Performance Calendar

Seattle-based vocalist Janette West has been working up and down the West Coast for nearly four decades, variously fronting R&B, smooth-jazz and big-band outfits. Never, though, has West been better served than with her recently formed quartet comprising her husband, drummer Marty Tuttle, plus keyboardist Eric Verlinde, bassist Chuck Kistler and percussionist Ricardo Guity. This is a remarkably tight unit, rivaling the tautness of the Tierney Sutton Group. West is a first-rate swinger, comparable in style and gusto to Ernestine Anderson, though the warmth of her ballads is more reminiscent of Natalie Cole. Each group member is given plenty of room to stretch out and shine.

West is exceptionally gracious about sharing the spotlight. Verlinde demonstrates a masterfully elegant touch on “Only Trust Your Heart” and “I’m Glad There Is You,” and, on Hammond E, ably assists West in finessing an exuberant “Willow Weep for Me.” Tuttle and Guity steer a shimmering treatment of Stevie Wonder’s “Bird of Beauty.” But the two tracks that best showcase the group’s solidity are a gorgeously lithe “You Go to My Head” and a scintillating Afro-Cuban canter through “Love for Sale.”

from Jazz Times Magazine.
http://jazztimes.com/articles/27498-snapshot-janette-west-group

A new session on the south side! It’s right after work at Reds. Great food, great wine and great music too! Bring your horn or sing a song. It’s always a lot of fun!

http://www.redswinebar-kent.com

One of Seattle’s longest running jams! Started originally by the group Bebop and Destruction in 1997, the jam has a tradition of playing great jazz standards and performing fun experiments with them. Eric Verlinde co-host the evening with Jose Martinez and every week features the finest musicians in town! Come on down for a fun night of music, we go til 1am!

A new session on the south side! It’s right after work at Reds. Great food, great wine and great music too! Bring your horn or sing a song. It’s always a lot of fun!

http://www.redswinebar-kent.com

One of Seattle’s longest running jams! Started originally by the group Bebop and Destruction in 1997, the jam has a tradition of playing great jazz standards and performing fun experiments with them. Eric Verlinde co-host the evening with Jose Martinez and every week features the finest musicians in town! Come on down for a fun night of music, we go til 1am!

Come down to the Sorrento and hear some lovely vocal music by this talented singer.

A new session on the south side! It’s right after work at Reds. Great food, great wine and great music too! Bring your horn or sing a song. It’s always a lot of fun!

http://www.redswinebar-kent.com

One of Seattle’s longest running jams! Started originally by the group Bebop and Destruction in 1997, the jam has a tradition of playing great jazz standards and performing fun experiments with them. Eric Verlinde co-host the evening with Jose Martinez and every week features the finest musicians in town! Come on down for a fun night of music, we go til 1am!

“There’s more to young and lovely Seattle jazz vocalist Aria Prame than just singing. As a singer she is almost unparalleled in her control, power, interpretation and innate groove. Prame gives careful and in-depth consideration to the music she sings, beyond the notes, pitch, set list, and the next gig. She thinks about our human soul connection and music’s magical ability to tap into that connection.”
~Carol Webber – The Examiner

A new session on the south side! It’s right after work at Reds. Great food, great wine and great music too! Bring your horn or sing a song. It’s always a lot of fun!

http://www.redswinebar-kent.com

One of Seattle’s longest running jams! Started originally by the group Bebop and Destruction in 1997, the jam has a tradition of playing great jazz standards and performing fun experiments with them. Eric Verlinde co-host the evening with Jose Martinez and every week features the finest musicians in town! Come on down for a fun night of music, we go til 1am!

A new session on the south side! It’s right after work at Reds. Great food, great wine and great music too! Bring your horn or sing a song. It’s always a lot of fun!

http://www.redswinebar-kent.com

One of Seattle’s longest running jams! Started originally by the group Bebop and Destruction in 1997, the jam has a tradition of playing great jazz standards and performing fun experiments with them. Eric Verlinde co-host the evening with Jose Martinez and every week features the finest musicians in town! Come on down for a fun night of music, we go til 1am!