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Jazz Northwest

Wes Montgomery centennial observed on Jazz Northwest 

By Jim Wilke
Published March 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM PST
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Pacific Jazz

Although he didn't play that often around Seattle, some of guitarist Wes Montgomery's first professional gigs outside his hometown Indianapolis, Ind. were in Seattle with his brothers Buddy on piano and Monk on bass. Enough reason to include a couple of Montgomery Brothers tunes on the eve of the Wes Montgomery centenary, Monday March 6. Also on this week's show, Alex Dugdale, Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra, the Dave Peck Trio and more.

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Jim Wilke
Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He hosted Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014 and produced Jazz Northwest for KNKX from1988 until <a href="https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2023-08-24/jim-wilke-takes-a-walk-through-almost-65-years-of-broadcasting" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000176-e737-dee2-a3f6-ef3729e20000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1771963792542,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1771963792542,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;his retirement&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2023-08-24/jim-wilke-takes-a-walk-through-almost-65-years-of-broadcasting&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019c-9145-d192-a9dd-9145af920000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019c-9145-d192-a9dd-9145af920001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">his retirement</a> in 2023.
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