April 2021
Wayne Horvitz, Ayesha Brooks, and Ha-Yang Kim
Photo of Wayne Horvitz by Daniel Sheehan; Ayesha Brooks and Ha-Yang photos courtesy of the artists. Saturday April 24 7:30pm PDT Livestream—Town Hall, Seattle $0-$15 Buy Tickets World-renowned composer, pianist, and master of electronics, Wayne Horvitz takes the stage with guitarist and vocalist Ayesha Brooks, and cellist Ha-Yang Kim. Brooks, a contestant on The Voice, draws from varied inspiration from gospel and jazz, to hip-hop and rock. Kim draws from numerous traditions including Western classical, avant-improv, and East Asian music.…
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Thomas Marriott Quartet
Thomas Marriott Quartet photo featuring Chuck Deardorf, Thomas Marriott, and Marc Seales by Jim Levitt. Saturday May 15 7:30pm PDT Livestream—Town Hall, Seattle $0-$15 Buy Tickets Top-tier Seattle jazz at its finest. Trumpet sensation Thomas Marriott leads an all-star quartet featuring Marc Seales on piano, Chuck Deardorf on bass, and Stephan Schatz on drums. Marriott’s rise, from the Garfield High School and University of Washington jazz programs and on to national prominence, embodies the excellence of Seattle’s respected jazz eco-system.…
Find out more »Marina Albero Trio
Marina Albero photo by Daniel Sheehan. Saturday May 29 7:30pm PDT Livestream—Town Hall, Seattle $0-$15 Buy Tickets Raised in Barcelona, now a Seattle resident, the piano virtuoso Marina Albero navigates thrillingly among Spanish, flamenco, Cuban, and jazz styles in her inventive trio with bassist Jeff Johnson, and drummer D’Vonne Lewis. Endlessly creative as a composer and improviser, Albero is also a master of the hammered dulcimer. Committed to the local jazz community, Albero recently received a special Golden Ear, Community…
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Drew Gonsalves
Drew Gonsalves pictures with his ensemble Kobo Band. Photo courtesy of Near North Music. Saturday June 5 7:30pm PDT Livestream—Town Hall, Seattle $0-$25 Buy Tickets In 2004, émigré Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves founded the roots-rock calypso group Kobo Town. His music for the band has been variously described as “an intoxicating blend of lilting calypsonian wit, dancehall reggae and trombone-heavy brass” (Guardian) and a “unique, transnational composite of rhythm, poetry and activist journalism,”(Exclaim!). Based in Toronto, the JUNO Award winning…
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