Thursday Jazz

November 15, 2012 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Graham Dechter Quartet w/ Jeff Hamilton
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
7:30pm: Kasumai Africa w/ Thione Diop
216 Union Street, 206-838-4333

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sarah Slonim and All Grooves
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Dee Daniels
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 6:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jam w/ Thelxie Eaves, Michael Berman, Pavel Shepp
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

BOXLEY’S: Reuel Lubag
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

VITO’S: Michael Owcharuk Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

Tuesday Jazz

November 13, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Graham Dechter Quartet featuring Jeff Hamilton
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: David Haney and A Blanket for the Moon
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Charles Mack Band featuring Josephine Howell
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

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

Monday Jazz

November 12, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Marriott 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

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

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: Ply; Gravity
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

Human Spirit heading back East, preview in the New York Times

November 9, 2012 / / No Comments

Human Spirt (Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen) are headed back east next week for a couple of shows in Philadelphia and New York.

November 14 – Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 568-3131, 7:00pm

November 15 – Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY
183 West 10th Street
New York, NY
9:30pm

The Smalls show is previewed in today’s New York Times by Nate Chinen:

Matt Jorgensen & Human Spirit (Thursday) Mr. Jorgensen is a drummer and bandleader of prominence in Seattle, his hometown, and the owner of Origin Records, which recently released “Dialogues,” a live album by Human Spirit, his progressive post-bop band. For this one-nighter with that group, he features a Seattle front line of Thomas Marriott on trumpet and Mark Taylor on alto saxophone, along with the pianist David Budway and the bassist Joe Martin. From 9:30 p.m. to midnight, Smalls, 183 West Tenth Street, West Village, (212) 252-5091, smallsjazzclub.com; $20 cover. (Nate Chinen)

In addition, Marriott will be hanging around a few extra days and performing on Monday, November 19, with Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band at Smoke.

Friday Jazz

November 9, 2012 / / No Comments

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

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon featuring Mark Taylor
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Average White Band
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

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

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+

THE CHAPEL: Seattle Modern Orchestra plays John Cage
Good Shepard Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

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

GRAZIE: Katie King Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: David George Trio
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Michael Owcharuk and Friends
1707 NW Market Street , 206-789-1621, 7:00pm

Photos: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with Branford Marsalis

November 8, 2012 / / No Comments

by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

On the last weekend of the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival at the  LLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL AT BENAROYA NEA Jazz Master and three-Grammy winner Branford Marsalis joined the all-star big band Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra  on a tour of the music of his hometown –New Orleans – from early brass bands to Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and King Oliver to modern interpretations of jazz classics such as “Basin Street Blues” and “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans.”

More photos available at EyeShotJazz.com.

Thursday Jazz

November 8, 2012 / / No Comments

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

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:00pm: Katy Bourne; 9:00pm: Hardcoretet
216 Union Street, 206-838-4333

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Jazz Workshop
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Jacqueline Tabor
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 6:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jazz 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

BOXLEY’S: Duality with Vanessa Sielert
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE:
9pm Jason Goessl Quartet; 10PM Wally Shoup Quartet
5241 University Way NE, 206-402-3042

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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dan Czaran Birthday Show w ith Ed Weber (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass) and Larry Bergman (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

Wednesday Jazz

November 7, 2012 / / No Comments

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

ROYAL ROOM: Jessica Lurie Ensemble
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Clayton Brothers Quintet
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: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Jason Parker Quartet
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dina Blade Student Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

Election Day Jazz

November 6, 2012 / / No Comments

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Election Night Party
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Charles Mack Band featuring Josephine Howell
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

Monday Jazz

November 4, 2012 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter’s Cornish Vocal Showcase
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

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

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

Photos: Mundell Lowe / Mike Magnelli Quartet

November 4, 2012 / / No Comments

By Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

Mundell Lowe and Mike Magnelli performing at Tulas as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival on Thursday, November 1.

For the festival, Lowe was joined by Boston guitarist Mike Magnelli — a 1970 graduate of the Boston Conservatory. Magnelli studied with Joe Pass and eventually became his agent and manager. Magnelli also recorded on Burt Bacharach’s “Promises, Promises” and was assistant conductor for the Broadway musical Grease, starring John Travolta.

Rounding out the quartet was Chuck Kistler on bass and Milo Peterson on drums.

Friday Jazz

November 2, 2012 / / No Comments

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:

TULA’S, 7:30PM
Mundell Lowe / Mike Magnelli Quartet
Two of the world’s great jazz guitarists: Lowe recorded early in his career with Lester Young, Charlie Parker, and Billie Holiday, and has led a long career distinguished by extensive film and TV composing and performance. Magnelli, on archtop guitar, has accompanied the likes of Joe Pass and Burt Bacharach. $14 general/$12 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

ROYAL ROOM 7:30PM
Evan Flory-Barnes: Thrown Together with Love
Festival featured artist Evan Flory-Barnes debuts two new projects. The expansive jazz creator impressed at the last two Earshot festivals with his large-scale multimedia projects. Here he promises more excitement with his Thrown Together with Love featuring a string trio and vocalist MC, and a second new group with Jacques Willis (vibes), Andy Coe (guitar), and D’Vonne Lewis (drums). $14 general/$12 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

TOWN HALL SEATTLE, 7PM
Roosevelt & Ballard High School Jazz Bands
Under Scott Brown, Roosevelt has been a perennial powerhouse at the national Essentially Ellington festival. It shares the stately Town Hall stage with its ever-strengthening Ballard counterpart, directed by Michael James. $14 general/$12 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon with Thomas Marriott
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

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

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

HIROSHI’S: Paul Gabrialson Trio
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Julie Cascioppo
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

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

Photos: Susan Pascal’s Soul Sauce at Tula’s

November 1, 2012 / / No Comments

by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

Another great night at Tulas as Earshot rolls on. For this performance, vibraphonist Susan Pascal celebrated the 1960’s work of mallet masher Cal Tjader (1925-1982). Pascal is joined by pianist Fred Hoadley and percussionist Tom Bergersen, from Seattle’s Afro-Cuban jazz band Sonando, and bassist Chuck Deardorf and drummer Mark Ivester, from Jovino Santos Neto’s Brazilian jazz band Quinteto.

