TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Thomas Marriott Quartet with Rick Mandyck, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm TRIPLE DOOR: Mainstage: Brian Nova All Star Big Band, 7:30pm Musicquarium: Eric Hullander Group, 9:00pm 216 Union Street, Seattle, (206) 838-4333 BOXLEY’S: Monkstone Theocracy with Brent Jensen 101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, […]
Northwest jazz artists have produced a great selection of holiday music, and you can hear a full hour of it this Sunday at 2 PM Pacific on Jazz Northwest from 88.5, KPLU. Leading off the program is the by-now classic 1989 album “Year ‘Round Christmas” by the late Don Lanphere, the same band that played […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Woody Herman Centennial Celebration 2214 Second Avenue, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm from Earshot Jazz: Bandleader Woody Herman turned 100 earlier this year, and Tula’s has put together an all-star band to perform some of the “Thundering Herd’s” greatest hits, December 12, 7:30pm. Clarinetist and saxophonist Woody Herman and his bands entertained audiences all over […]
Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club presents a celebration of the Woody Herman Centennial on December 12th, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The famed bandleader turned 100 earlier this year, and the famed Belltown venue has put together an all-star band to perform some of the “Thundering Herd’s” greatest hits. Woody Herman and his bands entertained audiences all […]
The holiday concert of “Sacred Music by Duke Ellington,” will be presented at 7:30pm on Saturday, December 28nd, 2013, at Town Hall Seattle (1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle). This very special event, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, features the all-star Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with guest vocalists Everett Greene and Nichol Venee Eskridge, the 30-voice Northwest […]
This week on Jazz Northwest we’re starting the holiday season by revisiting some of our favorites: the Roosevelt Jazz Band’s “Jazz Nutcracker,” Don Lanphere’s “Year ‘Round Christmas” and Hans Teuber and Dave Peterson play “Silver Bells”. We’ll sample Jim Knapp’s new string orchestra “Scrape” plus Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra, Thomas Marriott and more. Jazz Northwest […]
from The Seattle Times: A longtime presence at Seattle jazz events, Dee Dee Rainbow has died Dee Dee Rainbow, known to jazz fans for her rainbow parasol, multi-colored eye-glitter and exuberant good cheer at pretty much any jazz event that happened within 500 miles of Seattle, died Tuesday. She was 81. Rainbow was an art […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: 3:00pm: Elnah Jordan 8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221 JAZZ ALLEY: Roy Hargrove Quintet 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm BOXLEY’S: Seattle Jazz Singers 101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 6:00pm CAFE RACER: The Schimscheimer Family Trio 5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Kareem Kandi […]
Doug Beaver’s Conjunto Rovira, featuring Carlos Cascante and Thomas Marriott THE ROYAL ROOM 5000 Rainier Avenue South, 206-906-9920, Tickets, $12 adv/ $15 door, are available now from Stranger Tickets Doug Beavers was catapulted to international musical significance when he was discovered by 9-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri and called on to transcribe and arrange the […]
HIROSHI’S: Last Jazz and Sushi with Jay Thomas and Friends 2501 Eastlake Ave E, 726-4966, 7:00pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter Quintet 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: David Grisman Quintet 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm LATONA PUB: Phil Sparks Trio 6423 Latona Avenue NE, 5:00 – 7:00pm, No Cover, 21+ SERAFINA: […]
John Coltrane’s birthday is actually Monday, but tonight we are celebrating his music at Tula’s Jazz Club. The John Coltrane Birthday Celebration will feature Alexey Nikolaev (saxophone), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Eric Verlinde (piano), Phil Sparks (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums). The group will perform Coltrane’s music from his extensive, yet relatively short career (he died […]
PANAMA HOTEL: Steve Griggs w/ Jay Thomas, Susan Pascal, Milo Petersen, Phil Sparks 605 1/2 S Main St Seattle, (206) 223-9242, 2:00pm TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: John Coltrane Birthday Celebration with Alexey Nikolaev, Thomas Marriott, Eric Verline, Phil Sparks and Matt Jorgensen 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm EASTSIDE JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA: Stephanie Porter, Susan Pascal’s Brazil Project, […]
THE ROYAL ROOM: Thomas Marriott’s Urban Folklore (with Bull-Horns Sextet opening) 5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle, (206) 906-9920, 8:00pm Click here to read our preview TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Lonnie Mardis and the SCCC Big Band 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Jacqui Naylor 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm SHIP CANAL: Jay Thomas Jam Session […]
photos by Bill Brackin Photos from the Origin Records 15th Anniversary Celebration on the Starbucks Stage at the Bumbershoot Festival of the Arts on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Matt Jorgensen +451 and Human Spirit performed the first two sets. Two bands with the same members spanning over 10 years of recordings. (Ryan Burns, Phil Sparks, […]
from the Bumbershoot Blog (The Jazz Showcase runs from Noon – 4:00pm at the Starbucks Mural Amphitheater Stage): The Seattle music scene is home to not only the infamous origins of grunge or the latest up-and-coming hip hop, but also to a recently revitalized, world-class jazz community with roots in Prohibition-era nightclubs. Bumbershoot is proud […]
Thomas Marriott solos with Centrum All Star Big Band directed by Clarence Acox (photo by Jim Levitt) The Centrum All-Star Big Band directed by Clarence Acox played a Salute to Quincy Jones at Jazz Port Townsend last July, and Jazz Northwest was there to record the concert. The full-length concert broadcast will air on Sunday, […]
TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: The Five Trumpets: Jim Rotondi, Thomas Marriott, Jay Thomas, Jim Sisko and Andy Omdahl 2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm JAZZ ALLEY: Lee Ritenour with Larry Goldings and Peter Erskine 2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm SHIP CANAL: Jam Session 3218 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, 206-588-8885, 7:30pm NEW ORLEANS: The Legacy Band with Clarence […]
Seattle Jazz Scene is proud to present Two Nights of Trumpets in Seattle. Trumpeter Jim Rotondi will be passing through Seattle on a west coast jaunt. Joining him will be piano phenom George Colligan, bassist Jon Hamar and drummer Matt Jorgensen. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 – JIM ROTONDI QUARTET Tula’s Jazz Club (2214 2nd Ave, Seattle) […]
The first annual Pinehurst Jazz Festival took place early this week in Pinehurst, North Carolina, at the historic Pinehurst Country Club. The festival, held in memory of the late pianist Joshua Wolff, featured a line-up of musicians closely associated with Wolff. Among the headliners were saxophonist Jon Gordon, pianists Toru Dodo and Eric Verlinde, trumpeter […]
The longest-running Jazz Festival in the Pacific Northwest is Jazz Port Townsend on the last weekend of July each year. On Sunday, July 21 at 2 PM (PDT) on Jazz Northwest we’ll sample some of the world-class artists who’ll be at Jazz Port Townsend this year to teach workshops during the week and perform in […]