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News: Performance / Tour

Peter Bernstein at Egan's, Thursday, February 23

January 10, 2012

Seattle Jazz Scene presents: GUITARIST PETER BERNSTEIN One night only in Seattle THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 EGAN'S BALLARD JAM HOUSE 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 with Chuck Deardorf (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums) Sets at 7:00 and 9:00pm Tickets: $15.00 per set or $25.00 for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pearl Django at Jazz Alley This Week

January 3, 2012

Pearl Django with Special Guest Martin Taylor January 3-8 at JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue, Seattle Reservations: 206.441.9729 Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley presents Seattle's own gypsy jazz artists Pearl Django with special guest jazz guitarist Martin Taylor. Band members include Troy Chapman (guitar), and Ryan Hoffman (guitar), Rick Leppanen ...

News: Recording

Best NW Jazz CDs

December 31, 2011

Starting with a trickle of albums years ago, there's now a constant stream of excellent CDs by NW Jazz artists each year. We'll feature some of the best from 2011 on Jazz Northwest this Sunday at 1:00 PM on 88.5 KPLU. JIM WILKE'S TOP NORTHWEST JAZZ CDs OF 2011 For Pacific Northwest jazz fans in particular, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bill Anschell Will Not Be Playing Christmas Tunes This Friday

December 29, 2011

From Bill Anschell: I'm happy to announce that this Friday, my trio will celebrate the close of yet another joyous holiday season by NOT PLAYING the Charlie Brown Christmas Song! How many times do you think you heard it this year? How many times do you think I played it? Well, I can tell you: 17 ...

News: Music Industry

Dec 28 - Mack Waldron's 70th Birthday at Tula's

December 27, 2011

Jack Waldron, owner of Tula's Jazz Club, will be celebrating his 70th birthday this Wednesday, December 28, with a night of music at his club. Music will be lead by vocalist Greta Matassa and Kelley Johnson, but you can plan on it evolving into a all-start jam session. There is no cover for working jazz musicians, ...

News: Music Industry

Bake's Place Moving to Downtown Bellevue

December 22, 2011

'Tis the season for jazz clubs opening, closing and moving! And we have another move to report. Bake's Place owners Craig and Laura Baker have announced that they are moving their location to Downtown Bellevue. From the Bake's Place website: We are proud to announce that Bake's Place will be moving to downtown Bellevue in early ...

News: Obituary

Entertaining Musician, Ad Man Paul West Dies

December 16, 2011

Paul West, an ebullient pianist, singer and humorist who entertained several generations on Seattle's lounge scene from the 1950s forward, died Monday. He was 76. The cause was prostate cancer. Though Mr. West worked much of his life as an advertising man by day, he played music by night. He was probably best known for his ...

News: Performance / Tour

Opening Weekend at the Royal Room

December 16, 2011

The Royal Room, the new venue opening in Columbia City, is pulling out all the stops this weekend with 21 bands performing over four days. Here is the schedule: Friday, December 16 7:00pm Guardian Alien 7:45pm Frances McCue and Robin Holcomb 8:15pm The Robin Holcomb Band 9:30pm Sam ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dec 26 - Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington

December 9, 2011

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, ...

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Jackie Ryan Headlines Eastside Jazz Extravaganza

December 3, 2011

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 ...