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Featured Events
Jeremy Pelt Quintet: October 28
Back again with a stellar line-up of up and coming talent Jeremy Pelt will make you feel like you have been transported to New York for an evening of high intensity World-class Jazz.
Tickets
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jeremy-pelt-quintet-at-the-listening-room
Having been called a "Technical Marvel", Jeremy Pelt is one of the leading voices of his generation. He honors the tradition of post-bop jazz legends like Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard but remains true to his own unique sound. As a band leader, he has consistently produced a steady stream of new compositions and recordings, with over 25 albums as a leader. As a sideman, he has worked with some of the most historic names in jazz including Wayne Shorter, Roy Hargrove, Mingus Big band, Frank Foster, Cedar Walton and Louis Hayes among others.
Pelt's touring line-ups includes up and coming talent that keep his product fresh and innovative. Step into the world of modern Jazz and
Jeremy Pelt, trumpet
Jalen Baker, vibraphone
Mykhailo Mendelenko, guitar
Leighton Harrell, bass
Dana Hawkins, drums
2 Sets available:
6pm and 8pm sets
with an option to purchase both sets.
Dave Damiani, Maiya Sykes & The No Vacancy Orchestra
Friday October 9th, 7pm
Tickets
Jazz-Swing-Pop-Rock! Classic, old-Hollywood swagger meets modern entertainment energy with the No Vacancy Orchestra at the Listening Room!
A 10-piece big band orchestra plays in the style of Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack, Michael Bublé, and Harry Conick Jr.
This professional orchestra plays venues all over the world, lead by vocalist and frontman, Dave Damiani.
The band also covers popular pop/rock artists from Adele, to Michael Jackson,
Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and many crowd pleasing tunes in between.
Re-imagined Great American Songbook standards, classic pop/rock crossover covers, and original tunes with Dave Damiani &Maiya Sykes backed by a powerful 10-piece jazz orchestra!
About The Guest artists:
Maiya Sykes is a classically trained vocalist, producer, vocal arranger and entrepreneur. She studied independently with Nina Simone and Betty Carter. After graduating from Yale University, she went on to further her musical education at The Musicians’ Institute.
Sykes has provided back-up vocals for for The Black Eyed Peas, Macy Gray, Fantasia, Joss Stone, Michael Buble, Leona Lewis, and Rita Ora. She was a featured backup singer for Macy Gray in her live show for more than five years. She recently provided backgrounds and was featured in the Oscar award winning film La La Land.
As a recording artist, Sykes released a dance single with DJ Manny Lehman, “Body Rock,” recorded under the pseudonym Oceana, which reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts in 2009.
Shortly after her for chair turning debut on season 7 of The Voice, Sykes began working with YouTube sensation Postmodern Juxebox. Her featured videos with Postmodern Juxebox have received over 3 million views and have been mentioned in Time Magazine and the Huffington Post.
Dave Damiani is the President of No Vacancy Entertainment which was formed in 2004. After graduating with a Masters Degree in Commercial Music, Dave embarked on an event company to do music for high profile clients. By 2010, No Vacancy Entertainment was grossing over 1 million dollars a year and had done events for: Relativity Media, Paramount Pictures, Rick Caruso, Leonardo DiCaprio, Apple Computers, Microsoft, EHarmony, Rupert Murdoch, Mar-A-Lago, Wilshire Country Club, The Four Seasons, The Ritz Carlton and Marriott Hotels.
Dave Damiani is a world renowned music producer and has produced for such artists as: HALEY REINHART, BOBBY RYDELL, RENEE OLSTEAD, AUBREY LOGAN, BENNY BENACK, MAIYA SYKES, JOE PISCOPO, AGT WINNER - LANDAU MURPHY JR & SAL "THE VOICE" VALENTINETTI.