Photos: Bandalabra at The Royal Room

November 1, 2012 / / No Comments

Photos by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

The Royal Room was packed and the music was hot. Bandalabra was presented by the Earshot Jazz Festival to the Columbia City venue and they rocked the house. Every one of these guys played great.

Part Afro-beat rhythm, part psychedelic punk, Seattle’s Bandalabra evokes the sounds of “Fela Kuti meeting Steve Reich in rock’s backyard,” group founder, punk-jazz saxophonist Skerik says. The lively quartet includes well-loved locals D’vonne Lewis on drums, Evan Flory-Barnes on bass, and Andy Coe on guitar.

Thursday Jazz

November 1, 2012 / / No Comments

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:

LANGSTON HUGHES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 8PM
Evan Flory-Barnes: Folks
The Evan Flory-Barnes Folks, a new project of our festival-featured bassist, with trumpeter Owour Arunga (Macklemore). Includes free, open, afternoon jazz-education workshop with the band at Langston Hughes at 5pm. Students who attend workshop get free admission to evening concert. $12 general/$10 Earshot members & seniors/$5 students

TULA’S, 7:30PM
Mundell Lowe / Mike Magnelli Quartet
Two of the world’s great jazz guitarists: Lowe recorded early in his career with Lester Young, Charlie Parker, and Billie Holiday, and has led a long career distinguished by extensive film and TV composing and performance. Magnelli, on archtop guitar, has accompanied the likes of Joe Pass and Burt Bacharach. $14 general/$12 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

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

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jazz 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

BOXLEY’S: Tony Foster
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

VITO’S: Jimmie Herrod and Friends
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – McTuff featuring Skerik and Brian Kirk! With Joe Doria (hammond), Skerik (sax), Andy Coe (guitar) and Brian Kirk (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

Tuesday Jazz

October 30, 2012 / / No Comments

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:

TRIPLE DOOR, 7:30PM
Christian Scott Band
The trumpeter whom Jazz Times calls “jazz’s young style God” shows why he won the 2010 Edison Award for best international jazz artist. On Christian Atunde Adjua, he takes New Orleans tradition to new heights, with monster drummer Jamire Williams, Matt Stevens (guitar), and Kris Funn (bass). $18 general/$16 Earshot members & seniors/$9 students

ROYAL ROOM, 7:30PM
Bandalabra
Punk-jazz iconoclast Skerik (sax), and his quartet of D’Vonne Lewis (drums), Andy Coe (guitar), and featured bassist Evan Flory-Barnes know only one way: They rip it up. $13 general/$11 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

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

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

JAZZ ALLEY: Jeff Kashiwa CD Release Concert
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

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

BAKE’S PLACE: Charles Mack Band featuring Josephine Howell
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

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

Photos: Tom Varner Quartet

October 29, 2012 / / No Comments

by Daniel Sheehan, EyeShotJazz.com

French horn player Tom Varner and Seattle saxophonist Eric Barber, bassist Phil Sparks and drummer Byron Vannoy opened for Tamarindo at Poncho Concert Hall at Cornish College as Earshot Jazz Festival moves on. The Tom Varner Quartet celebrated the legacy of the late Steve Lacy, with whom Varner performed in Seattle in 1993. The program also included Varner’s arrangements of tunes by Lacy’s favorite composers, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.

Monday Jazz

October 29, 2012 / / No Comments

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE, 7:30PM
Sumi Tonooka
A “fierce and fascinating composer and pianist” (Jazz Times), “continually inventive, original, surprising, and a total delight” (Cuadranos de Jazz, Madrid), performs solo. $13 general/$11 Earshot members & seniors/$7 students

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday Jazz

October 26, 2012 / / No Comments

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL:

TOWN HALL SEATTLE, 8PM
Staff Benda Bilili
Led by Ricky Likabu and Coco Ngambali, this extraordinary band features four senior singer-guitarists from Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) who play R&B – and reggae inflected rumba – and they do that from their customized tricycles due to childhood polio. Joining them is 21-year-old Randy Landu who plays an electrified one-stringed lute he fashioned from a lump of wood and a tin can. $22 advance tickets, $25 day of show (Presented by Town Hall Seattle

TULA’S, 7:30PM
Susan Pascal’s Soul Sauce
Pascal, a Seattle vibes treasure, tributes the legendary Cal Tjader accompanied by leading jazz and Latin players Fred Hoadley (piano), Chuck Deardorf (bass), Tom Bergerson (percussion), and Mark Ivester (drums). $16 general/$14 Earshot members & seniors/$8 students
RESERVE NOW: 206-443-4221

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Cheryl Jewel with Darin Clendenin
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 206-772-6891

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

VITO’S: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9pm: Special Halloween Party and ER Costume Crawl featuring The Tim Kennedy Trio and Special Guests
927 9th Ave, Seattle

GRAZIE: Diana Page Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Halloween Party!
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 9:00pm