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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March 4 is the day Frances Perkins was sworn in as secretary of labor and joined President Roosevelt's Cabinet. It is also the day the Beach Boy's released the hit "Surfin' USA" but to some, it was a familiar song. Here's what happened on this day.
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March 3 is the day Cab Calloway recorded "Minnie The Moocher." It's the birthday of a German mathematician named Georg Cantor and the date Steve Fossett completed the first nonstop solo flight around the world. Here's what happened on this day.
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March 2 is the birthday of Kurt Weill who composed "Mack the Knife." It's also the day members of the Depression-era Unemployed Citizens League (UCL) marched on the Washington state capitol in Olympia. Here's what happened on this day.
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March 1 is the birthday of "Mad" magazine founder William Gaines. It's the day Seattle's Paramount Theatre opened its doors in 1928 and also the date the Everly Brothers signed a pivotal recording contract. Here's what happened on this day.
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Creed Taylor died this past summer at age 93, leaving behind a stunning legacy as a producer, a record label executive and a champion of some of the greatest names in jazz. Nick Morrison has this tribute.
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What makes a particular Christmas unforgettable? Maybe it’s a surprise guest or a perfect gift or some sort of event that becomes family legend. But for KNKX's Nick Morrison, his most memorable Christmas happened because of slow city buses in downtown Seattle in 1975.
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In the 1950s and early '60s, jazz lovers got a bit territorial. There were two main sounds of jazz—the East Coast hard bop sound and the mellower West Coast sound— called "West Coast cool" — or simply "cool jazz."
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As we pay tribute to musicians we’ve lost this past year, we want to salute some perhaps lesser-known players who made important contributions to music we love. Nick Morrison tells us about two of them: organist and singer Mike Finnigan and boogie-woogie pianist Gene Taylor.
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Jazz organist and one of the pioneers of what we now call "soul jazz," Dr. Lonnie Smith died this past September at age 79. KNKX’S Nick Morrison gives us a fond remembrance.
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Social media has given us innumerable lists of songs on all kinds of topics. "Best love song," "My favorite break-up songs"—you name it, there’s probably…