Marriott became one of the main clients for No Vacancy Entertainment and they were hired to produce such events as ALIS, The Association Masters, The Americas, and The Golden Circle Awards. No Vacancy Entertainment has programmed entertainment and events for over 20 different Marriott hotels nationwide.
In the process of doing this, Dave Damiani and the No Vacancy Orchestra used the profits to produce jazz albums and began to perform at ticketed events across the country. They formed an alliance with Frank Sinatra Enterprises and produced the Sinatra 100 Event at Rick Caruso's The Grove in October of 2015. Performing with Dave's orchestra were: George Benson, Jane Monheit, Renee Olstead, America's Got Talent Winner - Landau Murphy Jr, and Oscar and Grammy winner Johnny Mandel.
Dave and the No Vacancy Orchestra went on to perform at Resorts Casino Atlantic City, Ocean Resort Casino Atlantic City, Wynn Casino Las Vegas, Hard Rock Casino Biloxi, Feinstien's San Francisco, Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, Herb Alpert's Vibrato in Bel Air, and countless other clubs across North America.
Check out Dave Damiani on INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK. Dave has produced, recorded and performed PLATINUM RECORDING ARTISTS such as Bobby Rydell, Joe Piscopo, Benny Benack, Haley Reinhart, Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, George Benson, Landau Murphy Jr, Steve March Torme, Casey Abrams, Bobby Caldwell, Tom Wopat, Maiya Sykes, Spencer Day, Kate Flannery, Renee Olstead, Molly Ringwald, Tony Orlando, and many more.
Duende Libre - November 14
Duende Libre serves up a special blend of modern jazz with generous helpings of traditional rhythm from Cuba, Brazil, and the Mediterranean.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/duende-libre-at-the-listening-room
Duende Libre means “free spirit.” Weare a Seattle-based trio who play a unique blend of “powerfully alluring” original music that combines jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms fromCuba, Brazil, and the Mediterranean.
Jazz Virtuosity Dazzling instrumental technique meets soulful groove and palpable on stage chemistry formed throughyears of touring. Each having apprenticed with direct descendants and master musicians of these traditions, we consider ourselves disciples of our teachers. The result: A euphoric new jazz that honors its historical roots, pushing open the boundaries of genre to invoke a powerful sonic freedom.
- Alex Chadsey: Bandleader, pianist, and keyboardist.
- Farko Dosumov: Electric and acoustic bass player.
- Jeff "Bongo" Busch: Drummer and percussionist.
ALEX CHADSEY - KEYS / BAND LEADER
Alex is a Seattle-based jazz pianist, composer, and educator with over 20 years of professional experience. During his formative years he apprenticed with master musicians including the GRAMMY award-winning band Quetzal, legendary bassist Joe “Timba” Santiago, reggae icon Clinton Fearon, and Mexican son jarocho artist Laura Rebolloso. His studies included trips to Ghana, Mexico, and Cuba, where he had a lesson with Chucho Valdés at his home in Havana. In 2020 he graduated from the University of Washington with a Masters in Music where mentors included Marc Seales, Cuong Vu, and Steve Rodby. As an educator and writer he is focused on developing a pedagogy that draws on the unique power of music to catalyze personal growth and social change. His work in this area is influenced by his own personal experience as a musician and organizer, combined with the work and ideas of mentors including MacArthur fellow Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal Flores, and Ed Sarath.
This presentation is supported by Spokane All city Jazz Ensembles, with financial support from Creative West. Select student performers will perform as the opening act before the concert.
JEFF BUSCH - PERCUSSION
Jeff is an exuberant drummer/percussionist, vocalist, and composer whose passion for soulful music of varied traditions has led him to perform with jazz, blues, and gospel groups as well as calypso, samba, and Cuban jazz ensembles. Between 1988-96, Jeff studied fine art and music in Leeds, England. He studied percussion and drum set with Dave Hassel, calypso with steel drum master Dudley Nesbitt, and later Brazilian percussion with Jesse Bannister. In 1997, Jeff spent six months in Brazil and studied with a variety of percussionists. Busch enjoys a cult following and continues to perform with a variety of groups in the Seattle area in addition to Duende Libre, including the Jovino Santos Neto quinteto, Cuban jazz groups Rumba Abierta and Tumbao, the well-known FIRST AME church, and Cuban dance band Mango Son.
FARKO DOSUMOV - BASS
Farko was born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Farko and his identical twin Feodor began playing the classical guitar when they were ten years old. After winning the green card lottery in 1999 Farko moved to New York City to pursue a career in music. Farko later attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and specialized in jazz bass. Since then, he has played with many talented artists and groups throughout the world: Feodor Dosumov, Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder, Carlos Santana, Jonny Lang, Roger Fisher (Heart), Lee Oscar, Joe Doria, Danny Godinez Band, James Howard Band, Randy Oxford Band, Brooke Lizotte, Istvan Rez, Jazzukha, Pura Fe, Tetrabox, Acoustic Fantasy, Marriott Brothers, Flowmotion and others.
Local Events
Our Directors host a jazz night once a month at the
Bad Seed in Hillyard!
2nd Mondays of the Month
Weekly Jazz on Fridays at Hotel Indigo! 7pm
Alex sjobeck trio with Allison Wheeler
Allison Wheeler is an award-winning vocalist and songwriter from California based in the Czech Republic. Known for her flexible voice and creative approach to genre, she’s been called “a composer of great sonic imagination” (Peter Quinn, Jazzwise, UK) and has been compared with artists such as Becca Stevens (JazzTimes) and Gretchen Parlato (Jazzwise). Her debut album winterspring (Ubuntu Music, 2022) features leading Czech musicians and received top praise from international critics, including a 4-star review in Jazzwise magazine. Wheeler also performs with bands such as Tour Guide Blonde and Petr Nohavica – Glance, and currently serves as assistant professor of jazz voice at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno.
Alex Sjobeck is a nationally recognized jazz pianist and composer whose music has been featured on PBS stations across the U.S. and in short films with millions of views. Her distinctive sound, described as “the combination of Post-Impressionistic painting, a jigsaw puzzle, childhood, and groove”, blends modern jazz with pop, world music, and cinematic storytelling.
Her latest album, Pictures in Time, was included on the Nominating Ballot for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards and praised by All About Jazz and Contemporary Fusion Reviews, among others. The short dance film Silhouette, set entirely to her original music, aired nationally on PBS, won “Best Performance” at the Experimental, Dance, & Music Film Festival, and was a finalist at the California Music Video Awards. The composition was also named a semi-finalist in both the “Jazz” and “Music Video” categories of the International Songwriting Competition 2024. Another short film she scored, Butter Lover, has received over 13 million views on YouTube. In September of 2025, she became a recipient of the Pathways to Jazz grant for an upcoming release.
Sjobeck has performed at premier venues and festivals across the country, including Smalls Jazz Club (NYC), Dazzle (Denver), The Velvet Note (Atlanta), The 1905 (Portland), The Royal Room (Seattle), the Gene Harris Jazz Festival, the UNC•Greeley Jazz Festival, and the Commencement Bay Jazz Festival. She was also selected for the Jazz Education Network’s Young Composers Showcase, where she performed her original duo piece Blue Light at the 2023 JEN Conference in Orlando.
Glass Bead Orchestra March 15th
Hamilton Listening Room - 6pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1982988984433?aff=oddtdtcreator
The Glass Bead Orchestra is an expressive and dynamic Jazz ensemble with lush wind orchestrations seeking to take the listener on a programmatic journey of poetic musings and the magical free association of the Art Spirit.
Performing original compositions and arrangements that draw on the deep spiritual connection of free music, The Glass Bead Orchestra leans heavily on post-bop and modern jazz in addition to impressionistic cross-genre-fusion.
