Bell will perform at the Panama Jazz Festival with the Berklee Global Jazz Institute.
Join us for our annual celebration featuring up and coming jazz musicians that are home in Seattle for the holidays!
Featuring groups lead by Kate Molloy, George Fulton, Eli Sullivan and Nate Gilbreath; with Jacob Linden, Josh Setala, Andrew Vinther, Talli Kimani, Bell Thompson, Nicholas Mesler, Evan Woodle and many more!
Pack a lunch and picnic in the Plaza! Take a beat and savor in a diverse lineup of live performances by emerging Philly artists.
Join us for our annual celebration featuring up and going jazz musicians that are home in Seattle for the holidays!
This concert will feature: Bell Thompson Quintet, Grace Kaste Trio, Preston Lee Trio, and Noah Mark Quartet
https://seattlejazzfellowship.org
Gloss + Heatloaf + partygirl at MilkBoy
Sunday, July 17, 2022
6:30 PM Doors // 7:30 PM Show
21+
Bell will be presenting a senior recital featuring a set of original compositions. The band will feature Jillian Ashcraft - Voice
Dylan Band - Tenor Saxophone
Bruce Barth - Piano
Dan McCain - Bass
Maria Marmarou - Drums
Jazz singer Allegra Levy returns to the stage to host a special one-night-only event In honor of Women's History Month. The Women in Jazz Organization will come to the Soapbox to honor and celebrate women in jazz throughout history. This night will be a Who’s Who among women in jazz, featuring a wide range of WIJO voices backed up by a powerhouse house band. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Women in Jazz Organization.
WIJO's Mission Statement:
Women In Jazz Organization intends to help level the playing field in Jazz, so that women and non-binary people have an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to Jazz, leading to an improved and richer, more diverse, and more successful art form.
WIJO is also committed to honoring Black Americans as the creators of Jazz.
Allegra Levy- vox
Shirazette Tinnin- drums
Marta Sanchez- piano
Carmen Rothwell- bass
Bell will join John Raymond in co-moderating the “Trumpet Summit” panel at the Jazz Education Network Conference. This event will take place at Cumberland E-F/Exhibition Level.
“Join host John Raymond, Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Indiana University, as he leads a panel with master jazz trumpeters. They'll talk shop about how they developed their own voice, what they've practiced over the years, and all the other stuff you're dying to know about. Come make the hang!”
I will be doing a poster presentation about my research project, “Gender and Jazz: The Experience of Young Women in Jazz Education” at the Jazz Education Network Conference 2022 in Dallas.
The number of young women who participate in instrumental high school jazz education programs peaks in middle school, then drops precipitously throughout the high school years. Most high school jazz bands are populated by only a small percentage of female instrumentalists by the later years of high school. These percentages drop still further when examining female instrumental participation in jazz performance at the college level.
While this disparity is well documented, efforts to understand and address the issue have lacked the perspective of the young women instrumentalists taking part in these programs.
This qualitative research study, based on in-depth interviews with 16 young female instrumentalists, taking part in high school jazz education programs in different regions of the US and Canada, examines ‘band culture’ from the perspective of young women participants.
The result is a portrait of their experience and an analysis of key issues relevant to the challenge of creating jazz education environments that sustain and support everyone.
Bell Thompson Quintet will be performing at the Royal Room as part of the “Home for the Holidays” series.
Doors at 6pm. $10 students, $12 advance, $15 doors.
Groups performing will be:
Bell Thompson
Aidan Siemann
Katie Webster
Chris McCarthy
Bell will be performing in the Temple University Lab Band under the direction of Steve Fidyk.
“As the sunsets and we start a new week, come and join us in the candlelit sanctuary for a special service of jazz music, spoken word and prayer.
No matter who you are, what you believe, you are welcome here.
The service will be lead by the talented, Philadelphia based Micah Graves Project. Led by pianist and composer Micah Graves, this ensemble will present music of hope and renewal. Joining Micah will be Lora Sherrodd on Vocals, Bell Thompson on Trumpet, Larry Shaw on Drums, and Zachary Guise on bass!”
Enjoy a refreshing drink and hear great jazz performed by guest artists, students, and faculty from the Boyer College of Music and Dance.
TPAC Main Lobby
Free admission, no tickets required
Thursday Feb 4th my Rite of Swing Jazz Cafe Performance will be airing on the Boyer College YouTube Channel!
I truly feel so lucky to play with this group with some of my favorite musicians and closest friends. We will be performing some my original music as well as a few of my favorite standards.
I hope you are able to tune in!
Enjoy a refreshing drink and hear great jazz performed by guest artists, students, and faculty from the Boyer College of Music and Dance.
Maria Marmarou, drums
Bell Thompson, trumpet
Ross Gerberich, tenor sax
Scott Edmunds, piano
Matthew Green, bass
TPAC Main Lobby
Free admission, no tickets required
Party like it’s 1939!
The Royal Room Big Band, led by Steve Treseler, brings you the swing of yesteryear, with a jazz dinner and swing dancing. Prix fixe menu and a cover charge for the musicians are included in the price. The evening's entertainment will include sonic renderings of pieces by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Sun Ra, and more!
The Bell Thompson Quintet will be performing at the Home For The Holidays concert at The Royal Room in Seattle, WA. The band will feature: Bell Thompson (trumpet), Preston Lee (alto sax), Rodney Ocfemia (bass), Nebee Yohannes (piano), and Kevin Murphy (drums).
Show starts at 7:00pm/ Doors open at 6:00pm.
$12 adv/$12 dos/$8 Students
To purchase tickets: https://www.strangertickets.com/events/101854634/home-for-the-holidays-night-1
To reserve a table: https://theroyalroomseattle.com/contact/reservations/
Bell will be a special guest performing with the Kammy Yedor trio at the Royal Room.
Doors open at 6:30, Performance is from 7-9pm. Tickets are $15 GA and $10 for students.
Bell will be joining the Preston Lee Quintet for jazz standards and the music of today, combining influences from cool jazz, bossa nova, and R&B, interpreting the classic jazz tradition with a modern twist.
Bell will be teaching at the Ballard Jazz Workshop July 1-3 alongside Gary Hammon, Katie Webster, and Aidan Ward-Richter. Topics will include jazz improvisation, music theory, jazz repertoire, and playing changes. To register and find out more information, contact Gary Hammon at (206) 272-0590 or grhammon1@gmail.com.
The Bell Thompson Quintet will be performing at the South Hudson Music Project Opening Celebration event at the Royal Room. This event is invite-only.
