Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet

The Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet is a dynamic hard bop band in the style of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. We feature tunes by Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Tommy Turrentine, Lee Morgan, Harold Land and others. We also play original compositions and arrangements by Karin.  

We also present the show "The Life and Music of Duke Ellington" in which we play Duke's music and narrate his improbable rise from playing in a soda fountain in Washington DC at 14 years old, to orchestra tours around the U.S. and Europe. 

Personnel: Karin Kajita, piano; Erik Esvelt, trumpet; Rich Cole, tenor sax; Al Shabino, bass; Randy Doak, drums

Upcoming performances: 

Thursday, June 26, 7:30-8:30

Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Karin Kajita Jazz Quintet

109 S Main Street, Seattle 98104

no reservation required, donation only

Friday, July 18, 7:30 to 9:30

"The Life and Music of Duke Ellington"

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts

with Angela Petrucci, vocals

reservations: purchase.wicaonline.org

Past performances:

Bumbershoot, Anacortes Arts Fair, Evergreen State Fair, Shoreline Arts Fair, Seattle Jazz Vespers, Bothell Arts Fair, Bainbridge Commons, Interbay Golf Course, Collective Visions Gallery, First Night in Tacoma, Best of the NW Arts and Crafts Fair and many others. 

Good News Bad News - Karin Kajita

Ms. B.C. - Pamela Watson

The Soulful Mr. Timmons - James Williams