The name Glass Bead orchestra is a nod to the spiritual and creative musicians associated with the Strata East label (referencing Clifford Jordan’s Glass Bead Games) which inevitably associates one to the Herman Hesse Novel The Glass Bead Game, making the way for a glorious association of literature, art, philosophical concepts and inspirational rhetoric.
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra March 30th
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983088921347?aff=oddtdtcreator
Veering from in-your-face, jaw-dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk.
You’ve heard this before, but the whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E'Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk. From club and festival stages across North America and Europe, and tours of Africa, Southeast and Central Asia as a Cultural Ambassador for the US Department of State, to their NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring Béla Fleck, the Fourchestra’s live shows make even the most jaded listeners forget where they are… even if just for a precious moment.
This may seem an odd thing to say, but on the verge of releasing their eighth studio recording, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is only now truly embracing their identity as a group. For many years, Jonathan’s live band was a fluid lineup of top-notch musicians, and even included an “all-star” version with bassist MonoNeon (Prince, Nas), drummer Sput Searight (Snarky Puppy, Snoop Dogg) and percussionist Weedie Braimah (Trombone Shorty, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), as well as a number of other marquee players. Now, however, the Fourchestra is a decidedly indivisible band, and Jonathan is writing for the trio, not just the pans.
Jazz Vocalist Kate Reid April 19th
Ticket link https://www.facebook.com/events/794425430368808
Jazz singer and pianist Kate Reid appears as a duo and with her trio and quartet at jazz venues in the Los Angeles and Miami areas. Kate can be heard performing with Miami pianists Martin Bejerano and Tal Cohen, guitarist John Hart and trumpet player John Daversa and his Progressive Big Band. She is a featured performer presented by the Miami Jazz Co-op. Kate has worked with many of the great jazz musicians in southern California including guitarists Ron Eschete and Larry Koonse, trumpeter and composer John Daversa, drummers Roy McCurdy and Jamey Tate. Kate’s latest CD, The Love I’m In, features tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts and pianist Otmaro Ruiz. Like her release, Sentimental Mood, The Love I’m In features tunes from the American songbook and has received extensive airplay on jazz radio stations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and South Africa. Kate has worked with many noted artists including John Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Jon Hendricks, Grady Tate, Mercer Ellington, Don Shelton, Mark Murphy and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Reid is a working studio/session singer in Los Angeles. Her film credits include Tinkerbell: Legend of the Neverbeast, Planes, Star Trek Into Darkness, Oz-The Great and Powerful, Epic and Men In Black III featuring the music of composers Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino, John Powell and Joel McNeely. She has lent her voice to network television series, commercial spots for Ace Hardware, T-Mobile, Suntory Whiskey and backing vocals for artists MUSE, X Japan and Josh Groban. Kate co-authored the GLEE Vocal Method book for Hal Leonard publishing with producer/author Andy Waterman of Umbrella Media.
Dr. Kate Reid is associate professor of jazz voice in the Studio Music and Jazz department and Director of Jazz Vocal Performance at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Reid earned a B.M. in Jazz Studies from Western Michigan University, a M.M. and D.M.A. in Jazz Vocal Performance from the University of Miami.
Kate is in demand as a guest artist, conductor and a returning clinician and adjudicator at jazz and choral festivals through the United States and Canada including the Banff Vocal Festival, Alberta Choral Festival, Ontario Vocal Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, Eastern Washington University Jazz Festival and the vocal jazz festivals in southern California at Cuesta College, MiraCosta College and Fullerton College.
Her deeply sensual, dusky voice gently opens the door to intimate, slyly seductive jazz conversations… The repartee begins with one note or vocal intonation and everything follows naturally from there because, somehow, somewhere deep down, the heart already knows where the music and the magic is headed. – Jonathan Widran, JW Vibe
April Jazz Appreciation Month!
Free Concerts!
