Seattle Jazz Scene

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Cleo Laine & John Dankworth

TRIPLE DOOR MUSIQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Orchestra Caribe

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT:
Silver’s Seranade – A Tribute to Horace Silver
w/ Thomas Marriott, Corey Weeds, Travis Shook, Matt Jorgensen, Phil Sparks
8 :00 and 9:30 p.m. New Orleans Creole Restaurant, 114 First Ave. S., Seattle; 206-622-2563.

BUMBERSHOOT:
Northwest Court Stage
2:30pm: Steve Griggs Quintet
4:00pm: Mark Taylor Quartet
5:30pm: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

SERAFINA:
11am – Conlin Roser
6:30pm – Ann Reynolds /Tobi Stone

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Cleo Laine & John Dankworth

TRIPLE DOOR MUSIQUARIUM: Hard Coretet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Dave Dolengewicz Trio, with Dave Dolengewicz (saxophones), Lauren Hendrix (upright and electric basses) and Ben Morrow (drums)
9pm – Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet, with Geoff Harper (bass), Andy Roth (drums), Zubin Hensler (trumpet), Steve Moore (trombone), Craig Flory (sax) and Wayne Horvitz (piano)
11pm – Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet

BAKE’S PLACE: Connie Evingson with Pearl Django

LUCID JAZZ LOUNGE: Paradigm Quartet

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/ Sue Nixon

Jazz preview: Silver’s Seranade: A Tribute to Horace Silver
8 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, New Orleans Creole Restaurant, 114 First Ave. S., Seattle; $10 (reservations: 206-622-2563).

from The Seattle Times:

In the compressed, sometimes circular history of jazz, the freshest ideas often come from the past.

Many young musicians, looking to push their music forward, are now mining the music of the late 1950s and ’60s, the birth of what we think of as modern jazz. A quintet led by trumpeter Thomas Marriott, 33, will attempt to re-create and reinterpret that sound Sunday in a show at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant billed as a tribute to hard-bop pianist and composer Horace Silver.

“It’s a tricky thing, the nostalgia effect,” said Marriott, who with tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds conceived the idea. “We’re trying to get butts in seats, but we don’t want to be putting this music on in a museum. It’s more about keeping it alive and well and putting our own spin on it, not doing exact covers per se, but having our own twist.

“Horace’s tunes are very definitive of a certain style of jazz music, influenced by Latin and African music, the blues and gospel. There’s a lot of stuff to tap into.”

Silver, who turned 81 Wednesday, was a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the emblematic jazz group of its time. It employed many of the most talented young musicians of its day and is associated with having created the Blue Note sound, a brand of hard bop that defined the record label.

“The music we’re playing is testosterone music,” said drummer Matt Jorgensen, who joins pianist Travis Shook and bassist Phil Sparks to compose the quintet’s rhythm section. “It’s very muscular and very raw. That period of jazz is often mischaracterized. It was really like punk rock. You were going from big groups to small groups. It’s music that demands to be played with conviction.”

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

from The Seattle Times:

Bumbershoot is primarily a pop-music festival, and the jazz programming this weekend reflects those priorities with groups like the Olympic Sound Collective and The New Mastersounds — bands that incorporate jazz elements into danceable songs that contain bluesy riff and funky grooves.

Seattle saxophonists Mark Taylor and Steve Griggs and their groups are the only straight-ahead groups performing this year at Bumbershoot.

The jazz acts will be split between two venues, the Northwest Court Stage, where in past Bumbershoot festivals jazz was played all day, every day, and the Fisher Green Stage. Most of the music will be presented Sunday, with one act Saturday afternoon and one Monday afternoon.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Byron Vannoy Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth

NEW ORLEANS: Bob Jackson Quintet

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Tad Britton & Jeff Johnson

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Mike Eycheson and Tim Lerch
9pm – Shiri Zorn with Hans Brehmer (piano) and Chris Symer (bass)

LO-FI: Gravity w/ Tim Kennedy, Ian Sheridan, & Claudio Rochat Felix

LUCID: The Hang w/ Teaching

The big end-of-summer weekend is coming up and lots of live jazz happening for those who are staying in town.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
Friday: Richard Cole Quartet
Saturday: Kelley Johnson Quartet
Sunday: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

