Black has acquired a new goal for his fifties. “I want to thrive,” he shares. He’s lighting up – the excitement is palpable in his voice. “I want to be connected. I want to co-create. I want to focus on interdependency and community and use my voice – this precious gift that I’ve been given that I lose touch with sometimes. It’s like, use it to be a benefit in the world because the world is on fire.”
His hard work paid off, and after earning his undergraduate degree in 2022, Goings started racking up the opportunities. You’d see him tapping next to Cedric the Entertainer on The Late Late Show with James Corden, or on the same screen as Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds during Apple TV’s Scrooge adaptation Spirited, or as one of many under-appreciated auditions on So You Think You Can Dance.
The final stretch of the festival is jam packed with concerts from Ryan Keberle Catharsis and Edmonds Woodway Jazz Band; more concerts in the What’s Going On Series; Khu.éex’; Nduduzo Makhathini, and much more. Two concerts in November also feature livestreams.
We are endlessly grateful to the support this community has given us. Building on this legacy, the Earshot Jazz organization remains in fluid motion toward a bright and productive future. The Earshot board of directors has been hard at work crafting an executive succession that carefully supports the creative path forward.
The new album, Diaspora, from Seattle jazz accordionist Josh Hou is a special treat, bringing Hou’s Chinese and Malaysian heritage into the jazz fold, all tied together by this humble instrument.
Earshot Jazz once again partners with NWFF (Northwest Film Forum) and BIMA (Bainbridge Island Museum of Art) to bring you jazz films, concerts, and a variety of talks.
The final week of the festival is jam packed with concerts from the Belgian big band Flat Earth Society Orchestra; local artists—Bill Anschell Standards Trio; The Vijay Iyer Trio featuring Linda May Han Oh & Jeremy Dutton, and much more. Two concerts in November also feature livestreams.
Week two of the festival features concerts from local artists Gabriel Teodros and Afrocop; our commissions artist Freddy “Fuego’ Gonzalez; as well as Washington DC-based Peace Body Roll duo BOOMscat; as well as Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade: Legacy of Wayne Shorter w/ special guest Mark Turner and much more.
The festival kicks of with our Festival Resident Artist Skerik and his ensemble; and we feature the seven-part series: What’s Going On; Jenny Scheinman: All Species Parade; as well as Andy Clausen; Samantha Boshnack’s Uncomfortable Subjects; and two high school big bands—Lincoln High School and Garfield High School, and much more
Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement.
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