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Since 2005, KNKX's School of Jazz has provided mentorship, learning and performance opportunities to Western Washington middle school, high school and college jazz students. A cornerstone of the station's signature community outreach program, it has directly impacted thousands of jazz students, band directors and professional musicians. School of Jazz is sponsored by BECU.

Hey Ladies! Seattle JazzEd's Melba Liston AllStars with Susan Pascal

They're not the first all-female jazz band to perform in the knkx studios, but after hearing the teens from Seattle JazzEd, it's about time it stops feeling like a special occasion.

Featuring their mentor Susan Pascal on vibes, the ladies thrilled our packed studio audience with jazz, soul, and a song by the modern jazz outfit Snarky Puppy, and made us forget about girls vs. boys.

Speaking with these all-stars, it was clear that they're aware of the historic male domination of jazz, but also clear they see a bright future and a nearly unending list of powerful and talented female musicians to inspire them. Now put gender aside and dig into this amazing performance.

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Musicians 

Susan Pascal (vibes), Amy Gore (tenor sax), Anne Pham (alto sax), Emily Ko  (trombone), Lauren Martinez  (trumpet), Ferdos Al-Haider (trumpet), Julia Tanner (guitar), Colby Lamson-Gordon (bass), Isabel Russak (drums)

Abe grew up in Western Washington, a 3rd generation Seattle/Tacoma kid. It was as a student at Pacific Lutheran University that Abe landed his first job at KNKX, editing and producing audio for news stories. It was a Christmas Day shift no one else wanted that gave Abe his first on-air experience which led to overnights, then Saturday afternoons, and started hosting Evening Jazz in 1998.