Founded in 2004, Jazz Underground is a Seattle-based contemporary jazz big band. Their repertoire includes a wide variety of music from Count Basie, Buddy Rich and Stan Kenton to Jaco Pastorius, Michael League, Maria Schneider, Michele Fernandez, Radiohead, Tom Molter and Nelda Swiggett. In addition, the group performs music by Pacific Northwest composers and arrangers, including original tunes by members of the band.
Jazz Underground recently celebrated their twentieth anniversary with a concert at the Rainier Arts Center and they play regularly at Seattle's Royal Room and on the Market Stage at Crossroads Bellevue. They have presented performances at the Moore Theater in Seattle, Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, The Northwest Folklife Festival, Skagit Valley College, Third Place Commons, Aurora Borealis, the Columbia City Theater, Shoreline Community College, the historic Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon, Seattle's University District Street Fair, Taste of Tacoma, the Jackson Street Jazz Walk at Ernestine Anderson Place, Port of Anacortes, Mill Creek Town Center, West Seattle Summer Fest, Westport Ole Fashioned 4th of July, Highway 99 Blues Club and on local radio. The band also makes numerous school and community appearances every year. Here's what people are saying about Jazz Underground: "The music had me dancing in my seat" "Jazz Underground does not disappoint!" "They put a BIG smile on our faces" "The performance was amazing" "We had the pleasure of hearing your fantastic music and your lovely singer and you will be seeing us many more times. Thank you, thank you, thank you." "To some the label "contemporary" can be troubling, but I found the music refreshing and user-friendly to the average listener."T |
Click here to access an article in The South Seattle Emerald about Jazz Underground's 20th Anniversary Concert: Jazz Underground Celebrates 20 Years of Jazz and Big Band Fun | South Seattle Emerald Jazz Underground is available for bookings. Contact us at: [email protected] |
Website updated May 14, 2025 Jazz Underground is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization