TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
Fairly Honest Jazz Band (3 – 7pm)
Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra (8:00pm)
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Supersones
SERAFINA:
Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser Duo (11am – 1:30pm)
Jerry Frank, solo jazz piano (6:30 – 9:00pm)
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Quartet
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
TRIPLE DOOR: M-Pact Holiday Show
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa – A Tribute To Cole Porter
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Susan Carr Ensemble
9pm – Steve Alboucq Quartet
11pm – Mike Owcharuk Trio
TUTTA BELLA: The Tarantellas
There is a lot of music happening tonight … but we have the night planned for you.
Here are a couple of ideas:
First, grab dinner at Jai Thai on Capitol Hill. Great Thai food and great jazz.
JAI THAI (Capitol Hill) – The Matt Jorgensen Trio with Stuart McDonald and Geoff Harper
235 Broadway Ave. East
6:00 – 9:00pm
No Cover!
Then head down to Tula’s to be a part of the live of Thomas Marriott’s live recording.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB – Thomas Marriott Quartet Live Recording
2214 2nd Ave
Call for reservations: 206-443-4221
Here are some other other events.
BAKE’S PLACE: Karen Shivers Quintet
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Ty Baille
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Tom Boros
9pm – Martine Bron (vocals), with Josh Rawlings (piano), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass), Jeremy Jones (drums), Cameron Peace (guitar)
11pm – Floss and Russell – Monktail Creative Music Concern
SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio
The Eastside Jazz Extravaganza
The Meydenbauer Theater
Music begins at 2:00pm
Vancouver vocalist Kate Hammett-Vaughn headlines the third annual Eastside Jazz Extravaganza at The Meydenbauer Theater on Sunday, November 18th starting at 2:00pm. Always an amazing full day of music, this year’s performers include: The Bill Ramsey Nonet, Thomas Marriott, Ben Thomas, Brent Jensen, Bill Anschell, Jeff Johnson, John Bishop, Overton Barry and more. For tickets and more information, call 425-828-9104
The Meydenbauer Theater
11100 NE 6th Street
Bellevue, WA 98004
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Other events today …
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band (4:00pm); Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra (8:00pm)
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Tor Dietrichson & Mambo Cadillac
NEW ORLEANS: From San Francisco, John Worley Quartet
GRATZIE BOTHELL: Reuel Lubag Trio leads a jam session (6-9pm)
SERAFINA: Ann Reynolds and Tobi Stone, piano-sax duo
Go out and hear live music!
It’s Saturday so you should go hear live music!
Ben Thomas Trio / Daniel Barry Group
Olympic Recital Hall at South Seattle Community College
Olympic Recital Hall
6000 16th Ave. SW
South Seattle Community College
Tickets and Directions: (206) 937-2899 or http://www.musicnorthwest.org
$18 General; $16 Senior; $12 Youth under 25 at the door or FREE if ordered in advance.
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dorothy Rodes (vocalist) with John Hansen (piano) and Michael Emswiller **SJS Recommended
9pm – Zingara
11pm – CK Quartet, with Christian Krehbiel
BAKES PLACE: Trish, Hans and Phil
SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Quartet with Sue Nixon
TUTTA BELLA: Gypsy Jazz Trio
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Brian Bromberg’s Downright Upright All-Stars featuring Randy Brecker, Mitchell Forman, Gary Meek and Dave Weckl
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
Here is what’s on tap for tonight:
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Milo Petersen and the Jazz Disciples
JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio
HIROSHI’S JAZZ & SUSHI: Greg Williamson Quartet
SERAFINA: Kiko de Freitas, Brazilian duo
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Kristin Woodbury
11pm – Baby Bok Choy with Chris Spencer
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Brian Bromberg’s Downright Upright All-Stars featuring Randy Brecker, Mitchell Forman, Gary Meek and Dave Weckl
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio (5:30 – 7:30pm)
Here is what’s happening tonight in Seattle.
JAZZ ALLEY: Tuck and Patti
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Tarik Abouzied Quartet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Byron Vannoy’s Meridian, with Byron Vannoy (drums), Chris Symer (bass), Kacey Evans (keyboards), Chris Spencer (guitar), and Eric Barber (saxophones) [Website] ($8 cover)
** SEATTLE JAZZ SCENE SAYS, “GO SEE THIS SHOW!” **
9pm – Doug Acosta CD Release, with Primo Kim (piano), Chris Clark (bass), Ken French (drums) and Jim Day (guitar) [Website] ($15 cover – includes a signed copy of Doug’s CD!)
