
May 2022
Piano Starts Here: Fats Waller / Una Mae Carlisle
If you've ever been interested in Jazz, you've probably not missed the ebullient musical personality of Fats Waller, how could you? Lesser known, but just as interesting, is his friend and protege Una Mae Carlisle, a great pianist and composer who deserves our attention.
Find out more »Slapback
The South Hudson Music Project in partnership with The Royal Room present: A special presentation of the South Hudson Music Project's Curatorial Series! Electric guitar wizardry meets blazing percussion and ethereal cello in a night of high-octane contemporary music. Prepare your ears for deconstructed Townshend riffs, cello + tuned flowerpots, a mildly deranged percussion solo, and a trance-inducing guitar duo in this evening of gleeful aural mayhem. Slapback features works by Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy and American composers Caroline Shaw, David Lang, and Michael Fiday, performed by unstoppable…
Find out more »Sisters! Karin Kajita Trio / Nelda Swiggett’s Megabopolis
Sisters Karin Kajita and Nelda Swiggett join forces in a double bill featuring primarily their own compositions and arrangements.
Find out more »Jazz Jam Session
Royal Room Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »NY Chillharmonic / Band Practice
Ticket link Facebook event The NYChillharmonic is a female fronted, Brooklyn-based, 18 piece, progressive-rock orchestra. The music fuses multiple genres including rock, pop, and jazz, which ultimately creates an ensemble sound that acknowledges the tradition of jazz as much as it sonically embraces experimental textures, arrangements, and harmonies. They have had notable performances at ASCAP's 'Songwriters: The Next Generation' Showcase at The John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C., Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich, Germany, The David Rubenstein Atrium…
Find out more »Martin Budde Trio//Vela The Band
Vela The Band is a new band of the minds of Xavier Lecouturier, Dylan Hayes and Serena Dominguez that features songs created in collaboration with all members, in search of a new sound that pushes the boundaries of genre. Come out to The Royal Room for Vela The Band’s debut show on May 25th! Vela The Band will be releasing two singles on Dylan Hayes’s birthday on June 4th! Their lead vocalist, Serena Albero will be traveling all the way from…
Find out more »Ben Wolfe Trio
Ticket link Facebook event The Royal Room is excited to present the Ben Wolfe Trio, featuring Ben Wolfe on Bass, Joel Ross on Vibraphone, and Aaron Kimmel on Drums. New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe's music has been described as "Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann" (Ben Ratliff - The New York Times). Acclaimed by some of the jazz world's most respected critics for his "wit and cool intelligence" and signature "innovative, melding of hard-swinging jazz…
Find out more »Takénobu
The South Hudson Music Project in partnership with The Royal Room present Takénobu Takénobu is the middle name and musical appellative of cellist and composer Nick Ogawa, performing for years as a solo live-looped outfit. Now joined by his wife and talented musical partner, violinist and vocalist Kathryn Koch, Takénobu is a multifaceted string duo. The pair perform original cinematic folk songs with vocal harmonies over layered pizzicato chords and dreamy and dramatic instrumental pieces.
Find out more »Jazz Jam Session
Royal Room Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »June 2022
Jazz Jam Session
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »Seattle Jazz Fellowship (Members Only): Orrin Evans and Captain Black Big Band
Member only event for Seattle Jazz Fellowship, featuring a cocktail party and show with Orrin Evans and the Grammy-nominated Captain Black Big Band. COVID PROTOCOLS: All our staff are fully vaccinated, and we ask that our patrons be vaccinated as well. Our staff will be masked, and we encourage our audience to wear masks as much as possible. Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of…
Find out more »Jazz Night School
Jazz Night School Spring End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our spring session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
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Jazz Night School Spring End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our spring session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
Find out more »Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
Find out more »Jazz Jam Session
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »Josh Deutsch & Nico Soffiato
Trumpeter Josh Deutsch and guitarist Nico Soffiato have been playing together as a duo since 2006 when they met in Boston. Over the years, the musical relationship born through this collaboration resulted in a set of music composed specifically for this ensemble, including several co-written works. Josh and Nico have created a book of original music borrowing from some of their favorite classical, jazz and pop ideals. The music ranges from electronic loops to entirely acoustic pieces, balancing carefully crafted…
Find out more »Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
Find out more »Jazz Jam Session
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »Bonnet/Attias/Darrifourcq Trio
Richard-Bonnet, Michaël-Attias, and Sylvain-Darrifourcq photo courtesy of the artists Saturday, June 25 6:00 pm PDT The Royal Room In-person* $20 Buy Now Presented by The Royal Room and Earshot Jazz Steeped in the blues, composer and improviser Richard Bonnet is a French avant-garde guitarist from French Alps. He has performed with many artists, including Tony Malaby, Tom Rainey, Gerald Cleaver, Hasse Poulsen... On his CD "Morning Bear, " he composes for solo guitar, infusing 20th century European classical language with the…
Find out more »Jazz Jam Session
SHMP Presents New Music Mondays: Jazz Jam Session Hosted by Thomas Marriott
Find out more »July 2022
Dmitri Matheny Group album release
A jazz celebration of CASCADIA, the new album by Dmitri Matheny with “an all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States” (All About Jazz) performing fresh originals, timeless classics, and more. Charles McNeal tenor saxophone, Bill Anschell piano, Phil Sparks bass, Mark Ivester drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. Join us!
Find out more »August 2022
Jazz Night School
Jazz Night School Summer End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our summer session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
Find out more »November 2022
Jazz Night School
Jazz Night School Fall End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our fall session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
Find out more »December 2022
Jazz Night School
Jazz Night School Fall End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our fall session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
Find out more »Jazz Night School
Jazz Night School Fall End-of-Session Performances Join us for a free concert featuring our fall session student ensembles! Jazz Night School provides innovative music education designed for adults. Combos, classes, private instruction, workshops, jam sessions, and more! Either online or in-person at our Columbia City, Seattle location. Schedule a complimentary skills assessment today to join us! Jazz Night School is a community non-profit organization. Our mission is to uplift lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all…
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