Show Preview: Stella Cole @ Jazz Alley – Tuesday, 4/22 & Wednesday, 4/23

Show Preview: Stella Cole @ Jazz Alley – Tuesday, 4/22 & Wednesday, 4/23~Dagmar Stella Cole, an American standards (& more) singer with a voice that stuns, will appear at Seattle’s Jazz Alley on Tuesday, April 22nd & Wednesday, April 23rd. When I say this woman has a voice, I mean she has a once in […]

Show Review & Photos: David Sanborn Jazz Quartet @ Jazz Alley

David Sanborn Jazz Quartet @ Jazz Alley – 6/9/23Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph David Sanborn Jazz Quartet – photo by John Rudolph I’ve been on a kick lately photographing music legends, and 6-time Grammy Award-winning David Sanborn is the latest. Jazz Alley, Seattle’s premier jazz venue hosted Sanborn and his quartet on June […]

Photos: Courtney Fortune & David Benoit @ Jazz Alley

Courtney Fortune & David Benoit @ Jazz Alley – 12/13/2022Photos by Kirk Stauffer Jazz singer Courtney Fortune joined pianist David Benoit in a Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown at Jazz Alley.  Fortune, LA-based and Seattle-raised, released her first album, Speak Love, in 2009 and most recently, You Make It Easy.  The Grammy-nominated Benoit was accompanied […]

Photos: Judith Hill @ Jazz Alley

Judith Hill @ Jazz Alley – 3/22/22Photos by Casey Brevig Jazz Alley hosted Judith Hill for two nights on March 22nd & 23rd. Hill, a blues musician from Los Angeles, released Baby, I’m Hollywood! last year. She brought a full band with her, including Michiko Hill, who also played organ and synths on Baby, I’m […]