Seattle Jazz Scene

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

SHERMAN CLAY PIANO STORE: Ariel Pocock Trio

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio

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

MIX: Don Mock

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

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Ray Vega’s East/West Trumpet Summit, featuring Seattle musicians Thomas Marriott, Jeff Johnson and Matt Jorgensen as well as former-Olympian Travis Shook, just returned from a week at Marians Jazzroom in Bern, Switzerland, performing with the New York trumpeter.

The group recorded a new CD last month which will be released in the Summer on Origin Records.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Amber Tone Trio and the Jason Parker Quartet

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman Quintet with Kay Bailey

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with Special Guest Larry Coryell

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Isabella du Graf with Randy Halberstadt (piano)
9pm – Susan Harper Conspiracy with Special Guest Jean Mann

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa & Josh Nelson

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

BOXLEY’S: Susan Pascal Trio

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE: Seattle Composers Salon

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

LUCID: Bryan Smith Quartet

LOMBARDI’S: Jon Hamar Trio

SERAFINA: Kelly Ash Trio

TOST: Hardcoretet w/ Farko Collective

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Tom Varner Quartet

THAIKU: Jon Alberts / Tad Britton Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with Special Guest Larry Coryell

BOXLEY’S: Hans Brehmer

NEW ORLEANS: Ray Skelbred/Bob Jackson Quintet

LUCID: The Hang w/ The Teaching

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Andrew Mulherkar Quartet, with Andrew Mulherkar (tenor sax), Gus Carns (piano), Luke Bergman (bass) and Zach Para (drums)

9pm – Logan Strosahl Quintet, with Logan Strosahl (sax), Charlie Fisher (trumpet), Birch Pereira (bass), Evan Woodle (drums) and Gus Carns (piano)

TRIPLE DOOR: Jessica Williams

Sundays: Tracy Knoop Quartet
Alto sax’s great quartet with John Hansen, piano; Larry Holloway, bass; Greg Williamson, drums. Settling in for some great live recording.
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Tracy Knoop has played all over the world with such greats as Mel Torme, Ray Charles, and Buddy Rich just to name a few…as well as playing lead alto for 10 years with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Currently, Tracy continues to perform and teach in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area. www.tracyknoop.com
**Family Night – Kids Meals are $3

Sunday, January 10: Special Sax Summit with guests Bill Ramsay (grand-master sax with Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and many more) and North Bend’s Matt Wenman (former student of Knoop, band director @ Twin Falls Middle School)

Wednesdays: The Danny Kolke Trio
Danny is North Bend’s own jazz pianist, featuring a blend of Gene Harris style blues and straight ahead jazz. His CD “A New Meaning” will be released on Pony Boy Records this month.

Thursdays: Pony Boy Stablemates & Friends
7th Hans Brehmer
14th Marcus Bros.+Pops
21st Clark Gibson
28th Monkstone Theocracy
**Date Night! Half-price bottles of wine (under $50)

Fridays: Susan Pascal Trio & Guests
Jazz vibraphonist Susan Pascal strikes a fine balance between spontaneity and imaginative arrangements, originals and great jazz and American songbook standards. Fun to watch, and fun to listen, with Dave Petersen, guitar; and Chuck Deardorf, bass.

Saturdays: Karen Shivers Quartet
A fabulous vocalist and a favorite at Boxley’s, you’ll enjoy her music time and time again. Our first in the series, “Karen Shivers Quartet Live @ Boxley’s” is in production and available to pre-order…

Special Vocal Summit Saturday Night… stay tuned for date and details. Many of our favorite vocalists joining Karen Shivers onstage.

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django with Special Guest Larry Coryell

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Eileen Neff

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Band w/ Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Ambience with Leah Natale (vocals), George Stone, Chris Busa and Burt Boice (bass)
9pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Emily McVicker, Rondi Marsh and David Arteaga – Hosted by Penelope Donado, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

Seattle jazz composer and saxophonist Steve Griggs won a Longfellow Chorus Award of Distinction in the 2010 Longfellow Chorus International Composers Competition. The award winning composition set the poem “Moonlight” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for solo tenor voice and piano. Charles Kaufmann, Director of the Longfellow Chorus states, “Moonlight is a highly original Longfellow setting that matches our wish to present differing styles of composition. The choice of text and combination with this particular style of textural setting are unique.” The piece may be performed at the Longfellow Birthday Concert, February 27 and 28, in Portland, Maine.

Steve Griggs composed seven new works for his Bumbershoot 2009 performance, was featured as a soloist on the 2009 Bungie/Microsoft video game Halo 3: ODST, set poems of Seattle sculptor James Washington for gospel soloist, and is arranging the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos for jazz chamber ensemble.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

TRIPLE DOOR: Bellevue College Big Band

MIX: Don Mock

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Chris Johansen Quartet, with Chris Johansen (tenor sax), John Hansen (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Phil Parisot (drums)

JAZZ ALLEY: Pearl Django w/ Larry Coryell

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

from KBCS’ RadioActivity newsletter:

Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings: Renegades, Delmark
Vijay Iyer: Historicity, Act Music + Vision
Charles Tolliver Big Band: Emperor March-Live at the Blue Note, Halfnote
Victor Noriega: Fenceless, Pony Boy
Matt Wilson: That’s Gonna Leave a Mark, Palmetto
Joe Lovano: Folk Art, Blue Note
Thomas Marriott: Flexicon, Origin
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Rise Up, Palmetto
Branford Marsalis: Metamorphosen, Marsalis Music
Scott La Faro: Pieces of Jade, Resonance

from KBCS’ RadioActivity newsletter:

Robert Glasper: Double Booked, Blue Note
Issa Bagayogo: Mali Koura, Six Degrees
Rudresh Mananthappa: Kinsmen, PI Recordings
Rokia Traore: Tchemanche, Nonesuch
Thomas Marriott: Flexicon, Origin
Gretchen Parlatto: In a Dream, Oblique Sound
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude, Sunnyside
Anouar Brahem: The Astounding Eyes of Rita, ECM
Tinariwen: Imidiwan, World Village
Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi, Nonesuch

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio

BOXLEY’S: Karen Shivers & Greg Williamson Quartet

BAKE’S PLACE: Little Bill & Blue Notes

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Fm Duo

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Le Trio with Michael Owcharuk (piano/accordion), Nate Omdal (bass) and Mike Dodge (clarinet/tenor sax)
9pm-2010 – Leif Totusek and Mohammed Shaibu

SORRENTO HOTEL: Overton Berry

HIGH DIVE: Skerik, Andy Coe, Joe Doria, D’vonne Lewis

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: The Teaching

A number of Northwest jazz releases made it into All About Jazz columnist Dan McClenaghan’s Top Ten of 2009.

Jessica Williams, “Art of the Piano”
Origin Records
Always a fine pianist, Jessica Williams has driven deeper into her artistry since she started her own record label. This live set features Jessica Williams at the peak of her solo piano powers.

Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4, “69 Annee Erotique”
Origin Records
A meticulously-crafted jazz/pop mix nod to the music of the late French musical Renaissance man, Serge Gainsbourg.

Bridge Quartet, Night
Origin Records
A top notch quartet, sax and piano/bass/drums, sounding devil-may-care relaxed, giving some familiar tunes a wild ride.

See the complete list at All About Jazz.com

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bruce Staelens Quintet

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Mike Gullo and Daniel Berryman with Scotty Bemis (piano), Will Gerhardt (piano), Colleen Gilligan (bass) and Brian Greggs (drums)
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Leah Stillwell, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Halloway (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)

NECTAR: Garaj Mahal & Andrew Oliver Kora Band
412 N 36th St, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: John Hansen Trio

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Sandy Carbary & Bill Chism

SERAFINA: Kelly Ash Trio

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

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TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katrina Kope/ Jose Gonzalez

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Peter Kenagy Quintet with Peter Kenagy (trumpet), Chris Johansen (tenor sax), Carmen Staaf (piano), Kendall Eddy (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums)
9pm – The Zubin Hensler Group, with Zubin Hensler (trumpet), Zach Para (drums), Devin Lowe (bass), Marcus Hoy (spoken word) and Gus Carnes (piano)

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

TOST: Jon Sheckler Group; Kelly Ash And The Funk Band

MIX: Don Mock

Lawrence M. Halpern, Ph.D, 78, died peacefully in his home December 21st.

Born in New York on July 3, 1931, Larry lived a large life and touched the lives of many. After graduating from Bronx High School of Science, Larry joined the Navy Corps. Later Larry attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was an Emeritus Associate Professor at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology from 1965 to 2005. A pioneer in the world of pain management, Larry was a published, international lecturer and founding member of Hospice of Seattle. He also served on the board of many organizations.

Larry was a patron of the arts, a board member of the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and supported many individual musicians. He loved sailing and traveling with his wife Gail; was an avid photographer; a food lover who loved to cook, and a ham radio enthusiast. In short, Larry was a true renaissance man. He was a talented saxophone and flute player whose deep passion for music permeated all aspects of his life, leading him at 55 to attend Cornish College of the Arts, studying Jazz Performance. He attended the Centrum Jazz Workshop for many years, and became a member of the Seattle Flute Society, the NW School of Music Flute Choir, and Jim Knapp’s Big Band.

Larry is survived by his wife Gail Arshon Halpern, his children Gordon Raphael, Lisa Halpern and her husband Jose J. Gonzales, Cherron Halpern, and his niece Anne Rosenbaum. Services have been set for 11:00a.m. on Wednesday, December 23rd at the Herzl Memorial Park, 16501 Dayton Avenue, Seattle, WA 98133. Remembrances may be sent to Hospice of Seattle or Swedish Hospice.