Author Archives: thomas_marriott

Vancouver B.C.’s finest Jazz Club Over the years I’ve made quite a few trips to play at The Cellar in Vancouver B.C. and the upcoming shows on May 11 and 12 are destined to be a lot of fun. Human … Continue reading →

Every friday at the New orleans creole restaurant On May 4th, 2012 my quartet “Flexicon” will be celebrating the two-year anniversary of our weekly gig at Seattle’s New Orleans Creole Restaurant in historic Pioneer Square. We have to thank the … Continue reading →

Friday, April 20th at the jazz walk with pianist orrin evans Human Spirit takes the stage at the 2012 Ballard Jazz Walk with our friend Orrin Evans from New York. Orrin joined us at the Earshot Jazz Festival where we … Continue reading →

AN EVENING WITH FRIENDS This Friday, April 13th, I am delighted to be playing Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club with some of my favorite musicians. Joining me are Marc Seales on piano, bassist Jeff Johnson and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. … Continue reading →

Preparing for the road The current edition of the Blessing Brass e-newsletter features an article I was asked to write about touring and life on the road. I have been playing the wonderful trumpets made by the new E. K. … Continue reading →

Alan Jones Sextet Alan Jones is a tremendous drummer and composer who resides in Portland, OR. I am delighted to be joining Alan’s Sextet at the Brasserie Montmartre on Friday, February 24th. Alan’s band is made up of Portland’s finest, including: … Continue reading →

2012 Jazz Education Network Conference (JEN) This past January I had the pleasure of  performing at the 2012 Jazz Education Network Conference at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. Trumpeter Ray Vega and I joined up for a performance … Continue reading →

Human Spirit is playing throughout the Seattle area this December – we hope to see you at one of these great venues! Friday, December 2nd – “Sharing The Stage” at The Red Bicycle, Vashon Island  8:00 pm Saturday, December 10th … Continue reading →

I am excited to announce that Human Spirit‘s two-night showcase this October at the  Earshot Jazz Festival will be recorded for a 2012 release on Origin Records. We will be debuting some new material as well as some classic originals penned by … Continue reading →

The October issue of Downbeat Magazine features a great review of my album “Constraints and Liberations” released late last year on Origin Records. The leading  jazz publication gave the album 4 and a half stars out of a possible 5. … Continue reading →