JOIN US FOR NEW YEARS EVE 2005:
A BLACK & WHITE BALL
A night of LIVE SALSA featuring TUMBAO
plus DJ'd Swing, Waltzes and other dance favorites
Join us for a formal sit down dinner in the Ballroom at 7:00, OR show up afterwards for the party at 9:30.
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Tumbao is a six-piece band known in the Northwest for their joyful and energetic performances. A unique combination of musicians allows Tumbao to combine traditional-style Salsa with modern Timba and Latin jazz.
The artists who make up Tumbao are Julio Jauregui (piano), Dean Schmidt (bass), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Jeff Busch (drums), Pedro Vargas (congas) and Carlos Cascante (vocal). Julio Jauregui started his music education at a very early age in Mexico City and completed a degree in music at Eugene, OR. Julio was responsible for all the arrangements on ?Recuerdos?. Dean Schmitt and Jeff Busch, both from Washington, are well-versed in a variety of music styles, including Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Samba, Calypso and Rock. This provides the band a wealth of musical options. Jeff Busch was also the percussionist on Jovino Santos Neto's album 'Canto do Rio' which was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2004. Pedro Vargas, the newest band member, grew up in Cuba and brings a rich Cuban influence to Tumbao. Pedro has toured the World and played with many great traditional Cuban artists, such as the stars of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, Sierra Maestra, etc. Thomas Marriott is a well known Jazz trumpet player who has already recorded four of his own CD?s. He has also played with an impressive roster of jazz luminaries including trumpet god Maynard Ferguson, Rosemary Clooney, the Tito Puente Orchestra, and the Chico O'Farill Orchestra. Carlos Cascante leads the group with his deep love for the music. His large knowledge of all types of Latin rhythms combined with his creative improvisational talent make him one of the up-and-coming Soneros in the Latin scene. The music and performance of Tumbao ignites the audiences and inspires to dance.
ALL AGES
LIVE SWING w/
STOMPY JONES
(AKA SWING SESSION)
9:00p Swing Lesson (Free w/Cover)
9:30p-12:30a Dance
$15
The Swing Session has a new name: Stompy Jones! The same six fellas, the same jumpin' jazz and swingin' blues, but a new name to go along with a new album.
With their vintage attire and romping small-band swing, these fellas have injected a healthy dose of "Central Avenue" inspired Rhythm & Blues into the current swing scene. Little David's thumpin' stand-up bass, Bowen Brown's swinging double-shuffle drumming and the rolling boogie-woogie piano of Scott Lawrence provide the foundation. Riffing on top is Tim Hyland on trumpet and Jeff "Erv" Ervin on tenor and alto saxophone. Together these two highly respected "take-off men" create the fireworks of vintage jazz. At center stage, the "swing man" rejoicing and shouting the blues is the irrepressible Peter "Pops" Walsh! Not many of the current revivalists wear the mantle of "Swing" with as much confidence and ease as these journeymen of jump. "The swingin'est of 'em all" is what many of the best swing-dancers, jitterbugs and old-timey music enthusiasts are saying about The Swing Session! Whether they're appearing at a posh supper club, concert hall, or a little place "just down the road apiece" these fellas deliver high-fidelity, high flying, eight-to-the-bar romance with every performance. The Swing Session revisits the rumbling, driving, joyous, pulsating, overwhelming style of jazz that came to be known as Rock & Roll.
Photo: Scott Larson
Co-sponsored with
WASHBURN PIANO
KILLER DILLER BALL
ALL AGES
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p
Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$10
Plus:
Performances
...and the Famous Harvest Moon Lindy Contest!
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet's past gigs include the Atomic TOE (December 2002, Lindy Exchange in Toronto, Ontario), Swing Out Northwest (December 2002 and 2004, in Port Townsend, Washington), the Detroit Lindy Exchange (May, 2003), and the All-Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio (May, 2003). The bandleader is himself a swing dancer, which means that everything the band plays is directly focused on the dancers. Its repertoire is rooted in those of the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.
LIVE SALSA & CD RELEASE PARTY w/
TUMBAO
9:15p
Salsa Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-1:30a
Dance
$15
CD
$15
Buy the CD at the door when you arrive and get BOTH the CD and dance for $25 - Save $5!
