from Doug Ramsey’s Rifftides: The fund-raising effort to aid composer, arranger, trumpeter and bandleader Jim Knapp is progressing slowly. Knapp recently lost his right foot and part of his lower leg in an operation to combat diabetes. In a message, he writes, “My recovery is going well. I have a prosthesis now, so I am […]
from The Seattle Times: Seattle bassist extraordinaire and Cornish jazz professor Chuck Deardorf, equally at home on acoustic and electric models, celebrates the release of his splendid, swinging and thoughtful album, “Transparence” (Origin), one of the top local releases of the year. Deardorf, who recently had a successful kidney transplant, is back in action, much […]
Human Spirit, the group led by Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen, will be featured on The Seattle Channel’s Art Zone with Nancy Guppy program tonight, Friday, November 18. The show airs at 8:00pm on channel 21 and at 11:30pm on channel 9 and features performances by artists from some of Seattle’s top music […]
Tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 2, the Earshot Jazz Festival is hosting a special night of music as a tribute and fundraiser for trumpeter, composer and Cornish Jazz program founder Jim Knapp. Knapp established the jazz program at Cornish College 40 years ago and continues to teach there today. His unique big band music appears on […]
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Town Hall Seattle, 8pm Celebrating Coltrane & Mingus: We Four (Javon Jackson, Mulgrew Miller, Nat Reeves, Jimmy Cobb) Sonando Among tributes to John Coltrane, We Four ranks as the most soulful and masterful: joining the tenor-sax hard bopper, Jackson, are piano master Miller, peerless bassist Reeves, and – here’s the clincher – […]
Photos by Jim Levitt Human Spirit (Thomas Marriott – trumpet, Mark Taylor – saxophone, Orrin Evans – piano, Essiet Essiet – bass and Matt Jorgensen – drums) recording at Tula’s Jazz Club during the second night of their two-night sold-out run at the Earshot Jazz Festival.
EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: TULA’S JAZZ CLUB – 8PM: Human Spirit (Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor, Orrin Evans, Essiet Essiet and Matt Jorgensen – Live Recording) TOWN HALL: Roosevelt & Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Bands (7pm); Endangered Blood (9pm) RAINIER VALLY CULTURAL CENTER – 7PM: Elspeth Savani, Correo Aereo other events: NEW ORLEANS: Chad McCullough 114 […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Dr. John and the Lower 911 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm BAKE’S PLACE: Jeni Fleming 4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm URBAN ENOTECA: Jazz Canvas with Mark Taylor 4130 First Avenue South, Seattle, 7:00pm LAKESIDE BISTRO: Coreena […]
BUMBERSHOOT JAZZ SHOWCASE: 12:00noon: Gail Pettis Quartet 1:30pm: Wayne Horvitz Cafe Paloma Band 3:00pm: Human Spirit with Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor and Matt Jorgensen TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 3pm – Fairly Honest Jazz Band 8pm – Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221 JAZZ ALLEY: “A Night in Treme” featuring Rebirth Brass Band, Donald Harrison […]
from Earshot Jazz: Sunday, September 4 Level 3 at EMP 325 5th Avenue North Compiled by Danielle Bias As in past years, not a lot of jazz makes it under the broad umbrella of Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekends, but Matt Jorgensen of Origin Records and the Ballard Jazz Festival has curated a lineup for […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter Quartet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers ft. Eyvind Kang and Rudy Royston 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm NEW ORLEANS: Mark Taylor, Rick Mandyck, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm BAKE’S PLACE: The Yesberger Band 4135 Providence Point […]
THE CHAPEL: Andy Clausen’s Wishbone Ensemble and Bad Luck Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford), 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Student Recital 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm INTERBAY GOLF: Fred Hoadley Trio 2501 15th Ave W, 206-285-6079, 5:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: […]
Photos from Ron Hudson’s Memorial at Jazz Alley. Pictured are the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band and the Origin All-Star Group (Chad McCullough and Thomas Marriott – trumpet; Mark Taylor – saxophone; Rick Mandyck – piano; Chuck Deardorf – bass; John Bishop – drums)
from All About Jazz: Matt Jorgensen is a very busy man. A drummer and composer, he plays and records with a wide variety of musicians, including his own long-running quartet 451 and popular trumpeter and label-mate Thomas Marriott. Jorgensen also co-manages the Origin Records label, a thriving concern that has released over 300 discs since […]
CORNISH: John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E Roy St, 8:00pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Ryan Burns Trio w/ Mark Taylor, Geoff Cooke and Jose Martinez 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: McCoy Tyner Quintet ft. Bill Frisell, Gary Bartz, John Patitucci and Francisco Mela 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm MARTIN’S […]
THE CHAPEL: Remembering Tricia Woods The Chapel Performance Space (4639 Sunnyside Avenue North), 8:00pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Gail Pettis Quartet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Bettye LaVette and Opener: Jon Cleary 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm NEW ORLEANS: Mark Taylor Quartet 114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jim Rotondi Quintet with Mark Taylor, John Hansen, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Oz Noy Trio with James Genus and Dave Weckl 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm MARTIN’S ON MADISON: Bonnie Birch 1413 14th Ave, 206-325-7000, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 TULA’S JAZZ CLUB 2214 2nd Ave Seattle 206-443-4221 2 sets starting at 7:30pm, $12.00, All Ages Former New York City trumpeter Jim Rotondi, who recently moved to Graz, Austria, is passing through town on Wednesday, February 2, to perform at Tula’s before heading up to The Cellar in Vancouver. The band features […]
LONDON BRIDGE STUDIOS: Live podcast recording with Industrial Revelation and The Ryan Burns Trio w/Mark Taylor 20021 Ballinger Way NE, Shoreline, 7:00pm. Send an email to [email protected] if you want to attend TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bruce Staelens Quintet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: WAR 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm MARTIN’S ON […]
Two fabulous trumpet players are passing through Seattle in the next few weeks. Tonight the legendary Bobby Shew will be appearing at Tula’s which a quartet of Northwest veterans (Bill Anshcell, piano; Phil Sparks, bass and Matt Jorgensen, drums). The show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are $15.00 (Tula’s is all ages for the first […]