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Abe Beeson
New Cool & Jazz HostAbe grew up in Western Washington, a third 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.
At the end of 2015, just as the campaign to save 88.5 began, Abe debuted his modern jazz show The New Cool. Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m., you can hear 21st-century jazz inspired and informed by the sounds of today: hip-hop, & funk, Electronic music and punk rock — the future of jazz has arrived.
His most memorable KNKX radio moments include introducing Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Oscar Peterson, and other greats; attending jazz festivals in Spain and Argentina with groups of KNKX jazz fans; and locking himself out of the station on a particularly cold winter night.
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Blues guitarist and singer Eric Gales shares his talent and ability to evoke deep emotion with his music in a KNKX studio session.
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Guitarist Stephen Ulrich's trio Big Lazy has enchanted audiences in New York City for more than two decades. This Friday night, they perform at Seattle’s Royal Room.
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Karrin Allyson shares behind-the-scenes stories and three great songs from her new album A Kiss for Brazil.
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Recent Lynwood High School graduate Jaeden Rubio is the KNKX School of Jazz guest DJ at 7pm July 11.
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Seattle-based Nicole Laurenne, frontwoman of rock band The Darts, releases the debut EP from her new jazz-inspired project Black Viiolet July 19.
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Darren Barrett releases two albums in July, funk grooves of The Get Down 4 Real and the experimental The Path to Our Truth.
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Jazz Alley owner John Dimitriou joined pianist Monty Alexander on stage to talk before an exclusive studio session with his trio.
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Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda, a leading light on the New York modern jazz scene, performs in the KNKX studios.
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Jun Iida celebrated his debut album of trumpet jazz in this exclusive KNKX Studio Session. Evergreen blends his Japanese heritage and modern influences.
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Shabaka Hutchings had the world's attention as a saxophone player but left them behind for flutes on his new album giving his fans their first taste of his new direction.