Thursday Jazz

June 5, 2008 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Kurt Elling with Special Guest Ernie Watts

THE TRIPLE DOOR: James Baumgart Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King CD Release Party

NEW ORLEANS: The Bob Jackson Band

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

EGAN’S BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL:
7pm – Sue Nixon and the Leo Raymundo Trio
9pm – Daniel Kamas

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

MAY: Hans Teuber Trio
1612 N 45th, Seattle, 10:30pm

13 COINS: HB Radke & Jet City Swingers
125 Boren Ave N, Seattle, 8pm

SMOKIN’ PETE’S: Rik Wright Trio
1918 NW 65th, Seattle, 6:30pm

LO-FI: The Teaching

Dawn Clement CD Review

June 4, 2008 / / No Comments

by Andrew Hamlin, Seattle Sound Magazine

Seattle-based jazz pianist and singer Dawn Clement’s back with a new album, Break. I just hope she doesn’t wait another five years between albums. I reviewed Hush, her debut as a leader, back in 2003, remarking that she “eloquently shares space with her bandmates … but her solo excursions show her capable of emulating a whole band, condensing, expanding, and rippling lines on her right side and mining new rhythms on her left.” She’s still all that, but “that” now absorbs and emanates a thicker multiverse.

At the keys she so often, so confidently, sprints up a scale, drops down a few steps like playing hide and seek, and finally pirouettes around the top of the previous figure. She musters an expressive muddle in the middle of “Distant Oasis,” then strides rightly out like a kid through the mud. The opener, Jerome Kern’s “I’ve Told Every Star,” stops and goes through “I Got Rhythm” figures, leaving her pulling and pushing at the time.

Click here to read the full review

Wednesday Jazz

June 3, 2008 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Lance Buller and Stephanie Porter

GALLERY 1412: More Zero featuring Chris Stover

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Rochelle House Quartet

THE NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Cyrille Gosselin’s guitar student showcase
8pm – Vocal jazz jam session, with Carrie Wicks

TUTTA BELLA: Marco de Carvalho

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

MEANY THEATER: UW Studio Jazz Ensemble & Modern Jazz Contingent
University of Washington Campus

Hadley Caliman CD Review

June 3, 2008 / / No Comments

From AllAboutJazz.com by John Barron

Legendary west coast saxophonist Hadley Caliman made his mark by touring and recording with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson and Santana. For Gratitude, his first recording as a leader in three decades, Caliman is joined by vibist Joe Locke, bassist Phil Sparks, drummer Joe LaBarbera and trumpeter Thomas Marriott, who also produced the recording.

The disc opens with Marriott’s “Back For More,” a 6/8 minor blues. The simplistic, captivating theme and energetic groove sets the stage for a session full of unrelenting energy. Well into his seventies, Caliman holds his own with his somewhat younger crew, playing with the confidence and inventiveness of someone half his age. The veteran weaves through the Kurt Weill obscurity “This Is New” with sophisticated playfulness and soars gracefully on his own Afro-Cuban-inspired burner “Comencio.”

“Linda,” Caliman’s meditative tribute to his wife, is reminiscent of John Coltrane’s “Naima” with its hauntingly sparse theme and bass pedal-tones. Locke’s out-of-time floating behind the melody is satisfyingly hypnotic.

Things really start to cook by the time Joe Henderson’s “If” is introduced. Supported by Sparks’ rock-solid walking pulse, Marriott, Caliman and Locke blow through the angular blues form with imaginative vigor, setting up raucous twelve-bar exchanges with LaBarbera. On “Joe Joe Dancer Bossa Nova,” another Caliman original, Marriott tips his hat to Hubbard with crackling lyricism.

Gratitude is an exceptional comeback for an unsung maverick of modern jazz. Hopefully the next one doesn’t take thirty years.

Tuesday

June 3, 2008 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

JAZZ ALLEY: Lance Buller and Stephanie Porter

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Chuck Ogmund Trio, with Hans Brehmer (piano) and Chris Symer (bass)

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Charlie Nordstrom
6006 12th Ave S, Seattle

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Marc Smason & Michael Gotz

Monday Jazz

June 2, 2008 / / No Comments

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Jim Knapp Orchestra with special guest, Andy Clausen Quintet opening
12510 15th Ave NE, Seattle, 8:00pm

THE TRIPLE DOOR: Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Band

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jazz Jam with Greta Matassa

THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

JEWEL BOX THEATER: Ev Stern’s Jazz Workshop Concert
2322 2nd Ave, Seattle, 6:30pm

Anything else happening tonight? Write a Comment and we’ll add it to the site.

