Well, folks, this looks to be my final offering for this slot in the Earshot Jazz magazine. I’ll be retiring out the door at the end of January. For me, it’s sad, it’s exciting, and it’s a little scary; but it’s definitely time. As the old jazz lyric says, “It’s too late to leave early.”
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.
Welcome to Earshot Jazz Festival 2024! We launch on October 17 and streak across the next 18 days with more than 35 supersonic concerts and events around the city.
We love the jazz global continuum and our home community with equal measure! We recognize both the honor and the responsibility to bring in a world-class jazz festival every year that reflects both the changing face of jazz and that of our community.
John Gilbreath, Executive Director of Earshot Jazz discusses the lineup for the upcoming Earshot Jazz Festival
In Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses two jazz educators Kelly Clingan and Beth Fortune. Following that John elaborates on the breadth and benefits of jazz education.
In this Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses the Earshot Jazz magazine through its 40 years of publication, beginning in 1984. He also discusses Paul de Barros’ book Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle and gives a shout out to the young artists of the Garfield, Roosevelt, and Bothell high school jazz programs who represented Seattle jazz at the Essentially Ellington festival.
In a Letter from the Director, Executive Director John Gilbreath discusses the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters ceremony, introduces trumpeter Carter Eng and Francesco Crosara’s ‘Circular Motion’ album, and announces the community’s GiveBIG initiative.
In the Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards and the Seattle Hall of Fame Awardees, sad departures in the jazz community, and looks forward to the Earshot Jazz Festival in the fall.
In this Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses Alexa Peters and her work with Paul de Barros on the sequel for Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, Women in Jazz – specifically the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, and the late Mack Waldron. He also looks forward to the upcoming Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards Party where recipients of the Golden Ear and Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame awards will be announced and celebrated.
Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement.
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