Seattle Jazz Scene

JAZZ ALLEY: Candido 91st B’day Bash feat. Larry Harlow, Pete Escovedo, Frankie Figueroa & more!
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Fred Hoadley’s Sonando
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jazz Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Young Lizards
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Phil Sparks / Adam Kessler Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Rik Wright
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart
9pm – Tina Richerson Group
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

In advance of tonight’s Vijay Iyer’s show at the Earshot Jazz Festival, The Seattle Weekly ran a story entitled Vijay Iyer and the Outreachification of Jazz.

It attempts to ask the universal jazz question, why is jazz not as popular as rock music? A question that is asked every year by a different music writer.

From The Seattle Weekly:

Vijay Iyer and his March release, Accelerando, brought home a record five awards in Downbeat‘s annual critics’ poll, which earned him a spot on the magazine’s cover. Among people who follow jazz, the New York-based piano player is huge right now. To everyone else–and considering that according to Soundscan, Accelerando has sold a mere 5,000 copies, we’re talking about most people–he’s a complete unknown. So are his peers. Five million jazz records have sold so far this year, compared to 80 million in rock. It’s not a stretch to say jazz devotees are on the fringe.

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Accelerando, like many jazz records made today, is jazz for people who already like jazz. Exposing audiences and young people to a variety of music is a noble endeavor, but there is something condescending, institutional, and even self-righteous about the outreachifaction of jazz. If a school has a music program, it’s as disproportionately likely to offer jazz over rock as a person in the U.S. is to buy a rock record over a jazz album.

The Seattle Weekly piece quickly brought a rebuttal from The Chicago Reader and their piece entitled, The “problem” with jazz, part 343: Chris Kornelis at the Seattle Weekly

There’s a lot of uninformed shit written about jazz these days, but a piece nominally about pianist Vijay Iyer published today by Seattle Weekly music blog Reverb might win the 2012 prize for idiocy (you might have seen it already—it was linked in this morning’s “Did you read?” post). Few topics bore me more than “growing the audience” for jazz, as if listeners were some kind of produce: Sometimes marketing is alleged to be to blame, while on other days I’ve heard that jazz players lack good fashion sense. Sometimes it’s the fault of musicians who don’t properly contextualize or explain what they’re doing (or of musicians who explain too much). Sometimes it’s agents who book artists in overpriced, formal venues that keep away young potential fans.

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And then Kornelis offers another condescending opinion: “The irony, of course, is that jazz lacks broad appreciation outside academia because of artists like Iyer and albums like Accelerando.” Kornelis seems to insist on looking at jazz through the lens of the pop marketplace—as if a chef at a tiny bistro is at fault because his truffle fries don’t sell as much as fries from McDonald’s. But more problematic is that Kornelis views all these problems as if they exist in some kind of vacuum—discounting the role that media, record companies, capitalism, the economy, education, and a host of other factors play in shaping tastes. No, it’s all Iyer’s fault for making music that aspires to be something more than mass-produced pop. He quotes Branford Marsalis, who has criticized the jazz biz for not being more aware of and sympathetic to what allegedly normal people would like to hear—never mind that Marsalis ain’t exactly burning up the charts himself.

Take a look for yourself and add your opinion to the discussion.

JAZZ ALLEY: Jeff Kashiwa CD Release Concert
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence Acox
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Robbie Fulks with Robbie Gjersoe
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

VITO’S: Jason Parker Quartet
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Jeff Kashiwa CD Release Concert
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Robbie Fulks with Robbie Gjerso
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Charles Mack Band featuring Josephine Howell
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: SMS Carter Clinic
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Hal Merrill
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: Daniel Barry w/ Walk All Ways & 2 Hemispheres
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 7:30PM
from Earshot Jazz: Composer, trumpeter and SWOJO director Daniel Barry premieres new music written during his three-month Fulbright residency in Brazil, at The Royal Room, October 15, 8pm. He performs the pieces tonight with two bands. The Walk All Ways group is Daniel Barry (cornet), Jim DeJoie (woodwinds), Alicia DeJoie (violin), Brad Hawkins (cello), Steve Rice (accordion), Chris Symer (bass) and Scott Ketron (drums). The 2 Hemispheres group is Daniel Barry (keyboard), Kate Olson (woodwinds), Naomi Siegel (trombone), Chris Symer (basses) and Nonda Trimis (drums). Admission is $5-$15, suggested donation.