Tumbao is a six-piece band known in the Northwest for their joyful and energetic performances. A unique combination of musicians allows Tumbao to combine traditional-style Salsa with modern Timba and Latin jazz.
The artists who make up Tumbao are Julio Jauregui (piano), Dean Schmidt (bass), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Jeff Busch (drums), Pedro Vargas (congas) and Carlos Cascante (vocal). Julio Jauregui started his music education at a very early age in Mexico City and completed a degree in music at Eugene, OR. Julio was responsible for all the arrangements on ?Recuerdos?. Dean Schmitt and Jeff Busch, both from Washington, are well-versed in a variety of music styles, including Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Samba, Calypso and Rock. This provides the band a wealth of musical options. Jeff Busch was also the percussionist on Jovino Santos Neto's album 'Canto do Rio' which was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2004. Pedro Vargas, the newest band member, grew up in Cuba and brings a rich Cuban influence to Tumbao. Pedro has toured the World and played with many great traditional Cuban artists, such as the stars of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, Sierra Maestra, etc. Thomas Marriott is a well known Jazz trumpet player who has already recorded four of his own CD?s. He has also played with an impressive roster of jazz luminaries including trumpet god Maynard Ferguson, Rosemary Clooney, the Tito Puente Orchestra, and the Chico O'Farill Orchestra. Carlos Cascante leads the group with his deep love for the music. His large knowledge of all types of Latin rhythms combined with his creative improvisational talent make him one of the up-and-coming Soneros in the Latin scene. The music and performance of Tumbao ignites the audiences and inspires to dance.
Photo: Scott Larson
Co-sponsored with
WASHBURN PIANO
ALL AGES
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p
Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$10
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet's past gigs include the Atomic TOE (December 2002, Lindy Exchange in Toronto, Ontario), Swing Out Northwest (December 2002 and 2004, in Port Townsend, Washington), the Detroit Lindy Exchange (May, 2003), and the All-Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio (May, 2003). The bandleader is himself a swing dancer, which means that everything the band plays is directly focused on the dancers. Its repertoire is rooted in those of the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.
LIVE SALSA w/
TIEMPO LIBRE
9:15p
Salsa Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:45p-1:30a
Dance
$20
One of the hottest young Latin bands today, equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, Miami-based Tiempo Libre has become known for their imaginative, high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive hard-driving rhythms of their distinctive timba, true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba.
Combining some of the most sought-after musicians in Miami today, the creation of this band emerged from a common desire amongst its founding members, all of them Cuban immigrants and old friends. Schooled in different Havana conservatories and all enjoying thriving careers in Latin music, these seven extraordinary musicians came together to realize their collective musical dream: to create a new musical style by fusing their diverse individual talents with a unique mix of jazz, traditional Cuban and Afro-Cuban music. Their eagerness to share their music with others led these multi-talented musicians to come together between projects to develop their new style together. Hence the name Tiempo Libre (Free Time).
Since their formation in 2001, Tiempo Libre have been on a mission: to share the musical heritage which they grew up with as wide an audience as possible, reinterpreting and reinvigorating traditional Cuban music with a youthful, modern sound.
In January 2005, Tiempo Libre signed a multi-record deal with Shanachie Entertainment. Their debut CD on that label - Arroz con Mango - will be released in May 2005. To support the release of the album, Tiempo Libre will be touring extensively throughout the United States, including performances at the Ravinia Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Festival International de Louisiane, Society of the Performing Arts in Houston, to mention just a few - and they will make their European debut during a tour to Italy in August 2005.
Each of these in-demand musicians has vast experience in the music industry, performing, touring and recording with such artists as Albita, Cachao, Arturo Sandoval, NG La Banda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Isaac Delgado, Roberto Torres, and DLG to name just a few.
SALSA w/
LATIN EXPRESSION
8:30p
Salsa Lesson
$5 (w/Cover)
9:30p-1:30a
Dance
$12
Hot Salsa! The only way to describe Latin Expression is "phenomenal". This 12-piece orchestra creates a sound complimented by flashy styles and synchronized movements. The orchestra is driven by balancing four horns, a five piece rhythm and percussion section, followed by three vocalists. This is the premier Salsa band in all the Northwest. The orchestra's repertoire includes a unique variety of merengue, bolero, cumbia, Latin Jazz, and other rhythms and styles generally encompassed by the term "salsa". Also described as "Power Salsa".
