Seattle Jazz Scene

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Frank Catalano Quartet
The brawny Chicago saxophonist ranges from tempered swing to the rapid-fire energy that has won him gigs with both Santana and Ministry. On the heels of two new recordings, the rock-solid quartet lights up two evenings at Seattle’s classic jazz club. $18 general; $16 members & seniors; $9 students & veterans     Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]

Royal Room, 8pm
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey & McTuff
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is the acclaimed, road-sharpened trio of Brian Haas (piano/Fender Rhodes/bass Moog/synth), Chris Combs (electric guitar/lap steel guitar/synth), and Josh Raymer (drums). “It swings, it sways, but the jazz trio form in their hands has an almost primitive, inside-your-head, idiosyncratic quality” (DownBeat). McTuff, Joe Doria’s full-bore organ trio with the impeccable Andy Coe on guitar and the dazzling Tarik Abouzied on drums, is becoming a Seattle legend. $18 general; $16 members & seniors; $9 students & veterans   BUY NOW

Chapel Performance Space, 8pm
Battle Trance
In a “battle trance” this genre-defying tenor saxophone quartet of Travis Laplante, Matthew Nelson, Jeremy Viner, and Patrick Breiner reveals, as on their Palace of Wind debut album, a kinship with Evan Parker’s whirling soundscapes “with the ephemeral and unquestionable logic of a dream” (AdHoc). $14 general; $12 members & seniors; $7 students & veterans   BUY NOW

Nordstrom Recital Hall, 7:30pm
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Celebrating its 20th anniversary season, the region’s all-star big band salutes Seattle’s jazz innovators with “Quincy and Ray on Jackson Street.” Directed by Michael Brockman and Clarence Acox, SRJO has become a Seattle institution featuring many of the region’s jazz standouts and, for this weekend, vocalist Reggie Goings. (Presented by Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.) $47 general; $44 seniors; $15 under 25   BUY NOW

JAZZ ALLEY: Karrin Allyson
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

THE TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Money Jungle
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 9:00pm

SERAFINA: Sue Nixon Quartet
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Karin Blaine
9pm – Downtown Mountain Boys
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

BOXLEY’S: Kelley Johnson Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 6:00pm: The Tarantellas; 9:00pm: The Pornadoes
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

GRAZIE: Quiet Fire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

The Earshot Jazz Festival continues through November 11 in Seattle including a great variety of resident and touring artists in various locations. Jazz Northwest will sample music by some of these artists, including several who have new releases just coming out and also one of the signature events, Pharoah Sanders (pictured) who plays November 7 at Town Hall in Seattle. Also on this program are new releases by Thomas Marriott, The Spin Quartet, Hal Galper and Wayne Horvitz among others.

Jazz Northwest airs on Sundays at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU and streams at kplu.org. The program is also available as a streaming podcast following the broadcast. Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU.

Next week, a concert by four young former Seattle musicians who formed a brass quartet in New York where they all now reside. The quartet is called The Westerlies, and their performance at The Chapel Performance Space in Seattle was recorded for Jazz Northwest and will air on November 9.

More info:
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EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Royal Room
Royal Room Halloween Party
Wayne Horvitz has continually inspired new Seattle jazz. This extraordinary three-part evening starts at 6pm with the silent film classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live incidental music conducted by Horvitz. At 8pm the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, a large improvisational ensemble conducted by Horvitz, celebrates its new CD. The party continues at 10pm with Electric Circus, Horvitz’s arrangements of the classic fusion and fission of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew and other gems of the new canon. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: $7 adults, $5 children w/ families; RRCME & Electric Circus, $18 general; full evening, $20 general   BUY NOW

Downstairs @ Town Hall Seattle, 8pm
Chad McCullough: Spin Quartet
The Seattle-reared trumpeter, now based in Chicago, is “a thoughtful improvisor with technique to spare” (Allaboutjazz.com). His intense quartet of Geof Bradfield (sax), Clark Sommers (bass), and Kobie Watkins (drums) creates “some truly different things in modern jazz” (Examiner.com). $16 general; $14 members & seniors; $8 students & veterans   BUY NOW

