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Alex Dugdale's Fade Quartet In Concert At SAM

Jim Wilke

Alex Dugdale's Fade Quartet was featured at this month's Art of Jazz concert at the Seattle Art Museum. The concert was recorded for Jazz Northwest on 88.5 KNKX and highlights from the concert will air Sunday May 21 at 2 p.m. Pacific.  The quartet includes Alex Dugdale on saxophones and clarinet and tap dancing on two tunes, Cole Schuster is on guitar, Greg Feingold, bass and Max Holmberg, drums.

Alex Dugdale first came to notice with the Roosevelt High School Jazz Band under Scott Brown. After completing a degree in jazz performance at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, he returned to Seattle to perform with his own groups and with The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.  He's also teaching at Bishop Blanchet High School, Edmonds-Woodway High School and Eckstein Middle School.  

The other three members of the Fade Quartet are Cole Schuster, guitar, Greg Feingold, bass, and Max Holmberg, drums.  They also perform together as The 200 Trio.  

The Art of Jazz concert series is presented by the Seattle Art Museum on the second Thursday of each month and is coordinated by Earshot Jazz and John Gilbreath.  The next concert on June 8 will feature trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack's Quintet.  The concerts are from 5:30 to 7:30 and are free admission.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KNKX and knkx.org.  After broadcast programs are archived and may be streamed on demand at jazznw.org  Next week (5/28), a preview of the Bellevue Jazz and Blues Festival. Upcoming programs are being recorded at the Ballard Jazz Festival and Bellevue Festival.

More info:

alexdugdale.com

seattleartmuseum.org

earshot.org

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.