CONCERTS
GREENWOOD CONCERT BAND
If you can't get enough of John Philip Sousa, or got waylaid by Magnolia's Goth Rockers Fourth of July (the Dali's Car reunion gets 'em every time), the Greenwood Concert Band should satisfy your hankering for brass band music. Apart from the mandatory fare--God Bless America, Barnacle Bill the Sailor, and a clutch of Sousa marches--this fun outfit performs music by Gilbert & Sullivan, Carl King, and the overture to Wagner's Rienzi. Guest soloist Steve Fissel, bass trombonist for the Seattle Symphony, brings some serious bottom end to the proceedings. Ballard Locks, 3015 NW 54th St, 783-7059, 7 pm, free.
DAN BLUNCK
This Olympia-based saxophonist serves up two solo sets of original compositions, new takes on standards, and freewheeling improvisations. Blunck has brought his torrential fervor to scads of jazz festivals and various group projects; a burning solo gig he did in the summer of '98 still rings in my head. Blunck is not to be missed. Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 18th Ave at E Union, 329-4224, 8 pm $8.
MATT JORGENSEN+451
It seems to be rule of Seattle jazz that you've gotta go to New York and play the dingy clubs there so when you come back, you can play the dingy clubs here and get some press. Back from a decade-long stint in the Big Apple, Seattle drummer Matt Jorgensen throws a party for his new CD, Quiet Silence. The rest of +451 are saxophonist Mark Taylor, bassist Phil Sparks, and the deft Marc Seales on Fender Rhodes electric piano. Imagine Miles Davis' slinky rhythm section from Filles de Kilimanjaro with a dash of R&B and you get the picture. Rainbow, 722 NE 45th St, 634-1761, 9 pm, $5.
DANISH NATIONAL GIRLS CHOIR
This choir of 40 young women (in Denmark, apparently that means ages 14 to 20) sings contemporary, spiritual, and classical works under the direction of Michael Bojesen. Reason #267 to live in a small, prosperous European country with a minuscule defense budget: well-trained, state-sponsored arts groups. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave at Seneca, 781-5252, 7 pm, $10.
DR. LONNIE SMITH TRIO
Moving and maintaining a Hammond organ is a pain in the ass (trust me, I own one) and expensive, so anyone who helps keep the funky-soul jazz pioneered by organists Jimmy Smith and Brother Jack McDuff alive deserves gratitude. After cutting a series of LPs for Blue Note in the late '60s, Lonnie Smith detoured into R&B in the '70s, but subsequent years of constant touring have affirmed his place as a master of the instrument. Not to be missed. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave, 441-9729, 8 pm, $19.50/$15.50.