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
Go out and hear live music … lots of things happening tonight!
THE HENDRIX LOUNGE: Conversations featuring Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen
JAZZ ALLEY: Tuck and Patti
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: New Architects
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Randy Halberstadt Vocal Showcase
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Keepers of the Groove, a Roosevelt High combo with Andrew Campbell (tenor sax), Matt McClusky (piano), Xavier McHugh and Matthew Muntz ($5 cover)
8pm – Vocal Jam, hosted by Carrie Wicks ($5 cover)
TUTTA BELLA (Columbia City): Scott Lindenmuth
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
VICTORY LOUNGE: Joe Doria Trio with Byron Vannoy and Chris Spencer
Here are a couple show happening tonight.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Darin Clendenin Jazz Jam
NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet
From the Earshot Jazz Calendar
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Hauschka: A Singular Fellow
A singular young man, indeed, Hauschka isn’t quite jazz, but he’s not quite anything in particular, but rather…well, singular, like we just said. He plays a mean prepared piano in a way that recalls the repetitive insistence of Phillip Glass, but he’s far more intent on appeal to musical receptors of varied preparation than even that studiously accessible master of modern composition. Hauschka, a Dusseldorf–based pianist and composer born Volker Bertelmann, clamps wedges of leather, felt, and rubber between the piano strings; prepares the hammers with sheets of aluminum or other stuff; sticks corks on the strings; weaves guitar strings around the piano’s innards; or fixes strings with gaffer tape. The outcomes, when he plays the piano, are far from novel; pianos and other keyboard instruments have been being prepared for centuries – church organs and harpsichords, in their design; pianos, in some early designs and particularly in the hands of early-to-middle 20th-century innovators like Erik Satie, Henry Cowell, and John Cage. But Hauschka is remarkable for producing a friendly and accessible but still bewitching range of tonalities, registers, and textures, and wedding them to bubbling, compelling music that could liven up radio programming of many eclectic ilks, and yet could air on pop radio without horrifying the commercial sponsors and habit-bound listener. There are strong hints of electronica, but the repetitive, jangling textures of his work really emphasize, and utilize, more than anything, that the piano is a percussion instrument, and that its expected sounds are not ones it necessarily must emit. Hauschka’s music is really quite charming.
It’s Sunday so that means there is a double-bill at Tula’s and lots more happening in Seattle.
TULA’S:
The Jazz Police Big Band (3-7pm)
Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra (8:00pm)
JAZZ ALLEY: Bob James Quartet
SERAFINA: Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser Duo (11:30am – 1:00pm)
GALLERY 1412: Gust Burns / Jeffrey Allport duo
TUTTA BELLA (Wallingford): Casey MacGill & Blue 4 (5:30pm)
NEW ORLEANS: John Holte Radio Rhythm Orchestra directed by Pete Leinnonen
TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Hiroshima
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Rhythm Syndicate
And no Sunday would be complete without a jam session …
GRATZIE SUNDAY NIGHT JAM SESSION featuring The Reuel Lubag Trio
6:00 – 9:00pm
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy SE
Bothell, WA
(425) 402-9600
Here are some shows tonight:
Tula’s Jazz Club: Greta Matassa Quartet
Jazz Alley: Bob James Quartet
Hiroshi’s: Karen Shivers & guests
Gallery 1412: Gust Burns/Jeffrey Allport Duo
Vino Bella (Issaquah): Fred Hoadley Trio
Egan’s Ballard Jam House: John Worley and Worlview 5.0 (from San Francisco – 9pm)
Serafina: The Djangomatics
Latona Pub: Leif Todasek and Phil Sparks (5:30 – 7:30pm)
Triple Door Musiquarium Lounge: The Cosmonauts Brazilian Jazz Band
Triple Door Mainstage: CéU: Samba Futures
From Earshot Jazz Calendar Listing: CéU is the most-heralded Brazilian songstress in some time, with good reason. With a voice as from some celestial reaches, a deep sense of the vaunted traditions from which she draws, and also a healthy disregard for just doing things in the same, old same-old way, she treads a pathway to samba’s future. She deploys electronics and stylistic innovations to great effect, which may offend the “purists,” if there could be any sense in claiming a “pure” samba, anyway. Not to miss.
