Seattle Jazz Scene

JAZZ ALLEY: Hazmat Modine
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Music Works Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: 6:00pm: Amy Denio & Beth Fleenor; 7:00pm: Ann Reynolds; 8:00pm: Daniel Barry’s Two Hemispheres
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Courtney Cutchins Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: The Tarantellas
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Bob Baumann and Friends
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

from The Seattle Times blog:

Back in February, when Garfield High School Jazz Band director Clarence Acox was at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, bassist and festival director John Clayton casually mentioned to Acox as he was walking off the bandstand that he wanted Acox to do “some kind of Quincy thing at Port Townsend.”

“I didn’t hear from him for several months,” says Acox.”Then I heard I was leading the band.”

Eventually, Acox came to understand he was heading up a program with the Centrum All-Star Big Band at this year’s Jazz Port Townsend, which gets underway Thursday, July 25. The big band concert is Saturday afternoon.

Acox has had a ball putting together the program, gathering arrangements with help from Clayton and (trombonist) Dave Marriott.

“Quincy had a knack for creating beautiful melodies,” says Acox. “But he also had a knack for putting together great arrangements that were appealing to the audience and that were substantive enough that the musicians enjoyed playing them.”

Continue reading at The Seattle Times blog.

The first annual Pinehurst Jazz Festival took place early this week in Pinehurst, North Carolina, at the historic Pinehurst Country Club. The festival, held in memory of the late pianist Joshua Wolff, featured a line-up of musicians closely associated with Wolff. Among the headliners were saxophonist Jon Gordon, pianists Toru Dodo and Eric Verlinde, trumpeter Thomas Marriott, drummers John Bishop and Abdullah Rahman, vocalists Hillary Gardner, Whitney James and Michelle Walker as well as Artistic Director and bassist Paul Gabrielson. The musicians, drawn from the New York and Seattle jazz scenes, performed three standing room only shows in the ballroom of the famed golf resort, built in 1898.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: JazzEd/ Harmonious Wail/ Greg Ruby Quartet
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

SUNSET TAVERN: Mike Dillon Band w/ Crystal Beth & the Boom Boom Band
5433 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, 206-784-4880, 10:00pm

SERAFINA: John Sanders & Sue Nixon Duet
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Jovino Santos Neto
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Billy Brandt and The Thing & The Stuff Jazz Band
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Blues Fusion
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

DELANCEY’S ON 3RD: Jose “Juicy” Gonzales Trio
810 S 3rd Street, Renton, 8:30pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Dmitri Matheny Group
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

Naomi Siegel (trombone, pedals, field recordings) & Kate Olson (saxophone, effects)

Syrinx Effect an experimental platform for trombonist Naomi Siegel and saxophonist Kate Olson,  played contemporary, improvised music with electronics at the Chapel Performing Space in the opening performance of the Jazz The Second Century, the latest edition of Earshot’s juried series. It was a beautiful set of interesting music.  Olson mixed jazz licks and space on soprano sax above a layer of laptop effects, Buddha Machine loops, and snaps, pops and analog electronic sounds from a Cracklebox. Siegel explored the range and booms of trombone and lays down a background of looped brass thwarted by guitar pedals, plus field recordings from her travels.

The duo’s recent release Gnarly & Sweet shows their approach to improvised sonic journeys, tending to cinematic soundscapes set on droning rhythmic motifs. The two trade responsibilities in driving the shape and form of the pieces, each, at times, soloing minimally and sweetly or bombastically.

JAZZ ALLEY: Grandmothers of Invention
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dmitri Matheny Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 8:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto + Chris Stover
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Unsinkable Heavies
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Rich Pellegrin Quintet, with Neil Welch (tenor saxophone), R. Scott Morning (trumpet), Rich Pellegrin (piano), Nate Omdal (bass) and Chris Icasiano (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB: THE MOJO BIG BAND featuring Al Lowe and Steve Reincke
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 11010 NE 8th, Bellevue, 425-828-9104, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Grandmothers of Invention
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Josh Deutsch
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Aaron Tevis Project
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Albert Lee
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Garfield Jazz Alumni; Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Microsoft Jump Jive Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: CCK Workshop
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Matt Jorgensen’s European Quartet (from Germany: Steffen Weber and Christian Eckert; from Seattle: Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen)
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: John Mayall
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Kelley Johnson
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Jay Thomas Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: John Mayall
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Thomas Marriott / Joe Locke Quintet
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Matt Jorgensen & Chamber 3
216 Union Street, (206) 838-4333, 9:00pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Jimmie Herrod and Friends
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

THE ROYAL ROOM: Greg Vandy presents American Standard Time
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jacob Zimmerman Quintet
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

SHIP CANAL GRILL: Butch Harrison
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Chris Morton Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Rick Mandyck Trio with Jeff Johnson and John Bishop
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Dmitri Matheny
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Farko Collective
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Steve Carver, Lizzie Clauss and Marti MacEwan
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Julie Olson
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

from Earshot Jazz, Schraepfer Harvey

Joe Locke & Thomas Marriott Quartet
Thursday, July 11, 7:30pm
Tula’s Restaurant & Nightclub
2214 Second Ave, Seattle
(206) 443-4221

Trumpeter and frequent Joe Locke collaborator Thomas Marriott, drummer John Bishop and bassist Jeff Johnson join the jazz vibraphonist for tonight’s performance.

Locke, named the number one vibes player by a DownBeat Critic’s Poll, has over 25 albums as a leader. He’s performed and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Geoffrey Keezer, Kenny Barron, Dianne Reeves, Rod Stewart, and the Beastie Boys.

Marriott’s appeared with Locke at jazz festivals and clubs nationally, and the two appear on each other’s albums – Marriott featuring Locke on Individuation, Both Sides of the Fence and Flexicon and Locke featuring Marriott on Force of Four. In 2007, Marriott joined Locke for a performance at the Port Townsend Jazz Festival that won a Golden Ear Award for Northwest Concert of the Year.

Locke was born in Palo Alto, California, transplanted to the East, later studying classical percussion and composition at the Eastman School of Music, and is a self-taught improviser. He’s been on the scene for over thirty years and totally smokes the vibes. Go on!

Tickets are $20; reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (206) 443-4221 or by email to [email protected]. Tula’s is an all-ages venue until 10pm.

THE ROYAL ROOM: Zach Para Trio
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: The Jazz Pearls
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Bob Baumann and Friends
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz Duo with bassist Keith Lowe
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, (425) 454-2776, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Frank Kohl Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Jason Parker Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Jacques Willis Presents
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm & 9pm – Aubrey Logan (vocals/trombone) with Eric Verlinde (piano), Osama Afifi (bass), Brad Boal (drums) and Dan Wager (sax)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

JAZZ ALLEY: Mountlake Terrace HS Big Band
2033 6th Avenue, Seattle, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Acoustic Alchemy
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Birthday with his band Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

BOXLEY’S: CCK Workshop
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

EL GAUCHO: Paul Richardson
2505 1st Ave, 6:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Gotz Duo with bassist Keith Lowe
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, (425) 454-2776, 7:00pm

from The Seattle Times:

Seattle singer Kelly Harland usually sings jazz standards, but at Bake’s Place Friday, June 28, she returns to her R&B roots.

Kelly Harland, known in these parts as a sparkling, elegantly swinging singer of jazz standards, actually has roots in rock and R&B, having been signed years ago to A&M Records in the swirl of swinging London. Harland (above, center) returns to her roots with an all-star band comprising her husband, Chuck Deardorf (bass), Danny Hoefer (guitar), Nick Moore (keyboards), Chris Leighton (drums) and background vocals by two of Cornish College’s brightest lights, instructor Johnaye Kendrick and student Jimmie Herrod. High-heeled sneakers advised.

The Kelly Harland band performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Bake’s Place, 155 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue $20 (425-454-2776 or http://bakesplacebellevue.com). Dinner seating at 6 p.m.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Lary Barilleau Latin Jazz Collective
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Booker T. Jones
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BAKE’S PLACE: Kelly Harland Band
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

SERAFINA: John Sanders & Sue Nixon
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Yada Yada Blues Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

UNCLE THURMS: Friday night jazz
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Nate Parker Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Booker T. Jones
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Carrie Wicks Quartet
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

VITO’S: 5:30pm: Casey MacGill; 9:00pm: Kaylee Cole
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

THE ROYAL ROOM: Rippin Chicken/ The Kareem Kandi Band
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler / Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Carolyn Graye Student Showcase
9pm – Tasty Trio, with Max Williams, Mat Muntz and Max Holmberg
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Suffering F**kheads
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Dan Marcus Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Vieux Farka Toure
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session
3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Future Jazz Heads; 7:00pm: Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Wally Shoup Quartet
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Rippin Chicken
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Elsa Lund, Emily McVicker and Katie Davi
9pm – Vocal Jam with Chris Morton (piano), Dan O’Brien (bass), and Beri Puhlovski (drums). Hosted by Cara Francis
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle