Seattle Jazz Scene

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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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jazz Jam with the Darin Clendenin Trio

THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

LA SPIGA: Ray Baldwin

Grammy Award-winning record producer and artist Charlie Peacock will perform in Seattle on May 17th to benefit the Artist Life Guild. Appearing with Peacock is 19 year-old mandolin virtuoso Eva Scow. Seattle uber- drummer Matt Jorgensen will also be featured.

Peacock will perform music from his two jazz albums as well as vocal songs selected from his significant pop and singer-songwriter catalog. Peacock’s newest jazz album ARC OF THE CIRCLE, a collaboration with Flecktone’s saxophonist Jeff Coffin, is charting at #3 on the CMJ Jazz chart.

May 17th at 8:00PM, doors at 7:30
All Ages Show — Tickets $12
Fremont Abbey Arts Center
4272 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98103

allaboutjazz.com/charliepeacock
fremontabbey.org

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jovino Santos Neto
CD RELEASE: “Alma do Nordeste” (Soul of the Northeast)

JAZZ ALLEY: The Rippingtons

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Manghis Khan, with Yaw Amponsah (West African Ashanti drums and djembe), Tony Grasso (trumpet), Viren Kamdar (cajon, congas) and Marc Miller (bass) – African and Carribean percussion, Trumpet and Bass
9pm – Tom Boros – singer/songwriter
11pm – Decateur Buff – Indie/folk/rock originals with John Wies (guitar), Gary Seigel (bass) and Mike Young (drums)

BAKE’S PLACE: Nancy Kelly

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Chris Fagan Group

SERAFINA: Jazzukha

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas Quiet Fire

EL DIABLO COFFEE: Rik Wright Trio
1811 Queen Anne Ave N, 8pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Tim Armacost / Chris Fagan Quintet

JAZZ ALLEY: The Rippingtons

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:30pm: Tor Dietrichson/Leif Totusek Happy Hour Duo
9:00pm: Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Kathleen Donnelly (vocals) with Darin Clendenin (piano), Jon Hamar (bass) and Steve Korn (drums) Note: reserved seating is full for this show.
9pm – Andrew McKnight and Sean Kelly – Acoustic/folk/indie from Virginia-based environmental engineer-turned-songwriter

SERAFINA: The Djangomatics

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi

Bake’s Place Visiting Songbird Series continues this weekend with vocalist Nancy Kelly.

FRI-SAT, MAY 8-9
BAKE’S PLACE
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE
Issaquah, WA 98029
phone: 425-391-3335
http://bakesplace.org

Nancy Kelly’s refined vocal style is a study in phrasing, style and the ability to swing. Kelly’s powerful singing has captured many awards and the ears of many jazz fans around the globe. Kelly’s refined stage presence, style, and the ability to quickly capture the emotions of her audience isn’t the only thing that places Nancy in a league of her own–the lady was “Born to Swing”, and she means business Starting at age four in her hometown of Rochester, New York, Nancy studied piano, clarinet, drama and dance with private instructors, and voice at the Eastman School of Music.

Nancy’s live performances are legendary. During her thirty-plus year career she has honed her trademark swing/bop take no prisoners style in front of audiences across the U.S. and abroad–from Singapore to Switzerland, France, Turkey to her 3 tours of Japan.

Nancy appears regularly in New York City including performances at The Blue Note, Birdland and The Rainbow Room and Dizzy’s Jazz club, Lincoln Center. She works frequently in Los Angeles and Miami, as well as countless jazz clubs, festivals, and symphony orchestra engagements across the country.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Kendra Shank Quartet
Seattle Art Museum Downtown
1300 First Avenue, Seattle
Free with museum admission.
Click here to read our preview of this show.

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Patty Padden and Chang-ka-dank, with Dan O’Brien (bass) and Eric Verlinde (piano)
9pm – Eleanor Fye, solo piano/vocalist

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Trombonasaurus Wrecks

NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

JAZZ ALLEY: The Rippingtons

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

Drummer Patty Padden will be leading a group at Egan’s Ballard Jam House this Thursday, May 8 at 7:00pm.

THURSDAY, MAY 8 – PATTY PADDEN TRIO

Eric Verlinde – piano
Dan O’Brien – bass
Patty Padden – drums

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE
1707 NW Market Street
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: 206-789-1621
http://ballardjamhouse.com/

JAZZ ALLEY: Rachael Price

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Student Drum Night, Ed Hartman’s Drum Exchange (6:30pm)

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam Session

DEXTER & HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

The sun is out … enjoy the day and then go hear some live music tonight!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dawn Clement CD Release Party (8:00pm)

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Jim Knapp Orchestra
12510 15th Ave NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

GALLERY 1412: Greg Campbell, Christian Asplund, Jesse Canterbury

JAZZ ALLEY: Les McCann Swiss Movement Revisited with Javon Jackson

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Victor Wooten
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Mango Son (Sunday Night Salsa)

