Free Jazz Sunday: The Bruce Phares, Randy Halberstadt & John Bishop Trio

Black Diamond Farms & Field Hall Present
Free Jazz Sunday: The Bruce Phares, Randy Halberstadt & John Bishop Trio
Sunday, November 17 @ 12PM | Sunset Bar & Lounge
Waterfront Coffee Bar at Field Hall and Bloody Mary / Mimosa Bar open 11AM – 2PM
Free admission; VIP tables available for $25 donation. CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Join us for FREE JAZZ SUNDAY in the Sunset Lounge on Sunday, November 17th with The Bruce Phares, Randy Halberstadt & John Bishop Trio! General Admission seating is first come, first-served and not guaranteed throughout the event. Private premium tables are available by RSVP and $25 donation.

LIVE MUSIC in the Sunset Lounge from 12PM to 1:30PM. Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar available in the Sunset Lounge 11AM – 2PM. The Waterfront Coffee Bar will be open and offering food and drink from 11AM to 2PM

Free Jazz Sunday is a monthly event series at Field Hall and is made possible through the support of Black Diamond Farms and local donors; if you’d like to support this series, please consider a donation at checkout or during the event.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Bruce Phares is perhaps best known for his four-decade duet relationship with legendary pianist Overton Berry — along with his performances with other renowned jazz greats including Dianne Schuur, Larry Coryell, Roland Hannah, Frank Wess, George Cables, Bruce Forman, Charlie Bird, Ernestine Anderson, and others.

Randy Halberstadt has been a major figure on the Pacific Northwest jazz scene for many years. A multi-dimensional pianist, he is equally at home playing be-bop, Latin, down-home blues, mainstream, free and eclectic jazz. He has performed with Herb Ellis, Terry Gibbs, Buddy de Franco, Matt Wilson, Pete Christlieb, Bobby Shew, Joe LaBarbera, and many others. In 1990, Randy performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with drummer Mel Brown. Randy has performed with the Seattle Symphony and is the pianist for the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. In 2015 Randy was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.

John Bishop as a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer, publisher, and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in Northwest Jazz for 40 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, George Cables, Bobby McFerrin, Jack Sheldon, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Jerry Bergonzi, Carla Bley, Ernestine Anderson, Larry Coryell, and countless others. He’s appeared on more than 100 albums, and was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008, and named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019. In 1997, Bishop started the jazz label Origin Records (named Jazzweek’s 2009 “Label Of The Year”) and OriginArts, a graphic design & CD production company, to help further the exposure of creative artists and their music. In partnership with his ex-drum student, Matt Jorgensen, they have released over 750 recordings by 370 artists from around the world. In 2002 they added another jazz label, OA2 Records, a classical imprint, Origin Classical in 2008, and in 2003 began Seattle’s annual 4-day Ballard Jazz Festival.