Here are some events happening tonight … most venues are linked on the right …
Egan’s Ballard Jam House: Susan Pascal and Dave Peterson (7:00pm)
Jazz Alley: Steve Smith and Vital Information
Triple Door Musicquarium: Rachel Bade-McMurphy
New Orleans: Holotradband
Tula’s: Jay Thomas Big Band
And for those who are looking for a jam session … Tuesday nights is when Seattle’s jazz musicians gather at the Owl ‘n Thistle for the weekly jam session with Bebop and Destruction.
The Owl ‘n Thistle
808 Post Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 621-7777
Moore Theater, 8pm
John Zorn’s Moonchild w/ Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron
& Mike Patton
Zorn, the one-off, mammoth talent, demonstrates his legendary production skills in this project. He conducts and mixes the sounds of Moonchild, a trio of bassist Dunn, the torrential Baron (drums), and vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle…) who taps the zeitgeist of rock exploration and decibel-heavy release.
Kirkland Performance Center, 3pm
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra:
Great american songbook iv
UW sax professor Michael Brockman and ace drummer/educator Clarence Acox direct this local big band of all-star instrumentalists for “Great American Songbook IV,” featuring vocalists Greta Matassa, Bernie Jacobs, James Caddell, and others.
Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
Jason Moran: Bandwagon
The pianist, now a Blue Note staple, innovates with startling pre-recorded elements and finds an ideal vehicle in Bandwagon, with drummer Nasheet Waits and bassist Taurus Mateen.
The Earshot Jazz Festival goes out with a bang this weekend. Here is tonight’s sampling:
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Aaron Goldberg Trio
The Brooklyn-based pianist, a Thelonious Monk Competition winner who toured with Joshua Redman and Wynton Marsalis, leads a sophisticated trio that boasts a stellar, rhythm section: bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland.
$18 general / $16 discount CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS
Triple Door, 7:30pm
Elspeth Savani and Orchestra Zarabanda
Orchestra Zarabanda, a 12-piece Seattle-based dance band whose irresistible repertoire is inspired by the great Cuban orquestas and son groups of the last century, classic New York salsa/charanga and Cuban folkloric music.
$15 general
Chapel Performance Space, 8pm
October Trio w/ Brad Turner
Evan Arntzen (sax), Josh Cole (bass), and Dan Gaucher (drums) took the CBC’s Galaxie Rising Stars Award at Vancouver International Jazz Fest 2006. With standout trumpeter Brad Turner, they occupy the cutting edge of our neighbor to the north.
$15 general / $13 discount
Nordstrom Recital Hall, 7:30pm
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra:
Great american songbook iv
UW sax professor Michael Brockman and ace drummer/educator Clarence Acox direct this local big band of all-star instrumentalists for “Great American Songbook IV,” featuring vocalists Greta Matassa, Bernie Jacobs, James Caddell, and others.
The Earshot Festival is wrapping up this weekend with some great show and tons of more stuff happening in Seattle.
Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
Billy Childs Sextet
Two-time Grammy-winning pianist Billy Childs is a West Coast musical treasure, a “sleeper” whose six-piece jazz chamber group best demonstrates his vast talents as a composer.
Chapel Performance Space, 7:30pm
Ita Bittova
The versatile vocalist/violinist’s “personal folk music” blooms in a fertile delta of Eastern European, classical, and rock traditions.
$15 general / $13 discount
Kirkland Performance Center, 8:00pm ** SJS Recommended
Gene Bertoncini
Gene Bertoncini is one of the most eloquent and versatile masters of the unaccompanied acoustic jazz guitar. His command of the instrument is intimate and powerful. He weaves soft, seductive jazz arrangements that cherish the melodies and harmonies of great songs.
$29 adult, $15 youth BUY ONLINE AT KPCENTER.ORG
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Aaron Goldberg Trio **SJS Recommended
The Brooklyn-based pianist, a Thelonious Monk Competition winner who toured with Joshua Redman and Wynton Marsalis, leads a sophisticated trio that boasts a stellar, rhythm section: bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland.
