Greta Matassa photo by Patrick Schneider
Tuesday, August 12, 6pm
Various venues, Shoreline
The North City Jazz Walk (NCJW) is in its eighth year and promises to entertain with food, music, and fun. It is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12, from 6pm to 11pm on 15th Ave NE with the street closed to automobiles between 175th NE and 182nd NE.
Along with venues of jazz music, “Jazz Bites” (tasty snacks, beer, and wine), will be available at a variety of locations along the route starting at 6pm.
The event was started in 2007 to bring live jazz music to Shoreline and to promote North City businesses. It has become the place and event for live jazz in Shoreline. In 2009 the event became a part of Celebrate Shoreline, a week of activities ending with a festival at Cromwell Park that honors the 1995 incorporation of the City.
Music begins at 7pm at 11 different venues. New to the Jazz Walk venues is the Easy Monkey Taphouse. Recently opened in North City, this lovely venue will host Pearl Django. The Easy Monkey stage is sponsored by the Law Offices of Scott Lawrence. There will be three outdoor venues: the Frank Lumber Delivery Store, sponsored by Lancaster Law Group and the Rain City Rotary, with music by Hook Me Up; Phoenix Art Restoration, sponsored by Rallie Jamero and featuring EntreMundos Quarteto, where dancing is encouraged; and the Industrial Air site, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council and featuring the Shoreline Summer Jazz Camp participants and faculty.
NCJW welcomes back the ever-popular Greta Matassa Trio. Greta will again be featured at the North City Theatre with stage sponsor Keith McClellan Law. Others venues include St. Mark Catholic Church, sponsored by the Anderson House and featuring The Critical Mass Big Band; the North City Eagles, sponsored by Dr. Eric Lee and featuring the Jimmy Holden Trio; and the North City Bistro & Wine Shop, sponsored by Marlin Gabbert Architecture and featuring the Shear Jazz Quintet.
There are three new artists this year. Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band will perform at the North City Water District facility (sponsored by the Shoreline Breakfast and Lunch Rotary Clubs). The Greg Schroeder Quartet will be located at (and sponsored by) The Bounty coffee house. Freddie James and Junior will be performing at the North City Lounge (sponsored by Suni’s Pizza).
This event is brought to you by the North City Business Association. President Gary East welcomes you to come and see what North City has to offer. NCBA would like to thank the following major sponsors: City of Shoreline, Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council, Blue City Publishing and ACVE, Roland Wastewater District, North City Water District, and Recology CleanScapes.
-Courtesy of North City Jazz Walk
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of. For tickets and further information, please visit www.northcityjazzwalk.org.
North City Jazz Walk
Performers and Venues
Bands perform four 35-minute sets, from 7pm to 10pm, with 10-minute breaks between sets.
Pearl Django
Easy Monkey Taphouse
17537 15th Ave NE
Critical Mass Big Band
St. Mark Catholic Church
18033 15th Ave NE
Freddie James & Junior Duo
North City Lounge
17554 15th Ave NE
Greg Schroeder Quartet
The Bounty Coffee House
17551 15th Ave NE
Jimmy Holden Band
North City Eagles
17724 15th Ave NE
Greta Matassa
North City Theatre
17517 15th Ave NE
EntreMundos Quarteto
Phoenix Art Restoration
17712 15th Ave NE
Hook Me Up
Frank Lumber Delivery Store
17727 15th Ave NE
Shoreline Jazz Camp Students & Faculty Bands
Industrial Air
17739 15th Ave NE
Shear Jazz Quintet
North City Bistro & Wine Shop
1520 NE 177th StJacqueline Tabor Jazz Band
North City Water District
1519 NE 177th St
