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Rob Perry, the Face of Jazz Alley, Soon to Retire
“Rob is a jewel," says longtime Seattle jazz patron David Marriott Sr. of Rob Perry, the svelte, silver-haired manager of Dimitriou's Jazz Alley for the past 27 years. “After you come down those stairs, you know you've got a good friend there. He's going to take care of you. He sets the tone." Perry, 60, the ...
Rising Stars at Bake's - The Yesberger Band
The Yesberger Band at Bake's Place Friday, July 29. 7:45pm Bake's Place continues its “Rising Stars" series this weekend with a featured performance from “The Yesberger Band." Pianist Devon Yesberger is the prodigy of the Edmonds-Woodway High School jazz program and is presently enrolled in the Berklee School of Music. While performing with Edmonds-Woodway, ...
Jazz in the Valley - This Weekend
Jazz Port Townsend is not the only major jazz festival this weekend in Washington. The 14th annual Jazz In The Valley takes place July 29-31 in Ellensburg, a two hour drive east of Seattle on I-90. This year' performers include Gail Pettis, Gary Hobbs Quartet, Lloyd Jones Struggle, John Gross Trio, Little Bill and the Bluenotes, ...
Rising Stars at Bake's Place: The Mulherkar-Clausen Quintet
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 7:30PM, BAKE'S PLACE The Mulherkar-Clausen Quintet BAKE'S PLACE 4135 Providence Point Dr SE, Issaquah, 425-391-3335, 7:30pm Bake's Place recently announced the launch of the “Rising Stars" concert series, which showcases up and coming young musicians from the Pacific Northwest. The region is home to some of the most outstanding high school jazz programs ...
Take the a Train to Brooklyn Jazz Clubs
from The Seattle Times: When Duke Ellington instructed Billy Strayhorn to “take the A train" to find him in Harlem, the band leader had no idea Billy would immortalize the phrase in a swing-era hit. Of course, that was back in the late 1930s, when Harlem was the hub of the jazz world. If Duke were ...
Jazz Canvas - "A Fusion of Arts"
By Katy Bourne The premise for Jazz Canvas is simple: A swingin' jazz trio, a guest performer and a visual artist share the stage for a two-hour performance. Throughout the course of the show, the band does its thing and the artist creates a painting in response to the music being played. Both the music and ...
Wayne Horvitz at Rainier Vally Cultural Center
Friday, July 8, 7pm—Valley Vibes Jazz Series Wayne Horvitz's Sweeter Than the Day + Jazz Night School Performance Big Band Rainier Valley Cultural Center 3515 S. Alaska Street, Columbia City Admission is FREE, or by donation. Wayne Horvitz's acoustic quartet Sweeter than the Day and the Jazz Night School Performance ...
Interbay Jazz/BBQ Series Starts This Thursday
The Summer Interbay Jazz and BBQ Series kicks off this Thursday with the Fred Hoadley Trio. July 7: Fred Hoadley Trio July 14: Pearl Django July 21: Stick Shift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives July 28: Scott Lindenmuth August 4: Leah Natalie & Ambience August ...
Leading Questions: Jim Wilke
The best advice I've ever received is “you're not talking to an audience of thousands, you're talking to thousands of audiences of one or two." When I was 14 I was playing alto sax in concert band and listening to Western Swing on the radio during the day and jazz late at night. Broadcasting jazz has ...
Jazz Hang: Tangabrazo. Wow!
By Katy Bourne As a writer, it is sometimes very difficult to capture the riveting loveliness of an experience and translate it into mere words. This is the dilemma that I am confronted with now as I attempt to write about a very enchanting band that I had the pleasure of hearing last night at Bake's ...
