Starting tomorrow, jazz will be filling the streets of Ballard for four days filled with sweet, sweet music.

It begins tomorrow at Conor Byrne, where there will be a "Brotherhood of the Drum" and a "Guitar Summit." It coalesces into one big jazz walk on Friday night, with so many restaurants, bars and breweries thumping with music you won't know what to do with yourself. (Seriously, just look at the schedule below.)

And finally, on Saturday, everything becomes one big jazz-extravaganza at the Nordic Heritage Museum. It'll be complete with a Swedish Pancake Brunch (because what goes better with jazz?) and the museum will be hosting the "premier jazz trombonist" of Seattle, David Marriott and his band.

Later that night, the museum will be pulling out the big guns: Gary Bartz, the Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist and Lew Soloff, a "consummate fixture of the New York jazz scene since the mid-'60s." (Oh, you know, he only played with Gil Evans at his parime, Stanley Clark, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed and on and on and on ...)

For decoration, the museum will be feauturing the art exhibit "Jazz Behind the Iron Curtain," a series of cover art for the magazine "Jazz Forum," illustrated by Rafal Olbinski. He's won an absurd amount of awards, according to the Nordic Heritage Museum: "Rafal Olbinski has received over 150 awards, including gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles. In 1994, he was awarded the International Oscar for the World's Most Memorable Poster, the "Prix Savignac" in Paris. In 1995 the jury led by Mayor Rudolf Giuliani chose his poster as a winner of the "New York - Capital of the World" competition."

Here is the schedule for the Ballard Jazz Festival. You can find more details at http://ballardjazzfestival.com/

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 - 8:00PM | 21+

BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM
Four drummers lead their own groups at Conor Byrne Pub on the opening night of the festival. Scheduled to perform: Sylvia Cuenca, Matt Jorgensen, Sean Lane and Chris Leighton

LOCATION: Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Avenue NW | 8:00PM | 21+

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 - 8:00PM | 21+

GUITAR SUMMIT
Guitarists take the stage on night two of the festival as we showcase some of the finest six-string talent from the Northwest and beyond. Scheduled to perform include Tom Guarna (New York), John Stowell (Portland) and Dave Peterson and Danny Godinez (Seattle).

LOCATION: Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Avenue NW | 8:00PM | 21+

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 - MULTIPLE VENUES STARTING AT 6:30PM
THE BALLARD JAZZ WALK
Jazz takes over downtown Ballard as we present 22 groups in 12 venues all for a single ticket price. The most recognizable event of the festival brings together all styles of jazz and a New Orleans atmosphere with listeners pouring from club-to-club making this a truly one-of-a-kind event.

CONOR BYRNE PUB
5140 BALLARD AVE NW (21+) | 8:00PM

8:00pm George Colligan Trio
George Colligan - organ; Tom Guarna - guitar; Matt Jorgensen - drums

11:00pm Matt Jorgensen +451

Thomas Marriott - trumpet; Mark Taylor - saxophone; Ryan Burns - keyboards; Phil Sparks - bass; Matt Jorgensen - drums

NEW YORK FASHION ACADEMY
5201 BALLARD AVE NW (ALL AGES) | 7:00PM

7:00pm Wellstone Conspiracy
Brent Jensen - saxophone; Bill Anschell - piano; Jeff Johnson - bass; John Bishop - drums

9:30pm Jeff Baker Quintet
Jeff Baker - vocals; David Valdez - sax; Darrell Grant - piano;
Dylan Sundstrom - bass; Jason Palmer - drums

LOCK & KEEL
5144 BALLARD AVE NW (21+) | 8:00PM

McTuff featuring Cliff Colon
Cliff Colon - tenor saxophone; Joe Doria - Hammond B3 organ;
Andy Coe - guitar; Barrett Martin - drums

SALMON BAY EAGLES / DOWNSTAIRS
5216 20TH AVE NW (ALL AGES) | 8:00PM

Todd Bishop Group
Todd Bishop - drums; Richard Cole - saxes;
Jay Thomas - trumpet/saxophone; Paul Gabrielson - bass

SALMON BAY EAGLES / UPSTAIRS
5216 20TH AVE NW (ALL AGES) | 8:00PM

TABLE AND CHAIRS LABEL SHOWCASE
8:00pm
Anteater
Jacob Zimmerman - alto sax; Kim Cass - bass; Sam Ospovat - drums

9:15pm
Vinny Golia and Ross Hammond Group
Vinny Golia - saxophone; Ross Hammond - guitar; Chris Icasiano - drums; Neil Welch - saxophone

10:30pm
Christian Pincock Group
Christian Pincock - trombone; Aaron Otheim - piano; Luke Bergman - bass; Chris Icasiano - drums

HILLIARD'S TAP ROOM
1550 NW 49TH ST (ALL AGES) | 8:00PM

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
Jovino Santos Neto - piano; Chuck Deardorf - bass; Ben Thomas - vibes; Mark Ivester - drums; Jeff Busch - percussion

PEDDLER BREWERY
1514 NW LEARY WAY (ALL AGES) | 7:30PM

Istvan and Farko
Istvan Rez - guitar; Farko Dosumov - bass

LEIF ERIKSON LODGE
2245 NW 57TH STREET (ALL AGES) | 7:00PM

6:30pm
Cornish College Ensemble

7:30pm
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom featuring Cuong Vu
Cuong Vu - trumpet; Julie Wolfe - piano; Rene Hart - bass; Allison Miller - drums

9:15pm
Andy Clausen Quintet
Andy Clausen - trombone; Gregg Belisle-Chi - guitar; Gus Carns - piano; Mark Hunter - bass; Evan Woodle - drums

VOLTERRA DRAWING ROOM
5411 BALLARD AVE NW (ALL AGES) | 7:30PM

Chad McCullough Group featuring Wayne Horvitz
Chad McCullough - trumpet; Steve Moore - trombone; Wayne Horvitz - piano; Geoff Harper - bass; Mark DiFlorio - drums

EGAN'S BALLARD JAM HOUSE
1707 NW MARKET STREET | 6:30PM (ALL AGES UNTIL 11:00PM)

6:30pm
Cornish Ensemble

7:45pm
Peter Daniel Group
Peter Daniel - saxophone; Chris Morton - piano; Brad Boal - drums; Chris Spencer - Guitar

9:30pm
Gail Pettis with the Clipper Anderson Trio
Gail Pettis - vocals; Darin Clendenin - piano; Clipper Anderson - bass; Brad Boal - drums

SKARBOS
5323 BALLARD AVE NW (ALL AGES) | 7:00PM

Dave Peterson / John Stowell / Bruce Phares
Dave Peterson - guitar; John Stowell - guitar; Bruce Phares - bass

COPPER GATE
6301 24TH AVE NW (21+) 8:00PM

Marco de Carvalho / Jon Alberts / Tad Britton
Marco de Carvalho - guitar; Jon Alberts - piano; Tad Britton - drums

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 - A FULL DAY OF JAZZ | ALL AGES

LOCATION: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St, Seattle, All Ages

11:00am - SWEDISH PANCAKE JAZZ BRUNCH
On Saturday, we kick off a full day of events at the Nordic Heritage Museum with the Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch and a classic Volvo and Saab car show.

7:30pm - MAINSTAGE CONCERT
The crown jewel of the festival, we welcome international jazz artists to Ballard at our Mainstage Concert at the Nordic Heritage Museum.

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