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Take your lunch outside and enjoy a wide variety of live musical performances at parks and plazas across downtown Bellevue this summer. Organized by Bellevue Downtown Association, the series starts July 5 and runs through September 8. -
HighNote Records/Every Sunday afternoon we feature some of the outstanding jazz artists who've graced our scene in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. This week includes one of Ernestine Anderson's last recordings in front of a New York audience at Dizzy's Club.
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Hear the music of Chick Corea from the globally inspired Seattle trio Duende Libre in this KNKX studio session. -
Twelve of the 17-member Roosevelt Jazz Band were graduating Seniors this year, and it was also the last year for director Scott Brown who has led the multi award winning RHS Jazz Band for 38 years and retired after this concert.
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A talented young trumpeter from Cuba, Kalí Rodriguez-Peña, aims to redefine Cuban music. Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard, Rodriguez-Peña's music blends in elements of R&B and hip hop.
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Trumpeter Charlie Porter recently moved back to New York after spending six years in Portland, Oregon. He's back in the Northwest for a short tour and a musical adventure for his audience.
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Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, officially became a federal and Washington state holiday last year. Observing Juneteenth offers opportunity for reflection and celebration, accompanied by great music.
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KNKX presents a School of Jazz studio session with the Edmonds Woodway High School jazz ensemble at Boxley's in North Bend
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New York-based Samara Joy visits Seattle this month, performing with the Pasquale Grasso Trio. Ahead of her 2021 debut album, the young jazz vocalist won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. KNKX Jazz Reporter Robin Lloyd spoke with Joy about her experiences in the "bigger classroom" since she graduated last year.
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Curtis Stigers performs an exclusive KNKX studio session to celebrate his new album This Life.
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Full-tuition scholarships are available for student musicians to attend the Accelerated Bachelor of Music Honors Degree in Jazz Studies in the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific, and become part of the Jazz Ambassadors combo.
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The Grammy-nominated saxophonist appears with SRJO on Saturday night at the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya and on Sunday afternoon at the Kirkland Performance Center to play music from her album "Diamond Cut" and more.
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Rayon Richards/Courtesy of the artistOn his latest album, Willie Jones III honors the musicians who mentored and supported him: Ndugu Chancler, Larry Willis, Roy Hargrove and Jimmy Heath.
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benedettoguitars.com/courtesy of the artistYou've been hearing selections from Dan Wilson's "Vessels of Wood and Earth" on KNKX's Midday and Evening Jazz. Find out more about this understated and inventive guitarist.
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courtesy of the artistKNKX's Saturday Jazz Caliente debuted on November 5, 2016. We'll celebrate with music from Latin jazz artists who also have birthdays this week: Arturo Sandoval, Carlos "Patato" Valdes and Mayra Casales.
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Impulse Records/The 1965 recording of Coltrane’s spiritual suite performed live at the Penthouse Club in Seattle was finally released on Oct. 22. Robin Lloyd spoke with saxophonist and writer Steve Griggs about the long journey and many stories surrounding the landmark album.
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wikipedia/Pat Martino changed the sound of jazz guitar and changed the perception of the roles that consciousness and memory play in making music. He died on Nov. 1 at age 77.
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Paolo Soriani/courtesy of the artistYou've been hearing music from Isaiah J. Thompson's album "Isaiah J. Thompson Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery" on KNKX's Midday and Evening Jazz. Learn more about this exceptional young artist.
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courtesy of the artist/The award-winning musician Thomas Marriott has formed the Seattle Jazz Fellowship, a not-for-profit organization that brings students, mentors, professional musicians and audiences together to form a sustainable community for jazz in Seattle. He spoke with Robin Lloyd earlier this week.
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KNKX/The Doris Duke Foundation announced its annual Artist Awards on Thursday. Three of the recipients earned the recognition for their ongoing innovation and impact in the field of jazz.
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Verve/Polygram Records/Trumpeter Roy Hargrove (1969-2018) was invited to perform at the 1996 Havana Jazz Festival. Those 11 days in Cuba had a lasting influence on his music and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.
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Allen Wong Photography/Ian HughesNew Cool host Abe Beeson interviewed Freudian Slurp guitarist and bandleader Ian Hughes about their upcoming jazz fusion album and their just-released cover of a '90s rock classic by Nirvana.
