Past Concerts

Friday, July 31st- 11:45am - 1:30pm - Summer Sounds at 2200. The event is taking place on the upper plaza at 2200 above Whole Foods Market on the corner of Denny and Westlake 11:45-1:30. www.myspace.com/byronvannoy
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm ALL AGES SHOW. Sounds Outside Festival, Cal Anderson Park, Capitol Hill, SeattleWashington Composers Orchestra (WACO), an avant big band featuring compositions by Tom Varner, Wayne Horvitz, and Robin Holcomb. Free music outside in Capitol Hill!
Sunday, May 31st, 2009 - 8:00pm - ?. ToSt Fremont, 513 N. 36th St. #E · Seattle, WA 98103 · (206) 547-0240 www.tostlounge.com Washington Composers Orchestra (WACO), an avant big band featuring compositions by Tom Varner, Wayne Horvitz, and Robin Holcomb. Monthly last Sunday gig by this great ensemble.
Thursday May 14th, 2009 - 5:30-7:30 . FREE admission with museum admission. Earshot Art of Jazz Series, Seattle Art Museum. http://www.earshot.org/
Byron Vannoy's Meridian featuring Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. The atrium at SAM is a great place to listen to music and check out great artwork as well.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm. FREE admission. Mayor's Noontime Concerts, Seattle City Hall. www.seattle.gov/artsWashington Composers Orchestra (WACO), an avant big band featuring compositions by Tom Varner, Wayne Horvitz, and Robin Holcomb. Presented in a beautiful concert space in Seattle City Hall.
Sunday March 29th, 2009 - 4:00-6:30pm. $15 admission. Jazz Project Concert Series, Museum of Radio and Electricity, Bellingham, WA, http://www.jazzproject.org/Byron Vannoy's Meridian featuring Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. This concert will have food and drink and is in a very unique venue in downtown Bellingham.
October 20, 2008 - 8:00pm. EB with Paul Harding's Juju Detective Agency on the Earshot Jazz Festival. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S, Seattle, WA, 98144. http://www.earshot.org/ Sharing the bill with bassist Evan Flory-Barnes' trio The Teaching. The band plays a unique mix of free motown, post-hardbop, snakeskin miles davis, cubic country, and versified funk while infamous spoken music poet Paul Harding mobilizes his MiddleVoice of songhistory and storytelling. We call it free hop. September 27th, 2008 - 8:00pm. EB with Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto @ Bake's Place, Issaquah. http://www.bakesplace.org/. Grammy-award nominated pianist Jovino Santos Neto's Quarteto with Chuck Deardorf - bass, Jeff Busch - drums and Eric Barber - saxophones. The group will be playing music from Jovino's latest release Alma de Nordeste on Adventure Music. June 12, 2008 Art of Jazz Series 5:30pm - 7:00pm, all ages showSeattle Art Museum Downtown, 1300 First Avenue, Seattle. Concert is free with museum admission. ZIGGURAT QUARTET - Bill Anschell - piano, Eric Barber - sax, Doug Miller - bass, Byron Vannoy - drums. November 15th, 2007 - Byron Vannoy's Meridian Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. This new ensemble featuring all originals by Byron! Creative, evocative music. Egan's Ballard Jam House 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 Phone: 206-789-1621 7:00pm - $8 cover http://www.ballardjamhouse.com/ September 20th, 2008 8:00pm, $10 admission. ZIGGURAT QUARTET at the Chapel Performance Space, Good Sheperd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. http://gschapel.blogspot.com/Bill Anschell - piano, Eric Barber - sax, Doug Miller - bass, Byron Vannoy - drums. The Ziggurat Quartet features four innovative jazz improvisers performing all original compositions. A passion for rhythmic experimentation drives the ensemble’s complex original compositions; many of the pieces are deeply influenced by the rhythms of East Indian music, as well as jazz and contemporary chamber music. Coupled with strong improvising, the result is a mix of music that is engaging, spontaneous, and compelling. Members of the quartet bring personal voices and broad aesthetic horizons to the ensemble, together charting new directions for jazz quartet. September 14th, 2008 - 2:00pm. $10 admission. MERIDIAN CD release party. Seattle Drum School, http://www.seattledrumschool.com/Byron Vannoy's Meridian featuring Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. This concert will have food and feature the release of the CD Meridian. Visit http://www.seattlesoundmag.com/september-2008/ for a great review of this CD. April 25th, 2008 8:30pm-1am Ballard Jazz Festival JAZZ WALK - One price, great jazz at several venues in downtown Ballard. 10:30pm ZIGGURAT QUARTET (10:30pm) http://ballardjazzfestival.com/jazzwalk.phpBill Anschell - piano, Eric Barber - sax, Doug Miller - bass, Byron Vannoy - drums. The Ziggurat Quartet features four innovative jazz improvisers performing all original compositions. A passion for rhythmic experimentation drives the ensemble’s complex original compositions; many of the pieces are deeply influenced by the rhythms of East Indian music, as well as jazz and contemporary chamber music. Coupled with strong improvising, the result is a mix of music that is engaging, spontaneous, and compelling. Members of the quartet bring personal voices and broad aesthetic horizons to the ensemble, together charting new directions for jazz quartet. April 23rd, 2008 - 8:00pmBallard Jazz Festival's THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM Music groups led by some of Seattle's greatest drummers THE SUNSET TAVERN (21+), 8:00pm, $13 Advance / $15 DOS 5433 Ballard Avenue NW Byron Vannoy's Meridian featuring Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. This new ensemble featuring all originals by Byron featured on his upcoming CD. November 19th, 2007 - Snapbite and and Michael Shrieve's Spellbinder Eric Barber, saxophones; PK, bass; Matt Crane, drums. Electrifying free improvisation from this bold free improv trio. Opening for Santana drummer Michael Shrieve. ToST 513 N. 36th St.Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 547-0240 8:00pm - no cover for Snapbite August 8th, 2007 - Snapbite and Moraine Eric Barber, saxophones; PK, bass; Matt Crane, drums. Electrifying free improvisation from two stellar ensembles. Jazz: The Second Century A New Earshot Concert Series Chapel Performance Space Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N 7:30pm http://www.earshot.org/ August 29th, 2007 - Ziggurat Quartet and Reptet Bill Anschell, piano; Eric Barber, saxophones; Doug Miller, bass; Byron Vannoy, drums. A great quartet performing all original music in the beautiful Good Sheperd Chapel. Also featured: Reptet. Jazz: The Second Century A New Earshot Concert Series Chapel Performance Space Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N 7:30pm http://www.earshot.org/ September 5, 2007 - Byron Vannoy Band Byron Vannoy, drums/composer, Eric Barber, saxophones; Kacey Evans, keyboards; Chris Spencer, guitar; Chris Symer, bass. The premiere of this new ensemble featuring all originals by Byron! Creative, evocative music. THE HENDRIX LOUNGE AT THE COLUMBIA CITY THEATER 4916 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA {map it} (206) 723-0088 Music starts at 8:00pm Admission: $5.00 October 4, 2007 - Ziggurat Quartet Bill Anschell, piano; Eric Barber, saxophones; Doug Miller, bass; Byron Vannoy, drums. A great quartet performing all original music at Tula's in Belltown. Tula's Restaurant and Nightclub 2214 Second Avenue, mid-block between Blanchard and Bell 206-443-4221 8:00pm