Latin Expression has been playing all over the West Coast including British Columbia for over 15 years, and are now recognized as an experienced, enthusiastic compilation of professional musicians.
BENEFIT FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
GRAMMY NOMINATED CUBAN MUSICIAN
JUAN-CARLOS FORMELL
5:30p General Admission
7p Show
$12
Limited dinner reservations available.
The Grammy-Nominated musician returns to Seattle to perform a benefit concert for the Seattle International Children's Festival.
Expect the unexpected from Cuban music rebel Juan-Carlos Formell, whose visionary songs have been hailed as "the magical realism of music". A virtuoso on guitar and bass, his use of progressive rhythms and his intensely personal approach to songwriting have been compared to the work of Caetano Veloso and Joao Gilberto, Steve Earleand Neil Young.
"A romantic with a heart like a laser beam, Formell deftly mines his Cuban musical heritage for a solo set of nontrivial love songs inspired by New Orleans's 'cemeteries & desire'. Like Brazil's Caetano Veloso, Formell brings the rumba and bolero forms up to contemporary speed without tarnishing their essence."
~ R Gehr, The Village Voice
"Count Juan-Carlos Formell's perfectly beautiful Cemeteries & Desire among those albums that, though foreign, requires no translation -- to play this disc is to fall swooningly, unblinkingly in love with it. No previous experience with Cuban music is needed, though the ability to discern its many flavors aids a listener in justifying the praise it unfailingly extracts. Unlike thundering, lust-steeped conga, mambo, or salsa -- all horns, drums, heat, and bravado -- what Formell brings to modern Latin music is Caetano Veloso-style sophistication and intimacy."
~ Tammy La Gorce, All Music Guide
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
THE LOUISIANA JOYMAKERS
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-12:30
Dance
$10
The Louisiana Joymakers were organized in 2003, a combination of five talented veteran Dixielanders and two blossoming rookies. They are quickly gaining a reputation as a band to be heard on the festival circuit. They play pop and traditional jazz tunes from the 1920s and 30s in a tasteful New Orleans or early swing style. As a coop band, each is a 1/7 leader.
VOCALIST
LIZZ WRIGHT
7p General Admission
8p Show
$15
Sorry, all dinner reservations have been filled
Lizz's new CD was reviewed in the June 14, 2004 issue of THE SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER
On her 2003 debut, Salt, Lizz Wright was hailed by People Magazine as ?one of the year's most promising new voices,? a ?smoky, simmering? talent, according to USA Today. Wright's new album Dreaming Wide Awake, set for June 14 release on Verve Forecast, finds that promise fulfilled.
Wright recorded ?Dreaming? at Allaire Studios in Woodstock, NY, with Craig Street (Cassandra Wilson, k.d. lang) producing, and a deep well of New York talent contributing: guitarist Bill Frisell, Grammy-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, Mark Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius), Ollabelle organist Glenn Patscha, and Toshi Reagon among others.
Three of the eleven songs on ?Dreaming? were written or co-written by Wright, proving that her ?rapidly burgeoning writing talent? (LA Times) has now fully blossomed. From the deep-in-the-pocket, earthy soul of ?Hit The Ground? (co-written with Jesse Harris and Toshi Reagon), to the buoyant Fender Rhodes groove of ?Trouble,? or the hazy, aching title track, each of Wright's original compositions casts an unforgettable spell.
Elsewhere she lends her ?pitch-perfect, full-bodied voice? (NY Times) to a gorgeous, melancholic reading of Joe Henry's ?Stop? (first popularized by Madonna on her Music album); turns Neil Young's ?Old Man,? into a dark cautionary tale; strips Ella Jenkins' ?Wake Up Little Sparrow? down to a spare, zen-folk meditation; imparts the Aquarian anthem ?Get Together? first popularized by the Youngbloods, with a new urgency; and recasts the Ric Marlow/Bobby Scott tune ?A Taste of Honey? - best known as an early Beatles hit - as a haunting delta blues.