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Leela James
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

BOXLEY’S: Danny Kolke Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm

CAFE RACER: Carmen Rothwell
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

DARRELL’S TAVERN: Kevin Mccarthy & Friends Jam Session
18041 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, 8:00pm

VITO’S LOUNGE: 6pm: Ruby Bishop; 9:30pm: Ron Weinstein Trio
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm

PROHIBITION GRILL: Bob Strickland jam
1414 Hewitt Ave, Everett, 425-258-6100, 5:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: Scrape/Alex Guy: Led to Sea
5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, 8:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Leela James
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Chuck Deardorf Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

THE CHAPEL: Dean Moore
Good Shepard Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Stephanie Porter
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

VITO’S: Yada Yada Blues Band
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: Carrie Wicks CD Release Show
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:30pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Bernie Jacobs Trio
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

Hard to believe that it is that time of the year again, but starting tomorrow, the next 3+ weeks are filled with great concerts during the 2012 edition of the Earshot Jazz Festival.

Here is a quick preview of what is happening this weekend (for a complete schedule, click here.)

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
Fri-Sat, Oct 12-13: Lorraine Feather & Russell Ferrante
Sun, Oct 14: Jon Hamar Quintet w/ Rich Perry & Todd DelGiudice

ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL AT BENAROYA HALL:
Fri, Oct 12: Tribute to Clarence Acox with Garfield High School Band & special guests
Sat, Oct 13: Danilo Perez Trio; Andy Clausen’s Wishbone

CHAPEL PERFORMANCE SPACE:
Sat, Oct 13: Ab Baars & Ig Henneman

THE TRIPLE DOOR:
Sun, Oct 14: Luciana Souza Trio; Dave Peck Trio

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM PLESTCHEEFF AUDITORIUM:
Sun, Oct 14: Matthew Shipp Trio; Trio X: New York is NOW

And one thing not to be missed … and it is even free!

EARSHOT FESTIVAL PREVIEW ON JAZZ NORTHWEST OCTOBER 14

Earshot Executive Director John Gilbreath joins us for a preview of the Earshot Festival on Jazz Northwest on Sunday October 14 at 1 PM PDT on 88.5, KPLU.  We’ll sample some of the music by resident and visiting musicians and talk about a few of the artists who’ll be performing in Seattle during the Festival.    Complete festival details are at earshot.org.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5, KPLU.   The program is also available as a podcast from kplu.org after the broadcast date.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: Evan Flory-Barnes Group
1300 First Avenue, Seattle, 5:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Leela James
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Chris Morton Trio featuring Katie Davi
2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Ham Carson Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Carlos Cascante & Tumbao
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 6:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Jazz Jam
11425 Rainier Ave S, 206-772-6891, 6:00pm

COPPER GATE: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson & Tad Britton
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Craig Hoyer
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

BARCA: Phil Sparks / Adam Kessler Trio
1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, (206) 325-8263, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Brazil Novo
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Felix Martin Trio
1707 NW Market Street, Seattle, 206-789-1621

JAZZ ALLEY: Strunz & Farah
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Jazz Workshop
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

BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Home of Easy Credit, Jon Pfeffer (Capillary Action), Bill Horist, Amy Denio
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm

VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Darelle Holden, Barb Molloy, and Hanna Stevens
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Cara Francis

ROYAL ROOM: Monk Marathon
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00pm
from Earshot Jazz: In honor of Monk’s October birthday, pianist Christian Asplund and drummer Greg Campbell perform the complete works of Thelonious Monk at the Royal Room, Tuesday, October 9, 7pm, with special guests Wayne Horvitz, William O. Smith, Tari Nelson-Zagar, Jessika Kenney, Darian Asplund, Jim Knodle. Canadian-American composer and performer Asplund is an associate professor at Brigham Young University; he entered Monk’s music by transcribing it as a teenager. Admission is $7 in advance, $10 at the door. More information at christianasplund.net or theroyalroomseattle.com.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Emerald City Jazz Orchestra
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

MIX: Don Mock, Steve Kim & Jaques Willis
6006 12th Ave South, 206-767-0280, 9:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Strunz & Farah
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

OWL ‘N THISTLE: Jam w/ Eric Verlinde & Jose Martinez
808 Post Ave, 206-621-7777, 10:00pm

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE: McTuff Trio
2202 N 45th St, 206-633-1824, 10:00pm

COPPER GATE: Suffering F#ckheads
6301 24th Ave NW, 206-706-3292, 8:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Charles Mack Band featuring Josephine Howell
155 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, (425) 454-2776, 8:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Boxley’s Birthday Bash
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

from The Seattle Times:

Most major American jazz presenters outside New York City fill their festivals with out-of-town talent, leaving local players to grumble over crumbs. By contrast, the Earshot Jazz Festival’s animating principle can be summed up as: Think global and book local.

Running Oct. 12-Nov. 4, Earshot’s 24th edition features 52 concerts at more than a dozen Seattle area venues. More often than not, boldface jazz names and international talent share a double bill with progressive Seattle artists.

This strategy results in fascinating juxtapositions, such as the long-running trio of Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez paired with the intricate chamber jazz of rising trombonist/composer Andy Clausen’s Wishbone, an accordion-driven quintet featuring the same cast as his recent Table & Chairs album “Wishbone Suite.”

