Skip to Main Content

Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series

October 7-11, 2026

This year’s upcoming Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series returns to downtown Bellevue for a five-day celebration of incredible live performances. Experience the vibrant sounds of jazz and blues as an exciting lineup of local and national talent takes the stage, bringing the community together through music in the heart of the city.

JAZZ OVERHAUL
Friday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Meydenbauer Center Theatre

JAZZ OVERHAUL is a jazz quartet that covers rock songs from the renowned Seattle grunge music scene that gave the world Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Jazz Overhaul has created arrangements from these classic bands, in addition to other popular music from the past 30 years, and has “overhauled” them to fit into the jazz structure. The group features Cliff Colón on sax, Jake Sele on keys, Osama Afifi on bass, and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. This isn’t your normal jazz quartet. This is a JAZZ OVERHAUL!  

Lady A
Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Meydenbauer Center Theatre

With a voice that testifies, grooves, and stirs the soul, Lady A brings over two decades of powerhouse performances rooted in blues, soul, and gospel. Based in Seattle, WA, she’s known for her electrifying live shows and deep Southern musical roots.
Lady A delivers authenticity and fire, blending original music with timeless classics, carrying forward the legacy of Denise LaSalle, Mahalia Jackson and Alberta Hunter while making each performance unmistakably her own.

About the Jazz & Blues Music Series

Established in 2008, the Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series is a cultural and community event that attracts national artists, showcases regional talent, and draws diverse audiences. Headlining artists are selected in collaboration with John Gilbreath, executive director of Earshot Jazz.

Past featured artists include Branford Marsalis, Booker T. Jones, Shemekia Copeland, Poncho Sanchez, Dianne Reeves, Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Terence Blanchard, Hubert Laws, Mingus Big Band, Spanish Harlem Orchestra and Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.

Sign up for Jazz & Blues updates and special offers!

Presenting Partner

This project is supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.