Seattle Jazz Scene

Reptet performing at the Seattle Drum School Georgetown last Saturday.

Photos by Jim Levitt

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Critical Mass Big Band

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Meshell Ndegeocello

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

MIX: Don Mock

THE CHAPEL: Oana Rusu Tomai

DULCES LATIN BISTRO: Eric Verlinde

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez

from Daniel Sheehan at eyeshotjazz.com

Thomas Marriott celebrated the release of his new CD, “East-West Trumpet Summit“, which is currently #1 on the JazzWeek National Airplay Chart and was recently featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. The “East” portion of the Trumpet Summit is usually Ray Vega, but because of family commitments Vega wasn’t able to make this performance. In his absence, Vern Sielert (still “East” of Seattle as Sielert is now teaching in Idaho), joined the band which also featured Bill Anschell on piano, Phil Sparks on bass and Matt Jorgensen on drums. A great sound on a summer evening.

Note: Benny Powell’s last studio recording as a leader was for Origin Records. Click here to view/listen to that recording.

from NPR:

The Count Basie Orchestra is announcing that trombonist Benny Powell has died at age 80. Powell is best known for his role in the Basie band of the 1950s and early ’60s — he took a brief solo on the hit recording of “April In Paris” — but he also held spots in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and many, many other top ensembles. He was busy as a recording studio, Broadway and television musician, and also worked with high modernist jazzmen like pianist Randy Weston and clarinetist John Carter.

A week before his death was announced, Powell performed pleasingly with David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Centennial Band as part of the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York. I spoke with him briefly afterwards, and he said that while he did not play early jazz frequently, he had grown up in New Orleans and was comfortable in the idiom. Apropos of this, his words were recently quoted in the HBO series Treme, according to co-creator Eric Overmeyer in a comment left on this blog:

I asked [Powell] once what he said … to his students, and he replied, “Straight ahead and strive for tone.” Which seems to me like pretty sound advice for all kinds of strivers.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Doomsday Device

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Meshell Ndegeocello

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim

POGGIE TAVERN: Better World w/ Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell and The Pony Boy Orchestra

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

CAFE RACER: Racer Sessions
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

TOST: Washington Composers Orchestra (WACO)

SESSION: Kevin McCarthy w/ David George
Darrell’s Tavern, 18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8pm

CONCERT: Linda Ciofalo w/ Randy Halberstadt
Camano Island, 1pm, jazzvox.com

CONCERT: Pearl Django
Marine View Church, 8469 Eastside Dr NE, Tacoma, 5pm

TULAS JAZZ CLUB: (closed for private party)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Gail Pettis Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell and The Pony Boy Orchestra

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Deborah Shelton w/Randy Halberstadt (piano), Phil Sparks (bass), Mark Taylor (saxophones), Byron Vannoy (drums)
9pm – Manghis Khan
11pm – Jim Knodle and the Distract Band

BAKE’S PLACE: Michael Tomlinson

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio

LUCID: Fabulous Party Boys

CAFE RACER: Jon Sheckler Group

SHORELINE ARTS FESTIVAL:
12:30 – Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
4pm – Katy Bourne Trio
Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline

from Jim Wilke:

Recent CDs by some great resident talent is featured this Sunday (6/27) on Jazz Northwest. Included will be new CDs by Dave Peck, The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Dina Blade and The Ziggurat Quartet among others. Jazz Northwest airs every Sunday afternoon at 1pm PDT on 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: NYC Vocalist Linda Ciofalo with the Kelley Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell and The Pony Boy Orchestra

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Gravity

BAKE’S PLACE: Trish, Hans & Phil

BOXLEY’S: Carolyn Graye

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Scott Lindenmuth Trio

LUCID: Alicia Roney Quartet

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

THE CHAPEL: Gust Burns & Tyler Wilcox

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Thomas Marriott CD RELEASE: “East-West Trumpet Summit”

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell and The Pony Boy Orchestra

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – “Swing Into Summer” featuring Chip Parker, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Mark Ivestor (drums)
9pm – Nathan Eklund Group, with Nathan Eklund (trumpet/flugel), Mark Taylor (saxophones), Dawn Clement (piano), Chris Symer (bass) and Byron Vannoy (drums) – CD Release!

