Anton Schwartz
I have had the immense pleasure of attending a plethora of fabulous Seattle-area house concerts over a 6-year span. Here’s a handy list for 2014.
Anton’s Loft
West Seattle
Not long after I bade farewell to the hugely popular concert series of well-respected musicians Lance and Laurie Haslund, who hosted their final December house concert in Burien after a 7-year run, I discovered a fantastic new Loft Concert series located in the quaint West Seattle home of jazz saxophonist Anton Schwartz. He brings top-of-the-line jazz musicians together in an inviting setting with a party vibe, and also hosts the series in Oakland, CA. You can visit Anton’s loft at loftconcert.com to find more information and reserve coveted seats for both locations.
Ed Reed performs in the JazzScapes Series
JazzScapes
West Seattle
A particularly wonderful vocal jazz house concert series is JazzScapes, held in the beautiful Arroyos neighborhood of West Seattle, hosted by renowned vocalist Julie Olson and esteemed pianist Ivy Nugent. They will be presenting terrific concerts this year with an absolutely stunning array of gifted vocalists and instrumentalists, which includes the 2012 Downbeat Critic’s Poll male vocalist winner Ed Reed on Saturday, January 18. Please visit their website at Jazzscapes.com for the latest artist and concert updates and to make reservations.
Karrin Allyson performs in the JazzVox Series
Peter Eldridge photo by Joshua Silk
JazzVox
Puget Sound locations
Many of the awe-inspiring house concert experiences near and dear to my heart are Nich Anderson’s stellar JazzVox concerts. Anderson is a revered local vocalist/educator, and this month begins his seventh year of hosting this unique vocal jazz house concert series. Also in January, he launches a brand new venue on Bainbridge Island in addition to his locations in NE Seattle, downtown Seattle, the Madrona neighborhood, and Camano Island. Folks flock to JazzVox performances and rave about the high caliber of acclaimed national and international artists gracing his stage. Anderson will present nine monthly shows in 2014, featuring superb vocalist Peter Eldridge of New York Voices fame in January and culminating with dazzling songstress/bassist extraordinaire Kristin Korb in November. You can visit Jazzvox.com for the complete schedule of artists and concerts and to reserve your seats early.
These three outstanding house concert series offer something very special and memorable for everyone. As added enticement, each series features a succulent buffet either before or after every show – we’ll see you there!
