Saturday Jazz

Posted 5 July, 2008 in Bake's Place, Hendrix Lounge, Jazz Alley, Live Jazz, Seattle Jazz, Triple Door, Tula's - (0) comments

Jazz is the cure if your ears are still ringing from last night’s fireworks.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Bill Anschell Trio

SORRENTO HOTEL: Katy Bourne (vocals) w/ Josh Rawlings (piano), Jon Hamar (bass), Fireside Room, 900 Madison St, Seattle, 7:30pm

JAZZ ALLEY: (Call club for info)

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: How Now Brown Cow

BAKE’S PLACE: Gail Pettis Quartet

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm - Dorothy Rodes (vocals), with Darin Clendenin (piano)
9pm - Lionel Kramer Ensemble, with Bud Schultz (piano/vibes), Bob Antolin (saxes), Cheetah (congas), Lennox (bass) and Lionel Kramer (drums)
11pm - The Ostrich Plant, project debut with Wayne Horvitz (piano/keys), Geoff Harper (bass) and Eric Eagle(drums)

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Matt Jorgensen Trio

SERAFINA: Leo Raymundo w/Sue Nixon

GRAZIE: Blues Union

We know there’s more! Send us a note and let us know.

Seattle PI: His music may have rests, but Wayne Horvitz doesn’t

Posted 3 July, 2008 in Seattle Times - (0) comments

From The Seattle Times …

Wayne Horvitz’s Very Busy Year continues with a performance by the Gravitas Quartet at the Chapel Performance Space in Wallingford on Saturday. Gravitas — just one of the Seattle-based composer/keyboardist’s many projects — is something like an improvisatory jazz combo colored by classical instrumentation: piano, cello (Peggy Lee), trumpet (Ron Miles) and bassoon (Sarah Schoenbeck).

The quartet’s second release, “One Dance Alone” (on the Songlines label), has received good reviews for its melancholy atmospherics punctuated by occasional bursts of melody. It’s one of at least four albums Horvitz is issuing with various collaborators this year.

Horvitz is a familiar figure locally and internationally. As a composer, he’s received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Seattle Chamber Players and Earshot Jazz. He was a sound designer for Gus Van Sant’s “Psycho,” and has recorded with numerous artists, including John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith and composer Robin Holcomb, his wife.

Gravitas plays the Chapel after a one-night appearance at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and will undertake a European tour in winter 2009.

Read the full article at The Seattle Times.

Thursday Jazz

Posted 3 July, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM:
Happy Hour: Kiko Freitas; Baby Bok Choy

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Beth Winter / Dawn Clement Quartet

NEW ORLEANS: The Bob Jackson Band

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm - Todo Es, with Ken Curtiss (guitar), John Lilley (bass) and Stephen Yamada-Heidner (percussion/steel drum)
9pm - First Circle - Original Contemporary Jazz with Michael Cosgrove and Larry Messer (guitars), Jeff Fiorini (bass) and Lars Larson (drums)

THAIKU: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson and Tad Britton

ASTEROID CAFE: Tim Kennedy Jam Session

LO-FI: The Teaching

Wednesday Jazz

Posted 2 July, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Nelda Swiggett Trio

NEW ORLEANS: The Legend Band w/ Clarence Acox

THAIKU: Ron Weinstein Trio

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
6pm - The Daly Quartet, with Blair Daly (drums), Ryan Clodfelter (guitar), Ivan Arteaga (sax) and Devin Lowe (bass)
8pm - Vocal jazz jam session, hosted by Carrie Wicks with the Dan Sales Trio

TUTTA BELLA: Kiko Freitas

BENAROYA HALL: Mark OConnors Hot Swing

AP: Jazz legend’s home saved from foreclosure, for now

Posted 1 July, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson’s home has been saved from foreclosure - for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur.

More than $43,000 poured in - including donations from Jones and Schuur - after recent news stories about the Seattle jazz legend’s financial woes, said Carmen Gayton, a friend of Anderson’s family.

The money to stop the foreclosure was delivered Monday, Gayton added. She declined to say how much Jones and Schuur had donated.

But Gayton said Anderson, 79, needs more money in order to be able to decrease the monthly payments on her principal loan balance of nearly $460,000. Gayton added that a financial manager is working pro-bono to look for ways to restructure Anderson’s loan, which has monthly payments of more than $4,400.

Read the entire AP story at The Seattle Times

Earshot Jazz Festival announces dates and early line-up

Posted 1 July, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

The 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival will run from October 17 - November 2.

Now in its 20th year, the Earshot Jazz Festival presents the full spectrum of jazz — from high profile concerts in Seattle’s fine halls, to cutting-edge creations that move the art form ever forward. The event is respected for honoring the deep heritage of jazz while celebrating the leading edges of the art form. This year’s festival will present hundreds of the most important artists of our day in more than 60 events in venues all around Seattle. In addition to concert performances, the festival includes educational programs and panels, a film series, poetry and author readings, and art exhibits.

Coming in 2008

Cecil Taylor, Marilyn Crispel, Maceo Parker, Billy Bang, Larry Ochs, Ravi Coltrane, Marcin Wasilewski, Gerry Granelli’s V-16, James Moody w/ Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and many, many more.

For more information, visit: http://earshot.org/Festival/festival.html

Tuesday Jazz

Posted 1 July, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

BENAROYA HALL: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

JAZZ ALLEY: Acoustic Alchemy

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Chris Spencer, Matt Jorgensen, Devin Lowe

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Jay Thomas Big Band

NEW ORLEANS: Holotradband

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

Roosevelt Jazz Band: Off To Europe

Posted 30 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

Jazz bands from Roosevelt and Garfield have shared their work for international audiences every summer for over a decade. Last summer, The Garfield Jazz Band went to Europe and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and The Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. And this Monday, The Roosevelt Jazz Band is heading to France and Italy for a 16 day performance tour. With performances scheduled at an ancient Roman amphitheater at Jazz ‘a Vienne in France, Piazza IV Novembre at the Umbria Jazz Festival and the dedication of a totem poll from the Seattle-Perugia sister city organization, The Roosevelt Jazz Band is excited to represent our city for international audiences.

Roosevelt Jazz Band member Andy Clausen will be posting photos and updates from the road over the next two weeks.

Performance Schedule:

France:

July 2nd - Lyon: Performance with Big Band de L’Ouest
July 3rd - Jazz A Vienne
July 4th - St. Maximin
July 5th - St. Maximin

Italy:

July 7 or 8th - Monterosso Al Mare
July 9 or 10th - Florence
July 11 or 12th - Perugia: Totem poll dedication ceremony
July 11th - Umbria Jazz Festival
July 12th - Umbria Jazz Festival

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra performing in Seattle Tuesday

Posted 30 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brings together some of today’s best jazz musicians for an evening of jazz at its finest.

Tuesday, July 1st at 7:30 PM
Benaroya Hall
200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: 206-215-4747
More Info

Monday Jazz

Posted 30 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: JAZZ JAM with the Darin Clendenin Trio

NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans Quintet

LA SPIGA: Eric Friedrich Trio

SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL: Geoff Harper’s Last Mondays
12510 15th Ave NE, 7:30pm

Ernestine Anderson Benefit Today, 5pm

Posted 29 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

The New Orleans along with five other restaurants are teaming up this Sunday for a Pioneer Square Jazz Walk which will benefit world-renowned Seattle jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson who is in imminent danger of losing her home in the Central District.

Anderson has performed at numerous benefits for others over the years and this is an opportunity for the Seattle jazz community to give something back. All the restaurants participating will have dinner specials and all music charges will go directly to the Ernestine Anderson Fund.

The New Orleans Restaurant
114 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA
(206) 622-2563

The Collins Pub
526 2nd Ave

Trattoria Mitchelli
84 Yesler Wy.

Al Boccalino
1 Yesler Way

DeNunzio’s
102 Cherry Street

Cafe Paloma
93 Yesler Way

If you can’t make the benefit you can still donate to the Ernestine Anderson Fund.

Go to any Bank of America to make a donation to the “Ernestine Anderson Fund”. People who live outside of Washington State may also make a donation at Bank of America. Please let them know to reference Bank of America - Washington State for “The Ernestine Anderson Fund”.

Click here to find a Bank of America location near you.

Sunday Jazz

Posted 29 June, 2008 in Jazz Alley, Live Jazz, Seattle Jazz, Triple Door, Tula's - (0) comments

VARIOUS VENUES: ERNESTINE ANDERSON BENEFIT
(See additional posts today.)

JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison and Larry Coryell

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Sunday Night Salsa: Rhythm Syndicate

TULA’S:
3:00pm: Fairly Honest Jazz Band
8:00pm: Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra

TUTTA BELLA COLUMBIA CITY: The Tarentellas
TUTTA BELLA WALLINGFORD: Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio

SERAFINA:
11am - 1:30pm: Jazz Brunch w/the Conlin Roser/Cynthia Mullis Duo
6:30 - 9:00pm: Jerry Frank solo piano

La SPIGA: Fred Hoadley Duo

Ernestine Anderson Benefit Today (Seattle PI Article)

Posted 29 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

From Robert Jamieson’s column in The Seattle PI:

THE MORTGAGE and housing market crisis has ensnared a lot of household names across the nation.

Now we can add a Seattle music icon to the list.

Jazz vocalist great Ernestine Anderson, who lives in the Central District, is in danger of losing her home, which is in foreclosure proceedings.

Friends and supporters citywide are trying to raise $45,000 by a June 30 deadline to prevent the 79-year-old woman’s six-bedroom family home from being auctioned.

Last week, the Anderson family contacted the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.

“They said, ‘We need help,’ ” James Kelly, the president of the Urban League told me Monday. “We want to make sure there isn’t a sign in front of her house that says, ’sold.’ ”

According to public records, Anderson’s property in the 700 block of 19th Avenue is scheduled for auction July 11. As of April, the singer was in arrears of more than $30,000.

Anderson’s family has spoken privately to community members about their financial challenges.

Click here to read the entire story at The Seattle PI.

Saturday Jazz

Posted 28 June, 2008 in Bake's Place, Hendrix Lounge, Jazz Alley, Live Jazz, Seattle Jazz, Triple Door, Tula's - (0) comments

Summer’s here–no complaining about the weather allowed!
Get out and hear some tunes.

TULA’S JAZZ CLUB: Greta Matassa Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY: Mose Allison and Larry Coryell

TRIPLE DOOR MUSICQUARIUM: Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine

CROSSROADS MARKET STAGE: Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra

BAKE’S PLACE: Visiting Songbird Series: Jeni Fleming Ensemble 

EGAN’S BALLARD JAM HOUSE:
7pm - Karen Shivers, with Ruel Lubag (piano) and Geoff Harper (bass)
9pm - Passarim

HENDRIX LOUNGE: Matt Jorgensen Trio

SERAFINA: Voodoo Trio Acoustic Blues

GRAZIE: Michael Powers

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Tonight: Steve Treseler CD Release Party

Posted 27 June, 2008 in CD Release - (0) comments

Saxophonist Steve Treseler will celebrate the release of his new CD, Resonance, with a performance at The Fremont Abby this Friday, June 27 at 8:00pm.

The concert will feature Dawn Clement on piano, Chris Spencer on guitar, Jon Hamar on bass, and Steve Korn on drums. Clement will open the show with a set of solo piano.

Also, this week Seattle Jazz Scene will be featuring a free download of “The Gathering” from Treseler’s CD (look for the link on the upper-right of this page).

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 - THE FREMONT ABBY
43rd and Fremont Avenue
(parking lot located 1/2 block north on Fremont Ave)
8:00pm
$10/$5 students (All Ages)
http://fremontabby.org
http://www.stevetres.com/

Seattle Times: Vancouver International Jazz Festival hits all the right notes

Posted 27 June, 2008 in Seattle Jazz - (0) comments

From Paul de Barros’ Friday column:

The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which started last weekend and winds up Tuesday, is so diverse and multilayered, six people could have six different but equally wonderful experiences there.

I managed to take in 10 groups the first weekend, including a double dose of European avant-garde favorites; homecoming celebrations by a pair of brilliant Vancouver tenor saxophonists (both coincidentally named Blake); and several free concerts at scenic outdoor venues.

The whole city lights up during Jazz Festival week, and savvy locals know some of the best music can be heard gratis. On Sunday, on the pier behind Canada Place, which juts into the cerulean waters of Burrard Inlet and offers a spectacular view of the towering mountains beyond, New Yorker-turned-Vancouverite June Katz sang a Broadway-to-bop set with throaty sensuality and an easy sense of swing.

Click here to read the complete story at The Seattle Times.

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