April 4th at Music City
1pm - Wind & Water with Riley Gray and Lauren McKinley
2:15 - Michael Waldrop and Triangularity with Josh Skinner
3:30 - Charlotte Carruthers with Brent Edstrom
4:40 - Brian Ploeger quintet with Brent Edstrom, Josh Skinner Rachel Bade-McMurphy Brendan McMurphy
April 30th at the Central Library!
(lineup TBA)
April Jazz Appreciation Month!
Free Concerts!
April 30th at the Central Library!
1pm-8pm
Plus student stage at RIverpark Square 3pm-6m
David Weiss (of The Cookers) Sextet Wednesday May 13th
7pm - Hamilton Listening Room
David Weiss- trumpet
Myron Waldon- Alto sax
Ben Soloman - Tenor Sax
David Bryant - Piano
Eric Wheeler - Bass
EJ Strickland - Drums
New York modern original compositions!
Jazz for the connoisseur - David Weiss of the cookers is back with his Sextet featuring some powerhouse New York Jazz Players!
Trumpet master, composer, and inventive arranger David Weiss issues fourth release from his acclaimed sextet, Auteur, to be released September 20, 2024, via Origin
What the critics are saying......
“A master class in musical power"
"A profound, true recording.”
★★★★1/2Stars.
—- Carlo Wolff DownBeat Magazine
“It’s safe to say that it’s absolutely impossible to resist this excellent album — inspired and referential, offering such beautiful musical moments that we might have never known. Little by little, this style of jazz reveals a modern, contemporary, and almost contemplative vision.”
---- Thierry De Clemensat Paris Move
“Wow, talk about a smashing hard bop album.
If Blue Note were still under the command of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, this is what their output would sound like.
A solid record with muscular music and sublime solos.”
----- Marc Myers Jazz Wax
“Like any great artist, Weiss is dedicated to taking uncharted paths and telling new stories to his listening public.”
---- Dee Dee McNeil Making a Scene
"It's the kind of music I had in mind when I first started blogging all those years ago - bop, hard bop, post bop and beyond (albeit not too far beyond).
A contender, maybe numero uno."
---- BeBop Spoken Here
"The sheer energy and musicianship on display make it a compelling journey from start to finish.”
----Jazz Trail
“It is quite clear and definitive that David Weiss, the scene setter, director and Auteur of this incredible recording, knew exactly the kind of provocative music he wanted to convey in his vision of a new world for bebop and does, so convincingly and compellingly.”
---Edward Blanco All About Jazz
“It’s albums like these, and artists like Weiss, that remind you why you got into jazz in the first place. Encore!”
---- George Harris Jazz Weekly
“Auteur's music is rooted in Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Wayne Shorter. And in my opinion, Weiss is carrying on their tradition and making all of them very proud.
Auteur is mature but accessible music, the whole band sounds great, and Weiss has created the perfect context and compositions….”
----Modern Drummer
Caroline Davis
Saturday May 16th
Julian Shore, Chris Tordini & Tim Angulo
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986992068766?aff=oddtdtcreator
live with nurturing visions of simple sonic offerings to morph our present situation, Caroline Davis’ main reason for playing music is to connect with others, beckoning new vistas among curious listeners. Her musical journey began in Singapore, in a humid climate, hearing sounds underwater that she would recreate by singing to her German shepherd dogs, who treated her as their own. Her family moved to the United States, Atlanta, Georgia, around age 6, where she encountered R&B and gospel music rife with horns that called her to choose the saxophone 6 years later.
Today, Caroline’s music covers a wide range of styles, owed to this shifting environment. As a leader, she has released nine albums: Live Work & Play (2012), Doors: Chicago Storylines (2015), Heart Tonic (2018), Alula (2019), Anthems (2019), Portals, Vol. 1: Mourning (2021), Alula: Captivity (2023), Portals, Vol.2: Returning (2024), and Fallows (2026). Her active projects include jazz-leaning Portals, experimental R&B My Tree, and protest band Alula. She has won Downbeat’s Critic’s Poll Rising Star Alto-Saxophonist (2018) and has been included in numerous Reader and Critics Polls. Her work has garnered much praise from NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Wire, DownBeat, and many international publications.
Recent Events
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
A free concert on June 3rd 2025 at Whitworth University was sponsored by by MPTF and Musician's local 105. 2 bands performed: Naomie Moon Siegel- trombone, Ray Larsen- trumpet, Andy Coe - guitar, Kelsy Mines - bass, Christopher Icasiano- drums
Skyler Mendell sextet with David Bernot, Jonathan Bumpus, Carlos Castellblanch, Ian McCune & Zach Mautz
Jahari Stampley Trio April 2025
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
Back for the third time in 2 years, this time with his full trio Jahari Stampley put on an electrifying show at Hamilton Listening Room on April 26, 2025 with D'erania Stampley and Miquel Russel. He also performed for Deer Park High School and Northwood Middle School for Imagine Jazz in the schools program.
Michael Mayo April 2025
Naomi Moon Siegel & Skyler Mendell
Michael Mayo April 2025
April 5, 2025 Audience members were wowed by the sounds of Grammy nominated Michael Mayo who performed with a stellar band including
Andrew Freedman: piano, Kyle Miles: Bass
Robin Baytas: Drums. Students from EWU took part in a workshop with Michael in the afternoon before the show.
Catharsis Nov 2024
Michael Mayo April 2025
November 3, 2024 Ryan Keberle and catharsis performed at SFCC and performed at EWU for Imagine Jazz in the schools on Nov 4. Mike Rodriguez, Camila Meza, Ike Sturm and Jimmy Macbride.
Jeremy Pelt Quintet Oct 2024
Jeremy Pelt Quintet performed at Hamilton Listening Room October 20, 2024
Performing at Hamilton Listening Room for 2 sets. Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet, Jalen Baker - Vibraphone, Alex Wintz - Guitar, Leighton Harrell - Bass, Jared Spears - Drums
They visited Rogers High School for Imagine Jazz in the Schools performing for Rogers High School and Deer Park High School
Jazz in the Air Festival 2024
Celebrating Expo 50, Imagine Jazz featured over 80 musicians in Riverfront Park Celebrating Jazz in the Community!
Past Guest Artist Events
Tim Berne Trio
Tim Berne Trio
March 14, 2024: Tim Berne, along with Greg Belisle-Chi and Tom Rainey brought an adventurous improvised trio, taking listeners on a journey from soft and beautiful to wild and bombastic.
Caroline Davis
Tim Berne Trio
March 4, 2024: Caroline Davis brought her electronic project Alula featuring Chris Tordini and Eliza Salem, taking students and audience members on a wild ride with various electronic components and a powerful social justice cause.
Jahari Stampley & D-Erania
A Special mother and son Duo October 2023. Jahari Dazzled listeners with his technical intricacy, celebrating the win of his recent victory as the winner of the Herbie Hancock Piano Competition.
Ralph Alessi Quartet
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
June 2023 Ralph Alessi performed at Holy Names Music Center with Andy Milne, John Hebert and mark ferber
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
Alto Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw performed his first solo saxophone performance at the Cetnral Library in October of 2022 and returned in April of 2023 with a full quartet including Lawrence Fields, Ben Street and EJ Strickland.
Marquis Hill
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
Jaleel Shaw Quartet & Solo saxophone
October 17th, 2022 at Holy Names Music Center - a packed house enjoyed beautiful music by Marquis Hill, Jahari Stampley, Jeremiah Collier and Joshua Griffin
Jon Irabagon trio
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
March 9th 2022, Saxophonist Jon Irabagon performed worked with Mt Spokane High School Students and students from the Libby Center in our first Invitational. Students performed for feedback and received a workshop and performance by Jon Irabagon. That Evening Jon played in trio format at the Bad Seed in Hillyard.
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
Darryl Yokley, Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, and Wayne Smith Jr visited Spokane on November 14, 2021 for a legacy workshop and Concert. 20 students ranging in age from middle school to adult attended the workshop with all four members of the quartet, and 40 community members attended the concert at Holy Names Music Center.
Jamie Baum Septet
Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
Jamie Baum, Jonathan Finlayson, Aaron Irwin, Chris Komer, Brad Shepik, John Escreet, Ricky Rodriguez and Jeff Hirshfield performed a workshop at Hoffman Music for a limited audience of 15 on October 19th and a concert at Holy Names Music Center for 45 people on October 20, 2021.
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
The week before Covid-19 forced closures state and worldwide, Jonathan Barber, Taber Gable, Andrew Renfroe and Matt Dwonszyk performed at McNally Recital Hall on March 6th for and audience of 70 and worked with 12 students in The Legacy Jazz Workshop on March 7th 2020.
Carl Allen Residency
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
Jeremy Pelt Quintet Residency
Drummer Carl Allen visited SFCC, Whitworth, EWU and Hoffman music for educational workshops and performed a concert at The Monroe Room sponsored by Spokane City Credit Union (SCCU) on February 26th and 27th 2020.
Jeremy Pelt Quintet Residency
Jonathan Barber "Vision Ahead" Residency
Jeremy Pelt Quintet Residency
Jeremy Pelt, Chien Chien Lu, Victor Gould, Richie Goods and Allan Mednard performed at McNally Recital Hall on January 15th, 2020 for 85 people, and worked with 20 students and community members in The Legacy Jazz Workshop.
Virtual Events
Virtual Events
During Covid-19 shutdowns we focused on livestream concerts and zoom webinars.
Thanks to support from Spokane Arts we were able to offer the following programs.
Jaleel Shaw "Developing a solid Practice routine and creativity"
Carl Allen - "Building great practice habits and foundational skills for drummers"
Marcus Strickland - “Horn players using piano voicings to develop harmonic concepts”
EJ Strickland "Provoking Rhythmic Dialogue While Improvising"
Jason Palmer "Creating your own backing tracks and other practice tools"
Greta Matassa "Jazz Vocal Workshop" plus masterclass with 4 EWU students
Todd DelGiudice "Finding your own voice as an Improvisor"
Rene Marie "More than Words"
Christopher Brown "Using Jazz as a lens to reframe the gravity of communication and decision making"
Marcus Strickland: Exchange Village
Dayna Stephens: "Finding Your Own Voice Through Improvisation"
Joe Dyson: "New Orleans drumming and rhythm"
Aaron Parks: “Approaches to Composition”
Rick Rosato: “Improvising on the Bass”
Livestream Concerts:
Jeremy Pelt & George Cables
Jason Palmer Quintet
Dayna Stephens Quartet
The Imagine Collective
The Joy of Bird - celebrating the Centennial of Charlie Parker
and many local performers.
Joe Magnarelli Quintet & The Legacy Jazz Workshop June 26, 2019
Students ranging from school aged to adult professional worked with Ralph Moore, Anthony Wonsey, Dezron Douglas, Joe Magnarelli and George Fludas in a workshop at Holy Names Music Center on June 26th receiving workshops and group lessons from each member of the quintet. The concert, sponsored by Hoffman Music, Holy Names Music Center, Spokane Art Grant Award and The Herb Alpert Foundation via the Jazz Education Network (JEN) took place at Spokane Falls Community College.
The Black Art Jazz Collective
January 23, 2019
The Black Art Jazz Collective performed a concert on Jan 23rd at SFCC auditorium for an audience of 95.
They also performed an afternoon clinic in which students from Deer Park High School, Washington State University, and members of the community learned from the group.
On January 24th, We drove BAJC to Missoula where they gave clinics at University of Montana and performed to a sold out audience of 130 at the Downtown Dance Collective.
Wayne Escoffery
Jeremy Pelt
Xavier Davis
Corcoran Holt
Johnathan Blake
BLUES PEOPLE
The Logan Richardson Quartet
October 2nd & 3rd 2018
An Inter-dimensional portal was opened and for a short time we all existed on the same plane. Logan Richardson's beautiful alto sound soared above Igor Osypov's intricate guitar lines that weaved and danced above the powerful duo of Dominique Sanders's Bass and Ryan Lee's drums. Epic Rock beats were fused with elements of Jazz, Blues, Metal and Modern Freedom....... Filled with heavy guitar effects, samples and lyrical solos. It was victory music; beautiful and inspiring. It referenced the battle, represented the struggle and was everything we knew we always needed but couldn't quite define. It was simply grand.
Local students from WSU, SFCC and EWU were in attendance in the SFCC band room on Oct 2nd where the workshop began with an interview with Logan Richardson. Richardson spoke about his hometown Kansas City, creative culture in New York, the history of slavery and it's affect on society, current social struggles, the concepts of stretch music and SHIFT.
During the interactive portion of the workshop, students from the WSU combo "Jazz Wires" performed for Logan and the quartet. The students were encouraged to "play like it was the very last time". Drummer Ryan Lee coached
the students on beats, technique and more. The Imagine Collective also performed for the
Quartet.
On Wednesday Oct 3rd, BLUES PEOPLE stepped out to Cheney and talked with students on aspects of the music business and then performed a short set for the entire school of music at Convocation.
The BLUES PEOPLE concert was the first Imagine Jazz collaboration with Terrain at the Washington Cracker Co Building. Around 90 people were in attendance at the concert including many college students.
-Rachel Bade-McMurphy
Logan Richardson at Terrain Oct 3, 2018
Vincent Herring Quartet June 2018
Vincent Herring Quartet Clinic
Vincent Herring Quartet Clinic
Vincent Herring Quartet Clinic
June 18 2018 we had the great pleasure of receiving a clinic from The Vincent Herring Quartet with Carl Allen, David Kikoski and Yasushi Nakamura. Around 30 students and community members were able to receive advice from the Quartet at Holy Names Music Center. The clinic was made possible in part by Yamaha.
Vincent Herring Quartet
Vincent Herring Quartet Clinic
Vincent Herring Quartet Clinic
The show was well attended, with around 90 attendants at The House of Soul. The quartet with Carl Allen, Yasushi Nakamura and David Kikoski played 2 sets to a very appreciative audience.
2018 Imagine Jazz Festival
The 2018 Festival came to a close on April 25th
We were so pleased with the first ever Imagine Jazz Festival!
Local Bands performed at House of Soul Thurs-Sun and we finished out the festival with a performance by The WIllie Jones III Quintet. We rented a grand piano - so Spokane could experience a real dinner-club atomosphere. The Willie Jones III quintet was off the hook - bringing a great mix of intensity, and soul and brought the New York Vibe to Spokane. It was the such a treat for Spokane listeners at The House of Soul who varied from College students to local professional musicians and other jazz loving community members.
Student Clinics
We had 3 fantastic clinics for this years fesstival - giving the local studnets many opportunities to work with the guest artitsts - The Willie Jones III Quintet.
The Tuesday night clinic featured small group combos from WSU, EWU, Whitworth and SAJE who performed and received feedback by the artists. It was a treat for the students to be able to watch each other perform, and for all the students to be able to hear the various comments. In the middle of the clinic, the students were able to watch a small performance by members of the Willie Jones III Quintet - allowing them to hear the model.
There were 2 clinics on Wednesday - one at Mead High School where Jeremy Pelt worked with some students on soloing, and a clinic in the afternoon at The House of Soul where Ralph Moore, Gerald Cannon and Willie Jones III worked in trio format performing for students of SAJE and answering various questions.
Imagine Jazz Festival 2018
