Sunday Jazz
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
TULAS JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Jazz Police Big Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
CAFE RACER: Racer Sessions
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm
BAKE’S PLACE: Sunday Breakfast w/ Michael Gotz
Saturday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quintet w/ Susan Pascal
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
BAKE’S PLACE: Mark Dufresne Blues
LUCID: Hard Coretet
SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
BOXLEY’S: Greg Williamson Quartet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Aria Prame, w/Tim Kennedy (piano), Ian Sheridan (bass), Claudio Rochat-Felix (drums)
9pm – Amir Beso
Friday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman Quintet w/ Thomas Marriott
NEW ORLEANS: Stuart MacDonald Quartet
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with special guests Gary Scott & Bill Ramsay
LAKESIDE BISTRO: Deems Tsutakawa
LUCID: Lisa Markley
SERAFINA: Djangomatics
NORTH CITY BISTRO: Stephanie Porter & Friends
CHAPEL: Boris Savoldelli
BOXLEY’S: Clark Gibson Trio
HIROSHI’S: Greg Williamson Quartet
Up-coming music at Boxley’s and Hiroshi’s
BOXLEY’S
Live Music for North Bend, 7 nights a week
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045
ph: (425) 292-9307
www.boxleysplace.com
no cover charge
THURSDAY STABLEMATES, JULY 8
ZACHARY KELLOGG – amazing and award winning young jazz flute talent celebrates his new CD releases, Red Velvet. Presented by Greg Metcalf, sax; with rhythm section of Hansen, Hamar & Williamson.
FRIDAYS: CLARK GIBSON TRIO, JULY 9 – plays standards and music from his new Pony Boy CD “Iapetus” – sax, bass, drums w/Symer & Kesseler.
SATURDAYS INSTRUMENTAL SPOTLIGHT, JULY 10:
GREG WILLIAMSON QUARTET – with Alexey Nikolaev, sax; John Hansen, piano, Jon Hamar, bass – plays music from the popular “Oo Bop” and “Double Sax Quintet” and some newly quaffed arrangements.
SUNDAYS: DANNY KOLKE TRIO – North Bend’s own makes a big groovy sound with his trio of Hamar, Williamson.
BOXLEY’S is a full scale jazz club & restaurant in a beautiful setting right under the mountains in historic North Bend, Washington. Live music by Pony Boy artists featured Wednesday thru Sunday, with more local nights, education programs and fun the rest of the week. Lights, Steinway Grand Piano, stage, a great menu, good sound system with close circuit video, even a patio to watch the trains. Specials for Family Nights, Date Nights, and new appetizers. – – Special group seating available for schools and clubs of higher edification.
Pony Boy Records Presents
JAZZ and SUSHI
Friday Nights
Hiroshi’s Restaurant
2501 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA
ph: (206)726-4966
no cover
7:30 – 10:00pm
http://www.ponyboyrecords.com/files/hiroshis/jazz-sushi.html
Continuing to celebrate our fourth year of Jazz & Sushi. ???
FRIDAY, JULY 9
GREG WILLIAMSON QUARTET
Alexey Nikolaev, sax; John Hansen, piano; Jon Hamar, bass; Greg Williamson, drums
Sushi master Hiroshi and his gang prepare a full menu of Japanese cuisine that is fresh, tasty, and full of flavor – all matched with some very special sake and beverages (try the plumb wine) Favored by local Japanese and music lovers, Hiroshi’s has been featuring live jazz on Friday nights for four years – presented by the Pony Boy Records stable of artists. Come by for some fine food, and see who will be sitting in with the band. Cheers!
Thursday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: NATHAN EKLUND GROUP w/Mark Taylor, Dawn Clement, Chris Symer, Byron Vannoy
CD RELEASE FOR ‘Coin Flip’
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Pearl Django
Entering their sixteenth year of performing Pearl Django continues to be one of America’s most respected and busiest Hot Club style groups. Though still strongly influenced by the music of Django Reinhardt, Pearl Django’s repertoire now includes many original compositions. Their music reaches out across the divides of taste to a wide variety of audiences. Transcending simple categorization, Pearl Django packs in enthusiastic audiences at dancehalls and nightclubs, at folk music festivals and jazz festivals alike. This performance continues Earshot’s Art of Jazz series at the Seattle Art Museum Downtown. The concert is free with museum admission and the performance begins at 5:30pm.