Lizz Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, GA. The second of three children, her father was a Holiness Church pastor, her mother the church organist. Wright grew up traveling the south, singing with her parents and siblings. She first came to national attention in 2002, when she played a series of tribute shows to the great Billie Holiday. Reviewing one of those shows, The LA Times proclaimed, with only a hint of hyperbole, ?she walked on stage at the Hollywood Bowl a virtual unknown. Fifteen minutes later, she walked off a star.?
Since then, Wright has toured the world growing her audience and meeting new fans. Don't miss a chance to see Lizz live...
FROM AUSTRALIA: SINGER / SONGWRITER
MISSY HIGGINS
with
RAUL MIDON
7p General Admission
8p Show
$12
Limited dinner reservations available.Reservations are made separate from ticket purchase. For dinner reservations, please contact our office during business hours at 206 324-7263.
See Raul's live performance at the Kennedy Center
Missy Higgins is a singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. Her music is unadorned and unforgettable.
Missy started singing in her early teens; lying about her age to get into local bars and play with her brother's jazz combo. She was thrust into the limelight in her homeland when she won a demo competition conducted by the national alternative broadcaster, Triple J. Although she was still at high school, her song "All For Believing" quickly became one of the station's most requested tracks of 2001.
Many music industry types urged Missy to capitalize on this national radio exposure by quickly releasing a CD. However, she wanted more time to grow as a songwriter and performer so instead of rushing into a recording studio she chose to spend the following year backpacking across Europe and writing lots more music. While she was off doing that, a live recording she'd made for Triple J found it's way to Los Angeles tastemaker radio station KCRW and they started playing it. Many U.S. labels responded to the sound of her unique voice wrapping itself around her emotive lyrics. Even though she had spent 2002 trekking around youth hostels, by the end of that year she had landed an international deal with Warner Bros Records.
Missy's memorable debut album "The Sound Of White" was released in early September. In an extraordinary achievement for a new artist, the album also debuted at #1 and has since spent five weeks in that chart position. It is already certified quadruple platinum. "The Sound Of White" opens with the first song Missy ever wrote - "All For Believing". It then weaves its way through twelve other pieces including the stark beauty of piano ballads like "Nightminds", "Any Day Now", "They Weren't There" and "The Sound Of White". Also on display are a few of Missy's acoustic guitar driven songs, including the live favourites "Don't Ever" and "Ten Days". With their lyrical focus on distance and desire, these stripped back tracks have clearly been inspired by all of the traveling Missy has done over recent years.
Elsewhere, "Casualty" and "This Is How It Goes" reflect her jazz background while "Katie", "The River" and "The Special Two" typify the darker lyrical outlook that creeps into the second half of the album. The thread that binds all of this material together is Missy's direct lyrical approach; she has an undeniable knack for penning piercingly sincere songs. When this is matched with the album's no frills' instrumentation it's a powerful combination pure and simple. Given all this, the album title is obviously apt.
"The first thing that usually draws me to a songwriter is their lyrics and the next most important thing is their live performances", Missy explains. "That's why I love artists like Aimee Mann - they write amazing lyrics and then when they play them onstage the experience is unforgettable".
The New Mexico-born, New York-based Raúl Midón makes his recording debut with State of Mind, produced by Arif Mardin and Joe Mardin. The 13-track collection of Midón originals is a remarkable mélange of soul, R&B, pop, folk, jazz and Latin. The CD places on display his earnest, lyrical songwriting; full-bodied vocals steeped in soul; a singular syncopated, flamenco- and jazz-infused acoustic guitar style; a unique vocal trumpet improvisation; and hopeful disposition.
While you can hear traces of Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Jose Feliciano and, Richie Havens in his music, Midón is an extraordinary original whose passion is expressed in his indelible songs. "I like to celebrate the possible, the highest, the best of possibilities for human beings," says Midón, who has been blind since birth and is the son of an African American mother and an Argentinean father. "It's easy to be pessimistic given the state of the world. But I'm inspired by people like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi who had the ability to transform. Collectively we create an enormously powerful force that can change the world and overcome any obstacle."
Saturday 8/13/05
TANGO CABARET
featuring
DANNY "EL FLACO" GARCIA, SILVINA VALZ
and vocalist
ELLAINA LEWIS
7:30-9:00p
$20 (includes dance) Friday's show is followed by a Tango dance, Saturday's show is followed by a Salsa dance.
