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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 ...
Seattle Times Review: Jazz Port Townsend Showcases a New Generation of Jazz
PORT TOWNSEND — During a workshop she helped teach on the art of vocal jazz, Gretchen Parlato confessed that many of her favorite singers were those who “don't really sing." Several hours before she took the big stage at McCurdy Pavilion for her festival debut, she explained some of the singers she liked the most did ...
Listen to Origin Records' Northwest Jazz Show at 11:00am
Following up on our recent stories regarding the programming changes at KBCS a number of people have commented that they listen to a majority of their music online now. You might have noticed on the right side of Seattle Jazz Scene an ad for Origin Records Online Radio through Live365.com. If you have never tried it ...
This Sunday: Bernie Jacobs Quartet on Jazz NW, 88.5 KPLU
Andre Thomas, Chuck Kistler, Bernie Jacobs, Eric Verlinde at The Seattle Art Museum Bernie Jacobs is a versatile musician who plays flute, saxes and sings in a wide range of settings. We recorded the Bernie Jacobs Quartet in the July Art of Jazz concert at The Seattle Art Museum. Highlights from this concert including ...