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Frank Catalano Quartet
The brawny Chicago saxophonist ranges from tempered swing to the rapid-fire energy that has won him gigs with both Santana and Ministry. On the heels of two new recordings, the rock-solid quartet lights up two evenings at Seattle’s classic jazz club. $18 general; $16 members & seniors; $9 students & veterans     Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]

JAZZ ALLEY: Karrin Allyson
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BOXLEY’S: Boxley’s Halloween Bash w/ the Tony Foster Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Little Bill Trio
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mickelson Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm

GRAZIE: Burnhard Blues Fusion
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Pete Kirkland
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Max Holmberg Group
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: James Knapp Orchestra
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Druhá Tráva
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

BOXLEY’S: 5:30pm: MSHS Vocal Clinic; 7:30pm: Cornish Jazz Combo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

NECTAR: Mo’ Jam Mondays w/ Morgan Gilkeson
412 N. 36th St., Seattle, 206.632.2020, 9:00pm

CAPITOL CIDER: Entre Mundos jam w/ Ernesto Pediangco
818 E Pike St, 9:00pm

Review by Andrew Freund

Kelley Johnson Quartet
Kitano, New York
October 15, 2014

Early in her first set, Kelley Johnson, joined by a freshly minted band, the lyrical, responsive pianist Anthony Wonsey, the powerfully rich bassist Matt Clohesy and the resourceful drummer Jon Wikan, gave us Stephen Sondheim’s “Anyone Can Whistle.”  Kelley often turns to theater songs, for their narrative and emotional clarity and sturdy musical structures, and here was a plaintive statement of modern life’s opportunities and inhibitions, transformed into musical autobiography.  Johnson explored dualities, from nimble half-scat to notes in her very lowest register, seemingly implying, as the song does, that this is today’s human condition, so many of us reaching widely in multiple directions, while restraining ourselves in the poignancy of self-awareness.

We seek transcendence.  Epiphanies from our wisest fellow travelers.  A few sets from Kelley Johnson reliably supply just that, go-for-it unguarded commitment to each song, matched by trademark blues and irrepressible swing.  Kelley is conversational, spicy, silly with yearning; she chews on notes as might a great storyteller.  We hear echoes of Carmen McRae, now leveling with listeners, soon flying light and free – and also Abbey Lincoln, that hard-won, hip, liberal wisdom.  Kelley is a guide, and in her joys and cautions, she is a delight.

Here was “Home,” Johnson’s deepest masterpiece, her setting of Jim Knapp’s melody (one of her strengths, lending great jazz tunes the words they were meant to have), a time-defying existential journeying to yes: “back home.”  Anthony Wonsey’s bluesy intro cast the song in a new mood, and Kelley was there, discovering fresh truths, utterly “in the moment.”  “Moment to Moment,” a reflectively passionate Mancini/Mercer love song, took the band into Coltrane territory, in an ever-expanding gorgeous churn.  Richard Rodgers’ “Sweetest Sounds” was recast in slow swing, from declaration to rumination.

Johnson honored one of her musical progenitors, the insinuating Horace Silver, with her take on “Nica’s Dream,” here rendered as a misterioso tango.  Abbey Lincoln’s “Should’ve Been,” another life journey in miniature, gave each player a feature, Clohesy taking the tune into time with an establishing down-low solo, Wikan addressing his drum kit with hands only, Wonsey beautifully expansive.  Kelley’s drama emerged slowly, but soon enough her singing turned deeply ardent, her band-of-an-evening fully engaged along with her, blowing hard.

I have been listening to Kelley Johnson for many years.  I’ve seen her attain musical maturity, this developed sense of proportion from an artist so dedicated to improvisatory truths.  Yet she still reminds us that her stock in trade is the ecstasy of musical discovery.  She is forever on a path, and some of us are lucky to be able to tap into her new glories and discoveries as they unfurl over years.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Friday, October 24, Royal Room, 8pm
Living Daylights
Syrinx Effect
The New York saxophonist/vocalist Jessica Lurie reunites with Arne Livingston, bass, and Dale Fanning, drums, for a jazz-festival recreation of the great forward-looking power trio of the late 1990s Seattle scene. Also on the bill is Syrinx Effect, the magical duo of Kate Olson (soprano sax, electronics) and Naomi Siegel (trombone, electronics), two bright lights on the Seattle scene. Expect guest artists on the late set. $20 general; $18 members & seniors; $10 students & veterans   BUY NOW

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Kareem Kandi Organ Trio
The savvy south Sound saxophonist has shaped lessons from Seattle masters like Don Lanphere, Hadley Caliman, and Julian Priester into solid, hard-grooving jazz. Kandi’s fat tone, reminiscent of the great Dexter Gordon, is a perfect fit for Delvon Lamarr’s soulful B3 organ. $14 general; $12 members & seniors; $7 students & veterans   Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]

JAZZ ALLEY: Gerald Albright
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BOXLEY’S: Frank Clayton Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Kate Westin w/ Hans Brehmer Trio
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: John Sanders and Sue Nixon
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm

VITOS: Lushy
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Paul Richardson Experience, Reggie Goings and Nedra Jacobs
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Rod Cook and Toast
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dorothy Rodes
9pm – Cara Francis and Katy Bourne
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL
PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm
Greg Osby Quartet
The alto saxophonist, a sure-fire innovator with 15 Blue Note albums to his credit, specializes in questing, adventurous jazz of extraordinary facility and imagination. Joining Osby are Simona Premazzi (piano), Martin Nevin (bass), and Adam Arruda (drums). (Supported by WJPN and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.) Free Greg Osby masterclass, noon, PONCHO. $24 general; $22 members & seniors; $12 students & veterans   BUY NOW

BOXLEY’S: Eric Alexander & David Hazeltine
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Josephine Howell Group
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Gerald Albright
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler/Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

BLUE MOON: Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson
712 NE 45th St, 206-675-9116, 4:30pm

PINK DOOR: Greg Ruby Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 206-443-3241, 8:00pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Michael Powers Group
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 7:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Varmint
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

THURSTON BISTRO: Eric Fridrich
6421 Latona Ave NE, Seattle, 7:00pm

Industrial Revelation (Ahamefule J.Oluo, Josh Rawlings, D’Vonne Lewis, and Evan Flory-Barnes) was awarded The Stranger’s Genius Award for Music on Saturday night at The Moore Theater.

from The Stranger:

It is common for young jazz musicians of our day to incorporate hiphop into their work. Some do this successfully, but most badly. But always their reason for turning to and borrowing beats from hiphop is rotten: They feel jazz by itself is no longer relevant. This is not the music of our times. The current generation is all about Kanye West and not Miles Davis. Indeed, jazz is now considered America’s classical music—meaning, it’s music for institutions like the university and the museum.

That’s not how Industrial Revelation think of jazz. The group has four members—D’Vonne Lewis (drums), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass), Josh Rawlings (keyboards), and Ahamefule J. Oluo (trumpet). All are trained primarily as jazz musicians and play in a number of jazz bands and venues around town. However, IR’s 2013 album Oak Head makes it clear that when these four men make music together, they cannot be classified as a jazz band. IR have a sound that is not determined by one genre, but instead is overdetermined by multiple genres—hiphop, indie rock, punk, soul, and so on. But here is what makes IR truly unique and worthy of the status of Genius: Their mission as musicians is not to save jazz or to be relevant to younger audiences. Absent from their live shows and two albums is exactly that kind of desperation and scheming. What we hear instead are tunes composed and performed by four very talented musicians who are naturally, effortlessly, constantly inventive.

Continue reading at The Stranger

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: PH Factor Big Band
2214 Second Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

TRIPLE DOOR: Garfield High School Big Band
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 7:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Koto Jazz/ Ron Weinstein Trio
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 206-906-9920

BOXLEY’S: 5:30pm: MSHS Vocal Clinic; 7:30pm: Mt Si Vocal Jazz
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BLUE MOON: Andy Coe Band
712 NE 45th St, Seattle, 206-675-9116, 10:00pm

NECTAR: Mo’ Jam Mondays w/ Morgan Gilkeson
412 N. 36th St., Seattle, 206.632.2020, 9:00pm

CAPITOL CIDER: Entre Mundos jam w/ Ernesto Pediangco
818 E Pike St, 9:00pm
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EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Royal Room, 8pm
Amy Denio & OU
Seattle’s well-traveled multi-instrumentalist has found remarkable synergy in Rome with the sextet OU. They conjure a delightful “world jazz folk anarchy.” OU is Ersilia Prosperi: flugelhorn, ukulele; Sabrina Coda: saxophones; Martina Fadda: lead vocals; Luca Venitucci: keyboards; Claudio Mosconi: bass; Cristiano de Fabritiis: percussion. Party! $20 general; $18 members & seniors; $10 students & veterans BUY NOW