The luminous Los Angeles-based Brazilian jazz vocalist Luciana Souza’s trio finds a lyrical match in pianist Dave Peck’s trio and pianist Vijay Iyer’s rhythmically turbocharged New York trio shares the stage with Seattle trumpeter Cuong Vu’s spacious band Triggerfish.

Fittingly, the festival opens with Garfield High School’s tribute to beloved educator and drummer Clarence Acox, celebrating his 35-year tenure as director of the school’s acclaimed jazz program.

As Earshot’s featured artist, bassist Evan Flory-Barnes plays in a series of disparate settings, starting with intimate duo encounters with bassist Jeff Johnson and pianist Dawn Clement at the Chapel Performance Space.

Revisiting one of last year’s signature performances, the all-star quintet Human Spirit reunites trumpeter Thomas Marriott, alto saxophonist Mark Taylor and drummer Matt Jorgensen, all busy bandleaders responsible for essential Seattle ensembles, with the East Coast rhythm section of pianist Orrin Evans and bassist Essiet Essiet. The concert celebrates the release of the eponymous Origin Records CD documenting 2011’s searing Earshot show.

Continue reading at The Seattle Times.

TRIPLE DOOR: Marcus Miller
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 7:00 & 9:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Dave Marriott Big Band
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

ROYAL ROOM: The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:00PM

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Quintet
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 7:00pm

PARATII: Paratii session w/ Jeff Busch
5463 Leary Ave NW, 206-420-7406, 9:00pm

EL GAUCHO BELLEVUE: Primo Kim
555 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, 425-455-2734, 6:00pm

WHITE RABBIT: Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
513 N 36th St Suite E, Seattle, 9:30pm

STILL LIQUOR: O’Brien & Kessler Trio w/ Nate Parker
1524 Minor Ave, Seattle, 9:00pm

This weekend finds the members of Human Spirit scattered across the globe.  Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Mark Taylor (saxophone), along with John Bishop (filling in for Matt Jorgensen on drums) are  performing this weekend in Chicago at Andy’s Jazz Club. Jorgensen is currently in Germany on tour with Chamber 3, another project he is involved with and a tour that was booked before the Chicago show was scheduled.

Starting Monday, October 15, Human Spirit will kick off their West Coast Tour which starts nearly on the one-year anniversary of their live recording which resulted in their current release, Dialogue, on Origin Records. Joining them will be pianist Orrin Evans and bassist Essiet Essiet who are also featured on the CD.

Seattle appearances include a return engagement at the Earshot Jazz Festival, Tuesday – Wednesday, October 16-17, at Tula’s Jazz Club. (Reservations can be made by calling 206-443-4221.)

While in Seattle, Orrin Evans and Essiet Essiet are also available separately for private lessons. Available times include Monday, October 15 (afternoon), and Tuesday – Wednesday, October 16 – 17, during the daytime. If you are interested, email Matt Jorgensen at [email protected].

For more information, visit http://humanspiritmusic.com

HUMAN SPIRIT TOUR DATES:

Mon, Oct 15 – Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA
Tue, Oct 16 – Tula’s Jazz Club, Seattle
Wed, Oct 17 – Tula’s Jazz Club, Seattle
Thur, Oct 18 – Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham
Fri, Oct 19 – The Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, BC
Sat, Oct 20 – The Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, BC

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell Standards Trio With Jeff Johnson And D’Vonne Lewis
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flexicon
114 First Ave S, 206-622-2563, 8:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Kurt Elling
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Kareem Kandi Trio
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

HIROSHI’S: Jazz and Sushi
2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966

LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio
6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+

THE CHAPEL: Dennis Rea w/ Stuart Dempster, Beth Fleenor, Kate Olson, James DeJoie, John Seman, Tom Zgonc
Good Shepard Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 8:00pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Martine Bron
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

SCOTCH AND VINE: Rod Cook
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: Casey MacGill
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 9:00pm

THE ROYAL ROOM: The Schwa/Reptet
5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, 8:30pm

GRAZIE: Andre Thomas and Quiet Fire
23207 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, 425-402-9600, 7:00pm

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Greg Schroeder Trio
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Evan Flory-Barnes and Jessie Sawyers: Conversations in Bass and Tap
1707 NW Market Street , 206-789-1621, 7:00pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Wayne Krantz Group
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

BOXLEY’S: Future Jazz Heads
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

VITO’S: The Michael Owcharuk Trio
927 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, 206-397-4053, 9:00pm

418 PUBLIC HOUSE: 418 session w/ Claudio Rochat-Felix
418 NW 65th St, 9:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Darelle Holden, Barb Molloy, and Hanna Stevens
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Cara Francis