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

TUTTA BELLA COLUMBIA CITY: Swing Musette Society
TUTTA BELLA WALLINGFORD: Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio

SERAFINA:
Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser Duo (11am – 1:30pm)
Jerry Frank (6:30pm to 9pm)

LA SPIGA: Julie Cascioppo

Lots of stuff happening tonight …

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell / Jeff Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Les McCann Swiss Movement Revisited with Javon Jackson

ST. CLOUDS: Jose Gonzales Trio
1131 34th Ave in Madrona, 9-11:30pm

HENDRIX LOUNGE: John Bishop Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Sunship, experimental nu-jazz with Brian Heaney (guitar), Michael Monhart (saxophone), David Revelli (drums), Andrew Luthringer (bass) and Stuart Dempster (trombone)
9pm – Ann Reynolds, “Ann-ita’s Latin-leaning jazz”, with Ann Reynolds (piano), Daniel Barry (trumpet), Dan O’Brien (bass), and Scott Ketron (drums)

BAKE’S PLACE: Pearl Django

GALLERY 1412: Sean R. Ongley and Friends

TUTTA BELLA: Djangomatics

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Quartet with Sue Nixon

GRAZIE: Greta Matassa

JAZZ VOX: Roz Corral
http://jazzvox.com

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Randy Halberstadt Quintet with Mark Taylor & Thomas Marriott

JAZZ ALLEY: Les McCann Swiss Movement Revisited with Javon Jackson

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: James Baumgart Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – ThorNton Creek – Twisted two step – eclectic roots music for people with ears
9pm – Pascale Goodrich-Black, heading home from her West Coast tour, with guitarists Devon O’Donnell and Marc Floyd, and Cheryl Fischer (mandolin/guitar/backing vox)

GRAZIE: Greg Schroeder Quartet

JAZZ VOX: Roz Corral

CROSSROADS BELLEVUE: Ben Thomas Trio

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Frantic Menagerie Orchestra
From Earshot Jazz: Sam Gray, a senior at Garfield High School and member of the Garfield Jazz Ensemble is winning notices for his compositions and arrangements, and he will showcase his skills with the Frantic Menagerie Orchestra. Gray has long been a student of Wayne Horvitz, who speaks highly of his ward’s arranging chops: “He’s on fire,” says the bandleader, composer, keyboardist, and producer. (Two cuts on Horvitz’s album from last year, Mr. Man In The Moon, feature Gray’s horn arrangements and performance.) Gray has been composing since the age of 14, and his music was first performed last year by the Clarence Acox-led Garfield High School jazz band, which has performed Gray’s work a number of times, since. In this L.A.B. date, the Frantic Menagerie Orchestra, which includes some of the most accomplished high-school jazzers from around the city, highlight the eclectic nature of Gray’s work. Their set ranges includes, for example, Gray’s take on a They Might Be Giants number to original songs that Gray describes as “frenetic and claustrophobic.” At the L.A.B. (in the back of the Seattle Drum School), 12510 15th Ave NE, Seattle; admission $5.

SERAFINA: Kelly Ash

The JazzVox Series continues with another weekend of shows.

May 2, 2008 – Camano Island @ Spirit Ridge Inn
May 3, 2008 – Federal Way

The Always Swingin’ Roz Corral
w/ Bill Anschell (May 2) and Randy Halberstadt (May 3)

For more information, call 206-963-2430 or visit http://jazzvox.com/

Combining a natural feel for jazz with an evocative interpretation of a lyric, Roz Corral offers a fresh approach to a song. Corral is an excellent story teller and her debut CD Telling Tales aptly describes the essence of her singing style. As the great jazz vocalist Mark Murphy puts it: “…Roz always goes to the heart of a song.” In his liner notes, Chicago broadcaster/writer Neil Tesser has this to say: “She finds the heart of a song’s message, as contained in the lyrics, then she finds the best way to convey that message musically.”

Spring is (hopefully) in the air and that means CD Release Parties! Tonight drummer Jeremy Jones celebrates the release of his new CD at The Triple Door and next Monday pianist Dawn Clement performs music from her new CD, Break, at Tula’s Jazz Club.

THE TRIPLE DOOR:
Mainstage: Jeremy Jones XTet CD Release Party (7:30pm)
Musicquarium: Leif Totusek and His 1-2-3 Trio (9:00pm)

JAZZ ALLEY: Les McCann Swiss Movement Revisited with Javon Jackson

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dawn Clement / Beth Winter Group

NEW ORLEANS: The Bob Jackson Band

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Speak, with Andrew Swanson (saxophones/EWI), Aaron Otheim (keys), Chris Icasiano (drums) and Luke Bergman (bass)
9pm – Andy Shaw Ensemble with Andy Shaw (vocals), Dave Peterson (guitar, piano) and Robert Rushing (drums)

LO-FI: The Hang w/ Evan Flory-Barnes

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session