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Bellevue Jazz Festival Starts Today

Check out the lineup of the Bellevue Jazz Festival, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday at venues throughout downtown Bellevue.

Check out the lineup of the Bellevue Jazz Festival, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday at venues throughout downtown Bellevue.

The event is presented by the Bellevue Downtown Association.

Ticketed events are at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, though most events are free at restaurants, retail locations and the Bellevue Arts Museum.

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Saturday and Sunday, check out the Student Showcase featuring selected high school bands, including bands from Bellevue, Newport and Sammamish high schools.

and let us know which acts you are planning to see.

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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 ]

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 ]

 

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 ]

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 ]

 

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 ]

 

*PLEASE NOTE: Venue is 21 and older.


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