Seattle Jazz Scene

If you venture out, be sure to call ahead to confirm that the venue is open. Stay safe and warm!

JAZZ ALLEY: Smokey Joe Cafe

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Sunday Night Salsa: Rumbeggae

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm- Jay Thomas Big Band
8pm- Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

SERAFINA:
11am-1:30pm Jazz Brunch: Conlin Roser / Cynthia Mullis Duo
6:30-9pm: Ann Reynolds / Tobi Stone Duo

LA SPIGA: Fred Hoadley Duo

Drop us a line and let us know what else is happening tonight!

It’s a challenging night to be a jazz musician or jazz fan. But then, hey, why do you think they invented snow mobiles?

If you do venture out, be sure to call ahead to confirm that the venue is open. Stay safe and warm!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Smokey Joe Cafe

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Tom Baker Quartet, w/ Tom Baker (guitar/fretless guitar), Greg Campbell (drums/horn), Jesse Canterbury (clarinet/bass clarinet) and Brian Cobb (bass)
9pm – Victor Noriega farewell gig, w/ Mark Taylor (alto sax), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Phil Sparks (bass) and Eric Eagle (drums)
11pm – Gryphon

SERAFINA: Jazzuhka

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group

BAKE’S PLACE: Greta Matassa Quartet w/ Susan Pascal

HOLIDAY CONCERT: Michael Owcharuk’s Slavak Jazz Christmas
w/ Michael Owcharuk (piano), Beth Fleenor (clarinets), Jim Knodle and Jason Parker (trumpet), Cara Sawyer (French horn, Nate Omdal (bass), Cody Rahn (drums)
Chapel Performance Space, Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N.) 7pm

from The Seattle Times:

Some singers attack a song with a chain saw. Holly Cole prefers a scalpel.

The cool-toned jazz chanteuse possesses a razor sharp gift for revealing unexpected emotional subtexts in familiar songs. She’s an expert at cutting through hints of bad faith and self-deception, so that a long-flickering torch song like “You’re My Thrill” suddenly flares up, taking on a menacing air of voyeuristic obsession.

“A lot of people confuse irony with sarcasm, and there’s a huge difference,” says Cole, 45, who opens a two-night run of her “A Night Before Christmas” show at Jazz Alley on Monday. “Sarcasm is the cheapest form of humor and not that interesting. Irony doesn’t necessarily have to say one thing and mean another. It can just be pointing out potential conflicts of interest.”

When it comes to the holidays however, Cole mostly gives her ironic reflex a rest. Growing up in a passionately musical family in New Brunswick, one of Canada’s Maritime Provinces, she fondly remembers family song sessions reaching a fevered pitch during Christmas.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

Make sure and call ahead to confirm that the venue is open.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quintet with Susan Pascal

JAZZ ALLEY: Smokey Joe’s Cafe

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jon Sheckler Group, with Jon Sheckler (drums), Nathan Parker (bass), Erika Price (piano), Eli Meisner (guitar) and special guest Mark Taylor
9pm – Blues To Do All Star Holiday Jam!
11pm – “Hans Teuber says yes” CD release! With Geoff Harper (bass), Hans Teuber (piano/saxophones) and Byron Vannoy (drums)

BAKE’S PLACE: Bake’s Place Wine Tasting and Gourmet Food Pairing ~ Special Holiday Show

GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group

HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Jon Hamar & Bill Anschell New Music Summit

PAMPAS ROOM: Brian Nova Quartet

LOCAL COLOR: Rochelle House

From The Stranger

When Stuart Dempster showed me Then & Now, Now & Then (Taiga), a double LP commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Deep Listening Band (aka DLB), I almost dropped the damn thing. I’m embarrassed to admit I had forgotten that well-made vinyl LPs are heavy.

“Deep Listening” sounds heavy, too, until you realize that the weight of the music made by DLB—the trio of Dempster, Pauline Oliveros, David Gamper, and assorted collaborators—resides not in claiming profundity, but in the act of making natural resonance and reverberation integral to their performances. By turns playful, austere, simple, hypnotic (in the old-school minimalist sense), funny, and complex, the “deep listening” happens among the musicians and inside the surrounding acoustic space.

Continue reading at The Stranger

Jazz Alley is closed tonight. Just called down to Tula’s and they are going to be closed tonight.

If you venture out tonight make sure and call ahead.

from KBCS:

This new transmitter will allow KBCS to broadcast up to 3 different program channels to anyone in the Seattle area with a HD radio receiver. Current (analog) radios will continue to receive KBCS loud and clear at 91.3 FM with no significant changes.

3 New Ways to Hear KBCS!
Along with broadcasting in HD, the number of ways you can tune into your community radio station continues to grow.

