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Jazz Northwest for April 4

Cecil Young Quartet (1951) - Jimmy Rodgers, Traff Hubert, Gerald Brashear, Cecil Young
Cecil Young Quartet (1951) - Jimmy Rodgers, Traff Hubert, Gerald Brashear, Cecil Young

A variety of Seattle Jazz from the '50s to now is featured on this week's Jazz NorthwestThe brilliant flash of the Cecil Young Quartet in the early '50s, to six decades later with the Jim Knapp Orchestra, Marc Seales Quartet and others including singer Kelly Eisenhour and Vancouver guitarist Bill Coon's Trio. 

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by host Jim Wilke and airs Sundays at 2 p.m. Listeners may also subscribe to the podcast at KNKX, NPR, Apple, or Google.

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.