BUMBERSHOOT, SUNDAY, SEPT 6
Northwest Court Stage
2:30pm: Steve Griggs Quintet
4:00pm: Mark Taylor Quartet
5:30pm: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT:
Sunday: Silver’s Seranade: The Music of Horace Silver featuring Thomas Marriott
(For those in Vancouver, BC, the group will be performing at The Cellar on Friday and Saturday)

BAKE’S PLACE:
Friday & Saturday: Connie Evingson with Pearl Django

For a complete list of everything happening around town, visit the Earshot Jazz Calendar

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith / Staelens Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Bettye LaVette

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: Das Vibenbass

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Chip Parker, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Ed Littlefield (drums)
9pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Lindsay Nichols, Fathia Atallah and Carol Potvin, hosted by Lisa Petion, with Darin Clendenin (piano), Larry Holloway (bass) and Ed Littlefield (drums)

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Today at Noon … free!
CITY CENTER PLAZA: Josh Rawlings Trio
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Bettye LaVette

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Owcharuk and Friends, with Michael Owcharuk (piano)
9pm – Shelby Coyotes, with Mark Kanning (guitar/vocals), Will Henry (bass/vocals) and John Heile (drums/vocals)

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

JAZZ ALLEY:  Stanley Jordan Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Fairly Honest Jazz Band
8pm – Jim Cutler Orchestra

MARTINS OFF MADISON: Tim Kennedy

SERAFINA:
11am – Park Olson Duo
6:30pm – Ann Reynolds / Tobi Stone

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Rumbeggae

LE PICHET: Le Trio w/ Dodge, Omdal, Owcharuk
1933 1st Ave, 2:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Peck Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Jordan Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Marti MacEwan, w/ Darin Clendenin (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums)
9pm – Susan Harper Conspiracy
11pm – Zach Para Group

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Stephanie Porter w/Brian Nova
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline 206-365-4447

LOCAL COLOR: A La Carte w/ Julie Olson, Pat Johnston, Dee Brown

LUCID: Victor Noriega

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

COMET: Michael Owcharuk Trio, Vampirates, Nate Omdal Quintet
922 E Pike St.

SERAFINA: Jose Gonzales Trio

from The Seattle Times:

Is there another art form in which longevity offers as many creative dividends as jazz? While the gruesome pantheon of players cut down in their prime dominates the music’s mythos, consider the honor roll of remarkably productive autumnal improvisers. Among tenor saxophonists alone, the octogenarian club includes James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Red Holloway, Benny Golson, Von Freeman, Sam Rivers, Frank Foster and Frank Wess.

Jazz singers, however, rarely reach their later years with voice intact, which is what makes Cleo Laine’s resilient pipes and enduring creative drive such a miraculous phenomenon. At 81, the British vocalist still possesses one of the most glorious instruments on the scene, and she hasn’t lost a step on the bandstand (though she’s recently recovered from a broken leg sustained last December).

Laine opens a four-night run at Jazz Alley on Thursday with her longtime West Coast band featuring pianist Larry Dunlap, bassist Seward McCain, drummer Jim Zimmerman and trombonist Ed Neumeister.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Peck Trio

JAZZ ALLEY: Stanley Jordan Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Confluence (formerly RiverPeople), with Casey Garland (guitar, vocals), Elaine Skeffington (vocals), Ivan Lee (guitar) and Jerry Fleet (bass, vocals)
9pm – Katy Bourne with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Doug Miller (bass) and Steve Korn (drums)
11pm – Peter Schmeeckle Quintet, with Peter Schmeeckle (drums), Andy Short (bass), R. Scott Morning (trumpet), Aaron Jenkins (tenor sax) and Rich Pellegrin (piano)

RIVER ROCK GRILL: Sue Bell Quintet
4050 Maple Valley Highway, Renton, 6pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio

HIROSHI’S: Jazz & Sushi

LOCAL COLOR: Cheryl McLin

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

SERAFINA: Kiko de Freitas

PREVIEW: SUNDAY, SEPT 6
THE MUSIC OF HORACE SILVER
THE NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT
114 1st Avenue South
8:00pm
Reservations: 206-622-2563

Trumpeter Thomas Marriott leads an all-star lineup of musicians in a musical tribute to pianist and composer Horace Silver on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant, one of Seattle’s longest-running jazz venues. The band will perform some of the best-loved songs by the jazz icon in what is certain to be one of the year’s most outstanding jazz performances. Featured on the bill alongside Marriott are Cory Weeds (Vancouver, B.C.), Travis Shook (New York City), Matt Jorgensen and Phil Sparks (Seattle).

