Thomas Marriott Quartet at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Trumpeter Thomas Marriott has been moving the needle more than anyone on the Seattle jazz scene over the past fifteen years and more--and this is true even before he founded the Seattle Jazz Fellowship. The author of fourteen albums as a leader and many more as a sideman, Marriott has been electrifying the scene with his live performances from the New Orleans and Tula's era to the new SJF digs in Pioneer Square. In that time, he has been recognized as one of the finest trumpet players in jazz.

His bandleading skills inlude the wisdom to hire a band to play his original tunes and stick with them, creating chemistry and intimate knowledge of the music...

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Trumpeter Thomas Marriott has been moving the needle more than anyone on the Seattle jazz scene over the past fifteen years and more--and this is true even before he founded the Seattle Jazz Fellowship. The author of fourteen albums as a leader and many more as a sideman, Marriott has been electrifying the scene with his live performances from the New Orleans and Tula's era to the new SJF digs in Pioneer Square. In that time, he has been recognized as one of the finest trumpet players in jazz.

His bandleading skills inlude the wisdom to hire a band to play his original tunes and stick with them, creating chemistry and intimate knowledge of the music. Pianist Tim Kennedy has been behind the piano in Marriott's Seattle quartet for some time now. Bassist Trevor Ford's style fits well with Marriott's tunes that can push the edges while swinging hard. New York transplant Stefan Schatz is a drummer steeped in the jazz tradition that is new to the band. This is one not to miss.

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