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JUNE 3 – JUNE 6, 2010

Artists

2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival Featured Artists

Friday, May 22

3:15 PM

Sammamish High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

4:00 PM

Jose Gonzales Trio

Grand Cru Wine Shop & Bar at TEN20 [ FREE ]

A spicy blend of funk, swing, and pop

4:30 PM

Newport High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

5:00 PM

Jon Hamar Trio

Vertigo Lounge & Grill [ FREE ]

Jazz bass

5:30 PM

New Age Flamenco

Bellevue Grille [ FREE ]

Latin jazz

5:45 PM

Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

7:00 PM

Trish Hatley Trio

El Gaucho Bellevue [ FREE ]

Jazz vocalist

7:00 PM

Kurt Elling

Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]

Kurt Elling

Kurt Elling is widely known as the preeminent young male jazz singer today. On Nightmoves (2007), his brilliant debut for Concord Records and seventh outing overall, Elling artfully blends his rich baritone voice with signature scatting and virtuosic vocalese in a wide-ranging repertoire of tunes ... [ more ]

9:00 PM

Dianne Reeves Strings Attached

Meydenbauer Center (Center Hall) [ Buy tickets ]

Dianne Reeves Strings Attached

Recognized as one of the premier vocalists in the world, four-time GRAMMY® winner, Dianne Reeves, is one of the most significant singers in jazz. ... [ more ]

10:30 PM

Music Works Jazz Orchestra & Jam Session

Courtyard by Marriott-Downtown Bellevue [ FREE ]

Jam with members of the Music Works Jazz Orchestra. MWJO will perform a short set at 10:30 PM. Other musicians are welcome to join at 11:45 PM. Appetizers & beverages will be available for purchase at jam session.

Saturday, May 23

12:30 PM

Bellevue High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

2:00 PM

Danilo Perez

Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]

Danilo Perez

The extraordinary Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Perez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. ... [ more ]

3:30 PM

Shorewood High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

4:30 PM

Greta Matassa Quartet

Sherman Clay Pianos [ FREE ]

Jazz vocalist

4:45 PM

Ingraham High School Jazz Combo

Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]

Student Showcase - Jazz Combo

5:30 PM

Bill Anschell Trio

Bellevue Grille [ FREE ]

Jazz pianist

7:00 PM

Trish Hatley Trio

El Gaucho Bellevue [ FREE ]

Jazz vocalist

7:00 PM

Patricia Barber

Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]

Patricia Barber

The singular singer & pianist Patricia Barber last put her distinct stamp on a collection of standards with her acclaimed 2000 release Nightclub. Now Barber returns with The Cole Porter Mix (2008) ... [ more ]

8:00 PM

Thomas Marriott Trio

Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue [ FREE ]

Trumpet artist

9:00 PM

Mingus Big Band

Meydenbauer Center (Center Hall) [ Buy tickets ]

Mingus Big Band

The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, Charles Mingus. ... [ more ]

10:30 PM

Origin Records Jam Session

Courtyard by Marriott-Downtown Bellevue [ FREE ]

Jam with Origin Records artists: Bill Anschell on piano, Paul Gabrielson on bass and John Bishop on drums. Appetizers & beverages will be available for purchase at jam session.

Sunday, May 24

11:00 AM

Primo Kim Trio

Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill [ FREE ]

Jazz pianist and vocalist

2:00 PM

Mose Allison Trio

Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]

Mose Allison Trio

Mose John Allison Jr. was born in 1927 in Tippo, Mississippi, a cotton town in the Mississippi delta. By the time Mose was in grade school he was already composing boogie woogie tunes on the piano. ... [ more ]

4:00 PM

Dave Peterson Trio

Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant [ FREE ]

Guitarist

7:00 PM

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Plus The Festival's Rising Stars

Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Plus The Festival's Rising Stars

The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) is the Northwest's premier big band jazz ensemble. Founded in 1995, the 17-piece big band is made up of the most prominent jazz soloists and band leaders in the greater Seattle area. ... [ more ]

10:00 PM

Hadley Caliman Trio

Twisted Cork Wine Bar [ FREE ]

Jazz saxophonist