Tenor Saxophonist Cory Weeds is considered the life-blood of the Vancouver jazz scene acting as musician, producer, club-owner, radio host and owner of a first rate jazz record label. Pianist Travis Shook is a veteran of the New York jazz scene having recorded and performed with the likes Tony Williams, Benny Golson, Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano and Toots Theilemans among many others. Drummer Matt Jorgensen and bassist Phil Sparks are the busiest in the northwest and beyond, performing regularly at international and national jazz festivals and clubs. Bandleader Thomas Marriott is a six-time Golden Ear Award winner who has produced two top-ten albums and has toured the world with some of the biggest names in jazz.

This all-star lineup will perform works by pianist Horace Silver, a founding member of the Jazz Messengers who was instrumental in creating the “Blue Note” sound of the 1950’s and 60’s. He has recorded more than 25 albums for Blue Note Records alone and his compositions are some of the best-loved songs in the jazz lexicon. At 80 years old, Silver is well known for his humorous and funky playing style tinged with gospel, Latin and African musical elements.

This amazing night of music takes place on Sunday, September 6th, at 8:00 pm at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square (114 1st Avenue South). The New Orleans features traditional Creole cuisine and full bar in a casual atmosphere. All ages are welcome. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 206-622-2563. Cover charge is $10.00. Set times are 8:00pm and 9:30pm.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop

JAZZ ALLEY: Terence Blanchard

NEW ORLEANS: Legacy Quartet w/Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – #it quartet, with Max Williams (guitar), Corey Dansereau (trumpet), Nolan Woodle (bass) and Max Holmberg (drums)
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Marti MacEwan, with Charlie Hiestand (piano), Joe Casalini (bass) and Jamal Nance (drums)

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: The Little Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Terence Blanchard

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Trevor Larkin
9pm – Slant Quartet, with Devon Yesberger (piano), Max Graydon (drums), Xavier del Castillo (tenor sax) and Marina Christopher (bass)

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock

Pony Boy Records is very proud, once again, to announce the date for the Sixth Annual Jazz Picnic. Returning to Magnuson Park on Sunday afternoon, September 13, by overwhelming popular demand, the label is bringing another great line-up for this years’ Jazz Picnic featuring some of the Northwest’s finest jazz from the Pony Boy Records stable or artists. There will be CDs for sale and info from our sponsors, and hot dogs for sale.

For the sixth straight year, join us for an entire afternoon of great jazz at Sand Point Magnuson Park’s Garden Amphitheatre. Pack a picnic or grab a gourmet dog from one our favorite food vendors and groove to performances by some of the Northwest’s top jazz artists in the lovely setting of the Garden Amphiteatre.

The 2009 JAZZ PICNIC line-up included the following artists…

PONY BOY ALL-STAR BIG BAND… sponsored by Varlamo’s Pizzeria
jazz orchestra music of PBASBB, Jim Cutler J.O. and Emerald City J.O.
VOCAL ROUND-UP… sponsored by Hiroshi’s
GREG WILLIAMSON QUARTET… sponsored by Bosphorus Cymbals
JAY THOMAS/BILL RAMSAY SEPTET… sponsored by Ann Babb/Chuck Cady RE/MAX NW
VERN SIELERT DEKTET… sponsored by Northwest Pianos and Pro Piano Move
TRUMPET TITANS… terrifying trump-tacular tessiturians

