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Pony Boy Jazz Picnic - September 13
Pony Boy Records is very proud, once again, to announce the date for the Sixth Annual Jazz Picnic. Returning to Magnuson Park on Sunday afternoon, September 13, by overwhelming popular demand, the label is bringing another great line-up for this years’ Jazz Picnic featuring some of the Northwest’s finest jazz from the Pony Boy Records stable ...
The Score: Rebirth of the Cool - Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble Pays Tribute to Miles Davis
By Christopher DeLaurenti Was any other revolution in jazz so suave? When Miles Davis led a two-week stand at New York's fabled Royal Roost in 1948, the music—composed and arranged for a nonet by Gil Evans, John Lewis (later of the Modern Jazz Quartet), Gerry Mulligan, and others—changed jazz forever. Revolution was already in the air: ...
The Teaching DVD Release Concert
August 24th at the Triple Door The Teaching DVD Release Concert J&J Music & The Teaching are proud to announce the release of The Teaching’s premier DVD. The release concert is set for Monday, August 24th at the beautiful Triple Door music venue across the street from Benaroya Hall. During the concert scenes from the new ...
Benny Green Tribute to Oscar Peterson on Jazz NW, August 16
The general consensus is that one of the major highlights at this Summer’s Jazz Port Townsend was The Tribute to Oscar Peterson played by the Benny Green Trio. This exciting performance brought the capacity audience to its feet with the brillance of Benny Green’s Tribute to piano great Oscar Peterson. Most of the music was also ...
Seattle Times: Nine Jazz Acts at Nine Venues in Shoreline
The business district along 15th Avenue Northeast in Shoreline, called North City, got its new sidewalks three years ago when the city spent millions to put utility lines underground, widen the walkways and install new light standards. Inspired by the neighborhood facelift, three local businessmen, one of them a jazz musician, came up with the idea ...
Drummer Winard Harper Plays Jazz Alley in Seattle Aug. 4-5
As a young lion in the mid-1980s, drummer Winard Harper came of age in the midst of a jazz boom. Resurgent legends mentored budding players, providing them with invaluable experience and exposure. Record labels sought out young artists, and clubs rushed to book their bands. Harper first gained attention as a supple timekeeper in 1982 with ...
From Donn Bennett Drum Shop
DRUMMERS!!!!! There is a lot going on at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue in the next week. Original CHICAGO drummer Danny Seraphine, jazz great Winard Harper and swingster Donny Osborne will all be here. Space is limited for these events, some are already sold out. If you want to check these out it’s best SIGN ...
Seatte Jazz Composers' Ensemble Plays "Birth of the Cool" and Debuts New Works
J&J Music and the Seattle Jazz Composers’ Ensemble are proud to present a tribute concert to the seminal Miles Davis album “Birth of the Cool”. The concert and live taping will take place at Lucid Jazz Lounge on August 21, 2009 and will feature a 9-piece ensemble with the original instrumentation. The SJCE is lead by ...
Seattle Times: Oscar Peterson Tribute Highlights Jazz Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — Young faces and new names dominated Jazz Port Townsend this year, emerging talent that pressed audiences against the future of jazz. But as the three-day festival neared its peak Saturday afternoon, the audience was asked to look to the past. The festival's artistic director John Clayton took the lead, recalling for those who ...