Online Streaming Archive – By accessing the new On Demand feature through the KBCS web site at www.kbcs.fm, you can not only view a year’s worth of archived program playlists, but listen to any KBCS program that’s aired over the preceding 2 weeks as well.

iTunes Radio
Head over to the Radio section of iTunes, and under the ‘Eclectic’ category, you’ll now see KBCS listed with hundreds of other stations across the globe.

iPhone or iPod Touch – KBCS is now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch through the new Public Radio Tuner application as well. After downloading Public Radio Tuner from the iTunes store for free, you can easily tune into live KBCS programming on both of these portables devices.

We hear that the snow is coming … so make sure and call ahead if you plan on going out tonight.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop

JAZZ ALLEY: Smokey Joe’s Cafe

NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Jump Ensemble
9pm – Vocal Jam, hosted by Dawson Taylor with Steve Marx, Bruce Barnard and Bob Merrihew

WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

Photos by Jim Levitt

Read More

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction

JAZZ ALLEY: Smokey Joe’s Cafe

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Kareem Kandi

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Cara Francis
9pm – Jeff Brooks and The Sectionals, with Jeff Brooks (clarinet), Davy Nefos (drums), Tony Paustian and Tom Pell (bass), and Dan Taylor (piano)

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy Trio

MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Karin Kajita

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Charlie Nordstrom

Attention musicians: we are comprising our list of New Year’s Eve gigs around town. If you are performing at a public event, please send an email to [email protected] and we will add you to the list.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ JAM with the Bill Anschell Trio

NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

JAZZ ALLEY: Cris Williamson

LA SPIGA: Eli Rosenblatt

TOST: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power

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

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm- Jazz Police Big Band
8pm- Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

SERAFINA:
11am-1:30pm Jazz Brunch: Conlin Roser / Cynthia Mullis Duo
6:30-9pm: Jerry Frank, solo piano

LA SPIGA: Sue Bell Duo

Drop us a line and let us know what else is happening tonight!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Tamara Lewis w/Alice Boytz
9pm – Zazou
11pm – Michele Khazak 

SERAFINA: Jose Gonzales Trio

GRAZIE: Lee Pence

BAKE’S PLACE: Tingstad and Rumbel Holiday Show

SORRENTO HOTEL: Katy Bourne w/ Nick Moore (piano), Cynthia Mullis (sax).
900 Madison, Seattle. 7:30pm

CONCERT: “Best Jazz for the Holidays” w/ Garfield Jazz Band II
Seattle Center House Stage (305 Harrison St), 11:00am

Anything else? Send us a note and let us know!

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Quartet Impromptu, with Cyrille Gosselin (guitars), Chris Jaquin (percussion), Bob Merryhew (drums), Nate Omdal (bass) and Michael Owcharuk (piano/accordion)
9pm – Andrew Robison and Arthur Ross
11pm – Over the Edge, bass duo with Evan Flory-Barnes and Bren Plummer

BAKE’S PLACE: Clockwork – Special Holiday Show

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas and Quietfire

SERAFINA: The Djangomatics

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio

CONCERT: “Best Jazz for the Holidays” w/ Garfield Jazz Band I
Seattle Center House Stage (305 Harrison St), 8:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: The Fred Hoadley Trio

HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Greg Williamson Quartet

Smokey Joe just can’t stay away — and we love him for it.

“Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” a tour of the Tony-nominated Broadway revue, is returning to Jazz Alley after a well-reviewed stop there last year. The jukebox musical features 39 popular rock and R&B songs — many from the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Hits in the revue include “On Broadway,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Stand By Me,” “Spanish Harlem,” “Love Potion #9” and “I’m a Woman.” On Broadway from 1995 to 2000, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” is the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history.

The cast includes Ron Lucas, Tony Perry, Safiya Fredricks, Dawn Driver, Christopher Brasfield, Famicia Ward and Jonathan Victorian, with Darrius Frowner (piano), Danny Hoefer (guitar), Chris Symer (bass), Larry Holloway (bass) and Milo Petersen (drums) comprising the band.

“Smokey Joe’s Cafe” opens Wednesday and plays at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Dec. 21 at Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $26.50-$28.50 (206-441-9729 or www.jazzalley.com).

SEATTLE ART MUSUEUM: Matt Jorgensen +451
1300 First Avenue, Seattle, 5:30 – 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Tower of Power

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: SCCC Jazz Orchestra with Lonnie Mardis

NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE
7pm – Larry Murante and Alicia Healey
9pm – Tim Lerch Trio, with Tim Lerch (guitar), Patrick McDanell (bass) and Frank Heye (drums)

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

SEATTLE CITY HALL: Pearl Django
600 4th Ave, Seattle, 12 noon

CONCERT: Jazz Nutcracker: Roosevelt Jazz Band
Roosevelt High School Performing Arts Theatre, 1410 NE 66th St, 7:30

MAY: Hans Teuber Trio

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
MATT JORGENSEN +451

Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue, Seattle
5:30 – 7:30pm
Free with museum admission

“Matt Jorgensen +451, one of the most impressive live jazz bands in this region, with the potential to impress far a?eld. Their live performances are at times stunning – supertight and driving.”
– Earshot Jazz