TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katy Bourne Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Howard Dixon
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Easy Street Jazz Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Peter White
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729
BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE:
10am – Sunday Breakfast w/ Michael Gotz
4135 Providence Point Dr SE, Issaquah, 425-391-3335
CAFE RACER: Racer Sessions
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm
DARRELL’S TAVERN: Jam w/ Kevin McCarthy
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Peter White
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Janette West
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
LUCID: Gravity
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 402-3042, 9:00pm
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Schwa
SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 323-0807, 9pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm and 9pm – Overton Berry Ensemble,
1707 NW Market St, 789-1621
THE CHAPEL: Is That Jazz? Festival: Operation ID, Dana Reason
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Amandah Jantzen
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm
GRAZIE: Deems Tsutakawa
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, (425) 402-9600
CONCERT: Jazz It Up! Fundraiser featuring Vern Sielert and Bill Anschell
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
CLINIC: Bobby Shew Clinic
Roy’s Place, 4918 196th St SW, Lynnwood, 1pm
Two fabulous trumpet players are passing through Seattle in the next few weeks.
Tonight the legendary Bobby Shew will be appearing at Tula’s which a quartet of Northwest veterans (Bill Anshcell, piano; Phil Sparks, bass and Matt Jorgensen, drums). The show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are $15.00 (Tula’s is all ages for the first show – Reservations: 206-443-4221).
from Earshot Jazz: A seminal figure in jazz and jazz education since the early 1970’s, Shew is a world-class soloist and veteran of the ensembles of Horace Silver, Art Pepper, Woody Herman, Oliver Nelson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to name a few. Shew is also known for his work on the Hollywood studio scene of the 1970’s and 80’s, having played on the soundtracks to films such as “Rocky” and “Grease,” as well as television scores from popular shows such as “Taxi,” “Happy Days,” and “Hawaii 5-0.”
Shew will also present a clinic sponsored by Kennelly Keys Music at Roy’s Place, a performance space adjacent to the Lynwood Kennelly Keys Music Store (4918 196th St Southwest, Lynnwood, WA). The clinic begins at 1:00pm on Saturday, January 22. Tickets available at the door.
Former New York City trumpeter Jim Rotondi, who recently moved to Graz, Austria, is passing through town on Wednesday, February 2, to perform at Tula’s before heading up to The Cellar in Vancouver.
The band features Mark Taylor (saxophone), John Hansen (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums). Reservations are suggested (206-443-4221).
Jim’s extensive recording experience most recently includes the release of his second date as a leader for the Posi-Tone label, titled “Blues For Brother Ray”, a tribute to his former boss Ray Charles, following a host of successful releases on various labels. Having appeared on some 70 CD’s as a sideman, he can also be heard on several of Charles Earland’s Highnote Records releases, alongside saxophonist Eric Alexander, with whom Jim made his recording debut on Eric’s Delmark release “Straight Up.” Other recordings include saxophonist George Coleman’s Octet, featuring Harold Mabern, as well as drummer Ray Appleton’s Sextet, which features Slide Hampton, Charles McPherson, and John Hicks. The above mentioned One For All, whose Sharp Nine Records releases “Too Soon To Tell” and “Optimism” received critical acclaim from Cadence and The Detroit Free Press, also has 12 CD’s to their credit.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bobby Shew Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
THE CHAPEL: Is That Jazz? Festival Night 1
Sun Aa Tribute Band and Empty Cage Quartet
The Chapel Performance Space (4639 Sunnyside Avenue North), 8:00pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Peter White
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+
AMORE: Lonnie Williams
2301 5th Ave, (206) 770-0606
BOXLEY’S: Byant Urban’s Blue Oasis
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Craig Baker and Friends
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm
LUCID: Tony Grasso Quartet
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 402-3042, 9:00pm
HIROSHI’S: Mordy Ferber
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966
SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 323-0807, 9pm
LAKESIDE BISTRO: Phil Westbrook
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891
NORTH CITY BISTRO: David George Quartet
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Martine Bron and Jennifer Kienzle
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Jacky Terrasson Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Tony Foster
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: 7pm: Victory Music Fundraiser; 9pm: Conrad, Katie & Friends
1707 NW Market St, 206-789-1621
LUCID: Therapy Sessions hosted by Evan Flory-Barnes
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, 206-402-3042, 8:30pm
Photographer Jim Levitt caught Andy Clausen performing at the Racer Session before he headed back to school in New York. Clausen performed a new piece with an 11-person ensemble which included former and current Roosevelt and Garfield students, many back home from college for the holidays. The jam session followed.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Jacky Terrasson Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
MIX: Don Mock & Steve Kim
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm
The Seattle Composers’ Salon is pleased to announce the third-annual IS THAT JAZZ? music festival taking place the last two weekends in January (Fri-21, Sat-22, Fri-28, Sat-29) in Seattle, Washington. The festival will feature four inspired evenings with eight compelling performances at an exquisite space for listening to music, the Chapel Performance Space.
IS THAT JAZZ? is a festival dedicated to daring and exploratory artists who are redrawing the boundaries of jazz, and infusing the genre with new forms, new sounds, and renewed sense of immediacy. Rather than limiting jazz to a specific and narrow definition, IS THAT JAZZ? embraces jazz as a living, breathing, ever-evolving art-form.
