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Free Concerts This Week!
Thursday, September 8, 5:30pm Art of Jazz: The Teaching Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue Groove, chemistry and spontaneous improvisation with a message, The Teaching is keyboardist Josh Rawlings, bassist Evan Flory-Barnes and drummer Jeremy Jones. Friday, September 9, 7pm Valley Vibes: Jovino Santos Neto Trio & Frank ...
Western Arts Alliance Showcases at Jazz Alley
The Western Arts Alliance, the Pacific Jazz Institute and Dimitriou's Jazz Alley present a showcase of 12 up-and-coming bands over two nights. Each band will play 20-30 minute sets. Wednesday: Jay Leonhart (solo bass and comedian) Alfredo Rodriguez (solo piano) Perla Batalla (vocals and piano) Sara Leib Quartet ...
Yes, Virginia, There is Jazz at Bumbershoot
Sunday, September 4 Level 3 at EMP 325 5th Avenue North Compiled by Danielle Bias As in past years, not a lot of jazz makes it under the broad umbrella of Bumbershoot on Labor Day weekends, but Matt Jorgensen of Origin Records and the Ballard Jazz Festival has curated a lineup for ...
Cuong Vu: Cooking in Seattle
by Ian Patterson
Returning to home town Seattle after 15 years on the east coast has been a good move for trumpeter Cuong Vu judging by the outstanding music on these three CDs and the movement he has largely inspired in Seattle's young creative musicians. Bassist Luke Bergman is a constant on these recordings, adding new depth to Vu's ...
Jazz Night School Presents "Up-Beat Girls Jazz Camp"
The Jazz Night School is offering a special jazz camp for girls in grades 6-12. The “Up-Beat Girls Jazz Camp" is a week-long day camp that gives young musicians an opportunity to sharpen their improvisational skills and also gain experience playing in a jazz combo. Daily sessions include instruction in ear-training, theory, rhythm and jazz history ...
All Star Septet from Jazz Port Townsend on Jazz Northwest, August 7 on 88.5 KPLU
A stellar septet of jazz greats played at McCurdy Pavilion during Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend 2011 the last weekend of July. Cuban-born, now American citizen Paquito D'Rivera was nominal leader and spokesman, playing alto sax and clarinet. He played alongside Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz greats who helped bring him to world-wide attention. Along with him ...
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, ...
The 23rd Edition of the Earshot Jazz Festival Runs October 14 to November 6, 2011
The 23rd edition of the Earshot Jazz Festival—"Seattle's most important annual jazz event"—runs OCTOBER 14 to NOVEMBER 6, 2011 Featured artists include the Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Trio, Brad Mehldau, and The Bad Plus Seattle's annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 14 and continues through November 6 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues ...
