Bellevue Jazz Events & Concerts

Jazz Around Bellevue

Bellevue loves jazz. Or maybe it's the other way around, jazz loves Bellevue. Jazz in Bellevue dated back to more than 30 years ago when Bellevue first hosted a jazz festival featuring Northwest jazz performers, school groups and local artists in 1978. Through 1993, the jazz festival was an annual staple for Bellevue in the summer months on the lawn of Bellevue Community College.

After a 16 years hiatus, the jazz festival was revived in 2008 when the Bellevue Downtown Association took over from the Parks Department as organizer of the event. Since its rebirth, jazz has reconnected with its roots and is really thriving in Bellevue.

Today, Bellevue celebrates jazz year round. Throughout the year you can catch local and regional jazz artists delighting audiences of jazz aficionados, young jazz enthusiasts and musical artists at diverse venues throughout Bellevue.

The Bellevue jazz scene gets an extra kick each spring with the multi-venue series of jazz events and concerts in downtown Bellevue. Now in its 5th season, the spring-time annual Jazz Festival, produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, is quickly becoming a fixture on the Bellevue jazz scene. The 5-day jazz festival kicks off Wednesday, May 30, 2012 and features 3 headlining ticketed jazz concerts along with free performances by top regional artists and students at various downtown Bellevue restaurants, bars and venues.

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Wednesday, May 30
4:30pm  Murl Allen Sanders Duo - Pianist (FREE) Lincoln Square - 1st Floor | 425-454-8096
6pm  June Tonkin - Pianist (FREE) El Gaucho Bellevue (21+) | 425-455-2715
8pm  Thomas Marriott - Trumpeter (FREE) Grand Cru Lounge (21+) | 425-455-4278
8pm  Tom Grant - Pianist [RSVP] Bake's Place | 425-454-2776
9pm  Stephanie Porter Quartet - Jazz Vocalist (FREE) Lot No. 3 | 425-440-0024
9pm  Lamar Lofton's Rhythm Quartet with Assia Hamani (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
Thursday, May 31
4:30pm  Clayton Murray Duo - Pianist (FREE) Lincoln Square - 1st Floor | 425-454-8096
6pm  June Tonkin - Pianist (FREE) El Gaucho Bellevue (21+) | 425-455-2715
	8pm Clayton Brothers Quintet Jazz ensemble Meydenbauer Center Tickets: $17-34 [Get tickets]
8pm  Tom Grant - Pianist [RSVP] Bake's Place | 425-454-2776
9pm  Heather Sullivan Jazz Piano Trio - Pianist (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
Friday, June 1
4:30pm  Karin Kajita Duo - Pianist (FREE) Lincoln Square - 1st Floor | 425-454-8096
6pm  June Tonkin - Pianist (FREE) El Gaucho Bellevue (21+)| 425-455-2715
	8pm Booker T. Jones Singer/songwriter Meydenbauer Center Tickets: $17-34 [Get tickets]
8pm  Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto - Pianist Bake's Place | 425-454-2776
8pm  Dawn Clement Duo - Vocalist (FREE) Grand Cru Lounge | 425-455-4278
8pm  Isabella Du Graf - Vocalist (FREE) Cypress Lounge (21+) | 425-638-1000
9pm  Heather Sullivan Jazz Piano Trio - Pianist (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
Saturday, June 2
12pm  Bellevue High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
1:15pm  Music Works NW Honor Jazz Ensemble (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
2:30pm  Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
3:45pm  Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
5pm  Newport High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
5pm  June Tonkin Duo - Pianist & Vocalist (FREE) El Gaucho Bellevue (21+)| 425-455-2715
6:15pm  Ingraham High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
7:30pm  Fusion High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
	8pm Hubert Laws Quintet Flutist & Jazz ensemble Meydenbauer Center Tickets: $17-34 [Get tickets]
8pm  Lary Barilleau and the Latin Jazz Collective - Jazz ensemble Bake's Place | 425-454-2776
8pm  Patti Summers - Vocalist (FREE) Cypress Lounge (21+) | 425-638-1000
9pm  Lamar Lofton's Rhythm Quartet with Assia Hamani (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
10pm  Collaborative Works Jazz Trio - Traditional & Modern Jazz (FREE) Black Bottle Postern (21+) | 425-223-5143
Sunday, June 3
11am  Jose Gonzales Trio - Funk, Swing & Pop (FREE) Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill | 425-467-5911
11am  Red Shoes (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
11am  Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
12:15pm  Mount Si High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
1:30pm  Hamilton International High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
2:30am  Jeff Johnson Duo (FREE) Ruth's Chris Steak House | 425-451-1550
4pm  Hamilton International High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
5pm  Primo Kim - Pianist (FREE) El Gaucho Bellevue (21+) | 425-455-2715
5:15pm  Sammamish High School Jazz Combo (FREE) Bellevue Square Center Court | 425-454-8096
5:30pm  Human Spirit - Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor, George Colligan & Matt Jorgensen (FREE) Rock Bottom Brewery (21+) | 425-462-9300
7pm  Rising Stars Bake's Place | 425-454-2776
7pm  Lamar Lofton's Rhythm Quartet with Assia Hamani (FREE) 520 Bar & Grill | 425-440-0024
9pm  4 on 6 - House Jazz Band (FREE) Black Bottle Postern (21+) | 425-223-5143

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

The 5-day jazz festival is produced by Bellevue Downtown Association. For more information, visit Bellevue Jazz.

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