with VICTOR NORIEGA, PETE PETERSEN, CAROLYN GRAYE, KAREN SHIVERS, GREG SCHROEDER, LEAH STILLWELL, TODD HYMAS, DARIN CLENDENIN and the superlicious talents of Alexey Nikolaev, John Hansen, Jon Hamar, Gary Shutes, Travis Ranney, Chuck Deardorf, Mark Taylor, Kevin Seeley, Greg Lyons, Thomas Marriott, Al Keith, Mike Mines, Jim Sisko, Reuel Lubag, Kobe Jazz Queen Whoopin, Chris Symer, Matso Limtiaco, Rich Cole, Susan Pascal, Tom Varner, Vanessa Sielert, Dan Kramlich, Ron Cole, Clark Gibson, Chris Amemiya, Dave Marriott, Dave Bentley, Chuck Kistler, Michael Marcus, Mark Ivester, Clipper Anderson, Marty Tuttle, Janette West, Dan Marcus, Craig Hoyer, Tracy Knoop, Mike West, Bryan Dickerson, Dante’s Inferno Dogs, more!

This years’ sponsors include: Varlamos Pizzeria, Bosphorus Cymbals, Hiroshi’s Restaurant & Catering, Ann Babb/Chuck Cady RE/MAX NW, Northwest Pianos, Pro Piano Move, Silver Platters, Keep Posted, Sand Point Grill, KPLU 88.5FM, KBCS 91.3 FM, The Stranger, Earshot Jazz, Seattle Jazz Scene, Belltown Messenger, The Duchess Tavern , Magnolia Audio-Video, Real Time, Donn Bennett Drum Studio, Innervisions Posters & Frames, Great Harvest Bakery

A suggested tip-jar donation of $10 gets a discount on festival merchandise.

For information, photo albums, venue info, directions, please visit: http://www.ponyboyrecords.com/files/festival/jazz_picnic.html

from The Seattle Times:

It’s no coincidence that Terence Blanchard’s new album “Choices” arrives at a moment when the nation is in the midst of a roiling debate over how to reform the health-care system.

That’s not to say the trumpeter and film composer offers an opinion on whether we should adopt a “public option” for health insurance. But his latest release for Concord Music is very concerned with notions of national dialogue, and questions about how we make decisions as a people.

At its best, jazz embodies a form of radical democracy with every participant shaping the music’s flow in real time. On this recording, however, Blanchard wanted to explore democratic ideas in theme as well as in form.

While most of the tracks on “Choices” are instrumentals, Blanchard programmed the album around spoken-word interludes by Cornel West, the prolific public intellectual, activist and Princeton University professor, while several pieces feature lyrics delivered by neo-soul singer Bilal.

West won’t be on hand at Jazz Alley on Tuesday and Wednesday when Blanchard performs with his blazing young band featuring saxophonist Brice Winston, drummer Kendrick Scott, Cuban-born pianist Fabian Almazan, and Nigerian bassist Michael Olatuja, but his voice will be present via samples triggered by the trumpeter.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times:

TRIPLE DOOR MAINSTAGE: The Teaching DVD Release Party

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Tim Huling Jazz Composers Showcase

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet

TOST: Michael Shieve’s Spellbinder

JAZZ ALLEY:  Dr. John and the Lower 911

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Easy Street
8pm – Jim Cutler Orchestra

MARTINS OFF MADISON: Tim Kennedy

SERAFINA: Alex Guilbert Duo, 11am

CONCERT: Jovino Santos Neto Quintet
Teahouse Concerts Series, 939 25th Ave S, 5pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Tor Dietrichson and Mambo Cadillac

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Dr. John and the Lower 911

BAKE’S PLACE: David Lanz

LOCAL COLOR: Hillary Harris

LUCID: Joe Doria Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Manghis Khan, w/ Yaw Amponsah (West African Ashanti drums/djembe), Tony Grasso (trumpet), Viren Kamdar (cajon/congas) and Tim Carey (bass)
9pm – Jess Klein – Austin based singer-songwriter
11pm – Jim Knodle and the Distract Band

SORRENTO: Sue Bell Quartet

JAZZVOX: Cathy Segal-Garcia w/ John Stowell
http://jazzvox.com, Auburn, 7:30pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Trish Hatley Trio