Bellingham Alive

Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Opening Concert
2019-09-29 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Trinity Episcopal Church, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett, WA
Award-winning, conductorless chamber orchestra, Fred Chu, artistic director. PCO performs subscription concerts and donates outreach in elementary schools. Experience passionate music up close, join us! Concert is 3:00-5:00 PM
Four Temperaments for Piano and Strings….Paul Hindemith with Harumi Makiyama, Piano
Argentine Encores for Winds….Silvia Coricelli
Sinfonia No. 31, Op. 294 for Strings…. Alan Hovhaness
Tickets $20, $15 purchase at the door, cash/check only and Brown Paper Tickets — brownpapertickets.com

WJMAC presents JAZZ WALK 2019!
2019-10-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Multiple Venues
JAZZ WALK 2019! is Wednesday Oct 2nd, 6-10:00PM. 1 night, 6 venues, 10 bands. Fundraiser for the WJMAC Education Program! 8PM in the Lucas Hicks Theatre at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, headliners from NYC, The GROOVER Quartet, featuring Mike LeDonne, Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein and Joe Farnsworth. Other bands include: Miles Black with Kevin Woods; Great Matassa Quartet; Arête with Joe Doria; Jerry Steinhilber Trio; MANTrio; Steve Kaldestad Quartet; Milo Petersen; Mark Taylor Trio, and the Thomas Harris Quartet. Other venues: Brandywine Kitchen, Caffé Adagio, The Cabin, Camber, The Studio Theatre. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at the Sylvia Center, 207 Prospect St, Bellingham on Oct 2nd after 5PM. $25 general, $10 students, WJMAC members FREE. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. More information at: wjmac.org/JazzWalk

WJMAC presents Naomi Moon Siegel Quartet
2019-10-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Wed, Oct 9th at 7PM. Trombonist, composer and educator Siegel is an active collaborator in the Northwest music scene. She is a winner of an Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for Emerging Artist of the Year, she is a member of Wayne Horvitz’s Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, and has played with such luminaries as Skerik, Stuart Dempster, March Fourth Marching Band, Das Racist, Allison Miller, Rene Hart, Terry Riley, Julian Priester, and Tata Dindin and The Salaam Band. Siegel records and performs internationally. Her music fuses “folk melodies with fantastical soundscapes and tight grooves, she plays her own style of indie-folk/pop/jazz that transcends genre. Her music is introspective and celebratory, intimate and full.” -naomimoonsiegel.com Tickets at the door after 6PM. $15 general, $5 students, WJMAC members FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change.
Siegel (composer, trombone), Marina Albero (piano), Kelsey Mines (bass), Chris Icasiano (drums).
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Eric Heatherly and The Chris Eger Band: Burnin' in Mount Vernon 2019
2019-10-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Lincoln Theatre, 712 S 1st St., Mt Vernon, WA, 98273
Nashville recording artist, Eric Heatherly returns to The Historic Lincoln Theatre with The Chris Eger Band. Two guitarslingers duel it out in a sequel to what was called by many as one of the best nights of 2018! Dubbed “Burnin’ in Mount Vernon,” this show promises to be bigger, better and once again a night long remembered. New songs, raffle giveaways and of course a show like only these guys can give!
Advance Reserved Seating Tickets: $80 VIP (1st 4 rows); $30 1st section; $25 2nd section. Tickets will be $5 more at-the door. VIP packages include: Preferred seating, doors open early (6pm), entry to the “Burnin’ in Mount Vernon” pre-function party/hor d’oeuvres in the green room, VIP exclusive raffles, meet & greet with the players and more.

WJMAC presents East-West Septet with Jay Thomas
2019-10-16 19:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Jazz musicians from Japan and the US gather to “create something beautiful.” A special evening not to be missed. Wednesday October 16th at 7PM. Tickets at the door at 6PM: $15 general, $5 students, WJMAC members and students FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website: www.wjmac.org.

