Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Jazz Workshop

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny Barron Trio

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy

THE NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Trio Concept

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Gregg Robinson student groups
7pm – Jump Ensemble
9pm – Michael Monhart (saxes), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Gregg Keplinger (drums)

EDMONDS JAZZ CONNECTION: Kevin Mohogany with the Phil Kelly Big Band
410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, WA
for more info, http://www.jazzconnection.org

BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, 8:00pm
for a complete schedule, visit: http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

10:45am – Langley Middle School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
Noon – Murl Allen Sanders (Lincoln Square Steinway)
Noon – Mt. Si High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:15pm – Newport High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:30pm – Karin Kajita (Lincoln Square Steinway)
2:30pm – Mycle Wastman (The Parlor Billiards & Spirits)
3:00pm – Overton Berry (Lincoln Square Steinway)
4:30pm – Victor Janusz (Lincoln Square Steinway)
5:00pm – Gail Pettis (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
5:00pm – Jose Gonzales Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Seattle Repertory Jazz Quartet (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
7:00pm – Greta Matassa (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
10:00pm – R. Curtis & Soul Stay Shun (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Rock Bottom Brewery)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell

GRAZIE: Blues Union

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass

BAKE’S PLACE: Butch Harrison Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Karin Blaine with Karin’s band GROOVE DUDES: Kenyon Curtiss (guitar), Ken Strong (bass), and Don Berman (drums)
9pm – Owcharuk Trio, with Michael Owcharuk (piano), Nate Omdal (bass), Mike Hams (drums) and special guest Beth Fleenor (clarinets)
11pm – Alyse Black & “societe eclairee”, with AC Benden (acoustic guitar), Thomas McGregor (violin) and Juke Wyatt (upright bass)

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Chris Fagen Group

Today kicks off the big weekend for the Bellevue Jazz Festival.

From today’s Seattle Times:

SHO, Marsalis light up Bellevue
by Paul de Barros, Seattle Times jazz critic

Dominating tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the infectious Spanish Harlem Orchestra — both Grammy winners — headline the much-anticipated revival of the Bellevue Jazz Festival this weekend.

The celebration officially started April 9 with a weekly series of regional acts and features more of the same this weekend — including Randy Halberstadt, Dave Peterson, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Quartet and Greta Matassa — in various venues. {click here to read the entire article}

Visit the Bellevue Jazz Festival website:
http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

Seattle Jazz Scene published a preview of the festival earlier this week, click here to read the story. View a complete schedule.

BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL
for a complete schedule, visit: http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

MEYDENBAUER CENTER: Branford Marsalis Quartet
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, 8:00pm

4:30pm – Randy Halberstadt Trio (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
4:30pm – Janette West Group (Lucky Strike Lanes)
5:00pm – Dave Peterson Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Darren Motamedy (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
8:00pm – Branford Marsalis Quartet – Headline Concert (Meydenbauer Center)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:00pm: James Baumgart Duo
9:00pm: Kiko Freitas

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Mark Taylor and Ryan Burns
9pm – Katy Bourne (vocals) with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Steve Korn (drums)
11pm – CD release performance with David Haney (piano), Juan Pablo Carletti (drums), Dan Blunck (sax), Doug Haning (keys/winds) and Marc Smason (trombone)

BAKE’S PLACE: Bake’s Place Monthly Wine Tasting Event

GRAZIE: Blues Union

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE: Sun Ra Tribute Arkestra

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Pocket Change

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: The Floogies

NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Johnny Butler Trio, with Johnny Butler (sax), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums) – Roosevelt grad home from NYC
9pm – Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo – Original contemporary Brazilian-inspired jazz

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton

LO-FI: The Teaching

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

JAZZ ALLEY: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Gale DuBrow CD Release Party for “Once and For All”

NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Vocalists Fathia Atallah and Kim Rushing, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums) ($8 cover)
8pm – Vocal jazz jam session hosted by Carrie Wicks, with Nelda Swiggett (piano) and Joe Casalini (bass)

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Philadelphia photographer Tom Priemon has published a new book of photographs entitled, “Inner Circle,” documenting a performance by Matt Jorgensen +451 at the Grand Illusion Theater in 2003.

