Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is a popular favorite at Jazz Port Townsend, and this year's concert added to his legacy.

Flugelhorn player Dmitri Matheny's excellent "Cascadia" opens the show, followed by Vancouver bassist John Lee's CD "The Artist" and a young sextet called Meridian Odyssey playing original music on the CD "Earthshine."

Joel Frahm and Jay Thomas fronted a quintet that opened this Summer's Jazz Port Townsend, presented by Centrum on the last weekend of July. The concert was recorded for radio broadcast and we will hear excerpts on this week's Jazz Northwest.

The Jeff Hamilton Trio concert from the 2022 Jazz Port Townsend will air on this week on Jazz Northwest. The trio includes Jeff Hamilton on drums, Tamir Hendelman on piano and Jon Hamar on bass. The trio plays a crowd-pleasing selection of jazz standards and originals in this main stage matinee concert recorded last month.

Saxophonist Jim Pepper brought his Native American heritage to the fore with his memorable composition "Witchi Tia To." The late saxophonist is heard playing it on this week's show. We will also hear music by Tall & Small featuring saxophonist Pete Christlieb and trombonist Linda Small.

Among highlights on this week's episode is a 1989 recording of the Bud Shank Quintet playing music by David Peck, who was pianist in Bud's Northwest group. This recording was made at Fort Worden Theatre in Port Townsend.

A perennial favorite, the Jeff Hamilton Trio plays at Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend and Boxley's in North Bend this week. This Sunday's edition of Jazz Northwest leads off with music from the trio's 2013 recording "Great American Songs."

Saxophonist Joel Frahm, currently on a West Coast tour with a new album "The Bright Side" will be featured on today's episode of Jazz Northwest.

One of the busiest jazz musicians in the region is Dmitri Matheny, who's currently on a CD release tour in Washington and Oregon ranging up and down the I-5 corridor from his home base in Centralia. Two selections from his new CD "Cascadia" will be featured on this week's episode.

Every Sunday afternoon we feature some of the outstanding jazz artists who've graced our scene in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. This week includes one of Ernestine Anderson's last recordings in front of a New York audience at Dizzy's Club.