Free Jazz Sunday with Bruce Phares and the Seattle Super Trio
Field Hall & Hallett Advisors Present: Free Jazz Sunday with Bruce Phares and the Seattle Super Trio
Sunday, June 7th @ 12PM | Sunset Bar & Lounge
Free admission; VIP tables available for $40 donation. | CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Join us for FREE JAZZ SUNDAY in the Sunset Lounge on Sunday, June 7th featuring Bruce Phares, Randy Halberstadt, and Susan Pascal – the “Seattle Super Trio”.”
Veteran Seattle jazz bassist Bruce Phares returns for a third command performance at the PA Field Hall, leading a “super-trio” of old friends Randy Halberstadt on keyboards and award-winning vibraphonist Susan Pascal, featuring originals of each of the trio, interspersed with stunning jazz classics.
General Admission seating is first come, first-served and not guaranteed throughout the event. Private premium tables are available by RSVP and $40 donation.
LIVE MUSIC in the Sunset Lounge from 12:00 to 1:30PM. Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar available in the Sunset Lounge 11:00AM – 2:00PM. The Waterfront Coffee Bar will be open and offering food and drink from 8:00AM-3:00PM.
Free Jazz Sunday is a monthly event series at Field Hall and is made possible through the support of local donors; if you’d like to support this series, please consider a donation at checkout or during the event.
Please note: seating is limited for this popular free event series! Plan to arrive early (doors open at 11AM) to secure seating. Seating is first come, first served and limited – standing room only once full. To guarantee seating, please reserve a VIP table for four.
ABOUT BRUCE PHARES
Having played the acoustic bass since 5th grade, Phares was “infected” with the jazz bug in his senior year of high school upon hearing pianist Bill Evans with bassist Eddie Gomez, then followed by keyboardist Chick Corea with Stanley Clarke. Phares’ studies with many of the region’s most respected teachers, landed him the bass chair with NW legendary pianist Overton Berry, with whom Phares was associated for the next 40 years until Berr’s passing. Thanks to the experience, mentoring and exposure gained by working with Berry, Phares became one of a pool of working bassists in Seattle, performing steadily in various groups, with such national and regional talents as George Cables, Bruce Forman, Jay McShann, Pete Christlieb, Larry Coryell, Frank Wess, Dave Peck, John Stowell, Charlie Bird, Mark Murphy, Peter Sprague, Stanley Cowell, Roland Hannah, Ernestine Anderson, Woody Woodhouse, Marc Seales, Randy Halberstadt, Floyd Standifer, Jabo Ward, Bob Nixon, Patty Padden, Tuxedo Junction, and more, at various jazz venues, including Seattle’s Jazz Alley & Parnell’s, as well as regional jazz festivals, such as Centrum Port Townsend, Bellevue Jazz, Edmonton Jazz, Vancouver, Portland & Toronto. Since landing on Vashon Island in 2020, he has served as host of “The Jam In The Atrium”, a monthly concert series featuring visiting NW luminary jazz artists, now in its 5th year in 2026.
ABOUT RANDY HALBERSTADT
Seattle Jazz Hall Of Fame inductee Randy Halberstadt, returning for his second visit at the Field Hall, 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. While Halberstadt’s own recordings showcase his formidable pianistic skills, they also establish him as a first-rate composer. While Randy continues to expand his talents as a pianist, composer, and arranger, he has taken equal pleasure in helping younger musicians fulfill their potential. Prior to retiring as professor of jazz theory, ear training, and piano at the prestigious Cornish College of the Arts, he mentored hundreds of aspiring and upcoming jazz artists for over four decades, as well as wirting a now globally sought-after instructional textbook called Metaphors For The Musician: Perspectives from a Jazz Pianist.
ABOUT SUSAN PASCAL
Ms Pascal, also an Earshot Jazz Hall Of Fame award winner, is lauded for her superb 4-mallet musicality, and masterful improvisational skills. Susan has taken her music through four tours of Singapore and concerts, workshops, and clinics across the United States. Her Pacific Northwest appearances include the Earshot Jazz Festival and Centrum Jazz Port Townsend, and as a special guest artist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and Seattle’s Gypsy jazz group, Pearl Django. Her eclectic musical interests are reflected in her own projects. Susan’s SOUL SAUCE quintet is a tribute to Latin jazz icon Cal Tjader, and her new BRAZIL PROJECT band features the rich rhythmic and melodic traditions of Brazil. Her straight-ahead jazz quartet has been nominated twice for Best Acoustic Group by Seattle’s Earshot Jazz. Her playing is sublime, full of heart and a great feel for the American classic standards, as well as modern current repertoire. Regarding this upcoming performance, Phares states: “This trio promises to be a rather emotional performance, my history with both Susan and Randy reaches back many decades, I hold such deep respect and admiration for both, as artists and persons alike, and to play with the both of them at this performance is so very meaningful for me!”