$18 general / $16 discount CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS
Other Friday Night Events:
Bake’s Place: Katy Bourne Trio
Egan’s Ballard Jam House: Jason Parker Quartet (7:00pm)
Serafina: Javier Anderson (bossa nova guitar)
Triple Door Musicquarium: James Baumgart Trio (free)
Jazz Alley: The David Grisman Quintet
And make your calendars for Saturday Night at Bake’s Place: Gary Hobbs Trio
By Cynthia Mullis
Whew! What a month! My head is spinning with jazz, concerts and thoughts about jazz concerts. Not to mention that I think I hurt something during my recent infatuation with playing tunes in concert E major…on the alto sax. My head is throbbing and I’ll be happy when the Aerosmith and Emmy Lou Harris tunes come up on my iPod during my walk later on today! As I start to catch up, I’ll send in a few more reviews of concerts that I’ve attended recently.
On October 22nd I heard drummer Dafnis Prieto and his group Absolute Quintet at the Triple Door. I loved the group from the first note and was thoroughly absorbed in the music, despite being very tired and hungry when I arrived for the second set. I’ll leave the deeper analysis of that concert to the true Afro-Cuban aficionados in the audience (I personally saw Fred Hoadly, Chris Stover, Ann Reynolds, Lillian Woo, Susan Pascal, Carolyn Caster, Ron Barrow, Cindy Hughen…that was just the second set). The New York Times has been raving about this guy for awhile but I’d never had a chance to hear him—check out his website at dafnisprieto.com for more information. My impression of the drummer was that he was a hurricane of poly-rhythms, intricate rhythmic melodies, freakish eight-limbed independence and true-blooded Cuban musical tradition. I enjoyed that the ensemble had a different instrumentation than usual, with the cello player straddling the line between acting as a bass player and being another melodic voice (in addition to doubling on trombone). To my ears, the violinist (whose name I didn’t catch) and the cellist gave the group a bit of a folk oriented sound while remaining completely modern. Yosvany Terry was on alto sax, soprano and shekere and was much more thoughtful and musical that when I heard him a few years ago: great alto sound, great technique and not overpowering of the ensemble. Jason Linder rounded out the group on keyboards. The music was metrically complex—I didn’t bother to attempt figuring out the time signatures—but I really appreciated was how deeply rooted in the Afro-Cuban tradition the music was without being overwhelmed by the clavé, montunos, and other aspects of this style of music. It was an exciting and fresh evening of music—I’m glad I took the opportunity to check it out and I’ll be curious to see what other people’s reaction was to this concert.
Now a little rant: as much as I love going to shows at the Triple Door, I was bummed that they raised the prices on their food and that it wasn’t as good as it has been on previous visits. Plus I know the wait staff is just doing their job, but it seemed like every time I closed my eyes to lose myself in the music, someone was tapping me on the shoulder to see if I needed anything else. Also, I’ve been a little bummed about how lately the sound at the TD tends to be boomy and washed out. I would like to hear more definition in the instruments without having to concentrate so hard. Maybe the sound issues are necessary to drown out the racket of ceaseless conversation that seems to be the norm at concerts these days, along with the commotion that comes with the enterprise of selling food and drinks. I luv ya, Triple Door, but for the number of concerts I’ve seen there recently, I’m entitled to vent a little.
Tonight is the last night of the Seattle Jazz Showcase … it has been a wonderful three week run so make sure and join us tonight as we end with two terrific groups.
8:00pm – Victor Noriega Quintet
9:30pm – Vern Sielert Dektet
Admission: $10
The LAB at Seattle Drum School
12510 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125 {map it}
Tel: (206)364-8815
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Eric Person & Meta-Four
The acclaimed New York saxophonist, at the helm of the ambitious quartet Meta-Four, shows why he has been called on by trumpeter Dave Douglas, World Saxophone Quartet, and rockers Vernon Reid and Ben Harper.
$15 general / $13 discount CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS
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Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
John Abercrombie Quartet
In a rare appearance behind his new ECM release, the guitarist appears with his acclaimed, all-star “Third Quartet” — drummer Joey Baron (Masada), bassist Marc Johnson (Bill Evans), and violinist Mark Feldman.
Seattle City Hall, noon-1pm
Michael Brockman Trio
The co-leader of the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, on alto sax, leads his sparkling trio.