Saturday Jazz

May 31, 2008 / / No Comments

BAKE’S PLACE: Belinda Underwood and Benny Green

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hadley Caliman Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – ScotFree
9pm – Ecstasy In Numbers, with Mike Mattingly (guitar), Rick White (bass guitar), and Garey Williams (drums) – Hints of jazz, r&b, funk, reggae, latin, rock and world beat music

JAZZ ALLEY: Crescent Boogaloo with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein and Herlin Riley

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Phil Parisot / David White / Paul Gabrielson

SERAFINA: Jose Gonzales Trio

LO-FI: Greg Sinibaldi and GOAT CD Release Party
429 Eastlake Ave E, 206-254-2824

SORRENTO HOTEL: Gail Pettis
900 Madison, 206-622-6400

This Sunday on Jazz Northwest

May 31, 2008 / / No Comments


Pianist Joe Baque at a Celebration of Life for Jack Perciful in Olympia.

Selections from a tribute to the late Olympia pianist Jack Perciful played by BeBop Revisited, Joe Baque, Pete Christlieb & Bill Ramsay will be featured on this week’s Jazz Northwest, Sunday June 1 at 1 PM on 88.5 KPLU. Also, songs by Roberta Gambarini and Hank Jones not heard on the earlier broadcast of their performance at Jazz Alley will air on this week’s show.

Jazz Northwest is produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for KPLU 88.5. The program is also streamed to the internet and is available as a podcast after the airdate at kplu.org

Listen to the audio clip below.

Friday Jazz

May 30, 2008 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quintet w/ Milo Petersen

JAZZ ALLEY: Crescent Boogaloo with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein and Herlin Riley

BAKE’S PLACE: Jay Roberts & Don Mock Guitar Duo

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Pocket Change

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Grupo Amoroso – Classic bossa nova, Brazilian pop and jazz [Website] ($5 cover)
9pm – Elise Kloter Birthday Bash, with Karin Kajita (piano) Kevin McCarthy (bass), Joel Tipke (guitar), Ed Littlefield (drums) and guest vocalist Raisen Cathon

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks, Thomas Marriott, Matt Jorgensen (4:30 – 6:30pm)

HIROSHI’S JAZZ AND SUSHI: Bill Ramsay, Dan Marcus, John Hansen, Chuck Deardorf and Greg Williamson
2501 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA (206)726-4966

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo Quartet with Sue Nixon

GRAZIE: Reuel Lubag Trio

GALLERY 1412: Johan Tore Nystrom (Pittsburgh) and friends

A very special concert to benefit Eileen and Grant Dermody

May 29, 2008 / / No Comments

From Pearl Django’s email blast:

Sunday June 1st – 4:00 – 11:00pm
THE TRACTOR TAVERN
5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Eileen is undergoing treatment for cancer and they need an infusion of cash and goodwill. Some of Seattle’s best musicians will perform in two concerts.

From 4pm to 7pm there will be an acoustic concert featuring (but not necessarily in this order):
Jim Page
Reggie Garrett and Gary Westcott
John Miller and Ginnie Snowe
Marilyn HB Conant and Rich Hill
Odd Men Out – Scott Law, Michael Gray and Will Dowd
Kings Of Mongrel Folk- Orville Johnson and Mark Graham
Forrest Gibson, Scott Law and Grant Dermody
Johnson, Miller and Dermody- Orville Johnson, John Miller and Grant Dermody
and more guest artists may emerge in the next couple of weeks.

There will be a great deal of mixing and matching and groups and combinations of musicians we never imagined may result. It’s all going to be wonderful and in the spirit of great music and collaboration. Read More

Norm Bobrow Memorial Gathering

May 29, 2008 / / No Comments

Sunday, June 8, 4 pm
Norm Bobrow Memorial Gathering

A memorial gathering will be held at the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1427 South Main Street (between 14th and 16th Ave). Please share your personal memories of the illustrious, 60-year career of Seattle promoter, radio personality, journalist and all-around jazz advocate Norm Bobrow, who died April 13. Music and refreshments will be on hand.

RSVP requested: [email protected]

Thursday Jazz

May 29, 2008 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Anderson Quartet w/John Hansen, Chuck Kistler, Adam Kessler

JAZZ ALLEY: Crescent Boogaloo with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein and Herlin Riley

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton

THE NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Isabella DuGraf, with Logan Strosahl (sax) and Brian Kinsella (piano)
9pm – Wally Shoup Trio, with Wally Shoup (sax), Gust Burns (piano) and Bob Rees (drums)

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Jason Parker/Jamie Baumgart Duo (5:30pm)

Wednesday Jazz

May 28, 2008 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny Barron Trio

THE TRIPLE DOOR: James Baumgart Trio

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – University Prep Jazz Combos
8pm – Vocal jazz jam session, with guest host Ellen Marx, Steve Marx (bass) and Jon Eisen (piano)

NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

VERRAZANOS: Katy Bourne
28835 Pacific Highway S, 7:00pm

WHISKEY BAR: Ronnie Pierce

Tuesday Jazz

May 27, 2008 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Jazz Workshop

JAZZ ALLEY: Kenny Barron Trio

DEXTER AND HAYES: Tim Kennedy

THE NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Trio Concept

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – Gregg Robinson student groups
7pm – Jump Ensemble
9pm – Michael Monhart (saxes), Dan O’Brien (bass) and Gregg Keplinger (drums)

Seattle Times: Spanish Harlem Orchestra gets people dancing at new Bellevue Jazz Fest

May 25, 2008 / / No Comments

From The Seattle Times:

Things looked dicey Saturday evening for the Bellevue Downtown Association’s ambitious revival of the Bellevue Jazz Festival.

