Jazz Port Townsend: Performances

At its core, Jazz Port Townsend is a weeklong workshop where people from all over the world come to live and learn with some of the finest jazz musicians playing today.

Starting on Thursday, and running through Sunday, we hit the lights and the renowned artist/faculty take to the stage for mainstage performances in Fort Worden State Park's WWI-era McCurdy Pavilion, and for club performances in Port Townsend's historic downtown and uptown districts.

This page has information on every performance at Jazz Port Townsend, with links to each performer. Want something specific?

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2009 Jazz Port Townsend Performance Schedule ====================== 8pm, Thursday, July 23 Jazz in the Clubs Cover charge: $20 Limited to 150 tickets! UPSTAGE RESTAURANT (923 Washington St) Sara Gazarek, vocal Dawn Clement, piano & vocal Sachal Vasandani, vocal Graham Dechter, guitar Harish Raghavan, bass Alvester Garnett, drums POPE MARINE BUILDING (100 Madison St) All Ages Venue--no cover charge needed Workshop participant combos THE PUBLIC HOUSE (1038 Water St) Jaleel Shaw, alto Dayna Stephens, tenor Adam Schroeder, bari sax Taylor Eigsti, piano Doug Miller, bass Obed Calvaire, drums ====================== Buy tickets for Jazz Port Townsend. Package discounts will save you 33%! ====================== 7:30pm, Friday, July 24 McCurdy Pavilion Reserved seats: $23/20 18 and under: Free Introducing Gretchen Parlato Hypnotizing, Hushed and Powerful Vocals Featuring the Gerald Clayton Trio Gretchen Parlato , voice Gerald Clayton, piano Joe Sanders, bass Justin Brown, drums Introducing Ambrose Akinmusire Moving the Tradition Forward Featuring the Gerald Clayton Trio Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Gerald Clayton, piano Joe Sanders, bass Justin Brown, drums 10pm, Friday, July 24 Jazz in the Clubs CASTLE KEY LOUNGE AT MANRESA CASTLE (7th and Sheridan) Bill Ramsay, alto Jay Thomas, trumpet/sax Dave Marriott, trombone Randy Porter, piano Chuck Deardorf, bass Greg Williamson, drums FINS (1019 Water St) Eric Verlinde, piano Phil Baker, bass Clarence Acox, drums KEY CITY PLAYHOUSE (419 Washington St) Workshop vocalists UPSTAGE RESTAURANT (923 Washington St) George Cables, piano John Clayton, bass Alvester Garnett, drums POPE MARINE BUILDING (100 Madison St) Workshop participant combos THE PUBLIC HOUSE (1038 Water St) Dayna Stephens, tenor Terell Stafford, trumpet Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Benny Green, piano Bruce Forman, guitar Harish Raghavan, bass Obed Calvaire, drums ROSE THEATRE (All ages venue - cover applies) (235 Taylor St) Jaleel Shaw, alto Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet (2nd set) Taylor Eigsti, piano Doug Miller, bass Byron Vannoy, drums Justin Brown, drums (2nd set) T'S RESTAURANT (Point Hudson in July, 2009) Dan Balmer, guitar Graham Dechter, guitar Nedra Wheeler, bass ====================== Buy tickets for Jazz Port Townsend. Package discounts will save you 33%! ====================== 1:30pm, Saturday, July 25 McCurdy Pavilion Reserved seats: $29/25 18 and under: Free 22 Strings + Skins 3 Guitars, 1 bass, 1 Drum Set Bruce Forman, guitar Dan Balmer, guitar Graham Dechter, guitar Chuck Deardorf, bass Greg Williamson, drums Benny Green Presents "A Tribute to Oscar Peterson" Benny Green, piano Doug Miller, bass Alvester Garnett, drums Brass Attack! The Wycliffe Gordon Trombone Band Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Andre Hayward, trombone James Burton trombone Dave Marriott, trombone Dan Marcus, bass trombone Randy Porter, piano Harish Raghavan, bass Alvester Garnett, drums 7:30pm, Saturday, July 25 McCurdy Pavilion Reserved seats: $23/20 18 and under: Free The Living Legend Singing & Swinging, Ernie Andrews Ernie Andrews, vocal Jeff Clayton, alto Wycliffe Gordon, trombone Taylor Eigsti, piano Doug Miller, bass Obed Calvaire, drums Brother To Brother The Clayton Brothers Jeff Clayton, alto Terell Stafford, trumpet Gerald Clayton, piano John Clayton, bass Obed Calvaire, drums 10pm, Saturday, July 25 Jazz in the Clubs CASTLE KEY LOUNGE AT MANRESA CASTLE (7th and Sheridan) Bill Ramsay, alto Dave Marriott, trombone Randy Porter, piano Chuck Deardorf, bass Greg Williamson, drums FINS (1019 Water St) John Hansen, piano Phil Baker, bass Clarence Acox, drums KEY CITY PLAYHOUSE (419 Washington St) Workshop vocalists UPSTAGE RESTAURANT (923 Washington St) George Cables, piano John Clayton, bass Alvester Garnett, drums POPE MARINE BUILDING (100 Madison St) Workshop participant combos THE PUBLIC HOUSE (1038 Water St) Jaleel Shaw, alto Dayna Stephens, tenor Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Taylor Eigsti, piano Joe Sanders, bass Justin Brown, drums ROSE THEATRE (All ages venue - cover applies) (235 Taylor St) Adam Schroeder, bari sax Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet Terell Stafford, trumpet (2nd set) Benny Green, piano Graham Dechter, guitar Harish Raghavan, bass Greg Williamson, drums T'S RESTAURANT (Point Hudson in July, 2009) Bruce Forman, guitar Dan Balmer, guitar Doug Miller, bass ====================== Buy tickets for Jazz Port Townsend. Package discounts will save you 33%! ======================

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