Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit paid tribute to Judy Garland at the Triple Door on February 19th. It was interesting to listen to Judy’s songs beautifully sung by Jane with her own style. She was accompanied by her talented band – Michael Kanan (piano), Neal Miner (bass) and husband Rick Montalbano (drums) – who frequently performed […]
Jamie Cullum @ the Moore, 2/10/15 Show Review & Photos by Kirk Stauffer It was good to have the English pop/jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum back in Seattle. He apologized for being away for so long and commented that he was surprised by all the construction cranes downtown. He also mentioned previous shows at the Century […]
You can never get too much of a good thing. This was the fourth time I’ve enthusiastically covered Lucy Woodward for Back Beat Seattle – but who’s counting. It started with a one-hour scenic ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bremerton. The audience at the Admiral Theater had just finished dinner when Lucy […]
Paloma Faith & Liam Bailey @ the Crocodile 10/9/14 Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Paloma Faith It’s rare seeing a concert where the opening act and the headliner are equally good. Liam Bailey and Paloma Faith had so much energy and presence; either one could headline their own shows. Influenced by Etta James […]
The Westerlies?? That’s what I said too until I learned that they are an incredibly talented Indie Jazz brass quartet based in New York, originating from Seattle. The Westerlies have been publicly recognized by some of music’s brightest luminaries like Wynton Marsalis and Feist. On Monday night they performed for a packed Chapel Performance Space […]