Sorry, Friday dinner reservations are sold out. Limited dinner reservations available on Saturday. Dinner seating is at 6:00. You will be asked to select your entree preference when you make your dinner reservation. Click here to view the MENU
This will be Seattle's 9th Tango Cabaret! The show is always a crowd pleaser and this one is no exception. Anyone who has ever visited the tango salons of Buenos Aires has seen Danny "El Flaco" Garcia. He is 70 years young and a true milonguro. This is his first visit to the US and he's not shy when it comes to sharing his beloved dance. Silvina Valz is much younger and comes from a background of Argentine Folkloric dance. You'll have a chance to experience this wonderful art form from one of its masters. Rounding out the cast will be professional tango dancers from Seattle and Portland as well as a few Salsa dancers on Saturday night.
2005 SEATTLE LINDY EXCHANGE CLOSING DANCE!
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
HAM CARSON AND FRIENDS
Sorry, no Swing Lesson this week
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$10 General Public
$8 Lindy Exchange Registrants
Lindy Exchange participants will have priority entering until 10:00. Sign up now!
Ham Carson’s group plays swing jazz which is a joy to hear and dance to. They improvise freely on the great tunes of the Swing Era… Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington.
The regular players are: Buddy Catlett, Bass; Patti Patton, Drums; Casey McGill, Piano; Ham Carson, Clarinet, Saxophone. He has been at the New Orleans Restaurant playing hot swing jazz for sixteen years.
Saturday 7/23/05
LIVE SALSA w/
TUMBAO
8:30p
Salsa Lesson
($5 w/Cover)
9:30p-1:30a
Dance
$12
Tumbao is a six piece latin ensemble that plays a variety of Latin Rythms. From Boleros to Timba, from Joropo to Danzon, Tumbao will bring the Latin American and Caribbean music to get you dancing.
Photo: Scott Larson
Co-sponsored with
WASHBURN PIANO
ALL AGES
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$8
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is an eight-piece dance band, whose past gigs include the Atomic TOE (December 2002, Lindy Exchange in Toronto, Ontario), Swing Out Northwest (December 2002, and December 2004, in Port Townsend, Washington), the Detroit Lindy Exchange (May, 2003), and the All-Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio (May, 2003). The bandleader is himself a swing dancer, which means that everything the band plays is directly focused on the dancers. Its repertoire is rooted in those of the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.
GOSPEL BUFFET BRUNCH/LUNCH
with members of the
TOTAL EXPERIENCE GOSPEL CHOIR
12:30p
Dining
1:30p
Performance
$16.00 (plus beverages) - Kids 7 & under Free
$7.00/Music only
MENU
Dining reservations are required - order now!
The choir was featured in the July 21 - 27, 2004 issue of SEATTLE WEEKLY
Total Experience Gospel Choir bursts with love, joy and enthusiasm - humanity! It is hailed as one of the Pacific Northwest's finest soulful ensembles. The group began as a gospel music class at Seattle's Franklin High School in 1973. Since then the choir has grown to become a nationally and internationally known gospel singing group. In 1989, they became the first African-American oriented choir to sing in the Mormon Tabernacle singing with the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah. They also perform at schools, penal institutions, festivals, public events, political events, private parties, street corners, churches and religious establishments as well as performing on radio and TV.
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
HAM CARSON
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$6 Campers
$10 General Public
Part of CAMP JITTERBUG Weekend!
Ham Carson’s group plays swing jazz which is a joy to hear and dance to. They improvise freely on the great tunes of the Swing Era… Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington.
The regular players are: Buddy Catlett, Bass; Patti Patton, Drums; Casey McGill, Piano; Ham Carson, Clarinet, Saxophone. He has been at the New Orleans Restaurant playing hot swing jazz for sixteen years.
CAMP JITTERBUG OPENING DANCE
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
THE LOUISIANA JOYMAKERS
8:30p
Swing Lesson
($5 w/Cover)
9:30p-12:30
Dance
$8 Campers
$12 General Public
Part of CAMP JITTERBUG Weekend!
The Louisiana Joymakers were organized in 2003, a combination of five talented veteran Dixielanders and two blossoming rookies. They are quickly gaining a reputation as a band to be heard on the festival circuit. They play pop and traditional jazz tunes from the 1920s and 30s in a tasteful New Orleans or early swing style. As a coop band, each is a 1/7 leader.
