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Jazz: Ballard Jazz Festival Thursday-Saturday: Hot on the heels of the Earshot Festival, the intrepid folks at Seattle's grass-roots Origin Records present three days of muscular, hard-swinging jazz, with the accent, not surprisingly, on drums, since the label is run by drummers Matt Jorgensen and John Bishop. The festival gets under way at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Tractor Tavern with Brotherhood of the Drum (Matt Chamberlain, Kevin Sawka, Bishop and Jorgensen), continues Friday with the always-bountiful Ballard Jazz Walk, featuring multiple Seattle bands, then comes to head Saturday — pardon the drum pun — with workshops and a concert by vibist Joe Locke, pianist Geoff Keezer, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and others. The Saturday show is at Mars Hill Church, 1401 N.W. Leary Way, Seattle; $20 (206-219-3649 or www.ballardjazzfestival.com). All-festival pass: $25. Paul de Barros |
Critics' picks for the week of Nov. 13-20