Earshot Jazz Festival plays on but without concerts at On the Boards
During its 2 1/2-week run, the 17th annual Earshot Jazz Festival will offer more than 50 concerts in nearly a dozen locations -- but not at one of its most popular venues of recent years, On the Boards.
As an active presenter without a home venue, Earshot is in a continual process of forging and finessing relationships with potential venues. As a result, the festival landscape is always evolving.
This will be the first year since 1998 that On the Boards has not been a participating venue. OTB operations director Brett McDowell said a scheduling conflict arose with the expansion of their own programming.
Loss of the space will significantly change the tone and experience of the festival. On the Boards felt like home to Seattle's jazz community. The 250-seat auditorium was the perfect size, with a spacious lobby giving the events the ambience of a cocktail party.
Things are bound to feel different at the upscale Triple Door, where many of the high-profile concerts will take place. To double the 230-seat capacity of the Triple Door, there will be two shows a nights, the early one open to all ages.
While the need to turn over the house has made the inclusion of opening acts impractical, the festival has circumvented the potential decrease in local involvement by booking more regional acts as headliners.
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As an active presenter without a home venue, Earshot is in a continual process of forging and finessing relationships with potential venues. As a result, the festival landscape is always evolving.
This will be the first year since 1998 that On the Boards has not been a participating venue. OTB operations director Brett McDowell said a scheduling conflict arose with the expansion of their own programming.
Loss of the space will significantly change the tone and experience of the festival. On the Boards felt like home to Seattle's jazz community. The 250-seat auditorium was the perfect size, with a spacious lobby giving the events the ambience of a cocktail party.
Things are bound to feel different at the upscale Triple Door, where many of the high-profile concerts will take place. To double the 230-seat capacity of the Triple Door, there will be two shows a nights, the early one open to all ages.
While the need to turn over the house has made the inclusion of opening acts impractical, the festival has circumvented the potential decrease in local involvement by booking more regional acts as headliners.
Continue...
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