Alexa Peters
Sr. Digital Music ManagerAlexa Peters is a Seattle-based journalist and editor with a focus on music, arts, and culture. Her journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, DownBeat Magazine, and The Seattle Times, among others.
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Queer Swing Seattle celebrates the underrepresented Black and queer roots of swing dance and music through dance classes and their upcoming pride event, "Swung Out." -
From playing vibes with Gary Burton to an impromptu jam with Wynton Marsalis and Roy Hargrove, Nathan Breedlove highlights pivotal moments in his decades-long career. -
The only official team pep band in the MLS, the Seattle Sounders' Sound Wave brings their pop and jazz flair to the global stage with performances during the World Cup. -
As the new leader of the Seattle-based nonprofit big band, Philadelphia piano-composer Orrin Evans plans to evolve SRJO's sound and foster a sense of community. -
Sake Noire, a new Seattle bar, draws connections between the rich traditions of Japanese sake and American jazz through intimate live music events. -
Jud Sherwood is a drummer, the founder of The Jazz Project, and a driving force in jazz in Bellingham, Washington. -
German musician Ottmar Liebert shares how he found his unique flamenco style while traveling through Asia and collaborating with locals and travelers around the globe. -
At jazz nonprofit Seattle JazzED, an 8-week jazz class for children under 5 fosters musicality and parent-child bonding through playful exploration and live performance. -
On Monday April 20, longtime KNKX host Jim Wilke received an official mayoral proclamation honoring his immense contributions to the Pacific Northwest jazz scene.
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Jazz pro Francisco Torres coached three Seattle-area high school jazz bands ahead of the New York-based Essentially Ellington competition, happening April 30-May 2.
