School Of Jazz
Since 2005, KNKX's School of Jazz has provided mentorship, learning and performance opportunities to Western Washington middle school, high school and college jazz students. A cornerstone of the station's signature community outreach program, it has directly impacted thousands of jazz students, band directors and professional musicians.
School of Jazz is sponsored by BECU.
Latest School of Jazz Performances
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The Femme Ellington Project from Seattle JazzED helped KNKX celebrate Women's History Month with a swinging School of Jazz studio session. -
A jazz ensemble from Bellarmine Preparatory School, accompanied by mentor Cliff Colón, let it rip in the KNKX's Seattle studios.
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Nine students from the Mercer Island High School Jazz Band, directed by David Bentley, perform in the KNKX studios with their School of Jazz mentor Jay Thomas. -
The Roosevelt High School jazz band, under the direction of Hannah Mowry, brought an all-star quintet to play a session at KNKX. -
Featuring current students and recent grads of Seattle's Eckstein Middle School, all-fem combo Hot Mess brought infectious enthusiasm to a studio session honoring Women's History Month.
School of Jazz guest DJ
