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Nils Winther/https://www.briancharette.com/gallery/2019/11/26/photo-nils-wintherBrian Charette has two new albums with different sides of his modern take on the Hammond organ. He makes his Northwest debut with concerts in Bellingham and Seattle this weekend. -
courtesy of the artist"Aretha: A Tribute" opens at 8 p.m. Friday at Benaroya Hall and features singer/actress Capathia Jenkins.
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Jazz Caliente celebrates maestro Eddie Palmieri's 85th birthday, the 25th anniversary of the Buena Vista Social Club's first recording, and previews new tango music from Seattle's endlessly fascinating Ben Thomas. -
Saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael is another name to learn from the red-hot modern jazz scene in England.
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Last week, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard for Allen Toussaint. Or as one media outlet headlined: "Lee Surrenders Again."
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Founded at a now-closed coffee shop, the B Sharp Music Society is still committed to presenting live jazz and blues in Tacoma wherever they can.
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Kurt Elling has been a scat-singer, a romantic crooner and a bebop poet hipster. With SuperBlue, he remains a master storyteller, only this time with some blues and funk.
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It's relatively rare that musicians become proficient with both woodwinds and brass instruments. Even rarer are two with the same hometown, the late Floyd Standifer and Jay Thomas were both active in the Seattle scene. We'll open this week's show with one tune from each, but you'll have to tune in to hear which one plays which instrument on this week's episode.
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After a pandemic pause, trombonist/composer/arranger and producer Doug Beavers' 2020 album Sol is finally seeing the light of day.
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Ahead of this week's conference in Dallas, the Jazz Education Network announced the recipients of awards for excellence in education and more.
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Modern piano trio H ZETTRIO just released a new album and new single that offer optimistic music for a new year.
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Drummer Conan Rinehardt from Lake Stevens High School will join Abe Beeson as guest DJ on Jan. 6 during Evening Jazz at 7 p.m. Get to know him in this Q&A, and check out his playlist.
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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.
