KNKX records and produces exclusive Studio Sessions every month with world-class jazz and blues musicians from around the world and the Northwest. We also like to use Studio Sessions as an opportunity to showcase the talented local students participating in our award-winning School of Jazz program.
Studio Sessions typically last around an hour, but the exact program will depend on the artist. You can usually expect about 15-45 minutes of sound check and mingling, followed by 20-30 minutes of recorded studio session time. This consists of 2 to 3 songs followed by an interview from one of our hosts.
We'd love for you to join us for a session in our new Seattle studios next to Pike Place Market. Below you will find more information about each upcoming Studio Session along with a link to register.
Studio Sessions are very popular and are free to attend. Please register for only one per three months so others can enjoy the show!
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio with Special Guest Karl Denson
Friday, October 16 at 1:30 p.m.
Hosted by Justus Sanchez
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio (DLO3) specializes in the lost art of "feel good music." The ingredients of this intoxicating cocktail include a big helping of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette; a pinch of the snappy soul strut of Booker T. & The M.G.'s and The Meters; and sprinkles Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar. It's a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and head makes your body break out in a sweat. Live, the band's fiery and intuitive chemistry is unstoppable, brimming with improvisation, instant composition, imaginative takes on classic tunes, and a booty-shaking back catalog of soulful gems. Joining Delvon Lamarr as a special guest is Karl Denson, leader of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (KDTU), who just celebrated their 25th anniversary as a band. KDTU has electrified audiences around the world from the fields of Naeba in Japan at the infamous Fuji Rock Festival to the hallowed stage of Madison Square Garden where they previously joined the Dave Matthews Band and The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Karl was last in KNKX's studios years ago with the Greyboy Allstars. DLO3 and Karl Denson perform at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley October 15-18.
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Sasha Berliner
Friday, October 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by Abe Beeson
The second Earshot Jazz Festival artist visiting our studios is Sasha Berliner, an award-winning vibraphonist and composer based in Los Angeles. Described as a "young mallet master" by JazzTimes, Sasha was also named the #1 Rising Star Vibraphonist by the Downbeat Critics Poll and she was in NPR Jazz Night in America's Class of 2024 Youngbloods. She has toured with Christian McBride, Marcus Gilmore, and Cecile McLorin Salvant and leads her own quintet for international touring. Sasha signed to Concord Records ahead of the debut of her electric band, Arts & Sciences, whose self-titled album is slated for release in March of 2027. The Sasha Berliner Quintet performs October 22 at Town Hall Forum in Seattle as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. The Sidney Hauser Quartet Whirl shares the bill.
