Seattle Jazz Scene

JAZZ ALLEY: Kelly Harland Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

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

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

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Michael Vlatkovich Quartet, Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, Majestical Quintet
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
JAZZ ALLEY
2033 6th Avenue
Show at 7:30pm
Reservation: (206) 441-9729

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents blues and soul group The Kelly Harland Band for one night only! Band members are Kelly Harland (vocals), Chuck Deardorf (bass), Danny Hoefer (guitar), Nick Moore (keyboards), Chris Leighton (drums), Johnaye Kendrick and Jimmie Herrod (background vocals). Set time on Monday is 7:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm.

Soul-stirring, impassioned, hard-grooving – these are words to describe rock-the-house performances by The Kelly Harland Band, led by vocalist Kelly Harland. The show will feature powerful blues ballads, original songs, and R&B gems – a return to Kelly’s days when she performed as a backup singer for Etta James and Ray Charles.

Having made her mark as an accomplished studio vocalist, songwriter and producer – and as an international recording artist on A&M and Origin Records in the worlds of both rock and jazz – in 2010 Kelly Harland turned to singing her seasoned brand of soul and never looked back. She gathered together the best of the Northwest’s blues

Atsushi Ikeda, Yasuhiro Kohama, Jay Thomas

Seattle musician Jay Thomas frequently performs in Japan and has become friends with numerous musicians there with whom he has performed and recorded.   A new release by this “East West Alliance” presents Jay in Japan with his friends and the CD is sampled on this week’s Jazz NW.  There’s also music by Vern Sielert’s Dektet, Kelley Johnson, Douce Ambiance (a string trio), some Latin jazz with Lary Barilleau and much more, including recommendations for live jazz in the coming week.

Jazz Northwest surveys the regional jazz scene each Sunday afternoon at 2 pm Pacific.  Jim Wilke is host for the program which airs on 88.5 KPLU and simultaneously streams to the internet and is available as a podcast at kplu.org following the broadcast.

(Jay Thomas Quartet and Kelley Johnson perform at the Jazz Vespers at Seattle First Baptist Church in Seattle this Sunday at 6 pm)

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Dr. John and his all-new band
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+

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Michael Martinez Duo
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9pm

VITO’S: Rat City Brass
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet
5000 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Bistro jam w/ Thelxie Eaves, Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas and Quiet Fire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Ham Carson Quartet w/ Bob Hammer, Michael Barnett, Patty Padden
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Ross Eustis Quartet  performing “Dialects of Jazz” – originals inspired by his travels, standards from Sweden, South Africa, Brazil and Cuba
9pm – Flexicon with Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Rick Mandyck (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Luke Woodle (drums)
1707 NW Market Street , 206-789-1621

UNCLE THURMS: Urban Rhapsody
3709 South G Street, Tacoma, (253) 475-1881, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: John Schleckler Trio
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: John Lee Hooker, Jr.
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: How Now Brown Cow
218 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 9:00pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Skerik Trio
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 9:30pm

VITO’S: Wally Shoup Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

CAFE CON LECHE: Brazilian jam w/ Jeff Busch
2901 1st Ave South, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Starts Here: The Music of Sun Ra
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Pacific Cascade Big Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

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

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

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Ask The Ages, Majestical Quintet
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

BOXLEY’S: 5:00pm: Mt. Si Vocal Workshop; 7:00pm: CCK Workshop
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 3:00pm: Fairly Honest Jazz Band; 8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny G
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Kareem Kandi
216 Union Street, 206-838-4333, 8:00pm

CAFE RACER: Open Session
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8:00pm

VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm

PROHIBITION GRILL: Bob Strickland jam
1414 Hewitt Ave, Everett, 425-258-6100, 5:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Bandalabra
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 9:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quintet plays the music of Keith Jarrett
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves Trio
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 206-772-6891

VITO’S: Ruby Bishop
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 6:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Jelly Rollers
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:30pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Brian Lee Trio
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

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

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

COMET TAVERN:  Hardcoretet, Industrial Revelation, Skerik Trio
922 E Pike St, 9:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny G
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+

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

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Cordaviva
5000 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Butch Harrison
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

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

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

TRIPLE DOOR: Mingus Dynasty
218 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny G
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

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

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

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

THE ROYAL ROOM: Jacob Navarro/The Renegade String Band
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR: Mingus Dynasty
218 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Davina and the Vagabonds
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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: Julia Keefe
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

CAFE CON LECHE: Brazilian jam w/ Jeff Busch
2901 1st Ave South, Seattle, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Maryellen Hearn, Steve Carver, and Katie Davi
9pm – Vocal Jam with Hans Brehmer (piano), Ted Enderle (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

ROYAL ROOM: closed for a private event
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Carolyn Graye Student Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Davina and the Vagabonds
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

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

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

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Hans Brehmer Trio
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

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

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

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

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

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

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

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM:The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

from The Seattle Times:

Longtime Seattle jazz fans no doubt remember the motto of the old Bud’s Jazz Records in Pioneer Square: “Jazz in all its forms.”

That’s the story this week in Seattle, where a wide spectrum of jazz, from ultraviolet to infrared, is on offer. Some folks, of course, would say the improvised abstractions of this weekend’s Racer Sessions festival aren’t really jazz — not to mention the buzz of Kenny G’s smooth jazz, which returns to Jazz Alley on Thursday — but if we adhere to Bud’s more catholic view, there’s a whole lotta jazz in town this week.