Skagit Symphony Highlands Heritage Concert
2019-10-19 19:30 | McIntyre Hall, 2501 East College Way, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
Skagit Symphony begins its 40th Anniversary Season with its first concert, Highlands Heritage, The Journey Begins, on Saturday, October 19th at 7:30pm at McIntyre Hall. Crash a rustic wedding on the Orkney Islands, then delight in a Scottish Fantasy with violinist Elisa Barston. Maestro Wheatley’s inaugural concert ends with themes inspired by the Italian Alps in Sibelius’ towering Symphony No. 2.
Tickets $10-$45.00 available through McIntyre Hall Box Office: (360) 416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org
More information: www.Skagitsymphony.com

WJMAC presents The Mike Allen Quartet
2019-10-23 19:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Wednesday, October 23rd at 7PM. Musician, composer, and educator Mike Allen returns to the WJMAC stage after recording “Just Like Magic” with Peter Washington and Lewis Nash at the renowned Van Gelder Studio in NJ. Allen always delivers impeccable, sumptuous jazz. Lineup TBA. Tickets at the door 6PM: $10 general, $5 students, WJMAC members and students FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website: www.wjmac.org.

WJMAC presents Charlie Porter Quintet
2019-10-30 19:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Wednesday October 30th at 7PM. Internationally acclaimed, multiple award-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Porter relocated to the PNW from NYC where he played with Paquito D’Rivera, Charli Persip, the Mingus Big Band and others. He is joined tonight by the equally critically acclaimed Nick Biello on sax. Wynton Marsalis describes Porter’s playing as “fiery and intelligent.” Limited seating–get here early. (Lineup TBA.)
Tickets at the door at 6PM: $15 general, $5 students, WJMAC members and students FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website: www.wjmac.org.

WJMAC presents Catharsis Trio with Ryan Keberle
2019-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
On Wednesday, November 6th at 7PM in the Sylvia Center for the Arts (207 Prospect St, Bellingham), WJMAC welcomes musician, composer and educator Ryan Keberle and his CATHARSIS TRIO from NYC where he is currently nominated for NY Jazz Trombone Player of the Year. “A young trombonist of vision and composure….”-NYTimes “Accessible and thoughtful, lyrical and cerebral…Keberle and his bandmates weave their voices together with supple ease and understated grace to conjure a collective sound that embraces the listener while rewarding closer attention.” -Downbeat
Ryan Keberle (composer, trombone), Camilla Meza (voice, guitar), and Pedro Giraudo (bass, voice). Tickets at the door after 6PM. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates: www.wjmac.org

WJMAC presents SYRINX EFFECT with Naomi Moon Siegel and Kate Olson
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Wednesday November 13th at 7PM in the Sylvia Center for the Arts, WJMAC presents SYRINX EFFECT with Naomi Moon Siegel and Kate Olson. Each of these leading-edge musicians has fronted her own band at WJMAC; this is the first time the two appear together at WJMAC in their acoustic-electric duo. SYRINX EFFECT plays their own blend of folk punk jazz—dreamy ambient loops, catchy pop riffs and found sounds, all the while paying homage to their free improv roots. Naomi plays trombone with guitar pedals and Kate plays soprano saxophone with laptop and other toys. The duo has performed prolifically around the US, collaborating with many of the mainstays of the improvised music scene such as Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Elliott Sharp, Bobby Previte, Stuart Dempster, Allison Miller, Rene Hart. Tickets at the door after 6PM: $10 general, $5 students, WJMAC members free. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website: www.wjmac.org.

WJMAC presents CLAVE GRINGA
2019-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205-207 Prospect, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
WJMAC presents CLAVE GRINGA, Wednesday November 20th at 7PM at the Sylvia Center for the Arts. Musician, composer and educator Ann Reynolds leads this band of all stars. “…From the charm of cha-cha to the depths of AfroCuban rhythms…” Clave Gringa plays original and classic Cuban Jazz and consistently delights their audience.
Ann Reynolds (piano), Daniel Barry (trumpet), Kelsey Mines (bass), Ricardo Guity (percussion).
Tickets at the door after 6PM $10 general, $5 students, WJMAC members free. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change, please check our website: www.wjmac.org.

Bellingham Traditional Jazz Soc. Monthly Music
2020-02-01 00:00
Please come join us on the 1st Sat of every month at the VFW Post #1585 for good music, company and drinks.

