Results for "Seattle"

Cecil Young: On Coming Home

by Paul Rauch
August 7, 2023

The long journey home holds special meaning for all those that brave the elements of their past, and engage them with the clear identity of the present. This is certainly the case for New York-based trumpeter Cecil Young as he sets autumn flight for his native Seattle to perform at the newly founded Seattle Jazz Fellowship. ...

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Charles McPherson Quintet at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
June 21, 2023

Charles McPherson Quintet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA June 13, 2023 To be fortunate enough to see an artist of the caliber of alto saxophonist/master composer Charles McPherson perform live is a blessing, to be sure. Jazz fans of any age can be recipients of this privilege, though fans who have ...

Brandee Younger Trio at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
June 18, 2023

Brandee Younger Trio Jazz Alley Seattle, WA June 6, 2023 The community of innovative and groundbreaking harpists is a small one. All of these visionaries have taken the large, but delicate instrument out of the context of European classical music, and ventured into a variety of genres, most notably, post-bop ...

Leavenworth Jazz Festival 2023: A First Breath of Mountain Air

by Paul Rauch
May 28, 2023

Leavenworth Jazz Festival Leavenworth, WA May 5-7, 2023 The one-hundred-and-twenty-mile journey from the city of Seattle, to the village of Leavenworth, WA is one of perilous beauty and wonderment. Once arriving in the town of Monroe at the foot of the Cascade Mountains, Highway 2 east rises majestically over the Cascade summit ...

Billy Childs Quartet at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
May 13, 2023

Billy Childs Quartet Jazz Alley Seattle WA May 2, 2023 The crowd was not large upon arriving at Seattle's landmark club, Jazz Alley. At first, one would surmise that this was surprising, considering the career of pianist/composer Billy Childs. After all, he has been the recipient of five Grammy awards, from ...

Seattle Jazz Fellowship: How One Week Told the Story of a Jazz Nonprofit's First Year

by Paul Rauch
May 4, 2023

When Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott announced the founding of a new 501(c)3 nonprofit to support the local jazz scene in his hometown, both the enormity of its possibilities and its challenges merged front and center in the collective mind of the Seattle jazz community. Over the past decade, the city had lost its two ...

Heather Ward

Born: March 29, 1963

Heather Ward is a seasoned jazz vocalist and vocal coach, originally from Canada and now based in Seattle. Her two albums, 'Honeysweet' and 'Gilded & Silver', signify a major milestone in Heather’s career, marking her full transition from a diverse musical and theatrical performer and educator to focusing solely on her passion for jazz. Her family is full of music teachers, choir directors, church organists and professional musicians. All of them influenced and inspired her, as music was a constant part of life in her home. She was hugely influenced by artists such as Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, as well as contemporaries like Holly Cole and Michael Bublé

The Cookers at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
March 29, 2023

The Cookers Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington March 21, 2023 As the light rail on the One Line in Seattle rumbled towards downtown, I saw my reflection in the window as I glanced outside. That image was one of an older man, one who had seen a ...

Max Holmberg

Max Holmberg is a Seattle based drummer, bandleader and educator. He first started getting to know the drum set at his grandpa's house at age two. Born into a family of actors and musicians, it's no surprise that the first music he remembers listening to is Count Basie. Max got his fist real taste of jazz playing in the jazz programs at Eckstein Middle School and Roosevelt High School in Seattle. Max then moved to Boston for four years where he completed his B.M. at Berklee College of Music. Upon completion, he returned to Seattle where he currently resides and can be found performing in person and on the radio with many diverse projects and bands including the Alex Dugdale Band, Mark Hunter Quintet, Jacqueline Tabor Jazz Band, 200 Trio, Danny Quintero Band, The Arsonists, the Eric Patterson Band, The Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and the Kareem Kandi Band, as well as teaching out of his studio and at the Seattle Drum School. Max hosts the Sunday night jam session at the Angry Beaver in Greenwood, co-runs the podcast Jazztalk Seattle, and runs the Secret Jazz Club on Airbnb.