Events Calendar
Highway 99 All Stars
Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 15, 2026Created back in 2004 as part of Seattle's award-winning Highway 99 Blues Club, the All Stars boast heavy weight award-winning talent and deliver deeply rooted blues, roots and R&B.
Emmet Cohen Presents: Miles and Coltrane at 100
Thu, Apr 16 - Sun, Apr 19, 2026American jazz pianist/composer and one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts joined by all-star band.
The Jim Wilke Great Big Birthday Party
Mon, Apr 20, 2026The Jim Wilke Great Big Birthday Party. The Seattle Jazz community salutes Jim Wilke, “The Voice of Seattle Jazz,” with an evening of lively music and testimonials.
The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
Tue, Apr 21 - Wed, Apr 22, 2026“Legendary alt-jazz innovators to perform their final performances at Jazz Alley as they say farewell and thank you to their fans who have supported their career as a band for nearly three decades.”
Pat Metheny
Side-Eye III+
Thu, Apr 23 - Sun, Apr 26, 2026New Album release Feb. 27th - Side-Eye III+
20x Grammy award-winning guitarist and composer
Living legend!
Karrin Allyson
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Apr 29, 2026Five-Time Grammy Nominated singer, pianist Karrin Allyson and her always top-notch players invite you to fall in LOVE, again! With music, life, and maybe even the person sitting next to you — Join us, as Karrin sings classic love songs with a little sass and sense to go along with it.
Danny Seraphine's Chicago Legacy
Thu, Apr 30 - Sun, May 3, 2026Legendary jazz-rock drummer, co-founding member of Chicago and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Martin Taylor and Bruce Forman
Tue, May 5 - Wed, May 6, 2026Grammy-nominated, world-renowned British jazz guitarist joins forces with acclaimed America jazz guitarist, educator and bandleader. Two masters of fingerstyle guitar.
Spyro Gyra
Thu, May 7 - Sun, May 10, 2026Seminal multi-platinum selling and 12x Grammy-nominated acoustic contemporary jazz band
Vincent Ingala
Tue, May 12 - Wed, May 13, 2026With nine #1 Billboard hits and twenty-two Top 10 singles this tenor sax man blends contemporary jazz grooves, with soulful, old-school retro vibes
Stanley Clarke - School Days 50th
Thu, May 14 - Sun, May 17, 2026NEA Jazz Master and 4x Grammy Award-Winner | 50-year career bass virtuoso and living legend | First bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass | Co-founder of fusion group Return to Forever | Playing music from his iconic School Days album
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20, 2026Seattle-based 3x Latin Grammy nominee... "Neto is a brilliant and intuitive keyboard player, pianist (and flutist) who explores jazz, classical and Brazilian traditional music with equal zeal." - Paul de Barros, Seattle Times
Blood Sweat & Tears
Thu, May 21 - Sun, May 24, 2026Three-Time Grammy-Winners, Playboy Jazz and Pop Award winners, and Grammy Hall of Famers. Not the first band to ever use a horn section, but they are the first to fuse it with rock, jazz, and some blues thrown in for good measure!
Monty Alexander Jamericana
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31, 2026He is a bebop piano virtuoso who apprenticed with the originators of the form, a stalwart champion of the great American songbook, and the world’s foremost avatar of Jamaican jazz. - Will Friedwald, New York Sun
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Tue, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 3, 2026Sons of the legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck
Marcus Miller
Thu, Jun 4 - Sun, Jun 7, 2026Among the greatest electric bassists in the history of the instrument... multiple Grammy-winning bass virtuoso, celebrating over 43 years of musical excellence Marcus will be performing selections from his extensive catalog, featuring beloved hits from his catalog that have graced the careers of icons like Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Roberta Flack, and Luther Vandross.
Ballard High School Jazz Showcase featuring special guest trombonist
Dr. Javier Nero
Wed, Jun 10, 2026Judith Hill
Thu, Jun 11 - Sun, Jun 14, 2026Grammy-winning vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Judith Hill delivers smoky soulful blues, sizzlin' R&B, slow jams, stirring Gospel-swells and crunchy guitar grooves.
Joey Alexander Trio with Special Guest vocalist Laura Anglade
Tue, Jun 16 - Wed, Jun 17, 20263x Grammy-nominated jazz pianist joined by rising star & JUNO-winning jazz vocalist
Jazz Funk Soul Quintet feat. Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, and Paul Jackson Jr.
Thu, Jun 18 - Sun, Jun 21, 2026Headlining solo acts come together as Contemporary Jazz Super Group
Louis Hayes
Tue, Jun 23 - Wed, Jun 24, 2026“Louis Hayes is one of the chief architects of modern jazz drumming. He’s provided the rhythmic drive for historic recordings by Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, and McCoy Tyner. His playing has an intensity that is as subtle as it is complex, creating a musical feel and vibe that is unmistakably Hayesian.” - Jazz Times
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
Thu, Jun 25 - Sun, Jun 28, 2026" ...not only one of the most superlative all-around singers in the world but also the most artistically, intellectually and emotionally satisfying female performer working today. Period." - Minneapolis Star Tribune Grand Baton redefines world-music through a deep reflection on rhythm pattern combinations, melody lines, sound experimentations and modern recording production.
Pearl Django - New CD Release Celebration
Tue, Jun 30 - Wed, Jul 1, 2026Seattle's favorite hot club gypsy jazz quintet celebration their 16th release TABLEAU!
Acoustic Alchemy
Thu, Jul 2 - Sun, Jul 5, 2026Born in the UK, Forged in the USA | 30+ Years at the forefront of Contemporary Jazz | Triple Grammy Nominated
Nearly Dan
Thu, Jul 9 - Sun, Jul 12, 2026Nearly Dan is 12 highly skilled, career musicians who electrify the richness & complexity of classic Steely Dan. NOTE: In their playlist for the 9:30 show on July 10 Nearly Dan will include all of the songs on Steely Dan’s album “Aja” in the same order as on the album. In their playlist for the 9:30 show on July 11 Nearly Dan will include all of the songs on Steely Dan’s album “Gaucho” in the same order as on the album.
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Tue, Jul 14 - Wed, Jul 15, 2026Feel good Hammond B3 funk, a unique 60's & 70's vintage soul sound mixed with tasty guitar lines and pocket drumming
Jonathan Butler
Thu, Jul 16 - Sun, Jul 19, 2026South African singer-songwriter and jazz guitarist with a twist of rhythm and blues!
Avery*Sunshine
Tue, Jul 21 - Wed, Jul 22, 20262025 Grammy-winner for Best Progressive R&B album, singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer with a unique style blending R&B, neo-soul, gospel and jazz into her music.
Greg Adams & East Bay Soul
Tue, Jul 28 - Wed, Jul 29, 2026With powerful horns, sweet soul vocals and an all-star rhythm section, they deliver a sensational blend of Funk, Jazz, Soul and R&B creating a recipe of musical magic and wizardry with every note they play.
ConFunkShun
Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 2, 2026R&B/Funk legends and National R&B Music Society Lifetime Achievement Awardees, they deliver high-energy shows and electrifying choreography that distinguishes them as one of the best!
































