🎷🍶 Sake x Jazz Presents: Industry Jazz Night

POSTPONED | Kai’s Bistro (Back Bar)

TICKETS ARE LIVE ✨

Every month, Sake Noire hosts an intimate speakeasy-style jazz night featuring BIPOC and women musicians, and this month we’re proud to welcome home Beserat Tafesse — Seattle-born jazz trombonist with deep roots in Ethio Jazz, soul, and the NYC jazz scene.

You’ve heard him with Slavic Soul Party, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and on Grammy-nominated albums — now catch him live, right here in the Backbar.

🎶 What to Expect:

A one-night-only jazz set by Beserat Tafesse

50% off select Japanese sake bottles from 5pm-7pm

Intimate, backroom speakeasy vibes at Kai’s Bistro

Open jam session after the show

100% of ticket sales go directly to the artist

🗓️ Event Schedule:

5:00–6PM | Doors + food & drink available

6:30–8:00PM | Ticketed show (with short break)

8:30–10:00PM | Jam session (last call at 9:30PM)

🎟️ $35 Ticket = Show + Jam Session

🥂 Non-ticket holders = 1 drink minimum for jam

Reminder 21+ only at the bar and please show your ID upon ordering drinks.

Every month, Sake Noire hosts an intimate speakeasy jazz jam on Monday night, featuring BIPOC and women jazz musicians. Tickets go 100% to the artists for their exclusive show. 1 drink minimum for post-show jazz jams. Ticket holders can enjoy both the show and the jam with drink minimum waived.

Sake Noire Presents: Industry Jazz Night | 5.26 - TICKETS ARE LIVE ✨

We're celebrating AAHNPI Month with Carter Eng! This month, Carter will be flying out from NYC to perform for us in the back bar of Kai's Bistro. In honor of AAHNPI month, Carter will be playing Jazz songs by fellow Asian American artists.

What to Expect:

A monthly Monday series spotlighting women and BIPOC musicians in an intimate back bar setting at Kai’s Bistro, home of Sake Noire.

Featuring: Carter Eng

Theme: “Jazz Songs by Asian Americans” - a tribute to AANHPI month.

Doors at 5PM. Please arrive between 5-530pm to order food + drinks (this gives the staff ample time to get the food and drink out to you before the show starts).

$35 tickets include the show + complimentary glass of sake + jam session (no drink minimum for ticket holders)(ticket sales go 💯 to the artists to support their work)

Non-ticket holders: 1 drink minimum applies for jam session entry

5-5:30PM - Doors open and arrival time

5pm-6:15pm - first round of drinks and food available for purchase

6:30–8:00PM — ticketed show begins with small break in between

8:30PM–10PM — Open jam session with last call at 930pm

Get to know the artist:

Carter Eng is a Chinese-Japanese American trumpeter and composer based in New York, exploring the boundaries of traditional and modern jazz. After completing his undergraduate studies in San Francisco, he returned back home to Seattle and performed regularly as a sideman and leader at venues such as the Seattle Jazz Fellowship and the Royal Room, in addition to being featured on the cover of Earshot Jazz Magazine. Carter is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music.

Note: Industry Night is all about community!
Join us for a laid-back evening with discounted drinks, generous portions of affordable food, and good vibes all around. Whether you're in hospitality, the arts, tech—or anything in between—this is your space to unwind, try something new, and connect with fellow creatives and hard-working folks from all walks of life.

Every month, Sake Noire hosts an intimate speakeasy jazz jam on Monday night, featuring BIPOC and women jazz musicians. Tickets go 100% to the artists for their exclusive show. 1 drink minimum for post-show jazz jams. Ticket holders can enjoy both the show and the jam with drink minimum waived.

Sake x Jazz Presents: Jazz Jam Mondays | 4.21 - TICKETS ARE LIVE ✨

Back by popular demand — we’re kicking off Spring 2025 with the return of jazz at Kai’s Bistro, featuring Trio Samambaia, a Brazilian jazz group bringing the vibrant spirit of Brazil to the stage.

What to Expect:
A monthly Monday series spotlighting women and BIPOC musicians in an intimate back bar setting at Kai’s Bistro, home of Sake Noire.

First show of the season features: Trio Samambaia
Theme: “When Spring Comes” - a tribute to the arrival of the season.

Doors at 5PM for food + drinks
$35 tickets include the show + complimentary glass of sake + jam session (no drink minimum for ticket holders)(ticket sales go 💯 to the artists to support their work)
Non-ticket holders: 1 drink minimum applies for jam session entry

5-6:30PM - Doors open for drinks and food available for purchase
6:30–8:00PM — ticketed show begins with small break in between
8:30PM–10PM — Open jam session with last call at 9PM

Let’s kampai to our first Jazz jam guests:

“Trio Samambaia’ plays a celebratory mix of Brazilian jazz as well as some of their own outstanding original compositions. This versatile, groove-based band includes pianist Gabe-Hall Rodrigues, bassist Kelsey Mines and drummer Jeff Busch, who have come together to share their collective passion for some of the world’s most uplifting music!”