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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On Oct. 17, musician Jacob Zimmerman will perform early swing tunes from sheet music collected by a Seattle radio station in the heyday of jazz. -
Buena Vista Social Club co-founder Juan de Marcos González and the Afro-Cuban All Stars will play three shows in Port Angeles, their only West Coast tour stop. -
The Seattle suburb will honor soul singer Bernadette Bascom on Oct. 11 for her music career and work helping kids with disabilities find their voices. -
Pianist Zaccai Curtis explores collaboration between Black jazz musicians and Cuban immigrants with Cubop Lives!, which he brings to the 2026 Earshot Jazz Festival. -
Cozy up with six fascinating jazz reads, from sweeping histories to intimate autobiographies by legends like Miles Davis. -
It’s hard to be a beginner. But a new jazz class designed specifically for adults takes a joyful approach to learning wind instruments. -
From his Latin American roots to spending a year in Quito, Ecuador, multi-instrumentalist Carlos Snaider's new solo record explores identity and community. -
Pianist Paul Cornish shares his journey from Houston prodigy to a Blue Note debut and his evolving vision for jazz. -
With a rich, dextrous and soulful voice, singer Michael Mayo is a quickly rising jazz performer and prominent mentor of emerging jazz vocalists. -
After transitioning from traffic reporting to hosting Midday Jazz on KNKX, Terae Stefon brings a background as a beatmaker and capoeirista to the airwaves every weekday.