Jazz Center of Bellingham presents ALEXIS COLE with CORY WEEDS
2020-02-05 19:00
Award winning jazz vocalist and educator Alexis Cole from NY joins up with Vancouver’s own Cory Weeds for a distinctive, memorable evening of jazz. “A deep contralto as smooth and dark as the richest espresso.” — Jazz Times
Alexis Cole (piano, vocals) and Cory Weeds (saxophones)
Concert at 7 PM. Tickets available at the door after 6PM. $20 general, $5 students, Jazz Center members FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates: www.wjmac.org or email us: info@wjmac.org.

Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Sunshine Concert
2020-02-09 00:00
Award-winning, Everett’s chamber orchestra, Fred Chu, artistic director.
Andante for Strings…..Alexander Scriabin
String Quintet in F Major, Op. 77 arranged for String Orchestra…..Felix Draeseke
Poeme for Violin & String Orchestra, Op. 25…..Ernest Chausson
Fred Chu, violin
Rounds for String Orchestra……David Diamond

Casey and Eric Hutchinson at Wild Buffalo House of Music
2020-02-11 20:00
Casey, from Season 13 of “American Idol,” recently appeared on the “Kelly Clarkson Show”and will be opening for Eric Hutchinson & The Believers in Bellingham.
Date: Tuesday, February 11
Location: Wild Buffalo House of Music
Address: 208 W Holly St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Show times: Doors @ 7 p.m./Show @ 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 in advance
Purchase: https://wildbuffalo.net/event/eric-hutchinson/

Jazz Center of Bellingham presents LAILA BIALI TRIO
2020-02-12 19:00
“Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents including Carnegie Hall. Her accolades include a 2019 JUNO Award for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year”, “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year” at Canada’s National Jazz Awards.“-lailabiali.com
Laila Biali (vocals, piano); Adam Thomas (bass); Ben Wittman (drums). Concert at 7 PM. Tickets available at the door after 6PM. $20 general, $5 students, Jazz Center members FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates: www.wjmac.org or email us: info@wjmac.org

Che Apalache
2020-02-17 00:00 | Lopez Community Center
This blend of Appalachian and Latin music took me completely off guard and won me over instantly.
This is a band to watch!— Béla Fleck
Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico, and the United States. The group’s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolinian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and composer who moved to Argentina in 2010. While patiently carving out a niche in the local music scene, Joe taught bluegrass and old-time for a living. That’s how he met Pau Barjau (banjo), Franco Martino (guitar) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin), his most dedicated students. They quickly became picking buddies and in 2013 decided to hit the stage.

Jazz Center of Bellingham presents XAVIER LECOUTURIER QUINTET
2020-02-19 19:00
21 year old American drummer, composer, of French and Mexican heritage, Xavier has a commitment to the study and roots of the jazz tradition but also finds all the ways in which the things he carries can influence his music. The music he composes is drawn from the music he grew up listening to, including classical music, latin jazz, Mexican pop-rock, American Pop music. He is a unique musician and composer that brings something new to the tradition of jazz and modern music. The quintet’s exceptional young musicians include Serena Dominguez (voice); Abbey Blackwell (bass); Santosh Sharma (sax); Lucas Winter (guitar); and Lecouturier (drums).
Concert at 7 PM. Tickets available at the door after 6PM. $15 general, $5 students, Jazz Center members FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates: www.wjmac.org or email us: info@wjmac.org.

Jansen Jazz Band
2020-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Jansen Art Center, 321 Front Street, Lynden, WA, 98264
The Jansen Jazz Band is a 20-30 member community band that performs under the direction of Steve Herrick.
All of the musicians are volunteers, members of the community who enjoy learning and performing.
The Firehall Cafe remains open through intermission offering soups, salads, sandwiches, coffee, beer, wine, and desserts.

Sunday @3
2020-02-23 15:00 - 2020-03-23 17:00 | Jansen Art Center, 321 Front Street, Lynden, WA, 98264
The Jansen Art Center is pleased to present Sunday @ 3, our Young Artist Concert Series.
Produced by local music instructor, Jeri Mercer, Sunday @ 3 is designed as a program to allow young, semi-professional artists to perform work showcasing the advancement of their skills. “We hope to apply the talent slowly acquired alone, in the practice room, to the real world of the community, a live audience who will respond and encourage these young people,” says Mercer.
Sunday @ 3 is a family-friendly concert series, and students and families are encouraged to attend.
Admission to Sunday @ 3 is by donation. All donations help the Jansen Art Center continue its youth programs such as Sunday @ 3, Kids Do Art! youth camps and open houses, the Jansen Youth Choir and more!

Jazz Center of Bellingham presents PHIL PARISOT TRIO
2020-02-26 19:00
Phil Parisot Trio: Odds and Ends. This trio of exemplary jazz musicians will be having a ton of serious fun playing music primarily in odd time signatures. Concert at 7 PM. Phil Parisot (drums); Jared Hall (trumpet); and Michael Glynn (bass).
Tickets available at the door after 6PM. $15 general, $5 students, Jazz Center members FREE. Doors at 6:30. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates: www.wjmac.org or email us: info@wjmac.org

Jazz Center of Bellingham presents Samantha Boshnack Quintet
2020-03-04 19:00
“Boshnack can scream or play it sweet.” (All About Jazz New York)
Composer, trumpeter, and educator Boshnack leads this quintet as well as the ensembles B’shnorkestra and Seismic Belt, and is an active member and contributing composer to several other ensembles. She is part of Seattle’s Monktail Creative Music Concern, has toured nationally and internationally and has released five albums, of mostly her compositions.“Boshnack is in possession of an acerbic wit and an encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of music from bargain-bin to top shelf.” (The New York City Jazz Record)
Samantha Boshnack (trumpet), Rex Gregory (clarinet), Alex Chadsey (piano, vocals), Marina Christopher (bass), and Greg Campbell (drums). Tickets available at the door after 6 PM. $15 general, $5 students, Free for Jazz Center members. Theatre doors open at 6:30. Concert at 7 PM. First come, first seated. Program subject to change. Please check our website for updates.
photo: Daniel Sheehan www.danielsheehan.com

The Gothard Sisters
2020-03-06 00:00 - 2020-03-07 00:00
The Gothard Sisters are a dynamic musical group of three sisters who play contemporary Celtic music. Through 10 years of performing, touring and writing music together, the optimistic style of their music and performances continue to resonate with their fans, building a loyal international following. Blending Celtic, folk, classical, world and northwest musical influences, the Gothard Sisters bring songs to life with violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, octave violin, whistle, and vocal harmonies, creating music that is “vivid, inspirational and captivating.” (Tim Carroll, Folk Words Review 2018)

Gina Williams Live in Concert - Featuring Gospel/Jazz and the music of Whitney Houston
2020-03-21 19:00
Get ready for an incredible journey as multi genre Award winning artist Gina Williams takes you from the sounds of gospel jazz to top 40 hits of yesterday and today. For more information and tickets visit: https://ginawilliams.com/concerts-tours/
See you there!

"Unforgettable, That's What You Are!" Skagit Symphony Concert
2020-03-21 19:30
“Unforgettable, That’s What You Are!” Skagit Symphony welcomes back Roupen Shakarian, who is writing a special commissioned piece to celebrate its 40th anniversary! Following the special piece, hear three tales brought to life by the soaring voice of Laura Sanders, and finally Elgar’s impressions of those most beloved to him in Enigma Variations.
Tickets $10-45.00 available through McIntyre Hall Box Office: (360) 416-7727
More information: www.Skagitsymphony.com

Kulshan Youth Choir Concert
2020-04-23 17:30
The Kulshan Youth Choir invites you to celebrate the songs that nature sings at their upcoming concert, “O Colored Earth,” on Thurs., April 23 at 5:30pm at the First Congregational Church in Bellingham (2401 Cornwall Ave). We are a new youth chorus in Whatcom County providing music education through choral singing. Our choristers develop age-appropriate vocal practices, learn healthy singing technique, and foundational musicianship skills, all the while making ensemble music together. Currently, youth in grades 3-7 are welcome to sing, no experience necessary! Concert admission: Suggested family donation $10. More info at www.kulshanyouthchoir.org

Kulshan Chorus Presents: Carmina Burana
2020-05-02 19:00
Kulshan Chorus, Cantabile Chamber Choir, Kulshan Youth Choir, Sno-King Community Chorale, and orchestra join forces under the artistic direction of Dustin Willets to perform Carl Orff’s masterpiece cantata, Carmina Burana. Orff selected twenty-four poems from the medieval collection, Carmina Burana, covering a variety of familiar topics: the fickleness of fortune and wealth, the ephemeral nature of life, the joy of the return of Spring, and the pleasures and perils of drinking, gluttony, gambling, and lust. Together these poems and music describe activities along the great “wheel of life” or “wheel of fortune.” As the wheel spins, we may be uplifted in the world. But just as easily, the wheel of life may crush us. The moral is that no one of us is greater than any other, no matter their status. We should treat one another as equals, each struggling for purpose and meaning in the great wheel that is life. We belong to each other.
Tickets ranging from $22-35, with select discounts available.
Purchase tickets at https://bit.ly/2HAIE9g

Vendovi and Book of Shred Play at Paws!
2022-04-30 18:00 - 20:00
Get your tickets now for live music at Paws! Spring is here, the weather is warming up and we are here to have a great time with you and your dogs.
Vendovi and Book of Shred, two rock bands set to take the PNW by windstorm, will be performing 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, April 30th.
Vendovi has played multiple venues across Bellingham and the PNW including their most recent show at The Wild Buffalo.
Book of Shred was just featured in the One Giant Leap Showcase in Seattle.
You must have a Human + Dog or a Human Only ticket. Purchase tickets now at www.pawsforabeer.com/tickets. Tickets will be available for sale at the door as well.
Never been to Paws before? We ask that you bring your dog prior to the show date to introduce your pup to the space and evaluate whether its a good fit for your dog.
Food Truck: Simmering Tava
The concert is open to anyone 21+ and dogs 6 mo+.

Everett Philharmonic Orchestra Listener’s Choice Concert
2022-05-01 15:00
Please join the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra for our season finale Sunday, May 1 at 3pm in the Everett Civic Auditorium when Dr. Paul-Elliot Cobbs conducts two of Aaron Copland’s most popular works: Fanfare for the Common Man and Appalachian Spring, as well as additional works by Beethoven and American composer Wayne Barlow. This concert, graciously sponsored by Northwest LED Lighting, is our annual selection of audience favorites in the “Listener’s Choice” concert.
At the outset of the concert, Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man gives a spine-tingling affirmation of the strength of the “Common Man” – much in evidence in our lives in these turbulent times. His beloved Appalachian Spring is a more comforting and joy-filled reminder of happy seasons that lie ahead of us. After intermission the Everett Phil’s principal oboist Laurie Swanson will be featured in American composer Wayne Barlow’s The Winter’s Passed. Barlow’s most enduring work is a neoclassical fantasy based on southern folk tunes inspired by a verse from the Songs of Solomon. We’ll end the afternoon and close out our season with Beethoven’s bright and cheery Symphony No. 6. In this pastoral symphony, we’ll join Beethoven on a walk in the countryside outside Vienna to a babbling brook and merry gathering, briefly interrupted by a thunderstorm before enjoying a shepherd’s song played in thanks for the warm sun of spring. Tickets on sale now for $10 – 25. Mask required for everyone in attendance. Please check our website for the most up-to-date COVID policies. For more info visit us at EverettPhil.org, email info@everettphil.org, subscribe to our FaceBook page or call (425) 585-8975.

Skagit Symphony presents: There and Back Again
2022-05-21
Having journeyed to Paris, Vienna, Budapest, and Istanbul this concert season, the Skagit Symphony has one more stop on our magical music tour. Featuring works by Vaughan Williams and Elgar, we’ll celebrate London of a century ago. Steinway Artist Sandra Wright Shen returns to set off sonic firework in Saint-Saens spectacular second piano concerto.
For more information, visit www.SkagitSymphony.com or call (360)848-9336
For tickets, visit www.McintyreHall.org or call (360)416-7727