OTHER EVENTS TONIGHT:
Asteroid Cafe: Jam Session with Tim Kennedy
Jazz Alley: Tony DeSare
Ballard Jam House: Gayle Cloud 7pm; Passarim 9pm
Lo-Fi: The Hang with Evan Flory-Barnes
May: Hans Teuber
Thaiku: Tad Britton Trio
Town Hall, 8pm
Festival in the Desert:
Tinariwen / Vieux Farka Toure
Seattle’s African show of the year. The Tuareg rebel band, Tinariwen, lately a huge hit in Europe (and Rolling Stones opener), rides in with riffing, electrified Saharan fervor that resounds with the roots of American blues. Also unearthing blues roots with his high-powered band is Malian singer/guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, son of guitar legend Ali.
$28 general / $26 discount
Tractor Tavern, 8pm
McTuff
Halloween in the embrace of 60s soul jazz: Seattle-based tear-it-ups Skerik (saxes), Joe Doria (Hammond organ), Andy Coe (guitar), and D’Vonne Lewis (drums).
$12 general / $10 discount
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Eric Person & Meta-Four
The acclaimed New York saxophonist, at the helm of the ambitious quartet Meta-Four, shows why he has been called on by trumpeter Dave Douglas, World Saxophone Quartet, and rockers Vernon Reid and Ben Harper.
$15 general / $13 discount CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS
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For a complete schedule of events, click here.
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio featuring Ari Hoenig
Pilc, a former French rocket scientist, constructs dazzling piano work of dense harmonics, speed-of-sound technical facility, and otherworldly propulsion. On afterburners: bassist Thomas Bramerie and stunning drummer Ari Hoenig.
Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
Garfield High School Jazz Band w/ Houston Person
The Garfield band, local-favorite past Essentially Ellington winner, renews its summer Centrum-workshop collaboration with revered tenor saxophonist Houston Person, once an Etta Jones mainstay and long treasured in his own right.
Town Hall, 8pm
Musafir
Musafir (Hindi and Urdu for “traveler”) plays the music of the Rajasthan desert of North India, the “gypsy homeland” of the Roma. They create a transcendent blend of music, dance, and performance art.
Advance $22 ($19 discount), door $25 ($22 discount).
Discount available for Earshot and Town Hall Members, Seniors and Students
Saturday, October 27 Harvest Moon Jazz Cruise aboard the Steamship Virginia V, 4 -7pm
Sunday, October 28 Ballard Elks, 12:30pm
Sunday, October 28 Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Butch Thompson Trio
Jazz-historian pianist Thompson has enjoyed four decades of renown in a panoply of settings, including as a regular on A Prairie Home Companion. He joins the Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society and Seattle trad specialists Holo Trad Jazz in varied combos at Ballard Elks, and brings his trio to Tula’s.
>> Note correction to brochure: Ballard Elks show is on Sunday Oct 28.
BALLARD ELKS: TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR MORNING OF EVENT $13 general / $11 discount
TULA’S: CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS & $15 general / $13 discount
S.S. VIRGINIA V: CALL 206-624-9119 FOR RESERVATIONS, $50 per person / $90 per couple
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
Jacky Terrasson, solo
Sachal Vasandani
French pianist Jacky Terrasson has charmed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. His new album, a musical self-portrait called Mirror, furthers the growing legend. Appearing with his group, Chicago native Vasandani is an emerging jazz vocalist whose remarkable presence and extreme elasticity of phrasing hold great promise.
$22 general / $20 discount
PONCHO Concert Hall, 8pm
John Hollenbeck’s Refuge
Solo or in large-ensemble soundscapes, Hollenbeck wields percussion like a shrewd lyrical poet. Ace organist Gary Versace and vocalist Theo Bleckman join the can’t-miss, boundary-bashing Guggenheim Fellow.
$18 general / $16 discount
Tula’s Restaurant, 8:30pm
Jean-Michel Pilc Trio featuring Ari Hoenig
Pilc, a former French rocket scientist, constructs dazzling piano work of dense harmonics, speed-of-sound technical facility, and otherworldly propulsion. On afterburners: bassist Thomas Bramerie and stunning drummer Ari Hoenig.
$18 general / $16 discount CALL 206-443-4221 FOR RESERVATIONS
OTHER HAPPENINGS:
Bake’s Place: Belinda Underwood and Benny Green
Ballard Jam House: Kiera Clarke and the New Blue Quartet; Free World Jazz
Serafina: Fred Hoadley Latin Jazz
Jazz Alley: Arturo Sandoval Quintet