TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet
JAZZ ALLEY: Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band
THE HENDRIX LOUNGE: Matt Jorgensen Trio with Mark Taylor and Phil Sparks
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Caffeine Trio
BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Elise Kloter (vocals), with Karin Kajita (piano), Kevin McCarthy (bass) and D’Vonne Lewis (drums); 7:00pm
GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
LA SPIGA: The Magic of Makini
TUTTA BELLA: Djangomatics
SERAFINA: Voodoo Trio
CROSSROADS BELLEVUE: Katy Bourne Quartet
From Paul de Barros’ Friday column in the Seattle Times:
The first half of 2008 has not yet been named Wayne Horvitz Season, but perhaps it should be.
Horvitz has four albums coming out between now and May, is embarking on a long-form collaboration with author Sherman Alexie based on the James Welch novel “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” and just got a remarkable review in The New York Times.
Writing about Manhattan’s Winter JazzFest at the Knitting Factory, New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff wrote, “Mr. Horvitz should have a room named after him at the club … his aesthetic and his music encoded the notion of ‘downtown jazz.’ “
Click here to read the entire article.
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Gary Hobbs Trio w/ Marc Seales & Dave Captein
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JAZZ ALLEY: Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICIQUARIUM: Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – ThorNton Creek
9pm – Ecstasy in Numbers, with Mike Mattingly (guitar), Rick White (bass guitar), and Garey Williams (drums)
11pm – Reptet
SERAFINA: Fred Hoadley Trio
BERKSHIRE GRILL: Milo Petersen
LA SPIGA: The Magic of Makini
GALLERY 1412: Attn: Diamond Shoppers (Vancouver, BC); Wilson/Phillips (Seattle)
GRAZIE: Michael Powers Group
LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
JAZZ ‘N SUSHI: Greg Williamson Quartet
at Hiroshi’s, 2501 Eastlake Avenue, Seattle
Phil Sparks credits as sideman are way to long to list here, but the first-call bass player rarely leads his own groups. That’s why his weekly Friday afternoon gig at the Latona Pub has become such a great hang for the Seattle jazz community.
With a rotating cast of his musical friends, stop by The Latona on your way home from work on Friday.
Feb 22 – Tony Grasso, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
Feb 29 – Mark Taylor, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen
Every Friday from 4:30 – 6:30pm
THE LATONA PUB
6423 Latona Avenue NE
Seattle
No Cover
Seattle newspaper The Stranger has a nice review of Thomas Marriott’s Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson:
I phoned Seattle trumpeter Thomas Marriott with just one question about his latest disc, Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson (Origin): Why Willie Nelson?
As if anticipating my question, Marriott reflected, “In jazz, we have a lexicon of songs—the repertory of standard tunes. Many of them,” he added, “come from movies made in the 1930s. The repertory needs updating.”
It’s rare to see jazz coverage in any of our mainstream media here, so this article is an especially nice nod to both the new and old in Seattle’s jazz scene, also mentioning today’s Buddy Catlett concert.
To read the entire article online, click here, or pick up a print copy today.
Here is what’s happening tonight:
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Sonando
JAZZ ALLEY: Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band
THAIKU: Dave Peterson, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton
TRIPLE DOOR HAPPY HOUSE: Leif Totusek (5:30 – 7:30pm)
NEW ORLEANS: The Ham Carson Quintet
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Gayle Cloud, with Eric Verlinde (piano, synth), Dan Schmidt (bass), Jose Martinez (drums, percussion)
9pm – Andrew Boscardin Quintet, with Andrew Boscardin (guitar), Mack Grout (piano), Brad Gibson (drums), Clark Gibson (sax) and Rachael Contorer (bass)
SERAFINA: Graham Banfield, solo guitar
ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session
MONA’S BISTRO: Jason Parker and Ty Bailie
65th and Latona Ave
Tad Britton and The Fu Kun Wu Lounge present a very special one-time performance featuring guitarist/pianist, DAVE PETERSON. Dubbed, “THE DAVE PETERSON EXPERIENCE“, this trio also includes Tad Britton on drums and Jeff Johnson on bass.
THURSDAY, FEB 21 – THAIKU
5410 Ballard Ave. N
NO COVER
8:30pm
Hadley Caliman has released his first recording in over 30 years on Origin Records entitled “Gratitude“.
The legendary tenor saxophonist teams up with vibist Joe Locke, drummer Joe LaBarbera, trumpeter Thomas Marriott and bassist Phil Sparks, re-establishing himself as one of the preeminent post-bop saxophonists alive. Caliman studied with Dexter Gordon, played with Gerald Wilson’s Big Band, the Bobby Bryant Band, & Mongo Santamaria in the ’50s, and later toured and recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson and Santana throughout the US and Europe through the ’70s.
Click here for more information.
PREVIEW THE CD BY CLICKING THE LINKS BELOW.
We’ve hit the mid-week point … if you need to get out and hear some music, tonight is the night to do it.
