Paige Hansen
Midday Jazz HostPaige Hansen has been heard on radio station 88.5 KNKX-FM for over 20 years where she’s hosted news & jazz. You can currently hear her hosting jazz weekdays & Sundays. She is also an active musician, writer and singer. She directs the original jazzy soul pop group Playtonics and sings with the dance band Candy Shoppe. She has been passionate about the performing arts for most of her life and feels it brings healing and health. Follow her (& her bands) on social media for information on upcoming releases and gigs. She lives in the Tacoma area with her husband and sons.
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Bria Skonberg, who also plays trumpet, talks about returning to New Orleans, playing with drummer Herlin Reiley, and being a "band camper" for life. -
Longtime Northwest singer Greta Matassa's love of singing led to an unconventional upbringing that boosts her good-humored sensibilities. -
Seattle's world class Latin-Mediterranean guitar group shares another great live session in the KNKX studios. -
Greta Matassa, a singer whose expansive energy fills up a room, performed three original tunes at KNKX’s Seattle studios. -
Seattle's long-running saxophone quartet, The Tiptons, hits the road for Women's History Month. -
Singer and activist Bernice Johnson Reagon, who lent her strong alto voice to the Civil Rights Movement, died earlier this year at the age of 81. -
Karrin Allyson shares behind-the-scenes stories and three great songs from her new album A Kiss for Brazil. -
Seattle-based singer Nancy Erickson Lamont made her third KNKX Studio Session appearance with original songs from her new album Through the Passages. -
Singer Maria Muldaur is known for her California-style blues singing. She's toured extensively for over 50 years and become a champion for Americana and folk music. -
Composer and pianist Joanne Brackeen has traveled the world, playing with Art Blakey, Stan Getz and others. She continues to teach, and learn from, students at Boston's Berklee College of Music.
