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June 1 – June 5, 2011

Artists

2011 Bellevue Jazz Festival Featured Artists

Wednesday, June 01

4:30 PM	Steve Rice Duo - Pianist Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Jason Parker Duo - Trumpeter Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Live piano entertainment by June Tonkin El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Eugene Bien Duo - Pianist John Howie Steak [ FREE ]
7:30 PM	Regina Carter's "Reverse Thread" Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] Preeminent violinist Regina Carter first came into the spotlight for her work in the all female pop-jazz quintet Straight Ahead in the 1990s. In 2006 Carter was awarded a MacArthur Fellows Program grant which armed her with the funds and the freedom to follow her muse and create the arrangements for her latest release Reverse Thread ... [ more ]
8:00 PM	Martine - Vocalist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
9:30 PM	Card-Hopper-Smith - Classic Jazz Trio Wild Ginger at The Bravern [ FREE ]

Thursday, June 02

4:30 PM	Overton Berry Duo - Pianist Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Jay Thomas Duo - Multi-Instrumentalist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Live piano entertainment by June Tonkin El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Murl Allen Sanders Duo - Pianist John Howie Steak [ FREE ]
7:30 PM	Chris Potter's Underground plus Michael Formanek Quartet Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] An extraordinary night with two of the hottest bands in jazz. A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. The Michale Formenak quartet's The Rub and Spare Change on ECM Records, shows four of today's most respected creative artists at the top of their form ... [ more ]
8:00 PM	Dave Peterson Duo - Guitarist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
8:00 PM	Threat of Beauty featuring Evan Flory-Barnes - Bassist Twisted Cork Lounge at Hyatt Regency Bellevue * [ FREE ]
9:00 PM	Stephanie Porter Quartet - Vocalist LOT No. 3 [ FREE ]

Friday, June 03

4:30 PM	Karin Kajita Duo - Pianist Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Randy Halberstadt Duo - Pianist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Live piano entertainment by June Tonkin El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Susan Pascal Duo - Vibraphonist John Howie Steak [ FREE ]
7:30 PM	Tierney Sutton Band plus Luis Perdomo Trio Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] A three-time GRAMMY® nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album, The Tierney Sutton Band has collaborated for a span of 17 years. Luis Perdomo has made his mark as a performer, a composer and arranger. His fourth record Universal Mind features bandmate in Ravi Coltrane's band, bassist Drew Gress and master drummer extraordinaire Jack Dejohnette ... [ more ]
8:00 PM	Gail Pettis Trio - Vocalist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
8:00 PM	Karen Shivers Quartet Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue * [ FREE ]
9:00 PM	Jovino Santos Neto Trio - Pianist Twisted Cork Lounge at Hyatt Regency Bellevue * [ FREE ]
10:00 PM	Music Works Jazz Orchestra & Jam Session - Jam with members of the Music Works Jazz Orchestra Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Bellevue [ FREE ]

Saturday, June 04

12:00 PM	Bill Anschell Trio - Pianist Sherman Clay of Bellevue [ FREE ]
12:45 PM	Ingraham High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
1:30 PM	Jazz Workshop hosted by local professional Bill Anschell Sherman Clay of Bellevue [ FREE ]
2:00 PM	Tyee Middle School Jazz Band Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
3:15 PM	Hazen High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
4:30 PM	Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
5:30 PM	Marco de Cavalho Duo - Guitarist Ruth's Chris Steak House [ FREE ]
5:45 PM	Timbercrest Junior High School Jazz Band Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Jake Bergevin Duo - Trumpeter & Vocalist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Woodinville High School Jazz Band Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Live piano entertainment by June Tonkin El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
7:00 PM	Darrius Willrich Duo - Pianist John Howie Steak [ FREE ]
7:30 PM	Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Zakir Hussain Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] Charles Lloyd, a legendary saxophonist and composer, was immersed in the rich musical life of Memphis, Tennessee where he was born, and exposed to jazz at an early age. Zakir Hussain, a classical tabla virtuoso, is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time ... [ more ]
8:00 PM	Collier & Dean - Bassist & Vibraphonist Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
8:00 PM	Thomas Marriott - Trumpeter Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue * [ FREE ]
9:00 PM	Greg Williamson Quartet - Jazz Band Twisted Cork Lounge at Hyatt Regency Bellevue * [ FREE ]
10:00 PM	Origin Records Jam Session - Jam with artists from the Origin Records label Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Bellevue [ FREE ]

Sunday, June 05

11:00 AM	Dina Blade Trio - Vocalist Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill Jazz Brunch [ FREE ]
11:15 AM	Eckstein Middle School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
12:30 PM	Bellevue High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
1:45 PM	Sammamish High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
3:00 PM	Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
3:00 PM	Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra plus The Festival's Rising Stars Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ] The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) is the Northwest's premier big band jazz ensemble made up of the most prominent jazz soloists and band leaders in the greater Seattle area ... [ more ]
4:15 PM	Newport High School Jazz Combo Bellevue Arts Museum [ FREE ]
5:30 PM	The Kora Band - Jazz Band Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant * [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Susan Pascal Duo - Vibraphonist John Howie Steak [ FREE ]
6:00 PM	Primo Kim Trio - Pianist El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]