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
THE LUCKY STRIKES
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-12:30
Dance
$10
Hailed by the press as "the most authentic" of the acts to emerge from the swing revival, The Lucky Strikes have outlasted the trend, thanks to what Billboard calls "snappy rhythms and velvet vocals," as well as sophisticated horn arrangements and a sound that appeals to lovers and dancers of all ages.
SALSA w/
LATIN EXPRESSION
8:30p
Salsa Lesson
$5 (w/Cover)
9:30p-1:30a
Dance
$12
Part of our CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND!
Hot Salsa! The only way to describe Latin Expression is "phenomenal". This 12-piece orchestra creates a sound complimented by flashy styles and synchronized movements. The orchestra is driven by balancing four horns, a five piece rhythm and percussion section, followed by three vocalists. This is the premier Salsa band in all the Northwest. The orchestra's repertoire includes a unique variety of merengue, bolero, cumbia, Latin Jazz, and other rhythms and styles generally encompassed by the term "salsa". Also described as "Power Salsa".
Latin Expression has been playing all over the West Coast including British Columbia for over 15 years, and are now recognized as an experienced, enthusiastic compilation of professional musicians.
ALL AGES LIVE SWING w/
RADIO RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-12:30a
Dance
$8
What a wonderful band to swing dance to!
John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra has been a mainstay in the Seattle Swing Scene since the early 90's. They play a wide variety of classic, eclectic, and original tunes. They are an exceptional dance band, and have performed at the best swing dance establishments in town (see below). John Holte has appeared in filmed documentaries and Expo86 (Vancouver).
Some of the songs you may hear include:
At The Zoot Suite Lounge, Rockin' The Blues, College Rhythm, Knock Me A Kiss, Puttin' On The Ritz, Swingin' A Dream, Swingin' At Swing City, Daddio, A Tisket A Tasket, Swingin' On The Teagarten Gate, I Remember You, Swing City Riff, My Blue Heaven, It Creeps By Night, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), Rug Cutters Swing, No Moon At All plus many more!
CD RELEASE!
LATIN GUITARIST
OMAR TORREZ
9p
$15
Limited dinner reservations available. Dinner seating is at 7:30. You will be asked to select your first course preference when you make your dinner reservation. Click here to view the MENU
Omar Torrez, guitar virtuoso, innovative composer and soulful vocalist, creates music as diverse and colorful as his cultural background. His music reflects a strong Latino heritage, European roots and a gypsy soul blended with the infectious rhythms of modern music masters, like Stevie Wonder and the guitar of Andre Segovia. Inspired by rumba, son, flamenco and urban American grooves, Omar ferments and distills this concoction he calls Flamenco Soul & Groove.
SINGER SONGWRITERS
SUZZY & MAGGIE ROCHE (of THE ROCHES)
7p General Admission
8p Show
$20 Adv
$23 Day Of
Limited dinner reservations available. Revised: Cafe opens at 6:00 and will stay open through intermission.
Suzzy and Maggie Roche have been singing together for most of their lives. Together with sister, Terre, they formed The Roches and recorded ten albums, performed all over the US and Europe for over twenty years.
Their debut "The Roches" was named album of the year by The New York Times. They were hailed as the "Best Vocal Group" by the New York Music Awards. "Will You Be My Friend" a recording of songs for children of all ages was given The Parent’s Choice Gold Award and their Christmas recording “We Three Kings” has become a classic.
They have recorded and written music for movies and tv... including their own episode of Steven Spielberg’s “Tiny Toon’s” and the score for "Crossing Delancey," which included a cameo role for Suzzy. They performed and recorded with Philip Glass, Paul Simon and The Indigo Girls just to name a few.
Suzzy has recorded two solo cds released on Red House Records, "Holy Smokes" and "Songs from an Unmarried Housewife & Mother, Greenwich Village USA" which was named "Album Of the Week" by the New York Times. Suzzy has also performed with the infamous “Wooster Group” throughout Europe and in New York City.
