Results for "Seattle Jazz Scene"

Eugene Register-Guard: Top Jazz Label Has Local Origins

July 6, 2009

From The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR): Although it’s based in Seattle, JazzWeek magazine’s “jazz label of the year” has Eugene’s fingerprints all over it. Origin Records bested Concord Records, Palmetto, Sunnyside, Heads Up and HighNote Records to take the prize in late June. The winner was announced at the JazzWeek Conference held during the Rochester Jazz Festival. ...

Scenes at Jazz Alley - July 12 - Only 10 Bucks!

June 30, 2009

Video: Jazz at the White House

June 17, 2009

Origin Records Nominated for JazzWeek Label of the Year

June 17, 2009

Honored once before in 2007, Origin Records is again among 6 labels up for Jazz Label of the Year at the 7th annual JazzWeek Awards in Rochester, NY. JazzWeek, the definitive national jazz radio airplay chart, is also a forum for hundreds in the jazz industry from radio, press, record labels, distributors, along with artists. Nominees ...

Jazz at the White House

June 17, 2009

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is honored to participate with First Lady Michelle Obama in the launching of the White House Music Series. The program will shine a national spotlight on music education, highlighting the important role music plays in the creativity and innovation that make this country great. Talented music students from six cities ...

Bill Anschell: The Hardest-Working Piano Man in Seattle

June 15, 2009

Simple or elaborate, this is what Anschell does best. In any given year, his arrangements or compositions might be on any one of a dozen albums, most not his own. His music even made its way to the television shows “The West Wing” and “The Wire.” But for his latest album, “We Couldn’t Agree More,” released ...

Seattle Times: Bucky Pizzarelli is a Jazz Guitarist for the Ages

June 10, 2009

In the post-bop world of jazz, the guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli is a novel concept. He is a jazz musician who remembers when his job description was to play dance music; he prefers to be a sideman and would sooner strum than pick; you would not call his style minimalist, but he understands getting more out of ...

Don Rickles at Snoqualmie Casino

June 4, 2009

Don Rickles Show Thursday, June 4, 8:00pm Snoqualmie Casino 37500 S.E. Northbend Way Snoqualmie, Washington 98065 featuring: Andy Omdahl, Jay Thomas, Jim Sisko: Trumpet & Flugel Gary Shutes: Trombone Dan Marcus: Bass Trombone Tracy Knoop & Travis Ranney: Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute, ...

Earshot Announces Early Lineup for 2009 Festival

June 3, 2009

Now in its 21st year, the Earshot Jazz Festival presents the full spectrum of jazz--from high profile concerts in Seattle's fine halls, to cutting-edge creations that move the art form ever forward. The event is respected for honoring the deep heritage of jazz while celebrating the leading edges of the art form. This year’s festival will ...

Seattle Times: At Bellevue Jazz Fest, Fine Music Overcomes Settings

May 26, 2009

Audiences obliged the second Bellevue Jazz Festival, showing up in respectable and consistent numbers over Memorial Day weekend in venues large and small — making an encouraging case for the state of jazz patronage on the Eastside and in Greater Seattle. Designed to be a big, high impact, civic ritual befitting a burgeoning metropolis, the three-day ...