TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2015
This year, the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival has something for every music lover. From June 18 through July 1, Vancouver will host an intense two weeks of live jazz, roots, and improvised music.
Earshot Jazz Spring Series
The 2015 Earshot Jazz Spring Series continues through July 11 with four distinctive concerts that bring a world of music to Seattle audiences.
Ballard Jazz Festival
This preview discusses featured artists including Overton Berry, Michael Shrieve, Gene Coye, Julian MacDonough, Peter Bernstein, John Stowell, and Jerry Hahn. The Festival is organized by Seattle’s John Bishop.
Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival
This preview discusses artists and performances of the 2015 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival including Booker T. Jones, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lloyd Jones Struggle, McTuff, and many more!
Earshot Jazz Spring Series
This preview lists the program for the Earshot Jazz Spring Series and discusses the performing groups Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, Vijay Iyer Trio, Peter Brötzmann Trio w/ William Parker & Hamid Drake, Instant Composers Pool (ICP Orchestra), Giulia Valle Trio, Julia Hülsmann Trio, Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, and Spiros Exaras & Elio Villafranca.
Earshot Jazz Spring Series
A Preview of Earshot Jazz Spring Series artists and groups, including Mark Helias’ Open Loose with Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey, Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, Vijay Iyer Trio, Peter Brötzmann Trio, Instant Composers Pool (ICP Orchestra), Giulia Valle Trio, Julia Hülsmann Trio, and Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit.
The 7th Annual Improvised Music Project Festival
Preview for the 7th Annual Improvised Music Project Festival, featuring Bill Frisell, Chris Cheek, and Steve Swallow.
Album Release: Paul Kikuchi’s Bat of No Bird Island
This Preview discusses Paul Kikuchi’s ‘Bat of No Bird Island’, inspired by the written memoir and 78RPM record collection of his great grandfather, Zenkichi Kikuchi.