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News: Education

Jazz Night School Presents "Up-Beat Girls Jazz Camp"

The Jazz Night School is offering a special jazz camp for girls in grades 6-12. The “Up-Beat Girls Jazz Camp" is a week-long day camp that gives young musicians an opportunity to sharpen their improvisational skills and also gain experience playing in a jazz combo. Daily sessions include instruction in ear-training, theory, rhythm and jazz history ...

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News: Festival

All Star Septet from Jazz Port Townsend on Jazz Northwest, August 7 on 88.5 KPLU

A stellar septet of jazz greats played at McCurdy Pavilion during Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend 2011 the last weekend of July. Cuban-born, now American citizen Paquito D'Rivera was nominal leader and spokesman, playing alto sax and clarinet. He played alongside Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz greats who helped bring him to world-wide attention. Along with him ...

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News: Interview

Rising Stars at Bake's - The Yesberger Band

The Yesberger Band at Bake's Place Friday, July 29. 7:45pm Bake's Place continues its “Rising Stars" series this weekend with a featured performance from “The Yesberger Band." Pianist Devon Yesberger is the prodigy of the Edmonds-Woodway High School jazz program and is presently enrolled in the Berklee School of Music. While performing with Edmonds-Woodway, ...

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News: Music Industry

Rob Perry, the Face of Jazz Alley, Soon to Retire

“Rob is a jewel," says longtime Seattle jazz patron David Marriott Sr. of Rob Perry, the svelte, silver-haired manager of Dimitriou's Jazz Alley for the past 27 years. “After you come down those stairs, you know you've got a good friend there. He's going to take care of you. He sets the tone." Perry, 60, the ...

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News: Festival

Jazz in the Valley - This Weekend

Jazz in the Valley - This Weekend

Jazz Port Townsend is not the only major jazz festival this weekend in Washington. The 14th annual Jazz In The Valley takes place July 29-31 in Ellensburg, a two hour drive east of Seattle on I-90. This year' performers include Gail Pettis, Gary Hobbs Quartet, Lloyd Jones Struggle, John Gross Trio, Little Bill and the Bluenotes, ...

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News: Festival

The 23rd Edition of the Earshot Jazz Festival Runs October 14 to November 6, 2011

The 23rd edition of the Earshot Jazz Festival—"Seattle's most important annual jazz event"—runs OCTOBER 14 to NOVEMBER 6, 2011 Featured artists include the Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Trio, Brad Mehldau, and The Bad Plus Seattle's annual Earshot Jazz Festival returns October 14 and continues through November 6 with more than 50 distinctive concert events in venues ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Rising Stars at Bake's Place: The Mulherkar-Clausen Quintet

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 7:30PM, BAKE'S PLACE The Mulherkar-Clausen Quintet BAKE'S PLACE 4135 Providence Point Dr SE, Issaquah, 425-391-3335, 7:30pm Bake's Place recently announced the launch of the “Rising Stars" concert series, which showcases up and coming young musicians from the Pacific Northwest. The region is home to some of the most outstanding high school jazz programs ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Canvas - "A Fusion of Arts"

By Katy Bourne The premise for Jazz Canvas is simple: A swingin' jazz trio, a guest performer and a visual artist share the stage for a two-hour performance. Throughout the course of the show, the band does its thing and the artist creates a painting in response to the music being played. Both the music and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Wayne Horvitz at Rainier Vally Cultural Center

Wayne Horvitz at Rainier Vally Cultural Center

Friday, July 8, 7pm—Valley Vibes Jazz Series Wayne Horvitz's Sweeter Than the Day + Jazz Night School Performance Big Band Rainier Valley Cultural Center 3515 S. Alaska Street, Columbia City Admission is FREE, or by donation. Wayne Horvitz's acoustic quartet Sweeter than the Day and the Jazz Night School Performance ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Interbay Jazz/BBQ Series Starts This Thursday

The Summer Interbay Jazz and BBQ Series kicks off this Thursday with the Fred Hoadley Trio. July 7: Fred Hoadley Trio July 14: Pearl Django July 21: Stick Shift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives July 28: Scott Lindenmuth August 4: Leah Natalie & Ambience August ...


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