Thursday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: 7pm – Susan Robinson 9pm – Greta Matassa Christmas Show! 1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621 JAZZ ALLEY: Taj Mahal Trio 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Jon […]

Thursday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Carrie Wicks Group 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: 7pm – Angie McKenzie 9pm – Downright with Brady Millard-Kish (upright and electric basses), Ben Thomas (vibes), Chad McCullough (trumpet) and Mark DiFlorio (drums and percussion) 1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621 JAZZ ALLEY: Choklate & Friends 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, […]

Jackie Ryan headlines Eastside Jazz Extravaganza

The Eastside Jazz Extravaganza is this Sunday, December 4, at 2:00pm at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center (11100 NE 6th Street, Bellevue). The show features a double bill headlined by vocalist Jackie Ryan joined by Randy Halberstadt, Jeff Johnson and Gary Hobbs. The Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto will open the concert with Ben Thomas (Vibraphone […]

Friday Jazz

NEW ORLEANS: Chad McCullough Quartet 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm RED BICYCLE: Human Spirit 17618 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon Island, 8:00pm, 206-463-5959 TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King Quartet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Chick Corea Trio featuring Brian Blade and Hans Glawischnig 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm CAFE PALOMA: Wayne […]

Friday Jazz

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Seattle Asian Art Museum, 7:30pm Robin HolcombRobin Holcomb & Talking Pictures Kate Olson/Gary Prince Duo The outstanding pianist/vocalist Robin Holcomb with the lineup from her entrancing recent CD Presenting the Point of It All: Ron Samworth (guitar), Wayne Horvitz (keyboards), Dylan van der Schyff (drums), Peggy Lee (cello), and Bill Clark (trumpet). […]

Friday Jazz

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Poncho Concert Hall, Cornish College, 8pm Scrape w/ Jay Clayton Cornish College trumpeter/composer Jim Knapp and his one-time student, viola player Eyvind Kang, lead a 16-piece string orchestra, joined by the incomparable vocalist Jay Clayton, who returns from New York to Cornish, where she taught for many years, to mark her 70th […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Gary Burton Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Scott Colley and Antonio Sanchez 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith/Staelens Big Band 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio 5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm LUCID: Jazz & […]

An Evening of Cole Porter-Benefit for the Trevor Project

Seattle vocalist Katy Bourne will be performing “An Evening of Cole Porter- A Benefit for the Trevor Project” this Saturday, October 1 at Egan’s. The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides crisis intervention, suicide prevention and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. The Trevor Project was started in 1998 in conjunction […]

Sunday – Pony Boy Records Jazz Picnic

PONY BOY RECORDS JAZZ PICNIC 2011 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011, 12 noon – 5pm Sand Point Magnuson Park Garden Amphitheatre, Seattle (enter at 74th & Sand Point Way NE) http://ponyboyrecords.com/files/festival/jazz_picnic.html online poster, maps, weather, past year’s photo albums, sponsor links, etc. Pony Boy Records is very proud, once again, to present the Eighth Annual PONY […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Frank Vignola Trio 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Smith / Staelens Big Band 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio 5410 Ballard Ave NW, […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: John Mayall 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Scene’s CD Release Show: John Stowell, Jeff Johnson & John Bishop 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm TRIPLE DOOR: Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Licker 216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Curtis Salgado 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Music Works Ensemble and the Smith/Staelens Big Band 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio 5410 Ballard […]

Friday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Pascal Quartet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: The Sun Goddess Tour ft. Ramsey Lewis and his Electric Band 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: 7pm: Zazou; 9pm: David Arteaga with Randy Halberstadt; 11pm: […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: The Julian Lage Group 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: SCCC Jazz Orchestra 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio 5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm […]

Friday Jazz

BELLEVUE JAZZ FESTIVAL, DAY 3 7:30pm: Tierney Sutton Band plus Luis Perdomo Trio Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] A three-time GRAMMY® nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album, The Tierney Sutton Band has collaborated for a span of 17 years. Luis Perdomo has made his mark as a performer, a composer and arranger. […]

Fourth Annual Bellevue Jazz Festival starts June 1

by Hugo Kugiya While not yet a time-honored tradition, the Bellevue Jazz Festival is starting to become a regular habit and a familiar scene each spring in downtown Bellevue, whose bars, restaurants, museums and hotels become stages for dozens of free concerts by celebrated, local musicians. Anchoring each day of the five-day festival will be […]

Wednesday Jazz

JAZZ ALLEY: Denise Donatelli with the Geoffrey Keezer Trio 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Susan Carr Ensemble 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio 5410 Ballard […]

Jazz Times Review: Katy Bourne, As the Fate Decide

from Jazz Times Magazine: Katy Bourne’s route to jazz has been peripatetic to say the least. Back in the 1980s, when her focus was fully on acting and writing, she bounced from Oklahoma to Iowa to New Mexico to the Northeast. In 1992 she took an extended break, re-emerging a few years later as lead […]

Friday Jazz

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Randy Halberstadt Quintet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Kurt Elling Quartet with John McLean 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm NEW ORLEANS: Thomas Marriott’s Flexicon 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio 6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+ AMORE: Lonnie Williams […]