Nick Morrison
Production ManagerNick began working at KNKX as a program host in the late 1980’s and, with the exception of a relatively brief hiatus, has been with the station ever since. Along with his work as a Midday Jazz host, Nick worked for several years as KNKX’s Music Director. He is now the station’s Production Manager and also serves as a fill-in host on KNKX’s jazz and blues programs.
Among his many memorable KNKX moments, Nick vividly recalls his pleasure and amazement when jazz guitarist, Larry Coryell, visited the studios during his program and performed a solo, acoustic guitar version of George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody In Blue.’ It still stands as one of the most wonderful live music performances he’s ever seen.
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Bassist Buster Williams has been a distinct voice in jazz since the 1960’s and he’s still a force today. KNKX’s Nick Morrison tells us more. -
In 2018, Washington state officially recognized Cesar Chavez Day, celebrating the activist on his birthday. It's also the day the United States began formally observed daylight saving time during WWI.
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Two different blues harmonica players called themselves" Sonny Boy Williamson." The first was born on this day in 1914. Also on this date, Hymen Lipman received a patent for a pencil with an attached eraser.
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U.S. President John Tyler was born on this day in 1790. Seattle annexed brewing-loving Georgetown in 1910 and it's the birthday of jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker.
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Let’s all thank a fellow named Nathaniel Briggs who, in 1797, filed the first U.S. patent for a washing machine. But unfortunately, that filing didn't translate into Briggs' enterprise taking off.
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Blues singer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland was born on this day in Tennessee. It's the day in 1915 when the woman know as "Typhoid Mary" was permanently quarantined and opening day of Seattle's Kingdome stadium.
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On this day in 1949, English rocker Nick Lowe was born. In 2018, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida organized the March for Our Lives.
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On this day in 1969, Florida teen Mike Levesque started the Rally for Decency in 1969 after an indecent on-stage incident with Jim Morrison. Singer/songwriter Don Covay was born in 1936. And in 2020 the West Seattle Bridge closed, making getting in an out of West Seattle a living hell.
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On this day, the British Empire passed the 1765 Stamp Act and a formative strike began on the Tacoma docks in 1886. In 1965, Bob Dylan released a new album, shocking his folk fans with an electric sound.
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Johann Sebastian Bach is born in 1685. A 1925 photo of a guy (Gunnar) and a dog (Balto) resurfaces a legendary dog sled relay to Nome, Alaska.
