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Seattle Times: 3 Seattle-Area Schools Intend to Prove Their Essentially Ellington Prowess This Weekend
Essentially Ellington, the nation’s premier high-school jazz band competition, begins in New York City today, and once again, Seattle-area schools are there. The 2009 field includes Seattle’s Garfield and Roosevelt high schools, plus Bellevue’s Newport High School. Roosevelt won the 2008 contest, with Garfield finishing second, showing Seattle’s continued dominance of the competition. Seattle-area schools have ...
Eric Alexander at Jazz Alley, May 12-13
The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander for two nights. Band members are Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone), David Hazeltine (piano) and Chuck Deardorf (bass) and Matt Jorgensen (drums). MAY 12 - 13, JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue, Seattle Reservations: 206-441-9729 7:30pm, $22.50 Boasting a ...
Thomas Marriott CD Release Party - May 12 at the Triple Door
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott hits the road this weekend performing for two nights at The Cellar in Vancouver, BC, before returning home for his CD Release Party next Tuesday, May 12, at The Triple Door. TUESDAY, MAY 12 - THE TRIPLE DOOR 216 Union Street Seattle, WA 98101 Tickets: 206-838-4333 featuring: ...
"KPLU School of Jazz - Volume 5" to be Released on May 19
Several of the finest Western Washington high school bands and jazz professionals are showcased on KPLU School of Jazz-Volume 5, the result of this years mentoring project. The CD features some of the same high school jazz bands as the previous years projects, and includes a number of new guest artists. The ...
Seattle Times - Andrew Oliver Kora Band: A Fresh, Old Sound Breaks New Ground
CD Release Party at The Jewelbox Theater (Rendevouz Restaurant & Bar, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle; $12 (206-441-5823 or jewelboxtheater.com). Why are there no new musical instruments? It’s as if the electric guitar was the ultimate innovation, the last nail in the coffin of music’s social supremacy. If fresh organic sounds are an endangered species, then Kane ...
Hilario Duran and Friends at Town Hall (Seattle)
Hilario Duran and Friends, Featuring the Duran/Schloss/Mitri Trio and Charanga Danzon Friday, May 8, 2009 at 8 p.m. Town Hall Seattle All ages welcome. Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets. A rare opportunity to see Cuban virtuoso Hilario Duran in concert with the Duran/Schloss/Mitri Trio and Seattle s own Cuban music ensemble ...
A Quick Chat with Patti Wicks
By Katy Bourne Patti Wicks is a highly regarded jazz pianist and vocalist and international recording artist. She spent over three decades playing in jazz clubs in New York City and also working the East Coast jazz circuit. She has several recordings in her discography and her CD It’s a Good Day received an Italian jazz ...
2009 Ballard Jazz Festival Schedule
The Ballard Jazz Festival, a cornerstone of the Northwest Jazz Scene since 2003, celebrates its 6th season with a 5-day schedule of events, April 22-26, 2009. Again, the festival is teaming with the Nordic Heritage Museum to present Saturday night's mainstage concert featuring performances by the dynamic New York vibraphonist Joe Locke. Featured with him is ...
Seattle Times: Noted Jazz Trio Fly Coming to Seattle
In hindsight, Mark Turner agrees that power saws and horn players should probably avoid close proximity. He came by this insight the hard way. when a home-maintenance project suddenly turned into a potentially career-ending accident. One of jazz’s most eloquent and widely admired tenor and soprano saxophonists, Turner severed the tendons in his left-hand middle and ...
Seattle Times: Ballard Hasn't Gotten Too Big for Jazz Fest
Changes were coming to Ballard, Bishop and Jorgensen among them. Condominiums, gourmet dog biscuits, indoor-plant boutiques, panko breadcrumbs and all the trappings of yuppie-hood were making their way to old Ballard, the changes literally visible from Bishop’s and Jorgensen’s apartment windows. The density of bars and restaurants, the foot traffic and the changing demographics of their ...
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