Maggie & Suzzy are delighted to release their new recording “Zero Church” an unusual collection of prayers. Zero Church is the result of work they began at The Institute On The Arts & Civic Dialogue, founded by Anna Deavere Smith and Harvard University. The Institute focuses on artistic collaboration and discovery while exploring issues of race, identity, diversity and community. "Zero Church" is a collection of prayers gathered mainly from the Boston area which the sisters have set to music. Guest artists include siblings Terre & David Roche, Dr. Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey and The Rock, Lynette DuPree who starred in the Broadway hit "Bring In The Noise Bring In The Funk", Ruben Martinez, journalist and author of "Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail." Maggie and Suzzy are currently enjoying performing songs from the twenty-five year span of their career.
ALL AGES
SWING w/
HAM CARSON
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$8
Part of our Frankie Manning Weekend! Come Shim Sham with Frankie!
Ham Carson’s group plays swing jazz which is a joy to hear and dance to. They improvise freely on the great tunes of the Swing Era… Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington.
The regular players are: Buddy Catlett, Bass; Patti Patton, Drums; Casey McGill, Piano; Ham Carson, Clarinet, Saxophone. He has been at the New Orleans Restaurant playing hot swing jazz for sixteen years.
Photo: Scott Larson
Co-sponsored with
WASHBURN PIANO
ALL AGES
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$8
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is an eight-piece dance band, whose past gigs include the Atomic TOE (December 2002, Lindy Exchange in Toronto, Ontario), Swing Out Northwest (December 2002, and December 2004, in Port Townsend, Washington), the Detroit Lindy Exchange (May, 2003), and the All-Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio (May, 2003). The bandleader is himself a swing dancer, which means that everything the band plays is directly focused on the dancers. Its repertoire is rooted in those of the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. This will be the first-ever Seattle appearance of the Solomon Douglas Swingtet.
HOT CLUB JAZZ
PEARL DJANGO
and
3 LEG TORSO
8p General Admission
9p Show
$15
Limited dinner reservations available.
Celebrating more than 10 years in existence Pearl Django continues to be one of America’s busiest Hot Club style groups. Their music reaches out across the divides of taste to a wide variety of audiences. The band's fervent followers include Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli fans, guitar enthusiasts (and guitarists!), lovers of string music, including bluegrass devotees, who relish nimble, clean, intricate picking, "world music" fans drawn to French and Gypsy accents, plus jazz buffs and aficionados of the new swing music. Transcending simple categorization, Pearl Django packs in enthusiastic audiences at dancehalls and nightclubs, at folk music festivals and jazz festivals alike.
3 Leg Torso formed in 1996 as violin, cello and accordion trio with the mission of creating original modern chamber music for their unique instrumentation. Over the following years the band has expanded both its musical mission and its size to become a quintet that now performs its eclectic synthesis of chamber music, tango, klezmer, latin and world music. As principal composers, founding members Béla Balogh (on violin and trumpet) and Courtney Von Drehle (on accordion) provide the core of 3 Leg Torso’s sound. They are joined by veteran percussionist/mallet player Gary Irvine, the fiery upright bass player Michael Papillo and the accomplished Thomas Mackay on mallets (vibes, marimba, xylophone).
Co-sponsored with
WASHBURN PIANO
GOSPEL BUFFET BRUNCH/LUNCH
with members of the
TOTAL EXPERIENCE GOSPEL CHOIR
12:30p
Dining
1:30p
Performance
$16.00 (plus beverages) - Kids 7 & under Free
$7.00/Music only
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The choir was featured in the July 21 - 27, 2004 issue of SEATTLE WEEKLY
Total Experience Gospel Choir bursts with love, joy and enthusiasm - humanity! It is hailed as one of the Pacific Northwest's finest soulful ensembles. The group began as a gospel music class at Seattle's Franklin High School in 1973. Since then the choir has grown to become a nationally and internationally known gospel singing group. In 1989, they became the first African-American oriented choir to sing in the Mormon Tabernacle singing with the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah. They also perform at schools, penal institutions, festivals, public events, political events, private parties, street corners, churches and religious establishments as well as performing on radio and TV.
BENEFIT FOR RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND
SALSA w/
CAMBALACHE,
YERBABUENA,
LATIN EXPRESSION
&
TUMBAO
8:30p
Salsa Lesson
($5 w/Cover)
9:30p
Dance
$20
The Century Ballroom, along with CAMBALACHE, YERBABUENA, LATIN EXPRESSION & TUMBAO are proud to sponsor this benefit for the Red Cross' Disaster Relief Fund. This fund provides relief for Tsunami victims, as well as victims of disasters world wide that are also in need of support.
In September 1999, a pamphlet circulating in Seattle featured “The fresh sounds of Cambalache,” referring to the philosophy of the nine-piece Seattle salsa band that made its debut that year. Ever since, Cambalache has challenged and redefined the characteristic sound of Northwest Salsa scene. Never afraid to incorporate new ideas, or to drop others that have been exploited, Cambalache’s eclectic style is an embodiment of the richness and diversity of Latin America. Deeply rooted in the latest music movements developing in Cuba, Cambalache’s performances are a blend of great salsa classics and contemporary tunes. At each performance, audiences are seduced by the energetic atmosphere of Timba and Nueva Salsa.
Yerbabuena is a 12-piece charanga orchestra based in Seattle. They've been performing traditional and modern Cuban salsa, including son, cha-cha-cha, guaguanco and danzon, to Northwest audiences since 1994. In addition to originals, their repertoire draws from the music of Cachao, Buena Vista Social Club, Orquesta Aragon, Los Van Van, Benny More, Eliades Ochoa, Candido Fabre, Original de Manzanillo and many other great Cuban artists.
Hot Salsa! The only way to describe Latin Expression is "phenomenal". This 12-piece orchestra creates a sound complimented by flashy styles and synchronized movements. The orchestra is driven by balancing four horns, a five piece rhythm and percussion section, followed by three vocalists. This is the premier Salsa band in all the Northwest. The orchestra's repertoire includes a unique variety of merengue, bolero, cumbia, Latin Jazz, and other rhythms and styles generally encompassed by the term "salsa". Also described as "Power Salsa".
Tumbao is a six piece latin ensemble that plays a variety of Latin Rythms. From Boleros to Timba, from Joropo to Danzon, Tumbao will bring the Latin American and Caribbean music to get you dancing.
VALENTINE'S SALSA
with
YERBABUENA
6p-7:30p
Romantic Danzonés and Boleros (during dinner for Musica Vitae! Cabaret guests)
9:15p
Salsa Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:45p-1:30a
Dance
$12
Yerbabuena is a 12-piece charanga orchestra based in Seattle. They've been performing traditional and modern Cuban salsa, including son, cha-cha-cha, guaguanco and danzon, to Northwest audiences since 1994. In addition to originals, their repertoire draws from the music of Cachao, Buena Vista Social Club, Orquesta Aragon, Los Van Van, Benny More, Eliades Ochoa, Candido Fabre, Original de Manzanillo and many other great Cuban artists.
ALL AGES
SWING w/
HAM CARSON
9:00p
Swing Lesson
(Free w/Cover)
9:30p-midnight
Dance
$8
Ham Carson’s group plays swing jazz which is a joy to hear and dance to. They improvise freely on the great tunes of the Swing Era… Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington.
The regular players are: Buddy Catlett, Bass; Patti Patton, Drums; Casey McGill, Piano; Ham Carson, Clarinet, Saxophone. He has been at the New Orleans Restaurant playing hot swing jazz for sixteen years.
Sunday 2/6/05 - CD RELEASE!
GOSPEL BUFFET BRUNCH/LUNCH
with members of the
TOTAL EXPERIENCE GOSPEL CHOIR
Sorry, all food reservations have been filled.
Tickets for the show only will be available at the door
12:30p
Dining
1:30p
Performance
$15.00 (plus beverages) - Kids 7 & under Free
$5.00/Music only
$10.00/Brunch only
MENU
The choir was featured in the July 21 - 27, 2004 issue of SEATTLE WEEKLY
Total Experience Gospel Choir bursts with love, joy and enthusiasm - humanity! It is hailed as one of the Pacific Northwest's finest soulful ensembles. The group began as a gospel music class at Seattle's Franklin High School in 1973. Since then the choir has grown to become a nationally and internationally known gospel singing group. In 1989, they became the first African-American oriented choir to sing in the Mormon Tabernacle singing with the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah. They also perform at schools, penal institutions, festivals, public events, political events, private parties, street corners, churches and religious establishments as well as performing on radio and TV.