“Inner Circle” with Matt Jorgensen + 451 is a visual music composition using the medium of Photonality. In Photonality the camera acts as an additional instument within the performance, moving in, out and around an axis.

You can read more about the book here.

Priemon has published a number of photography books featuring jazz musicians including “White Noise” featuring trumpter Cuong Vu.

Pianist Victor Noriega is headed back to Shanghai for a series of gigs and to record a new CD entitled, “Shanghai Riot.” Noriega has started a blog to document his journeys which you can read by clicking here.

Also, Noriega will release a new CD for Pony Boy Records in mid-August entitled, “Fenceless.” This record features his long-standing trio with Eric Eagle (drums) and Willie Blair (bass) plus guest artists Jay Thomas (trumpet) and Mark Taylor (alto sax).

For more on Victor Noriega, visit his website at http://noriegamusic.com

JAZZ ALLEY: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Rachel Bade McMurphy

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: M.J. Bishop, Eva Tree and Anna Coogan – “One Show – Three Seattle Songstresses Swooning Starlight in The Round”

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam Session

Driving through downtown Bellevue, it is easy to tell that it is a city in transition. “Out With The Old, In With The New,” seems to be the city’s new motto with new hotels, restaurants and towers sprouting up throughout the downtown core. But when rumors of the return the Bellevue Jazz Festival, which has been on a 15-year hiatus, began to circulate, it was obvious that the city of Bellevue is looking to preserve its past while moving forward.

“Bellevue is growing and maturing as a destination and we are asking ourselves how to make Bellevue memorable, [how] to be a cultural leader for the Eastside.” said Leslie Lloyd, president of the Bellevue Downtown Association and organizer of Bellevue Jazz Festival. “We have to do events like a jazz festival to broaden the horizons of our city.”

The new Bellevue Jazz Festival debuts this weekend with two spectacular headliners. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis performs with his quartet at The Meydenbauer Center on Friday, May 23rd. The following night, (Saturday, May 24th), Meydenbauer will be transformed into a dance hall for a performance by The Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Free dance lessons will be given prior to the performance so there is no excuse to not get yourself out on the dance floor.

In addition, there are plenty of free shows throughout the weekend featuring many familiar northwest artists. “We’ve got a real festival already. There are 22 free shows in 9 venues, all within walking distance of each other,” says Lloyd.

Music on Friday starts right after work at 4:30pm and runs up to the Marsalis show. On Saturday, the music kicks off at Noon and runs all day at various venues.

Both Friday and Saturday conclude with the Origin Records Jam Session, which will feature the trio of Bill Anschell, Jeff Johnson and John Bishop backing up various musicians and giving jazz fans a late-night hang to cap off their evenings.

This will be a great weekend of music for both the city of Bellevue and the entire Northwest jazz scene.

More information:
Belluevue Jazz Festival website
Buy Tickets
Complete Schedule
Directions

FRIDAY, MAY 23
4:30pm – Randy Halberstadt Trio (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
4:30pm – Janette West Group (Lucky Strike Lanes)
5:00pm – Dave Peterson Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Darren Motamedy (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
8:00pm – Branford Marsalis Quartet – Headline Concert (Meydenbauer Center)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)

SATURDAY, MAY 24
10:45am – Langley Middle School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
Noon – Murl Allen Sanders (Lincoln Square Steinway)
Noon – Mt. Si High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:15pm – Newport High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:30pm – Karin Kajita (Lincoln Square Steinway)
2:30pm – Mycle Wastman (The Parlor Billiards & Spirits)
3:00pm – Overton Berry (Lincoln Square Steinway)
4:30pm – Victor Janusz (Lincoln Square Steinway)
5:00pm – Gail Pettis (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
5:00pm – Jose Gonzales Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Seattle Repertory Jazz Quartet (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
7:00pm – Greta Matassa (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
9:00pm – Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Headline Concert (Meydenbauer Center)
10:00pm – R. Curtis & Soul Stay Shun (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Rock Bottom Brewery)

JAZZ ALLEY: KELLY HARLAND CD RELEASE PARTY
with Bill Mays on piano and Chuck Deardorf on bass

JAZZ ALLEY
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle WA 98121
Reservations: 206.441.9729
http://jazzalley.com

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam with Kelley Johnson

NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

LA SPIGA: Darliene & Ryan

THE NEW ORLEANS: ESB Trio CD Release Party

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with Special Guest Nicholas Payton