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Thomas Marriott: Urban Folklore
This rich collaboration of Seattle’s premier trumpeter with New York heavyweights Orrin Evans (piano), Eric Revis (bass), and Donald Edwards (drums) generates intense, nuanced jazz as on their recent CD. $20 general; $18 members & seniors; $10 students & veterans
Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]

JAZZ ALLEY: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BOXLEY’S: Greg Williamson Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Clave Gringa Especial w/Ann Reynolds
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mickleson Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm

VITOS: The New Triumph
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

GRAZIE: Smoke & Honey
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Jacqueline Tabor Quartet
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline. 206-365-4447, 7:30pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Paul Richardson Experience & Josephine Howell
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Little Bill and the Bluenotes
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Carolyn Graye and Pam Yasutake (voice/tap) with Nate Parker (bass) and Brian Kirk (drums)
9pm – Jennifer Kienzle with Bill Anschell (piano), Paul Gabrielson (bass) and Max Holmberg (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

Trumpeter Thomas Marriott‘s new album-length work, Urban Folklore, will debut this weekend at The Earshot Jazz Festival.

Marriott will be joined by the same group that recorded the CD, pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Donald Edwards.

The group performs Friday – Saturday, October 17-18 at Tula’s Jazz Club.
Urban Folkore is a musical collection of personal, yet commonly shared stories of frustrations, fears, hopes and joys with Marriott spinning his tales of modern day society and life in our present times with intensity, humor and nuance. The group performed this past Summer for a night at The Royal Room before heading into the studio to record. This will be the first performance of the music since the album was released earlier this month.

FRIDAY – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17-18
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 Second Avenue
Seattle

Reservations: 206-443-4221

Music starts at 7:30pm

Featuring:
Thomas Marriott – trumpet
Orrin Evans – piano
Eric Revis – bass
Donald Edwards – drums

Buy Urban Folklore from Origin Records |  Amazon.com | iTunes

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Triple Door, 7pm & 9:30pm
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Master of the West African ngoni, a forerunner of the guitar, Kouyate has graced the recordings of countless Malian musicians, from Ali Farka Toure to Oumou Sangare. With his band Ngoni Ba he released a power-packed masterpiece, I Speak Fula, on Seattle’s SubPop label. Expect raucous, undiluted joy. $24 general; $22 members & seniors; $12 students & veterans   BUY NOW

PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, 8pm
Johnaye Kendrick Group
The vocalist and Cornish instructor celebrates a new CD, Here, with Dawn Clement, piano; Byron Vannoy, drums; and Chris Symer, bass. Acclaimed early by DownBeat, Kendrick studied at the Thelonious Monk Institute and frequently works with New Orleans-to-New York trumpeter Nicholas Payton. (Presented by Cornish College of the Arts.) $22 general; $17 members & seniors; $10 students & veterans   BUY NOW

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Peter Daniel Trio
216 Union Street, Seattle, 9:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BARCA: Adam Kessler/Phil Sparks Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

BOXLEY’S: WWU Alumni Jazz Band
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Jimmie Herrod
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

BLUE MOON: Blue Moon session w/ Dave Abramson
712 NE 45th St, 206-675-9116, 4:30pm

PINK DOOR: Greg Ruby Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 206-443-3241, 8:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9pm – Carrie Wicks with Bill Anschell (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Byron Vannoy (drums)

JAZZ ALLEY: Jacqui Naylor
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Bob Baumann and Friends
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff
2202 N 45th St, (206) 992-1120, 10:00pm

THE PINK DOOR: Casey MacGill Trio
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Gotz / Lowe Duo
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98004, 425.454.2776, 7:00pm

Almost a year ago the Northwest jazz scene lost an exceptionally talented and eccentric figure when bassist/pianist Jerome “Jerry” Heldman died of pneumonia.

Mr. Heldman was the proprietor and also a performer at the Llahngaelhyn, a legendary coffee house located in the fairy castle-like building just south of the University Bridge that hosted jazz from 1965 to 1968.

As the Seattle Times recounted, “The Llahngaelhyn was known for all-night jam sessions, where touring musicians such as pianists McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea and saxophonist Roland Kirk dropped by, and local players such as bassist David Friesen, guitarist Larry Coryell, saxophonist Carlos Ward and guitarist Ralph Towner cut their teeth. The late Seattle beat poet, Jesse Bernstein, was also a regular.”

On Sunday, October 12th at 6:00pm, The Llahngaelhyn will be reborn for a night at Sebi’s Bistro with a night of music by the David Frisen Quintet with many special guests.

The concert is in conjunction with the release of Jerry Heldman, “Revelation(s),” on Origin Records. For the recording, Friesen compiled tapes from live recordings of Morning Star, his quartet with Heldman in the early ’70s, as a tribute to a singular musician and friend.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Sebi’s Bistro
3242 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102

Set Time(s): 7:00 PM

FEATURING:
David Friesen – bass
Dan Gaynor – piano
Charlie Doggett – drums
Rob Davis – sax
John Gross – sax
Jay Thomas – trumpet

Pianist Benny Green leads his trio in an exciting concert airing on Jazz Northwest on Sunday October 12 at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU and streaming on kplu.org . David Wong is on bass and Rodney Green is the drummer. The concert was recorded last July at Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend for this broadcast.

Benny Green is a powerful pianist with a deep sense of swing. Not surprising, because he came up as a sideman in two great universities of the road, as a member of Betty Carter’s group and with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Another pivotal experience was being chosen by Oscar Peterson for the Glen Gould International Protégé Prize which included extensive mentoring by Oscar Peterson.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke for 88.5 KPLU and streaming at kplu.org. The program is also available as a podcast after the broadcast.

Next week: John Gilbreath joins Jim Wilke for Part 2 of a conversation with music samples, previewing the balance of the Earshot Jazz Festival which continues through November 11 in Seattle.

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Larry Fuller Trio
The superb pianist, the last with the legendary Ray Brown Trio, has been active on the New York scene and touring with ensembles of Jeff Hamilton and John Pizzarelli since leaving Seattle. He returns to his longtime hometown to perform in the refined, hard-swinging jazz trio tradition with LA bassist Katie Thiroux and drummer Matt Witek. $18 general; $16 members & seniors; $9 students & veterans Reservations at 206-443-4221 or [email protected]

Chapel Performance Space, 8pm
John Seman’s Lil Coop Quintet
Gregg Belisle-Chi
Bass giant John Seman’s Lil Coop Quintet – Stephen Fandrich, piano; Robbie Beasley, trumpet; Kate Olson, soprano sax; Tom Zgonc, drums – explores composition and free improvisation and musical past and future, in the moment. Guitarist Belisle-Chi and vocalist Chelsea Crabtree also mine the intersections of composition and improvisation with dark, rich guitar work and pristine vocals. $14 general; $12 members & seniors; $7 students & veterans  BUY NOW

and the rest …

JAZZ ALLEY: Joshua Redman Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

THE TRIPLE DOOR: Joe Doria/Brad Gibson/Ari Joshua
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 9:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mickelson Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Brad’s Birthday Bash featuring Spyn Reset
9pm – Max Holmberg and Friends
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, (206) 789-1621

BOXLEY’S: Janette West Group
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 6:00pm: Jerry Zimmerman; 9:00pm: Kareem Kandi
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: IvyLane
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 8:30pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Greta Matassa
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Town Hall Seattle, 8pm
Opening Celebration: Monk 10/10

Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 7:30pm
Larry Fuller Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Joshua Redman Trio
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

BOXLEY’S: Milo Peterson Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Clave Gringa Especial w/Ann Reynolds
1520 NE 177th St, Shoreline, 206-365-4447, 7:00pm

SERAFINA: Shawn Mickleson Duo
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807, 9:00pm

DUOS LOUNGE: Jeff Ferguson’s Triangular Jazztet
2940 SW Avalon Way, 206-452-2452, 7:30pm

GRAZIE: Edward Paul Trio
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

SHUGA JAZZ BISTRO: Pete Kirkland
317 Main Avenue South, Renton, 8:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: 6:00pm: Gotz/Lowe Duo; 9:00pm: Butch Harrison and Good Company
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-454-2776, 6:00pm