photos by Tasha Owen and
      Rick Chinn

KICKING BACK AT BAKE'S PLACE

You don't have to love jazz to enjoy a weekend evening at Bake's Place, but if you do ... you're in for a treat. This Issaquah jazz supper club hosts premier talent every weekend and provides a moody, rich blend of music, food and atmosphere. Different artists play every Friday and Saturday night, making each experience unique to the lucky group seated in what owners Craig and Laura Baker refer to as the "Living Room." The Living Room seats 72 comfortably in a candlelit, velvet-draped room, allowing patrons to feel like private guests at a luxurious dinner party.
- 425 Magazine

The best Jazz and Blues in the Northwest
Friday and Saturday nights

Check the calendar for details for all shows

For tickets, email events{at}bakesplace{dot}org
or call 425-391-3335.
Credit cards welcome.
All ticket purchases are final.

Catering available for all occasions
Special events space available for groups up to 75

Welcome to the Living Room.

Our focus is presenting great music in a warm, intimate, and inviting atmosphere with an enthusiastic staff, paired with delightful food and carefully selected wines.

FIND A HIDDEN TREASURE AT BAKE'S PLACE

By Chantelle Lusebrink, Issaquah Press

Step into the town hall at Providence Point and discover one of the best kept secrets in town — and perhaps the greater Seattle area.

Attracting some of the best contemporary jazz musicians from throughout the country, jazz enthusiasts flock to what Craig and Laura Baker call their living room

In an era espousing values for musical venues more along the lines of the larger-the-louder-the-better, Bake's Place is an intimate experience with top musicians rarely afforded to music goers today.

As you enter the "living room" you have an overwhelming sense of comfort and intimacy. The walls are splashed with color — sensual reds, deep indigos, and rich browns — and are dotted with photographs of the world's finest jazz players. An intimate stage with the best sound system is tucked into the center of the room — a surprise encounter in the middle of this retirement community. It's a venue so appealing that it is considered amoung our regions's best jazz lounges.

While the restaurant caters predominantly...more

Jazz Hang: Bake's Place at Providence Point

By Katy Bourne

... Baker is enthusiastic, altruistic and focused. Bake’s initially began 10 years ago as a private jazz club in Baker’s home in Redmond. After difficulties with local zoning ordinances, Baker moved the club to its present residence, Providence Point in Issaquah, where it has been for five years. The room, with its lush interiors and pristine sound, is like a combination of a living room and a meditation hall. This is very much in keeping with Baker’s intention. “This is a place of meditation. The meditation is music.” Craig and Laura have created a space, which is an extension of their own living room, where guests can relax, unwind, forget the stress of busy lives and truly listen to great jazz performances. In Baker’s words, “The intention is you are here for the music.” The programming at Bake’s is excellent, regularly offering a line-up of some of the nation’s top, touring jazz musicians as well as providing a home stage for some of the region’s brightest jazz luminaries. The majority of Bake’s performers are vocalists. This is in keeping with his goal of bringing new fans to jazz music. Baker is looking for new converts, people not previously exposed to jazz. In that vein, Baker believes that vocal jazz, in particular, is an accessible introduction to the “non-jazz public”. Bake’s regular rotation includes top-notch singers such as Greta Matassa, Karin Plato, Rebecca Parris and Gail Pettis. Instrumental acts include Seattle vibraphonist, Ben Thomas, and Brazilian-born pianist, Jovino Santos Neto.

"I have played all over the world in many different venues. Bake's Place is one of my most enjoyable experiences."

Freddie Cole, pianist

Bake's is one of the best-kept secrets in the Pacific Northwest. The unique environment Craig and Laura have created transforms each would-be "performance" into a breathtakingly intimate encounter between artist and audience....

Gail Petis, vocalist