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.
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.
Click here for a link to the Bellevue Jazz Festival's website.
Wednesday, June 01
4:30 PM Steve Rice Duo - PianistLincoln 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 - VocalistGrand 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 - PianistLincoln 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 - GuitaristGrand 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 - PianistLincoln 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 - VocalistGrand 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 - PianistSherman 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 & VibraphonistGrand 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 - VocalistZ'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 ComboBellevue 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 ]
*PLEASE NOTE: Venue is 21 and older.