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton
SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: Ron Weinstein, Thomas Marriott and Matt Jorgensen
NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Alika Lyman Group, with Alika Lyman (guitar), Matthew Mcclosky (piano), Jonathan Small (bass) and Maxx Arnold (drums)
9pm – Laura Rebelloso and the Chris Stover Trio, featuring Chris Stover (trombone), Ben Thomas (vibes) and Alex Chadsey (piano)
BOXLEY’S: Zachary Kellogg CD Release
BARCA: Clark Gibson Trio
LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching
Wednesday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: New West Guitar Ensemble
LUCID: Ryan Shea Smith
DULCES LATIN BISTRO: Eric Verlinde
Dream Cymbal sale at Donn Bennett Drum Studio
from Donn Bennett:
Drummers! For the second year in a row, we are very excited to be hosting a Dream Cymbal Tasting here at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue.
For a full week, from Wednesday July 7th to Wednesday July 14th, we’ll have over 100 cymbals and gongs on display and available for purchase.
Dream cymbals are the lowest-priced, handmade professional cymbals on the market, and this week, you can take an additional 20% OFF our already-discounted price!
For instance, a 20″ Bliss Ride would normally sell for $131.95 – get it this week for $102!! That’s a brand-new ride, with a two-year warranty!
Come check out already-classic Dream models like Contact and Bliss as well as newer offerings, like pang cymbals, and the Dark Matter series. This is a fantastic opportunity to play and select your “Dream Set Up” from a massive display of handmade cymbals!
Donn Bennett Drum Studio
13212 NE 16th St. #7
Bellevue, WA 98005
phone: (425) 747-6145
Tuesday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band
JAZZ ALLEY: Steve Tyrell
NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: New West Guitar Ensemble
MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita
MIX: Don Mock
OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
Bad Monkey Bistro: Live Jazz in South Lake Union
Situated between the glittering high rises of the downtown core and the busy waters of Lake Union, the South Lake Union neighborhood is Seattle’s new mecca for contemporary urban living. With all the hustle and bustle there, it is the perfect location for a spanking new live music venue; welcome the Bad Monkey Bistro
Last Friday, my teenage son Emmett and I dropped by to check things out. We had just come from the last day performances of the University of Washington jazz workshop and were looking to grab a bite to eat. The room was popping with activity and felt immediately inviting. We landed during happy hour; the bar was full of cheerful, chatting patrons, and a pianist was playing away in the dining room, where we were seated.
The layout of the space allows it to successfully accommodate both sports fans and music lovers; this is certainly not easy to do, and many establishments fail at this particular kind of multi-tasking. As you walk in, there is a sports bar with high tables and stools to the immediate right. Straight on is the dining room with traditional tables and chairs and also the piano. Adjacent to the bar is an enclosed room-the “Socialing Lounge”- with leather chairs and a fireplace. On the other side of the bar is an area with a pool table. Both the bar and the Socialing Lounge have large, flat screen TV’s, which were turned on but with the sound muted. I appreciated the respect shown to Martin Ross, who happened to be the pianist working that set. Although the bar was very busy, it in no way detracted from the music. I felt like the balance was well executed. Hats off to Bad Monkey for that.
The musical setting at the Bad Monkey is a combination of piano bar and jazz joint. The glass top on the table with surrounding stools certainly indicates the former. Martin Ross played a variety of music from “Popsicle Toes” to Tom Wait’s boozy anthem “My Piano Has Been Drinking.” While we were having dinner, a trio of giggling women came in and sat around the piano. Ross engaged them accordingly, mixing song with playful banter. Bad Monkey has live music a few nights a week. They have two sets; a 4-7pm set for happy hour and an 8-11pm set for the dinner service. In addition to solo piano, they present jazz combos from a variety of genres, with or without vocalists, depending on the particular group.
