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Jazz Northwest: LaVon Hardison's Art of Jazz concert at SAM

Singer LaVon Hardison had them dancing in the aisles and singing along during her concert at The Seattle Art Museum. The concert was part of the monthly Art of Jazz series presented by SAM and Earshot Jazz, John Gilbreath executive director, and recorded for this week’s episode of Jazz Northwest. 

LaVon sang a collection of familiar jazz standards and showtunes from Fats Waller to Simon and Garfunkel, but many of them delivered with unusual twists and grooves in fresh arrangements. Joining the Olympia-based singer in this concert were Eric Verlinde, piano, Osama Afifi, electric bass, Jeff Busch, drums and percussion, and Jerome Smith on trombone and tuba. LaVon Hardison's latest CD is "There Will Be Trouble.”

The Art of Jazz is a monthly series of free concerts presented on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Art Museum, curated by John Gilbreath and Earshot Jazz. The concerts January through June this year are featuring female composers and performers. The next concert, on June 13, will feature The Girls Ellington Project from Seattle JazzED.

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by host Jim Wilke and airs Sundays at 2 p.m. Listeners may also subscribe to the podcast at KNKX, NPR, AppleGoogle or Spotify.

More information: 

lavonhardison.com

seattleartmuseum.org

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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.