JAZZ ALLEY: Roberta Gambarini with Hank Jones
TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Motel 5
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter Cornish Vocal Showcase
NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox
THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6:30pm – Daniel Kamas, Texas-born singer-songwriter
8pm – Vocal Jam with Carrie Wicks
TUTTA BELLA: Michael Gotz
OWL ‘N THISTLE: McTuff
NIJO SUSHI: Buckshot Jazz
83 Spring St, 340-8880
WEDNESDAY, FEB 20
McTUFF AT THE OWL ‘N THISTLE
808 Post Ave
Seattle
9:30pm
An ode to some of the organ greats in soul jazz, McTUFF is about letting it all go and having fun. A moment of time to remember the ease and tastiness laid down by these soul masters while mingling in original works of their own, all of it set on your plate today by some of the most accomplished players in town.
Joe Doria captains the Hammond Organ, the renowned “Skerik” on tenor sax, the impeccable Andy Coe on guitar, and last but not certainly not least, the incredible Dvonne Lewis providing the 100% solid rock on drums.
Beth Winter, Katy Bourne, Gail Pettis, Jim Wilke (who didn’t sing)
Three singers took turns singing love songs on Valentine’s Day at the Art of Jazz Concert at Seattle Art Museum. Beth Winter, Katy Bourne and Gail Pettis are all active jazz singers in the Seattle area and shared the bill on this special concert presented by Earshot Jazz at SAM on February 14. The concert was recorded by Jim Wilke for Jazz Northwest and will air on 88.5 KPLU at 1 PM PT on Sunday, Feburary 24 and streams simultaneously to the internet at kplu.org . It will also be available as a podcast from kplu.org after the air date.
Download the Second Set from Matt Jorgensen +451 performing at the Portland Jazz Festival on Friday, February 15th.
The performance featured:
Mark Taylor – saxophone
Thomas Marriott – trumpet
Ryan Burns – keyboards
Phil Sparks – bass
Matt Jorgensen – drums
Click the link below to play the mp3 file.
The download of Set One was posted yesterday, click here to read that post.
JAZZ ALLEY: Roberta Gambarini with Hank Jones
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Roadside Attraction Big Band
THE NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Penelope Donado (vocals) with Randy Halberstadt (piano) and Chuck Kistler (bass)
SERAFINA: Josh Hickman, solo guitar
UGLY MUG COFFEEHOUSE: Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin
11425 Rainier Ave S, 772-3151
It is always a treat when drummer Gary Hobbs performs in Seattle.
This friday he’ll be leading a trio with Marc Seales on piano and fellow Portlander Dave Captein on bass. Make sure you head to Tula’s on Friday because this will be a great show!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
THE GARY HOBBS TRIO
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB
2214 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA
206-443-4221
http://tulas.com
February 19-20, 2008
$26.50
JAZZ ALLEY
phone: 206-441-9729
http://www.jazzalley.com
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents vocalist Roberta Gambarini and legendary pianist Hank Jones for two nights only, touring in support of their new CD You Are There. Band members joining Roberta and Hank Jones are Neil Swainson (bass) and Willie Jones III (drums). Set times Tuesday & Wednesday are at 7:30pm. Doors at 6pm on Tuesday & 5:30pm on Wednesday.
Touring in support of their brand new recording, You Are There, (Groovin’ High/Universal) Italian jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini in duo with Hank Jones take the stage for two nights at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley!
A fairly new singer on the jazz scene, Roberta Gambarini was born in Torino, Italy and in 1998 moved to the USA, where she won third place in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition and was more recently voted No. 1 talent deserving wider recognition in Down Beat’s 2007 Critics’ Poll. She is, “…a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae.” – Boston Globe
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Posted from Andrew’s blog about his recent seizure, brain surgery and tests:
Fuck this is not easy because it’s not good news folks. I have brain cancer. Oligodendroglioma. Is the form. They grade these aggressive tumors on a scale from 1 to 4, (4 being the most aggressive), mine is a 3. Poopshit. The better side of the news is, that for now, they feel they got enough in the retraction so there will be no immediate surgery. That’s a bit of a relief for my head. For sure. Down side is, I have to start figuring out how to attack this thing and shrink it. That is where you can help me…..
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This post has nothing to jazz … but it sure is nice out today!
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It’s a holiday so one last chance to catch some live music before heading back to work …
JAZZ ALLEY: Open World Russian Jazz All Stars
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam with Greta Matassa
THE NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet
LA SPIGA: Ray Baldwin & Sam Chambliss
SERAFINA: The Piper Olson Duo
Download the first set of Matt Jorgensen +451 performing at the Portland Jazz Festival on Friday, February 15.
Their new CD, Another Morning, will come out in March and they will be performing at The Triple Door on Thursday, March 27. Call 206-838-4333 to make reservations.
Click the link below to play the mp3 file.
JAZZ ALLEY: Mindi Abair
TRIPLE DOOR:
MAINSTAGE: SEATTLE SYMPHONY AT THE TRIPLE DOOR: THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE 4 CELLOS feat. JOSHUA ROMAN & WALTER GRAY
MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Rhythm Syndicate
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
4:00pm: Jay Thomas Big Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra
GRAZIE: Reuel Lubag Trio Jam Session
SERAFINA: Jazz Brunch with the Conlin Roser Duo (11am – 1:30pm); Jerry Frank, solo jazz piano (6:30 – 9:00pm)
LA SPIGA: Marco de Carvalho
DOCKSIDE BISTRO (Olympia): Gail Pettis Trio
501 Columbia St. NW, Olympia