The owners of the Bad Monkey Bistro are Daniel Poe Gale and Christopher Williams. Even though he was clearly busy taking care of customers, Daniel kindly took a few minutes to chat it up with us. He told us a little bit about the history of the building, which used to be an office for a paper manufacturing company. When they were remodeling the space, they used much of the original wood, especially in the bar area. We talked a little bit about the music; Daniel is clearly a piano aficionado and is very enthusiastic about the potential of the room and about musical things to come. (Sidebar: It came up in the conversation that Emmett plays guitar and performs with his own jazz group. Daniel offered him a gig on the spot. I found his openness surprising yet refreshing.) There is no question that he is committed to creating a welcoming scene for live jazz at the Bad Monkey. You gotta love that.
Our dinner was yummy. I had the smoked salmon pasta, which was creamy and smooth and full of lightly cooked, fresh vegetables. Emmett had the calamari stuffed with artichoke, garlic and crab, which he gobbled up in mere minutes. Our waitress was sweet and laid back. The Bad Monkey experience is probably best done when you’re in the mood to kick back, relax and hang awhile. The vibe seems to lend itself to that, and that’s just fine.
The Bad Monkey Bistro is located at 400 Boren Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109, on the corner of Boren and Harrison. Please note that it can be slightly tricky to find because there are actually two Boren Avenues that run parallel to each other. Construction in the area can add to the confusion. However, don’t let this dissuade for one minute. There are directions on the website (http://www.badmonkeybistro.com/), and once you arrive, there is plenty of available street parking. The Bad Money Bistro is open daily from 10am to 2am, serving lunch, dinner and late night bites. There is a happy hour menu as well. Phone is 206-467-1111.
By Katy Bourne
Sunday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: closed
JAZZ ALLEY: closed
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: closed
…get the idea?
Get out and dig those Sousa Marches, 1812 Overtures…and of course, FIREWORKS! Have a safe and fun holiday!
Speak gets reviewed by the BBC
from BBC Music:
This is a marathon album, despite running for only 45 minutes; a dense, fast meteorite on an edgy sky, brief enough to be indulged in all its frowning intensity. Throughout, Speak build huge constructs of volumes and dynamics. The music never sits still; it’s a snake that twists and turns in the juxtaposition of noise and quietness, light and darkness. Yet the band is tremendously cohesive, shifting as one from heavy improvisational territories down to eloquent writing with a message of unresolved tension. There isn’t a recognisable soloist; the structure is always at the core, with each musician skilfully contributing to the edifice. Indefatigable, Luke Bergman on bass and Chris Icasiano on drums are as much centre stage as Vu’s reverb-laden trumpet or Andrew Swanson’s muscular saxophone.
Continue reading at BBC Music:
Saturday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell Trio
JAZZ ALLEY: Keiko Matsui
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Nathan Spicer Trio
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:(call venue for info)
BAKE’S PLACE: Butch Harris and Good Company
BOXLEY’S: Victor Noriega Trio
GRAZIE: Andre Thomas and Quiet Fire
LUCID: Brendan O’Donell Trio
SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/Sue Nixon
SORRENTO: Gail Pettis Trio
Friday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Richard Cole Quartet
NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon
JAZZ ALLEY: Keiko Matsui
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:30pm: Monarch Duo
9:00pm: Waterbabies
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dan O’Brien Trio, with Kim Rushing (vocals) – featuring Dan O’Brien (bass), Steve Rice (piano) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – Dina Blade CD Release! with Hans Brehmer (piano) and Larry Halloway (bass).
BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa with wpecial guest Susan Pascal
BOXLEY’S: Clark Gibson Trio
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
LAKESIDE BISTRO: Sandra Locklear
CYPRUS LOUNGE: Geoffrey Castle
THE CHAPEL: Seattle Composers’ Salon
HIROSHI’S: Jazz & Sushi
SERAFINA: Kelly Ash Trio
Thursday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Cornish Jazz Faculty & Alumni
JAZZ ALLEY: Keiko Matsui
NEW ORLEANS: Ray Skelbred/Bob Jackson Quintet
THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Tenderoney with Alisha Roney (vocals), Brendan O’Donnell (guitar), Mark Sampson (keys) and Zach Para (drums)
BARCA: Clark Gibson Trio
LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching
CHAPEL: Robert Rich
from Earshot Jazz: Ambient music pioneer Robert Rich is touring North America in support of his new album Ylang. Drawing from decades of recorded work, Rich blends composition and improvisation in a fluid continuum, creating a hypnotic atmosphere. Rich has helped define the genres of ambient music, dark-ambient, tribal, and trance, yet his music continues to defy categorization. Rich uses homemade acoustic and electronic instruments, microtonal harmonies, computer-based signal processing, chaotic systems, and feedback networks to create his signature sound. Rich released his first album Sunyata in 1982 and followed with a string of critically acclaimed European releases for Fathom/ Hearts of Space. Rich’s all-night Sleep Concerts made him a legend across the Bay Area, and he continued the practice in 1996, culminating in the 7 hour DVD Somnium. Wonderfully suited for the Chapel Performance Space, this is a highly anticipated performance by a living legend.
Wednesday Jazz
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
JAZZ ALLEY: Keiko Matsui
NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Penelope Donado, with Ed Weber (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – ABC Trio, with Ben Hamaji (piano), Colleen Gilligan (bass) and Alex Evenon (drums)
DULCES LATIN BISTRO: Eric Verlinde
LUCID: Vocalize It w/ Tai Shan
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
Fred Anderson, Saxophonist and Club Owner, Dies at 81
from the New York Times:
Fred Anderson, a tenor saxophonist who tied the bebop innovations of Charlie Parker to the explorations of later avant-garde musicians and who owned the Velvet Lounge, a South Side Chicago club known for fostering the careers of emerging players, died on Thursday. He was 81.
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In 1982 Mr. Anderson, who was earning a living with odd jobs, including bartending, took over a workingman’s bar at 2128 1/2 South Indiana in Chicago and slowly began to transform it. At first he opened it on alternating Sunday nights for jam sessions for local musicians; eventually he turned it into a full-time music room where he led his own bands and booked others, especially experimental players who attracted the most serious of serious jazz aficionados.
He named it the Velvet Lounge after an audience member complimented him, possibly inaccurately, on his smooth and velvet sound. Particularly since the early 1990s, when he began charging a cover, many prominent musicians — including the flutist Nicole Mitchell and the saxophonist Ken Vandermark — have had their careers nurtured there.
“People don’t come to the Velvet to hang out,” Mr. Anderson said in an interview with NPR in 2005. “They come to listen to music. It’s a happy place to play.”
Review: Jake Bergevin at Bake’s Place
Review by Libby Graham
I went to Bake’s Place in Issaquah on Friday, June 11, and had the great pleasure of seeing vocalist and trumpeter extraordinaire Jake Bergevin. He is one of the nicest people you’ll meet and has a mega talent to match with his effortless crooning vocalese, inventive original compositions, and sensitive re-imaginings of works by such artists as Kurt Elling and Leonard Bernstein. His rendition of the classic standard “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face” and a fresh arrangement of Sting’s “The Girl with No Regrets” were shining examples of his varied, eclectic repertoire. Joining Jake that evening was an exceptional rhythm section comprised of Dan Kramlich on piano, Brad Boal playing drums, RJ Whitlow on bass, and local favorite Susan Pascal playing vibes.
Jake’s second set was themed around songs of New York and the debut of brand new material for him. Especially wonderful were his takes on “New York, New York”, “Let Me off Uptown” and a couple of songs dedicated to two famous NY bridges, “Chelsea Bridge” and “Brooklyn Bridge”.
Jake is the gifted jazz band director at Edmonds-Woodway High School and in May gained national recognition for his band’s participation in the famed Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center in New York City. He also fronts his popular big band, “Javatown Swing Orchestra” and will be performing with them for the 13th year in a row at Ellensburg’s Jazz in the Valley on Saturday, July 31st. Other up-coming performances include Pacific Lutheran University’s Jazz under the Stars on Thursday, July 15, The Bloedel Reserve Concert Series (Bainbridge Island) on Saturday, July 17 and The Mill Creek Community Summer Concert Series on Thursday, August 5.
Photos: Reptet at Seattle Drum School Georgetown
Reptet performing at the Seattle Drum School Georgetown last Saturday.
Photos by Jim Levitt
Tuesday Jazz
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
Photos: East-West Trumpet Summit Release
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.
