SOUTHPORT CAFE: Michael Powers

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tula’s Jazz Club: Marc Seales Group
Asian Art Museum: Matthew Shipp & Joe Morris; Peggy Lee & Saadet Turkoz

and the rest …

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

THAIKU: Jon Alberts / Jeff Johnson / Tad Britton

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Hang

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio