Creative Music Adventures

You might not spot it at first glance, but tucked away on Interlake Avenue, just above N. 45th and next to the Drum Exchange, there’s a new performance space and gallery for Creative Music Adventures.

Creative Music Adventures (4501 Interlake Ave N #9) is a music school for kids as young as four years-old, and also for adults. On the school’s website, founder Michael Stegner writes:

I want to help students respect the music of the past and present, while also respecting and learning about the spirit behind the music.  The attitude and soul of the music are the elements that can turn playing music into a lifelong passion – not just something you do on Thursdays at 4:30 after school.

In addition to their classes, Creative Music Adventures offers monthly high quality jazz performances that are open to the public, as well as Friday night Jazz Jams for teens. For more information about the school, contact them at 206-354-4985 or via email: [email protected].

January 2012 Performance Schedule

Fridays from 6:30-7:30 – Middle School and High School Jazz Jam Session
Mondays from 1-3 p.m. – Gallery is open for viewing of artwork.

Friday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. – Steve Treseler Group – Jazzreview.com calls saxophonist and composer Steve Treseler “a bona fide big player in the arena of straight-ahead jazz who provides just enough of other ingredients to keep it all fascinating and fresh.” Treseler has performed with jazz artists Kenny Wheeler, Bill Frisell, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Douglas, George Russell, Wayne Horvitz, George Garzone, Ingrid Jensen, John Medeski, Pete Christlieb, Darcy James Argue, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Donny McCaslin, and Kobie Watkins.

Saturday, January 14, 7:30 p.m. – Devon Yesberger Jazz Group -Pianist/Vocalist Devon Yesberger is a product of Edmonds Woodway High School and currently studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His band completed a successful summer tour that took them cross-country, opening for acts including Bobby McFerrin, The Yellowjackets, and The Temptations. He recently performed in London where he was able to work with Jamie Cullum. Devon was a student at CMA for six years. Check out his amazing performance in the video below, or you can catch it here.

Friday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. – Dan Kramlich Jazz Trio Plays Grunge – Dan Kramlich is one of the more exciting young jazz pianists to emerge in the Seattle jazz scene in recent years. His trio will be playing the music that put Seattle on the map in the 90’s. He has performed with such jazz greats as Slide Hampton, Randy Brecker, David Sanchez, and Bob Mintzer, and has performed in master classes for Rufus Reid, Eric Reed, Jim McNeely, and Clare Fischer.

Saturday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. – Fathia Atallah tribute Edith Piaf and her Friends– Fathia Atallah is a composer and Jazz Vocalist from Toulouse. She directed Le Centre Français on Broadway in Seattle for 5 years. Fathia now directs five musical ensembles. She sings many well-loved Jazz standards in English and French, as well as her original compositions and traditional French songs for children.

Friday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. – Ryan Burns Quartet with Mark Taylor– Keyboardist/Teacher/Composer Ryan Burns is a luminary in the Seattle music scene, having brought his special touch to a diverse array of projects, including award-winning jazz groups Bebop and Destruction (2004 Seattle Weekly “Best Jazz/Avant-Garde Band”), Thomas Marriott’s Willie Nelson Project (2008 Earshot Jazz Magazine “Best NW ‘Outside’ Jazz Group”), and Matt Jorgensen +451 (2003 Earshot Jazz Magazine’s “Best Acoustic Group”), with which Burns has toured extensively. Burns musical endeavors range from the classic piano trio format to the world of electronic jazz and rock.

Saturday, Jan. 28, 5-9 p.m. – Shoko Zama Art Exhibit Closing Celebration Open House – This is an open house celebration to thank our first visual artist at the CMA Gallery, Shoko Zama. Stop by and see her works one last time before we bring in a new exhibit.