Alexa Peters
Alexa Peters is a Seattle-based freelance writer with a focus on arts & culture. Her journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Downbeat, and The Seattle Times, among others. She’s currently co-authoring a book on the Seattle jazz community with jazz critic Paul de Barros, due to be published by The History Press in 2026.
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After 33 years, Seattle jazz nonprofit Earshot Jazz is on the precipice of a new era. With an interim leader in place, the board and staff are optimistic about the transition. -
The Goodbye Look curates genre-bending and listening-focused jazz events at intimate Seattle venues that welcome fresh listeners into the fold. -
On the 100th anniversary of trailblazing woman saxophonist Elise Hall's death, Seattle musicians share her almost-forgotten legacy and continued relevance. -
October is a big month for jazz events in the Seattle area. Music journalist Alexa Peters talks about the new Jackson Street Jazz Trail and this year's Earshot Jazz Festival. -
Jackson Street Jazz Trail is a new self-guided experience illuminating the jazz era of Seattle's Chinatown-International District and historically Black Central District. -
The Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition will return October 13, for the first time since 2019. Past participants call the unique jazz exchange "life-changing." -
Diaspora is rooted in Josh Hou’s interest in American jazz, Chinese and Malaysian folk and pop music, and the impetus to understand what it means to be from three distinct cultures all at once. -
If intimate music events are more your style, here are six regular jazz series, hosted at some of Seattle's best local restaurants and bars, to add to your summer to-do list. -
Olympia Jazz Central is a vital hub for jazz community in Olympia, promoting local music events and hosting a regular Monday Night Jazz series. -
Rainbow City’s artistic director says the very nature of jazz can be particularly conducive to LGBTQIA+ empowerment and expression.
