Oct 11 Saturday
Robin Spielberg performs enchanting pieces for solo piano from her vast repertoire of popular American melodies and original favorites. Known around the globe for her expressive style and concert rapport, Robin’s career at the piano has taken her from coast to coast. She has performed on PBS and CBS TV, as well as in Carnegie Hall.
Multi Grammy-Award nominee Nnenna Freelon is known worldwide as a compelling and captivating live performer. Recently, Nnenna starred in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles - no stranger to the music of the master singer - she toured with Ray Charles, as well as many other great jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Take 6, and others.Accolades and awards have abounded - performances at The White House, headlining the Asia Pacific Economic Summit for three hundred Presidents, Premiers and Heads of State, receiving the YWCA of North Carolina’s inaugural “Legend Award” for her outstanding artistry and her dedication to education, and so much more.
Educating young people, both musicians and non-musicians, and students of all ages has propelled her advocacy - Nnenna toured the United States as the National Spokesperson for Partners in Education. Her master classes and workshops, from “Sound Sculpture” to the ground-breaking “Babysong,” instruct adults and children that you too can change the world – even one person at a time - with her anthem “One Child at a Time” found on her “Soulcall” recording. From Partners in Education to the United Way, Freelon has been a tireless advocate and fundraiser for education and arts causes.
Join us for the Puget Sound Jazz Orchestra directed by Jeff Chang performing with American jazz singer and 7X Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon. Freelon is a singer, composer, producer, and arranger who has worked with renowned artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, and more.
For four decades, Freelon has performed on stages across the world, interpreting the jazz tradition with love, depth, and authenticity.
$35 General | $33 SeniorYouth FREE *ticket reservation required(adult must accompany youth 12-)
Celebrate the vibrant music, dance, and traditions of the Balkans in a high-spirited evening of culture and community. Featuring performances by Koleda Ritual Dancers, Radost Folk Ensemble, Seattle Cheta, Tamburaški Orkestar Kišobran, Dunava, Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, and more, the night bursts with rhythm, color, and joy. This event coincides with Balkan Voices, a gallery exhibit by Martin Koenig—arrive early to explore the art before the music begins. A feast for the senses and a night of pure celebration!
Six playwrights will translate six paintings to the stage in an evening of short works! If you liked what we did to Christmas Cards from merry, ole England, just wait 'til you see what we do with masterworks by a guy from Scandinavia!
Known for his striking imagery, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is probably most famous for his painting The Scream. Or, rather, his two paintings and two pastels of The Scream. As a painter who often tended toward darkness, it seems only fitting that Latitude Theatre features Munch's art in the month of October.
Trumpeter, Thomas Marriott, is one of the city’s finest ever jazz instrumentalists, the trumpeter is this year’s Earshot Festival Resident Artist. He opens his run with a hard-hitting quartet, showcasing lyrical power and post-bop brilliance. With Trevor Ford (bass), Tim Kennedy (piano), and Maria Marmarou (drums).
One of the city’s finest ever jazz instrumentalists, the trumpeter, composer, and producer Thomas Marriott is this year’s Earshot Festival Resident Artist. A go-to for contemporary standard-bearers with a history beside jazz elders, Marriott’s horn has been in-demand with bands such as the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Captain Black Big Band, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk, hip-hop pioneer Deltron 3030, and vocalists Kurt Elling, Ernestine Anderson, among others. His own albums, 14 in all, have reached number one on the jazz radio airplay charts and earned 4 1/2 stars in Downbeat. Marriott has been featured in the New York Times and NPR, has won 9 Golden Ear Awards, and is the youngest inductee into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame. He has spent more than 20 seasons as a soloist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and is founder of Seattle Jazz Fellowship. In 2024, he was named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association of America.
Join us starting at 7pm. Full menu, featuring food by Chef Tay, and bar available until 11pm. View our menu at blackandtanhall.com/menu.
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Black Joe Lewis is the realest motherfucker there is. When Covid sidelined his touring, he started laying concrete to help support his baby mama and his kid. That’s fuckin’ real. When Joe and his band, the Honeybears, popped onto the national stage over a decade ago, many critics embraced him but still, there were some that maintained that they hadn’t paid their dues. Joe’s still here. Still going. Still cashing checks and snapping necks. The dues of hard work; the delirious heights of the industry as well as the disappointments and low hanging fruit. Through this all, Joe’s only honed his mastery over gut bucket blues guitar and his true voice. It’s a vital and distinctly American voice that never anticipated the attention he wound up receiving, never went looking for it either. It just started happening. The garage, the blues, the propulsive and synergistic live performances that inhabit the spaces of James Brown, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and the MC5…those things happened naturally from the very beginning and could only be accurately communicated in the live experience, not a press release or a slick brand campaign. Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin Malcolm, The Dirtbombs, Detroit Cobras, the Strange Boys; these are some of the artists that Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears shared countless bills with; almost a roll call of the most influential soul and garage bands of the last twenty five years. Has the soul blues garage explosion from that era been commodified or worked into the overall template of pop rock? Sure. But the ground floor was a vital space for people that like guitars and grease and at this point Black Joe Lewis is one of the last standing that was there.
Join White Cane Awareness Network and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library for our annual community White Cane Day Walk!
Have questions about blindness? Not sure what a white cane really does? Come join us to learn more!
Event Address:Starting: South Base of the Space Needle near the Howard S. Wright Memorial Fountain: 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109Ending: Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL): 2021 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
9:00 am - 9:50 Arrive at starting place9:50 - Official Group Photo 10:00: The Walk begins! 10:45 : Speakers at WTBBL1:00pm Event ends
White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane.
Hot patootie, bless my soul… it’s time to do the Time Warp—improv style!
The Rocky Horror Improv Show mashes up the cult-classic chaos of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the anything-goes magic of live improv. Every performance is a wild, one-night-only rock musical parody, built from your suggestions and fueled by the fearless brilliance of our cast.
Think outrageous characters, over-the-top songs, and twisted storylines that crash headfirst into camp, glitter, and pure unfiltered fun. Whether you’re a die-hard RHPS devotee or just here for the vibes, this show is your chance to dress up and watch the madness unfold right in front of you.
Adults 18+ only.
Oct 12 Sunday
April, 2025, marks the 32 year anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early nineties in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of over 2 million albums to date. Early on, during their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world, in the midst of the grunge era no less, that it was still cool to swing. The band, co-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz, swing, and Dixieland, with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s all original core line-up includes Scotty Morris (lead vocals and guitar), Kurt Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals), Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone and vocals), Glen "The Kid" Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger).
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Taking inspiration from the creators of this uniquely American art form, the band’s original horn-infused music and legendary high energy show introduces the genre to a new and younger generation while remaining cognizant and respectful of the music’s rich legacy.