BARCA: Clark Gibson Trio

LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching

HI-FIDELITY LOUNGE: Ray Ohls Trio
2711 6th St, Bremerton, 8:30pm

Ok … this has nothing to do with Seattle jazz but we were watching the World Cup this morning and this was an amazing last-minute win for the US.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jon Wikan / Torben Waldorff / John Ellis CD RELEASE: “American Rock Beauty”

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Jam – hosted by Marti MacEwan – backed by Steve Rice (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – Vocal Showcase, featuring Meg Roberts, Kim Davis and Andy Shaw

LUCID: Katrina Kope & Company

JAZZ ALLEY: Frank Vignola Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

This week Tula’s Jazz Club features two CD Release Parties featuring groups with Seattle and national connections.

On Wednesday, June 23, drummer Jon Wikan returns to town for the release of “American Rock Beauty” with Danish guitarist Torben Waldorff and New York saxophonist John Ellis.

Thursday night, June 24, Thomas Marriott celebrates the release of his new CD, “East-West Trumpet Summit“, which is currently #1 on the JazzWeek National Airplay Chart and was recently featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. The “East” portion of the Trumpet Summit is usually Ray Vega, but because of family commitments Vega wasn’t able to make this performance. In his absence, Vern Sielert (still “East” of Seattle as Sielert is now teaching in Idaho), will join the band which also features Bill Anschell on piano, Phil Sparks on bass and Matt Jorgensen on drums.

Make sure and call Tula’s and make a reservation for these events (206-443-4221).

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 2nd Avenue
Seattle
206-443-4221
http://www.tulas.com

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Little Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Frank Vignola Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: The Ben Darwish Group EP Release Tour, with Ben Darwish (piano/vocals), Chad McCullough (trumpet), Michael Rush (bass) and Jason Palmer (drums)

LUCID: Kelly Ash & Mikaela Romero Vocal Workshop

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

THE MIX: Don Mock

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez

from CBC News:

Organizers have cancelled the 2010 Calgary Jazz Festival because of financial constraints — just before the event was scheduled to start.

In a written release, interim C-Jazz president Richard Sherry said the decision came after a six-hour board meeting on Saturday, two days before the festival was to open.

The lineup for the festival this year included jazz legend Chick Corea, who was to perform Friday.

Sherry said the “painful” decision to cancel the festival followed an in-depth examination of all its financial aspects.

“For several months, the board had been asking the C-Jazz executive director for a detailed rundown of expenses and cash flow required for the 2010 festival,” Sherry said.

“It wasn’t until … two days before the festival that we finally got a look. We were surprised that our wishes to scale down the festival following the difficult 2009 festival were, for the most part, disregarded.”

Sherry said the board concluded that “there was no possibility of financial success in 2010.”

He said the board thought “less pain would be inflicted on the artists, volunteers and jazz music fans” by cancelling the event before the opening instead of during the festival next week, which seemed likely.

Arrangements are being made to enable refunds for people who bought passes or event tickets.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ JAM with Darin Clendenin Trio

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

AMORE: Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim

POGGIE TAVERN: Better World w/ Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

TULAS JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Jay Thomas big Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman & Eric Harland as JAMES FARM

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

BAKE’S PLACE: Father’s Day Brunch

CAFE RACER: Racer Sessions
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

EDMONDS ARTS FESTIVAL: Katy Bourne Quintet, 5pm

CONCERT: SRJO plays Ellington’s Far East Suite
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Avenue, Kirkland, 3pm

SESSION: Kevin McCarthy w/ David George
Darrell’s Tavern, 18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Kelly Ash Group
7:30pm – Stepanie Porter Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman & Eric Harland as JAMES FARM

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Room for Roots Series featuring Eric Taylor (advanced tickets required)

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers Quartet

BAKE’S PLACE: Little Bill and the Blue Notes

LUCID: EnRoot

CONCERT: SRJO plays Ellington’s Far East Suite
Nordstrom Recital Hall, 200 University St, 7:30

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/ Sue Nixon

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group

LAUGHING LADIES CAFE: Jon Sheckler Group
17551 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, 7pm

BLUE MOON: Owcharuk 5, Mouce Manouche, Starving Art Family
Blue Moon 712 NE 45th, 10pm

CAFE SOLSTICE: Hardcoretet w/ Dead Zerious
4116 University Way NE, 8pm

SORRENTO: Gail Pettis Trio