The festival takes place at The Chapel Performance Space (4639 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle – SW corner of 50th and Sunnyside in Wallingford). Concerts start at 8:00pm and there is a suggested donation of $15. For more information, visit: www.isthatjazz.org
FULL SCHEDULE:
Friday, January 21
EMPTY CAGE QUARTET
SUN RA TRIBUTE BAND
Saturday, January 22
OPERATION ID
DANA REASON
Friday, January 28
AMY DENIO + LUCIO MENEGONE
DOUGLAS DETRICK’S ANYWHEN ENSEMBLE
with special guest WAYNE HORVITZ
Saturday, January 29
TRIPTET
NELS CLINE SINGERS with YUKA C. HONDA
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam with Darin Clendenin Trio
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Aurelio with Garifuna Soul
216 Union Street, 206-838-4333, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Howard Dixon
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Jay Thomas Big Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729
BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE:
10am – Sunday Breakfast w/ Michael Gotz
4135 Providence Point Dr SE, Issaquah, 425-391-3335
CAFE RACER: Racer Sessions
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm
DARRELL’S TAVERN: Jam w/ Kevin McCarthy
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Carolyn Graye Showcase
7:30pm – Marc Seales Group
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Leah Stillwell Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
LUCID: Yogi & The Yoginis
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 402-3042, 9:00pm
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: DOA Trio
SERAFINA: Jose Gonzales Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 323-0807, 9pm
THE CHAPEL: Seattle Percussion Collective
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Karin Blaine / 9pm – The Kareem Kandi Band
1707 NW Market St, 789-1621
BAKE’S PLACE: Geoffrey Castle
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm
LAKESIDE BISTRO: call venue
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891
There have been two recent passing of musicians with ties to the Northwest.
Bassist Mark Bullis passed away on January 5th in Palm Springs after a brief illness from diverticulitis complications. He was 54.
Bullis was active on the Seattle scene performing Mondays with Ronnie Pierce at Amore, in addition to performances with Steve Allen, Diane Shure, Barbara McNair, Johnny Barnes of the Platters, Edmonia Jarrett, and Hadley Caliman. He also performed with the Seattle Philharmonic and the Bellevue Philharmonic.
Shortly before his death, Bullis recorded a CD with pianist Sam Pannunzio and drummer Lionel Kramer which will be released later this year.
More information is available here.
Pianist Tricia Woods, who was a student at Cornish College of the Arts in the early-90s and continued to perform in Seattle until moving to New York, passed away in her home in Mapplewood, NJ, on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 after a long battle with breast cancer.
She was forty-four years old. Tricia was born and raised in Tupper Lake, New York, attended Brown University where she majored in biology, studied music at Cornish College in Seattle and received a Masters in Music at City College in New York City. She was a beloved piano teacher and active member of the Maplewood, New Jersey community over the last seven years.
She is survived by her husband, Gregory Jones and her son, Christopher Woods-Jones.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+
AMORE: Lonnie Williams
2301 5th Ave, (206) 770-0606
BOXLEY’S: Reuel Lubag
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Gail Pettis Trio
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine
Triple Door, 216 Union St, 838-4333, 9pm
LUCID: Kevin McCarthy Quartet
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 402-3042, 9:00pm
HIROSHI’S: Leah Stillwell
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966
SERAFINA: Kiko Freitas
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 323-0807, 9pm
LAKESIDE BISTRO: call venue
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891
CONCERT: Jovino Santos Neto Trio
Brechemin Auditorium, UW campus, 12:30pm
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bert Gulhaugen-John Hansen Showcase
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Art of Jazz w/Kelly Eisenhour Quartet
100 University St, 654-3100, 5-7pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Jerry Zimmerman
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm
LUCID: The Hang with The Teaching
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Katie Bourne Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7:00pm: Eco Quartet / 9pm: Alicia Healey and Susan Harper’s Acoustic Conspiracy
1707 NW Market St, 789-1621
BARCA: Clark Gibson Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm
We remember and miss you.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: “Yet What is Any Ocean” CD Release with Q.E.D. (Ben Thomas, Chris Stover and Alex Chadsey)
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Randy Halberstadt and Gail Pettis
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: 7pm: Vocal Jam hosted by Charles Key; 9pm: Vocal Showcase featuring Emily McVicker and Penolope Donado
1707 NW Market St, 206-789-1621
LUCID: Rochelle House & Evan Flory-Barnes
5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, 206-402-3042, 8:30pm
Drummer Matt Jorgensen is in Denver this week for the opening of Dale Chisman In Retrospect an exhibition of paintings by the noted Denver abstractionist. Jorgensen’s recent recording, Tattooed by Passion, is based on the paintings of Chisman, who is his wife’s late-father.
The show starts this Thursday, with an opening reception at 6:00pm and runs through February 27 at RedLine (2350 Arapahoe Street, Denver).
Jorgensen will be interviewed on KUVO 89.3fm radio Wednesday afternoon (1:20pm Denver time, 12:20pm Seattle time) talking about his recent recording and the opening at RedLine. (You should be able to listen to the interview online on KUVO’s website).
This past week has also seen a surge in airplay of Jorgensen’s Tattooed by Passion CD. It currently sits at #30 on the JazzWeek Radio Chart, up from #70 last week.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
MIX: Don Mock & Steve Kim … and it is Ryan Burns’ Birthday Party!
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm
BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm
THE CHAPEL: Gretta Harley
Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hal Sherman and the BCC Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm
AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm
EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Howard Dixon
1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm
BOXLEY’S: Chris Stevens
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm
