Dec 26 – Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington

December 8, 2011 / / No Comments

Earshot Jazz presents:
Annual Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington

Monday, December 26, 2011
Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 PM

Ellington’s wonderful “Sacred Music” is both serious and swinging. It is a reverent and hip body of jazz composition, written late in his career, for jazz big band, vocal and instrumental soloists, gospel choir, and tap dancers.

For the past 22 years Earshot Jazz has presented an annual concert of Ellington’s Sacred Music. The concert features the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, co-directed by Michael Brockman and Clarence Acox, guest vocalists Everett Greene, Nichol Eskridge, and the NW Chamber Chorus, and special guest tap-dancer Alex Dugdale.

Tickets: $15-$34

Buy Tickets Online | More info at Earshot

Thursday Jazz

December 8, 2011 / / No Comments

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, 7:30 & 10:00pm

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

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm

LUCID: The Hang
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

BOXLEY’S: Alexey Nikolaev Duo
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

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

AMORE: Danny Quintero w/ Randy Halberstadt
522 Wall St, Seattle, 206-770-0606, 8:00pm

VITO’S: Michel Navedo + Jimmie Herrod
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

NW AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM: Robert Knatt & Wayne Horvitz Seattle JazzED
2300 S Massachusetts, Seattle, 7:00pm

Wednesday Jazz

December 7, 2011 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Mike Stern featuring Richard Bona, Dave Weckl and Bob Franceschini
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

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

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

LUCID: Jazz & Poetry
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Honey Castro
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 7:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Kane Mathis
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 4:30pm

Monday Jazz

December 5, 2011 / / No Comments

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

AMORE: JT/TK Quartet
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm

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

Jose “Juicy” Gonzales Trio plays
Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” live
Erickson Theatre Off Broadway
1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Doors open after 7pm. Music starts at 8pm. $20 at the door. A fundraiser for Strawberry Theatre Workshop.

Jackie Ryan headlines Eastside Jazz Extravaganza

December 2, 2011 / / No Comments

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 and Bandoneon), Chuck Deardorf (Bass), Mark Ivester (Drums), Jeff Busch (Percussion), plus Jovino on Piano, Flute, Melodica, and percussion.

As an added bonus there will be preconcert and Intermission Jazz in the foyer with the Jose “Juicy” Gonzales Trio with Michael Marcus on Bass, Lionel Kramer on Drums, and Jose “Juicy” on Keyboards and Vocals.

The Master of ceremonies will be Jim Wilke of Jazz After Hours, PRI, Jazz Northwest, and KPLU.

What a line up!! It’s really going to be a fabulous afternoon. Please support us, so that we can continue to provide the Eastside with sensational Jazz just for you.

Tickets are $20 ($15 students 18 & under) are available at the door or in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.

Friday Jazz

December 2, 2011 / / No Comments

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 Horvitz
93 Yesler Way, Seattle, 206-405-1920, 7:30pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Bottom Line Duo- “The Spirit of Christmas”
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm

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

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

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

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Butch Harrison
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, (206) 772-6891

NORTH CITY BISTRO: Greg Schroeder Trio
1520 NE 177th, Shoreline, (206) 365-4447, 8:00pm

SCOTCH AND VINE: Al Miller
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Perry Robinson joined by Marc Smason, Craig Hoyer, Gregg Robinson, Mark Filler, Marty Hasegawa and other guests.
9pm – David Arteaga with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Steve Korn (drums)
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

Thursday Jazz

December 1, 2011 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Chick Corea Trio featuring Brian Blade and Hans Glawischnig
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Tim Huling Jazz Composition Lab
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE: Kenny Mandell’s Jazzworks Showcase
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621, 7:00pm

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

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm

LUCID: The Hang
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

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

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

VITO’S: The Heartfelts
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695

Grammy Nominations Announced

November 30, 2011 / / No Comments

and in the Jazz/Instrumental Music categories …

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

All Or Nothing At All
Randy Brecker, soloist
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
[Half Note]

You Are My Sunshine
Ron Carter, soloist
Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)
[Half Note]

500 Miles High
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)
[Concord Records]

Work
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Alone At The Vanguard
[Palmetto Records]

Sonnymoon For Two
Sonny Rollins, soloist
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

‘Round Midnight, Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]
The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists [Concord Jazz]
The Gate, Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz]
American Road, Tierney Sutton (Band) [BFM Jazz]
The Music Of Randy Newman, Roseanna Vitro [Motéma Music]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Bond: The Paris Sessions, Gerald Clayton [Emarcy/Decca]
Forever, Corea, Clarke & White [Concord Records]
Alone At The Vanguard, Fred Hersch [Palmetto Records]
Bird Songs, Joe Lovano/Us Five [Blue Note]
Road Shows Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins [Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]
Timeline, Yellowjackets [Mack Avenue Records]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Randy Brecker With DR Big Band [Half Note]
The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band [Mack Avenue Records]
40 Acres And A Burro, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra [Zoho]
Legacy, Gerald Wilson Orchestra [Mack Avenue Records]
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Miguel Zenon [Marsalis Music]

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Wednesday Jazz

November 30, 2011 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Sophie Milman
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Katie King Vocal Showcase
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

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm – University Prep Jazz Night
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

LUCID: Vocalize-It Hosted by Kenneth Jones
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Marc Smason + Perry Robinson
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 7:00pm

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: The Pereira Project
216 Union Street, Seattle, 206-838-4333, 9:00pm

Matt Jorgensen featured in December DownBeat

November 28, 2011 / / No Comments

Seattle drummer Matt Jorgensen is featured in the Players section of the December issue of Downbeat magazine (with Trombone Shorty on the cover). The issue is currently on newsstands so pick up your copy before the month is out.

The story details Jorgensen’s time in New York, his move back to his hometown of Seattle, the start of Origin Records and some of his recent projects.

Returning to Seattle in 2002, Jorgensen not only established a reputation as a versatile sideman throughout the West Coast; he also helped operate a record label that was starting to receive attention. “The attraction of moving back to Seattle was being able to stay in one town and really have more of a home base,” he said.

… Jorgensen and John Bishop, another Seattle drummer, began Origin Records in 1997 as a means to document their own work, in addition to the music of their friends and peers in the Pacific Northwest. It has developed into an imprint whose catalog includes 340 albums, many featuring nationally recognized artists. After producing a series of bookings at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, the two established the Ballard Jazz Festival in 2003, a five-day event showcasing regional and national artists.

You can read the article online or pick up the December issue of DownBeat (and see the snazy color photo!)

Monday Jazz

November 28, 2011 / / No Comments

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

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Boyd Phelps Sax Attack
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

AMORE: JT/TK Quartet
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Carolyn Graye Singer’s Soiree
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

Sunday Jazz

November 26, 2011 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB:
3pm – Fairly Honest Jazz Band
8pm – Randy Burgeson Group
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221

JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729

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

CAFE RACER: Ivan Arteaga
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, 8pm

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

FAIRE GALLERY CAFE: Monktail session
1351 E Olive Way, Seattle 206-652-0781

SERAFINA: 11:00am: Pasquale Santos; 6:30pm: Anne Reynolds & Tobi Stone
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

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

Saturday Jazz

November 26, 2011 / / No Comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Stephanie Porter Quartet
2214 2nd Ave, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30 & 10:00pm

BAKE’S PLACE: Mark DuFresne
4135 Providence Point Dr. SE Issaquah, (425) 391-3335, 7:30pm

LAKESIDE BISTRO: Mia Vermillion
11425 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 206-772-6891

BOXLEY’S: Bernie Jacobs Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
9PM: Susan Carr Ensemble
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

SERAFINA: Tim Kennedy Trio
2043 Eastlake Ave E, 206-323-0807

SCOTCH AND VINE: Brad Buck & Brian Kent
22341 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines, 7:00pm

VITO’S: 6pm: Ruby Bishop
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 6:00pm

VINO AT THE LANDING: Troy Kline
800 N 10th Pl, Renton, 7:00pm

LUCID: Spyn Reset
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

CMA GALLERY: Ariel Pocock, Katie Jacobson, Elliot Gray
4501 Interlake Ave N, 7:00pm

SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE: Kevin Mccarthy & Andy Roben
621 Union St, 6:00pm

Photos: Chuck Deardorf and friends

November 23, 2011 / / No Comments

Chuck Deardorf and Friends performing at Cornish College of the Arts
with Chuck Deardorf (bass), Mark Taylor (saxophone), Bruce Foreman (guitar), Dave Peterson (guitar), Dawn Clement (piano) and Mark Ivester (drums).

Wednesday Jazz

November 23, 2011 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
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

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio
5410 Ballard Ave NW, 8:30pm

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

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm – Vocal Showcase featuring Mishel Sawyer
9pm – Vocal Jam hosted by Dan Czaran
1707 NW Market Street, 206-789-1621

LUCID: Johnaye Kendrick/Dawn Clement Duo
5241 University Ave NE, 206-402-3042, 9:00pm

VITO’S: Jerry Zimmerman
927 9th Ave, Seattle, 206-682-2695, 7:00pm

Paul Motian, Jazz Drummer, Is Dead at 80

November 22, 2011 / / No Comments

from The New York Times:

Paul Motian, a drummer, bandleader, and composer of grace and abstraction, and one of the most influential jazz musicians of the last 50 years, died early Tuesday morning at Mount Sinai Hospital in NewYork. He was 80 and lived in Manhattan.

The cause was complications of myelodisplastic syndrome, a bone-marrow disorder, said his friend, Carole d’Inverno Frisell.

Mr. Motian was a living connection to some of the groups of the past that informed what jazz sounds like today: he had been in Bill Evans’s great trio in the late 1950s and early 1960s, playing on the albums “Waltz for Debby” and “Sunday at the Village Vanguard,” and in Keith Jarrett’s American quartet during the 1970s. But it was in the second half of his life that Mr. Motian found himself as a composer and a bandleader, and his own work took off.

He worked steadily, and for the last six years or so almost entirely in Manhattan, with the support of the record producers Stefan Winter and Manfred Eicher, who streamed out his albums, and Lorraine Gordon of the Village Vanguard, who eventually booked his groups for up to four or five weeks per year.

Continue reading at The New York Times.

Tuesday Jazz

November 22, 2011 / / No Comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2033 6th Ave, 206-441-9729, 7:30pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wayne Horvitz and the OK Hotel Crew are Opening a New Club, The Royal Room, In Columbia City

November 21, 2011 / / No Comments

from The Seattle Weekly Blog:

Eminent local jazz keyboardist Wayne Horvitz has gone into business with Steve Freeborn and Tia Matthies, the couple behind the old OK Hotel who now run the Rendezvous, and are opening a new club in Columbia City next month. The Royal Room is located inside the Royal Esquire Club at 5000 Rainier Avenue South — where John Roderick spent Election Night 2008 — and will include a bar, and a restaurant that will be open for dinner and weekend brunch. Horvitz says they hope to open by the week of December 16.

Continue reading at The Seattle Weekly Blog.

Monday Jazz

November 20, 2011 / / No Comments

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

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Vocal Jam hosted with the Darin Clendenin Trio
2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, 206-443-4221, 7:30pm

AMORE: JT/TK Quartet
2301 5th Ave, 206-770-0606, 7:30pm

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

BOXLEY’S: Courtney Cutchins Quartet
101 West North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, 425-292-9307, 7:00pm