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Last Week in Live Music: Arctic Monkeys, Blowfly, Tomten, and More

Tony Kay — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:12:12 +0000

After a long live music drought, I found myself thrown by happy circumstance into no less than five shows last week. It only felt right to share. Getting out of your comfort zone is essential to shake the dust off of your eardrums, and catching Shemekia Copeland and the Robert Cray Band at their August … Continue reading →

Live Show Review: Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária at Jazz Alley

Royal Stuart — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:14:11 +0000

Quiet yet powerful. Controlled yet freed. Electrified yet not. Last night’s show at the fabulous Jazz Alley, featuring the inimitable Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária, was a performance in dichotomy. Frisell, long-time Seattle resident, and Cantuária, a Brazilian New Yorker, have played together off and on for 20 years. Together, on stage, guitars in hand, … Continue reading →

Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária: a night not to miss at Jazz Alley (and you can get free tickets here)

Royal Stuart — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:39:43 +0000

Make sure you’re free next Tuesday or Wednesday night. That’s because legendary jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, along with world-renowned Brazilian Bossa Nova / Jazz guitarist, drummer, percussionist, and singer Vinicius Cantuária are playing together at the intimate and lovely Jazz Alley. These two fantastic musicians are playing together again, as they have done many times … Continue reading →

Live Show Review: Maceo Parker at Jazz Alley

Royal Stuart — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:46:17 +0000

If you live in Seattle, I’d like to apologize up front for the feelings of despair and depression that you will surely feel at the end of this article. You see, you missed legendary saxophonist Maceo Parker performing with his exceedingly stellar band at Jazz Alley this past weekend. A quick history: James Brown, George … Continue reading →

“98% funky stuff, 2% jazz”: Legendary musician Maceo Parker talks to the SunBreak before returning to Jazz Alley

Chris Burlingame — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:15:32 +0000

Maceo Parker just might have pop music’s best resume. As a saxophone player, he’s been intricate parts of bands for James Brown, George Clinton, and Prince and his career spans at least fifty years. It’s not hyperbole to call him pop’s greatest sideman. But he also has been a prolific solo artist, putting out his first … Continue reading →

Five Questions With Spencer Day

Michael van Baker — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:42:51 +0000

"I suppose I would probably describe myself as a modern torch singer. No matter what style of music I am singing, that is usually the way I deliver a song."