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: UCA

JAZZ ALLEY:
3:00pm: Garfield HS
4:00pm: Jay Thomas Big Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

TUTTA BELLA COLUMBIA CITY: Steve Mason

TUTTA BELLA WALLINGFORD: Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio

SERAFINA:
11am – 1:30pm: Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser Duo
6:30 – 9:00pm: Ann Reynolds and Tobi Stone, piano-sax duo

UNIVERSITY STREET FAIR:
Noon: Pocket Change

SURESHOT COFFEEHOUSE: Jack Gold-Molina Electric Trio
4505 University Way NE, 2:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Ben Thomas and Tangabrazo

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with Special Guest Nicholas Payton

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Wright/Grasso Quartet CD release party, featuring Rik Wright (guitar), Tony Grasso (trumpet), Ev Stern (bass) and Jeremy Jones (drums)
9pm – Paul Harding and the JuJu Detective Agency. with Bill Monto (tenor/alto sax, bass clarinet, Scott Linford (electric bass/vocals), Mark Walford (drums/percussion/vocals), Paul Harding (spoken music/small percussion)
11pm – Special O.P.S. – “Death-jazz” from the Monktail Creative Music Concern

FREMONT ABBEY: Charlie Peacock
Pianist and songwriter from Nashville, TN, 43rd & Fremont, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Quartet with Sue Nixon

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Chris Fagen Group

GRAZIE: Lee Pence

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Doug Miller CD Release Party
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 8:30pm
Reservations: 206-443-4221

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with Special Guest Nicholas Payton

JAZZ AND SUSHI: Kistler-Ranney Quartet
Hiroshi’s, 2501 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, (206)726-4966

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Meklit Hadero, Helen Chance and Christina Orbe – Three great singers with indie blues roots! ($7 cover)
9pm – Trio Concept, with Neil Welch (saxophones), Luke Berman (bass) and Chris Icasiano (drums)
11pm – Marlee Walker’s Blues Jam, with Alice Stuart

SERAFINA: Kiko de Freitas, Brazilian duo

GRAZIE: Trish, Hans and Phil

Vocalist Kelly Harland is featured this week in Seattle PI Music Critic Gene Stout’s column, Seattle Noise.

SOUND: Harland, a master of many vocal styles, has a warm yet sensuous sound. She is a seasoned interpreter of standards who has performed with a number of jazz artists, among them Don Lanphere and James Williams.

RELEASES: Past albums include “Twelve Times Romance” and “American Songs.” Her latest is “Long Ago and Far Away: Kelly Harland Sings Jerome Kern,” produced by Deardorf and featuring pianist and arranger Bill Mays.

WHERE TO LISTEN: kellyharland.com

NEXT SHOW: Harland celebrates the release of “Long Ago and Far Away” with a show Monday night at 7:30 (doors open at 6) at Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave. Accompanying her are Mays on piano and Deardorf on bass. Tickets: $20.50. Reservations: 206-441-9729 or Jazzalley.com.

Read the entire article at The Seattle PI.com

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with Special Guest Nicholas Payton

NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Penelope Donado, with Victor Noriega (piano) and Chuck Kistler (bass)
9pm – Lilly, with Mark Lilly, Nelda Swigget and Denny Stern. A combination of jazz standards mixed with Afro-Cuban Folkloric music adapted to jazz.

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

LO-FI: The Hang with Evan Flory-Barnes

VERTIGO LOUNGE: Greta Matassa
989 112th SE, Bellevue, 425-467-6767

MAY: Hans Teuber, Geoff Harper, Byron Vannoy
1612 N 45th St, Seattle, 10:30, no cover

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session
601 Fremont Ave N, 547-9000

The Jay Thomas Sextet performed at The Eastside Jazz Club last Tuesday night to a great crowd. The group featured Jay Thomas on tenor saxophone, Mark Taylor on alto saxophone, John Hansen on piano, Phil Sparks on bass and Matt Jorgensen on drums. To round out the sextet Jay brought in trumpet whiz kid, Zubin Hensler.

Click below to download/listen to a couple of tracks.

photos by Jim Levitt

Kendra Shank – vocals, Frank Kimbrough – piano, Dean Johnson – bass, Tony Moreno – drums

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