But at the eleventh hour, a wildly enthusiastic salsa dance crowd suddenly materialized for the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the second-night main-stage show, in the downstairs hall of the Meydenbauer Center. The festival took place Friday and Saturday.

Couples dressed to the nines packed a temporary dance floor at the center of the room, stepping stately through cha-chas, mambos and danzones, or slow-dancing to a romantic bolero. A shout out from pianist and music director Oscar Hernández revealed a crowd from all over the Latin America and beyond — Colombia, Venezuela, Panama and Brooklyn.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times

Saturday Jazz

May 23, 2008 / / No Comments

EDMONDS JAZZ CONNECTION: Kevin Mohogany with the Phil Kelly Big Band
410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds, WA
for more info, http://www.jazzconnection.org

BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, 8:00pm
for a complete schedule, visit: http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

10:45am – Langley Middle School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
Noon – Murl Allen Sanders (Lincoln Square Steinway)
Noon – Mt. Si High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:15pm – Newport High School Jazz Band (Bellevue Arts Museum)
1:30pm – Karin Kajita (Lincoln Square Steinway)
2:30pm – Mycle Wastman (The Parlor Billiards & Spirits)
3:00pm – Overton Berry (Lincoln Square Steinway)
4:30pm – Victor Janusz (Lincoln Square Steinway)
5:00pm – Gail Pettis (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
5:00pm – Jose Gonzales Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Seattle Repertory Jazz Quartet (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
7:00pm – Greta Matassa (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
10:00pm – R. Curtis & Soul Stay Shun (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Rock Bottom Brewery)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Kelley Johnson Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell

GRAZIE: Blues Union

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Das Vibenbass

BAKE’S PLACE: Butch Harrison Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Karin Blaine with Karin’s band GROOVE DUDES: Kenyon Curtiss (guitar), Ken Strong (bass), and Don Berman (drums)
9pm – Owcharuk Trio, with Michael Owcharuk (piano), Nate Omdal (bass), Mike Hams (drums) and special guest Beth Fleenor (clarinets)
11pm – Alyse Black & “societe eclairee”, with AC Benden (acoustic guitar), Thomas McGregor (violin) and Juke Wyatt (upright bass)

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Chris Fagen Group

Hello Bellevue!

May 23, 2008 / / No Comments

Today kicks off the big weekend for the Bellevue Jazz Festival.

From today’s Seattle Times:

SHO, Marsalis light up Bellevue
by Paul de Barros, Seattle Times jazz critic

Dominating tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the infectious Spanish Harlem Orchestra — both Grammy winners — headline the much-anticipated revival of the Bellevue Jazz Festival this weekend.

The celebration officially started April 9 with a weekly series of regional acts and features more of the same this weekend — including Randy Halberstadt, Dave Peterson, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Quartet and Greta Matassa — in various venues. {click here to read the entire article}

Visit the Bellevue Jazz Festival website:
http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

Seattle Jazz Scene published a preview of the festival earlier this week, click here to read the story. View a complete schedule.

Friday Jazz

May 22, 2008 / / No Comments

BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL
for a complete schedule, visit: http://www.bellevuejazz.com/

MEYDENBAUER CENTER: Branford Marsalis Quartet
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, 8:00pm

4:30pm – Randy Halberstadt Trio (Hyatt Regency Bellevue Wintergarden)
4:30pm – Janette West Group (Lucky Strike Lanes)
5:00pm – Dave Peterson Trio (Cypress Lounge at The Westin Bellevue)
6:00pm – Darren Motamedy (Vertigo Lounge & Grill)
8:00pm – Branford Marsalis Quartet – Headline Concert (Meydenbauer Center)
9:30pm – Origin Records Jam Session (Twisted Cork Wine Bar)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Bobby Caldwell

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
5:00pm: James Baumgart Duo
9:00pm: Kiko Freitas

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Mark Taylor and Ryan Burns
9pm – Katy Bourne (vocals) with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Steve Korn (drums)
11pm – CD release performance with David Haney (piano), Juan Pablo Carletti (drums), Dan Blunck (sax), Doug Haning (keys/winds) and Marc Smason (trombone)

BAKE’S PLACE: Bake’s Place Monthly Wine Tasting Event

GRAZIE: Blues Union

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE: Sun Ra Tribute Arkestra

SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio