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The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra kicks off their 30th season with a set of originals from a quintet in the KNKX studios.

Drawn to its authenticity and timelessness, Rea and her friends are embracing jazz classics and Gen Z jazz stars, like Laufey and Samara Joy, as they navigate adulthood.

To celebrate the holiday season, KNKX compiled two festive playlists featuring songs by your favorite jazz and blues artists.

Last week, author, musician and jazz historian Ted Gioia started a Change.org petition to correct a long criticized decision by the Pulitzer Prize Board in 1965.

A project of Jazz Appreciation Month, the KNKX and Jazz24 music teams are walking through the history, the decades and the innovators of jazz. Debuting before the Great Depression, the swing era brought about big bands, new dances and spotlight solos still enjoyed today.

For Jazz Appreciation Month, Robin Lloyd salutes pianist, composer, and arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi. As a musician she is a trailblazer on the piano, in the…

We live in a world of super-powers competing for global influence. Beyond military victory and economic dominance, they also compete for our hearts and…

Composer Billy Strayhorn was born 100 years ago, November 29, 1915, and his music was played in three concerts this month by The Seattle Repertory Jazz…

Ruby Bishop has played piano around the world. She's befriended some of the jazz world's greatest names -- including Louis Armstrong.At 95, she's still…

Two titans of American music, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra teamed up for concerts and made three albums together in the 1960s. The Seattle Repertory Jazz…