The annual Bellevue Jazz Festival will kick off next week with a variety of musical entertainment in downtown Bellevue.
The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center will host the Grammy-nominated Clayton Brothers Quintet at 8pm on Thursday, May 31; four-time Grammy-award winner Booker T. Jones at 8pm on Friday, June 1; and the internationally-renowned Hubert Laws Quintet at 8pm on Saturday, June 2.
Tickets for these headline performances cost $34 general admission or $17 for students.
The festival’s full schedule has been announced and features more than 40 free shows throughout the community. The schedule includes:
Wednesday, May 30
– 4:30 PM Murl Allen Sanders Duo – Pianist
Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
– 6:00 PM June Tonkin – Pianist
El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Thomas Marriott – Trumpeter
Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Tom Grant – Pianist
Bake’s Place [ Make reservations ]
– 9:00 PM Stephanie Porter Quartet – Vocalist
Lot No. 3 [ FREE ]
– 9:00 PM Lamar Lofton’s Rhythm Quartet with special guest Assia Hamani
520 Bar & Grill [ FREE ]
Thursday, May 31
– 4:30 PM Clayton Murray Duo – Pianist
Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
– 6:00 PM June Tonkin – Pianist
El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Clayton Brothers Quintet
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]
– 8:00 PM Tom Grant – Pianist
Bake’s Place [ Make reservations ]
– 9:00 PM Heather Sullivan Jazz Piano Trio
520 Bar & Grill [ FREE ]
Friday, June 01
– 4:30 PM Karin Kajita Duo – Pianist
Lincoln Square 1st Floor [ FREE ]
– 6:00 PM June Tonkin – Pianist
El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Booker T. Jones
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]
– 8:00 PM Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto – Pianist
Bake’s Place [ Make reservations ]
– 8:00 PM Dawn Clement Duo – Keyboard & Vocalist + Jon Hamar on Bass
Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge * [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Isabella Du Graf – Vocalist
Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 9:00 PM Heather Sullivan Jazz Piano Trio
520 Bar & Grill [ FREE ]
Saturday, June 02
– 12:00 PM Bellevue High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 1:15 PM Music Works NW Honor Jazz Ensemble
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 2:30 PM Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 3:45 PM Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 5:00 PM Newport High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 5:00 PM June Tonkin Duo – Pianist & Vocalist
El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 6:15 PM Ingraham High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 7:30 PM Fusion – High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 8:00 PM Hubert Laws Quintet
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center [ Buy tickets ]
– 8:00 PM Lary Barilleau and the Latin Jazz Collective
Bake’s Place [ Make reservations ]
– 8:00 PM Patti Summers – Vocalist
Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 9:00 PM Lamar Lofton’s Rhythm Quartet with special guest Faith Beattie
520 Bar & Grill [ FREE ]
– 10:00 PM Collaborative Works Jazz Trio – Traditional & Modern Jazz
Black Bottle Postern [ FREE ]
Sunday, June 03
– 11:00 AM Jose Gonzales Trio – Funk, Swing & Pop
Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill Jazz Brunch [ FREE ]
– 11:00 AM Red Shoes
520 Bar & Grill Patio [ FREE ]
– 11:00 AM Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 12:15 PM Mount Si High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 1:30 PM Hamilton International Middle School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 2:30 PM Jeff Johnson Duo – Bassist + Dave Peterson on Guitar
Ruth’s Chris Steak House [ FREE ]
– 4:00 PM Hamilton International Middle School Vocal Jazz
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 5:00 PM Primo Kim Duo – Pianist
El Gaucho Bellevue * [ FREE ]
– 5:15 PM Sammamish High School Jazz Combo
Bellevue Square Center Court [ FREE ]
– 5:30 PM Human Spirit – Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor, George Colligan & Matt Jorgensen
Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant * [ FREE ]
– 7:00 PM Rising Stars
Bake’s Place [ Make reservations ]
– 7:00 PM Lamar Lofton’s Rhythm Quartet with special guest Eric Fridrich
520 Bar & Grill [ FREE ]
– 9:00 PM 4 on 6 – House Jazz Band
Black Bottle Postern [ FREE ]
*Please note: Venue is for ages 21 and up.
