explore pioneer square
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Seattle Jazz Fellowship presents “Jazz Night In Pioneer Square,” a jazz-walk style event featuring thirteen jazz groups across thirteen venues and locations in historic Pioneer Square, Tuesday, February 18th. The event features some of Seattle’s best-loved local jazz talent and is completely free of charge.
The evening kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with performances by the Ann Reynolds – Heather Chriscaden Duo at Browne Family Vineyards (413 1st. Ave S.), Duende Libre at Friend Museum (83 King St.), and Mike Daugherty & The Skid Road Hot Shots at The Old Skid Road Theatre (102 Cherry St.). At 6:30 p.m. Jay Thomas starts up his band at Ephesus (210 Occidental Ave S.) while Elnah Jordan starts her set at the Pioneer Building’s lounge (600 1st Ave). Starting at 7:00 p.m. are D’Vonne Lewis at the Frederick Holmes Gallery (309 Occidental Ave. S.) and Beserat Tafesse at Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books (400 Occidental Ave S.).
Beginning at 7:30 p.m. are Marc Seales Trio at Seattle Jazz Fellowship (109 S. Main St.), Jovino Santos Neto at Baba Yaga (124 S. Washington), and Jacqueline Tabor at The Central Saloon (207 1st. Ave S.). The last bands of the evening start at 8:00 p.m. with Dylan Hayes Trio at Bad Bishop Lounge (704 1st Ave), Kate Olson at The Old Skid Road Theatre (102 Cherry St.) and Free Fall at Underbelly (119 1st Ave S.). The evening concludes with the longest-running jam session in Seattle, held at the Owl N’ Thistle (808 Post Ave.) every Tuesday since 1997 and currently hosted by Eric Verlinde. The jam session starts around 9:45 p.m and ends at 1:30 a.m.
Thanks to support from KNKX 88.5 FM and the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture’s Hope Corps grant, there are no tickets to purchase or reservations to make. Attendees simply need to show up, ready for fun. The Central Saloon, Baba Yaga, Underbelly, Bad Bishop Lounge & The Owl N Thistle are 21 and older only. All others are all-ages.
Seattle Jazz Fellowship is a non-profit organization founded in 2021 to promote jazz music and culture at the local level. Since it’s founding, it has produced more than 300 jazz events in Seattle, featuring mostly local artists. Jazz Night In Pioneer Square is being organized to further it’s mission to make local jazz more visible, vibrant and accessible. For more information visit www.seattlejazzfellowship.org.
