Performance Schedule

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Note: all performances have a cover charge. If you would like to make reservations, call our main number at 206-789-1621 during business hours (after 6pm Tue-Sat) or email reservations@ballardjamhouse.com with your request.




May

Tue May 6
6:30pm - Student Drum Night, Ed Hartman's Drum Exchange ($5 cover)
Wed May 7
6pm - MJ Bishop, "Folk-a-Licious Music ala k.d. lang" - MJ Bishop performs her folk/country/Americana music in an acoustic set with Paula Walters (bass), Bob Knetzger (dobro, pedal steel, banjo), Paul Elliot (fiddle) and Nancy K. Dillon (vocals) [Website] ($5 cover)
8pm - Vocal jazz jam session, with Carrie Wicks [Website] and the Dan Sales Trio ($5 cover)
Thu May 8
7pm - Patty Padden and Chang-ka-dank, with Dan O'Brien (bass) and Eric Verlinde (piano) ($8 cover)
9pm - Eleanor Fye, solo piano/vocalist [Website] ($7 cover)
Fri May 9
7pm - Kathleen Donnelly (vocals) with Darin Clendenin (piano), Jon Hamar (bass) and Steve Korn (drums) ($10 cover) Note: reserved seating is full for this show.
9pm - Andrew McKnight and Sean Kelly - Acoustic/folk/indie from Virginia-based environmental engineer-turned-songwriter [Website] ($10 cover)
Sat May 10
7pm - Manghis Khan, with Yaw Amponsah (West African Ashanti drums and djembe), Tony Grasso (trumpet), Viren Kamdar (cajon, congas) and Marc Miller (bass) - African and Carribean percussion, Trumpet and Bass [Website] ($8 cover)
9pm - Tom Boros - singer/songwriter [Website] ($5 cover)
11pm - Decateur Buff - Indie/folk/rock originals with John Wies (guitar), Gary Seigel (bass) and Mike Young (drums) [Website] ($6 cover)
Tue May 13
7pm - Nate Omdal Nonet, with Jacob Stickney (alto sax), Mike Dodge (tenor sax), Andrew Morrill (bari sax), Corey Dansereau (trumpet), Jason Parker (flugelhorn), Andy Clausen (trombone), Mike Owcharuk (piano), Jim Parsons (drums), and Nate Omdal (arranger/bass) [Website] ($5 cover)
9pm - Free Jazz Jam Session, hosted by the Trio Concept, with Chris Icasiano (drums), Luke Bergman (bass), and Neil Welch (saxophones) [Website] (no cover)
Wed May 14
6pm - Oghale [Website] and Marti MacEwan ($8 cover)
8pm - Vocal jazz jam session, with Carrie Wicks [Website] and the Bruce Barnard Trio ($5 cover)
Thu May 15
7pm - Penelope Donado, with Victor Noriega (piano) and Chuck Kistler (bass) ($8 cover)
9pm - Mark Lilly ($5 cover)
Fri May 16
7pm - Meklit Hadero [Website], Helen Chance [Website] and Christina Orbe [Website] - Three great singers with indie blues roots! (cover TBA)
9pm - Trio Concept, with Neil Welch (saxophones), Luke Berman (bass) and Chris Icasiano (drums) [Website] ($5 cover)
11pm - Marlee Walker's Blues Jam, with Alice Stuart [Website] ($7 cover)
Sat May 17
7pm - Wright/Grasso Quartet CD release party, featuring Rik Wright (guitar), Tony Grasso (trumpet), Ev Stern (bass) and Jeremy Jones (drums) [Website] ($7 cover)
9pm - Paul Harding and the JuJu Detective Agency. with Bill Monto (tenor/alto sax, bass clarinet, Scott Linford (electric bass/vocals), Mark Walford (drums/percussion/vocals), Paul Harding (spoken music/small percussion) [Website] ($10 cover)
11pm - Special O.P.S. - "Death-jazz" from the Monktail Creative Music Concern [Website] ($6 cover)
Tue May 20
7pm - M.J. Bishop [Website], Eva Tree [Website] and Anna Coogan [Website] - "One Show - Three Seattle Songstresses Swooning Starlight in The Round" ($8 cover)
Wed May 21
6pm - Vocalists Fathia Atallah [Website] and Kim Rushing [Website], with Darin Clendenin (piano), Chuck Kistler (bass) and Robert Rushing (drums) ($8 cover)
8pm - Vocal jazz jam session hosted by Carrie Wicks [Website], with Nelda Swiggett (piano) and Joe Casalini (bass) ($5 cover)
Thu May 22
7pm - Johnny Butler Trio, with Johnny Butler (sax), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass) and D'Vonne Lewis (drums) - Roosevelt grad home from NYC [Website] ($10 cover)
9pm - Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo - Original contemporary Brazilian-inspired jazz [Website] ($10 cover)
Fri May 23
7pm - Mark Taylor [Website] and Ryan Burns [Website] ($5 cover)
9pm - Katy Bourne (vocals) [Website] with Randy Halberstadt (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Steve Korn (drums) ($10 cover)

Note -- This show's lineup has changed since the original post:
11pm - CD release performance with David Haney (piano), Juan Pablo Carletti (drums), Dan Blunck (sax), Doug Haning (keys/winds) and Marc Smason (trombone) [Website] [Website] ($10 cover)
Sat May 24
7pm - Karin Blaine, with Kenyon Curtiss (guitar), Ken Strong (bass), and Don Berman (drums) [Website] ($12 cover)
9pm - Owcharuk Trio, with Michael Owcharuk (piano), Nate Omdal (bass), Mike Hams (drums) and special guest Beth Fleenor (clarinets) [Website] ($5 cover)
11pm - Alyse Black & "societe eclairee", with AC Benden (acoustic guitar), Thomas McGregor (violin) and Juke Wyatt (upright bass) [Website] ($8 cover)
Tue May 27
6pm - Gregg Robinson student groups (no cover)
7pm - Jump Ensemble ($5 cover)
9pm - Michael Monhart (saxes), Dan O'Brien (bass) and Gregg Keplinger (drums) ($5 cover)
Wed May 28
6pm - University Prep Jazz Combos ($5 cover)
8pm - Vocal jazz jam session, with Carrie Wicks [Website] ($5 cover)
Thu May 29
7pm - Isabella DuGraf, with Logan Strosahl (sax) and Brian Kinsella (piano) [Website] ($10 cover)
9pm - Wally Shoup Trio, with Wally Shoup (sax), Gust Burns (piano) and Bob Rees (drums) [Website] ($5 cover)
Fri May 30
7pm - Grupo Amoroso - Classic bossa nova, Brazilian pop and jazz [Website] ($5 cover)
9pm - Elise Kloter (vocals) with Karin Kajita (piano) and Ed Littlefield (drums) ($8 cover)
Sat May 31
7pm - TBA
9pm - Ecstasy In Numbers, with Mike Mattingly (guitar), Rick White (bass guitar), and Garey Williams (drums) - Hints of jazz, r&b, funk, reggae, latin, rock and world beat music [Website] ($10 cover)