JazzClubsNW

Featuring the Pro-Am Big Band every Third Thursday! A mix of professionals, band directors and students, the full 16-piece big band  performs and workshops arrangements from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thad Jones, and some originals from within the band. Curated by Matso Limtiaco (arranger and bari sax, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra) and Greg Williamson (drums, Woody Herman alumn).  Part community band, part educational bring-them-up, and all hard-hitting, pro-quality, big band jazz.

JazzClubsNW founder, Danny Kolke, takes the reins on Sunday Nights.  Strongly influenced by the soulful stylings of Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, performing blues, gospel, straight-ahead jazz and original compositions & arrangements. Check out his Pony Boy CD "Danny Kolke Trio plus Pete Christlieb: Live at Boxley's" for some musical treats. http://dannykolke.com/

Local music students & rising stars take the stage for a jazz jam! Featuring students from the award-winning jazz bands at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, WA, Twin Falls Middle School in North Bend, WA and Chief Kanim Middle School in Fall City, WA.

A collaboration between Dan Taylor (piano) and Michael Croan (trumpet), Elevation Gain explores a broad range of music through the lens of the jazz tradition. From the blues to Broadway, from the Beatles to bebop, from country to classical, this joint project aims to reach higher ground.

With a performance history spanning more than two decades, Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly regarded Hot Club style groups working today.  Although the band’s roots are firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, its extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions.  Pearl Django has performed at festivals, dances and nightspots throughout the U.S. and abroad.  They have played at the prestigious Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine and…

JazzClubsNW founder, Danny Kolke, takes the reins on Sunday Nights.  Strongly influenced by the soulful stylings of Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris, performing blues, gospel, straight-ahead jazz and original compositions & arrangements. Check out his Pony Boy CD "Danny Kolke Trio plus Pete Christlieb: Live at Boxley's" for some musical treats. http://dannykolke.com/