The marquee show is the Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Celebration On Tour, at Benaroya Hall Tuesday. Grammy and Tony award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater is center stage. Though she has a distinctly tangy personality of her own, Bridgewater specializes in homages to classic jazz singers, her latest subject being the late Billie Holiday.

Saxophonist Chris Potter, whose epic new album, “The Sirens,” is due Jan. 29, is also on the program, as are fiery young trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, veteran bassist Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green and drummer Lewis Nash.

…

Long before a tragic multiple homicide put the University District’s Cafe Racer on the map in the worst way, fans of experimental music knew this cozy, communal hang as a place where eccentric musicians come together Sundays to forge new ways of making music. The scene is back on track, with “Cry & Roar: A Festival Celebrating Three Years of the Racer Sessions.”

It’s a great gumbo of scruffy, scrape-y and trance-y stuff, including the septet King Tears Bat Trip, which starts where Albert Ayler and John Coltrane left off; ferocious improvising saxophonist Neil Welch’s Sleeper Ensemble; the electronic folk jazz duo Syrinx Effect (Kate Olson, Naomi Segel); Christian Pincock’s Soundpainting, which uses signed gestures to cue the music; the spontaneous improv trio Japanese Guy; the haunting sextet Wand; and the offbeat jazz trio Insistent Caterpillars.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times for more about what’s happening next week.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Philip DeMaree Quartet featuring Pete Olstad
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Rickie Lee Jones with Opener Jesse Dee
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+

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

ROYAL ROOM: Piano Royale/ Django’s Birthday Concert
5000 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Thelxie Eaves Trio
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 7:00pm

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

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

KANE HALL (UW): Jazz on the Cover exhibit lecture with Rafal Olbinski
The Jazz on the Cover exhibit features artwork by Rafal Olbinski. Before his career in New York began, Rafal Olbinski spent 10 years in Warsaw working as an art director for the iconic Polish jazz magazine Jazz Forum. This exhibit contains select covers from 1970-1981, representing Olbinski’s remarkable illustrations and a part of the history of jazz behind the Iron Curtain. The opening celebration is Thursday, January 17, 6:30pm, at the Allen Library, North Lobby, UW Campus. Olbinski speaks at the Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall, 7:30pm, preceding a reception with the artist. Free.

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Hardcoretet
218 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 9:00pm

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Hiroshima
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Lakeside Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

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

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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Keith Cook and the Travis Hartnett Trio
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER: Freddy Cole
350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, 425-828-0422, www.kpcenter.org

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hal Sherman Bellevue College Jazz Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

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: Brad Gibson Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 8:00pm

CAFE CON LECHE: Brazilian jam w/ Jeff Busch
2901 1st Ave South, Seattle, 9:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: call for schedule
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 8:00pm

Table & Chairs is excited to celebrate the Racer Sessions’ third birthday with a festival at Café Racer. The festival will run from Friday, January 18th through Sunday, January 20th. There will be multiple Table & Chairs artists performing throughout the weekend, as well as many other Seattle-area artists. Cry & Roar will be an accumulation of the talent seen at Café Racer so often over the past few years.

This year, the festival is not simply dubbed “The Racer Sessions Festival” once again, in order to honor a fallen member of the Racer Sessions family. Andrew Carrico passed away recently, and had only begun attending the Racer Sessions a few months before he left us, though he left a lasting impression on so many. He once described his sound on the baritone saxophone as “somewhere between a cry and a roar” — a more than apt description.

The weekend of the 18th, we remember our friends, appreciate our loved ones, and celebrate music.

Cry & Roar: A Festival Celebrating Three Years of the Racer Sessions. January 18th-20th. Café Racer (5828 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105).

Friday, January 18th
8:30pm: Insistent Caterpillars
9:30pm: Sleeper Ensemble
10:30pm: Wand

Saturday, January 19th
8:30pm: Christian Pincock Live Composition Ensemble
9:30pm: Syrinx Effect
10:30pm: Japanese Guy

Sunday, January 20th
8:00pm: King Tears Bat Trip curates the Racer Sessions
10:15pm: Super Secret After Party Guest Artist!

suggested donation of $5-15 at the door.

more information and links here.

Singer-songwriter Beck’s new album, Song Reader, is not an actual album. It is a book of sheet music that he has released for people to perform on their own.

On Saturday, January 19, The Royal Room will host an evening of artists performing Song Reader.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
THE ROYAL ROOM
5000 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA
(206) 906-9920

7:00pm (All Ages) / 9:30pm (21+)
$12 Advance/ $15 At The Door. Available now from Stranger Tickets.

Tickets for the Early Set (all ages)
Tickets for the Late Set (21+)

Seattle based artists perform one song each from Beck’s new sheet music only album “Song Reader”. Artists will be backed by an all-star Royal Room house band augmented by a variety of guest musicians.

With many more to follow, confirmed performers include: Robb Benson (Dept of Energy, The Glass Notes), Julia Massey (Julia Massey & The 5 Finger Discount), Thousands, Skerik (The Dead Kenny G’s, Bandalabra), Maria Mannisto, Andy Coe, Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts), Jared Cortese (The Jesus Rehab), Robin Holcomb, Luke Bergman, and Wayne Horvitz.