Community Resources

Artist Web Sites

• Ahamefule J. Oluo – Trumpeter, composer
• Anton Schwartz – Jazz Saxophonist and Educator
• Ben Thomas – Vibraphone
• Bill Anschell – Music samples, short stories, and calendar of upcoming gigs
• Birch Pereira – Bassist, vocalist, bandleader, educator
• Bob Antolin – teacher, alto & soprano sax, flute & guitar
• Brian Monroney – teacher, guitar, as well as composing, arranging and recording music
• Brooks Giles III – Saxophonist, Vocalist & Educator
• Carolena Mátus – Jazz Vocalist and Educator
• Chad McCullough – Trumpet
• Chris Spencer – Jazz guitarist, teacher
• Christy Doran – Swiss/Irish guitarist extraordinaire, a frequent visitor to the Pacific Northwest
• Chuck Deardorf – Jazz bassist and educator
• Clipper Anderson – Jazz bassist and educator
• Cynthia Mullis – Saxophone
• D’Vonne Lewis – Drummer, composer, bandleader
• Dan Kramlich – Pianist, educator
• Darren Motamedy – Saxophone
• David George – Bandleader, Arranger, and Composer
• David Paul Mesler – Vocalist, pianist, composer, educator
• Dennis Moss – Jazz guitar, instruction
• Dmitri Matheny – Flugelhorn, trumpet, educator
• Ed Hartman – Yamaha Performer and Educator. Drumset, vibes, & percussion.
• Elizabeth Falconer – Koto player
• EntreMundos Quarteto – Brazilian Jazz/Soul Collective
• Eric Verlinde – Pianist and Composer
• Eugenie Jones – Entertainer, Singer, Songwriter
• Greg Ruby – Guitarist, composer, bandleader
• Greta Matassa – Vocalist, educator
• Hans Fahling – Composition & guitar
• Jackson Rice – Jazz trumpet
• Jacqueline D. Tabor – Jazz vocalist and performer, 2011 Seattle Kobe Jazz Winner
• Jason Parker – Trumpet/Flugelhorn player, leader of the Jason Parker Quartet
• Jay Clayton – International vocalist and educator
• JC Johnny Conga – Latin Jazz Conga Player
• Jeff Johnson – Bassist
• Jerry Frank – composer-pianist, and improviser
• Jim Knapp – Trumpet player, composer, teacher
• John Bishop – Jazz drummer
• Jon Hamar – Jazz bassist and educator
• Josh Rawlings – Keyboardist/composer/bandleader
• Julio Jauregui – Latin & jazz percussion, instruction
• Lance Buller – Trumpet, vocals, big band
• Larry Fuller – Jazz pianist
• Laura Welland – Jazz bassist, vocalist, and trumpeter
• LaVon Hardison – Vocalist
• Leah Stillwell – Jazz Vocalist
• Marc Smason – Trumpet
• Nelda Swiggett – Jazz pianist, composer, band leader
• Our House Concerts Website
• Pearl Django – Gypsy Jazz
• Rich Hinrichsen – Singer and jazz musician / Rich’s Jazz Coffee
• Rich Wetzel – Trumpeter and bandleader
• Rik Wright  – Guitarist, bandleader
• Rob Scheps – Saxophonist
• Ryan Burns – Pianist/ bassist/ composer/ educator
• Savoy Swing – Vintage swing dance
• Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra – Northwest’s premier big band
• Sonando – Afro-Cuban jazz
• Stephanie Porter – Vocalist
• Steve Griggs – Saxophonist, composer, writer
• Susan Carr – Vocalist and educator
• Susan Pascal – Vibraphonist
• SWOJO – Seattle Women s Jazz Orchestra
• The Teaching – Award-winning trio
• Tobi Stone – Woodwind, piano, guitar
• Valerie Joyce – Musician, vocalist, and songwriter
• Victor Noriega – Composer/keyboardist
• World Jazz Scene – This site features profiles of several Seattle-based jazz artists and much more.

Clubs and Venues

• Bake’s Place Bellevue
• Benaroya Hall
• Cafe Racer
• Capitol Cider
• Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center
• Dusty Strings Music Store & School 
• Edmonds Center for the Arts
• Egan’s Ballard Jam House
• Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
• Kirkland Performance Center
• Nectar Lounge
• Seamonster Lounge
• The Royal Room
• The Triple Door
• Town Hall Seattle
• Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club

Festivals

• Ballard Jazz Festival – May 17-20, 2017 | Seattle, WA
• Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival – May 31-June 4, 2017 | Bellevue, WA
• DeMiero Jazz Fest – March 1-3, 2018 | Edmonds, WA
• DjangoFest Northwest – September 20-24, 2017 | Whidbey Island, WA
• Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest – February 23-25, 2017 | Moscow, ID
• PDX Jazz Fest – February 16-26, 2017 | Portland, OR
• TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival – June 22-July 2, 2017 | Vancouver, British Columbia

Funding Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations

• 4Culture
• Aaron Copland Fund for Music – Performance Program Deadline June 30, 2018
• Artist Trust
• ArtsFund
• Chamber Music America
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• New Music USA
• Seattle Office of Arts & Culture

Jazz Education

• A Passion for Jazz – History of Jazz music origins, styles and musicians featuring timeline, glossary, photos, festivals, webcasts, guitar & piano chords, scales, online lessons and teacher locator.
• Cornish College of the Arts
• Dusty Strings Music Store & School – Offering classes and private lessons in bluegrass, old time, blues, traditional, and world music by real, working musicians.
• Edmonds Community College
• Ev Stern’s Workshop – to help aspiring Jazz musicians of All Ages, All Levels, and All Instruments pursue their dreams and nurture their humanity through jazz improvisation
• Garfield High School Jazz
• Greta Matassa Workshop – workshop for vocalists
• Guitar Lesson Companion – Instructional Materials for Guitar Teachers and Their Students
• Jazz Night School – Jazz Night School offers year-round ensembles and instruction for aspiring jazz musicians—instrumentalists and vocalists—of all ages
• Jazz Port Townsend – week-long workshop at Jazz Port Townsend, held in the summer, is the perfect opportunity to meet other excellent musicians, soak up a week of jazz in a seaside paradise, and leave as a better musician
• Learn Jazz Piano
• Music Works Northwest – offering music lessons and performance experiences for all ages
• Roosevelt High School Jazz
• Seattle Central Community College
• Seattle Drum School
• Seattle JazzED – Programs available for 4th through 12th grade student in Seattle and the surrounding region with a desire to learn and perform jazz music, regardless of current skill level or prior experience.
• Shoreline Community College
• The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music – Undergraduate music education program. Located in NYC.
• Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz – The TMIJ’s mission is to offer the world’s most promising young musicians college level training by America’s jazz masters and to present public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the globe.
• University of Washington School of Music

Jazz Photography

• EyeShot Jazz photographer Daniel Sheehan
• Lisa Hagen Glynn Photography

Jazz Societies

• Garfield Jazz Foundation – Garfield High School Jazz Program
• Jazz Project
• Madison (Wisc.) Jazz Society
• Passion for Jazz
• Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society
• Seattle Jazz Guitar Society
• Sidney Bechet Society – The Sidney Bechet Society’s charter is to promote the music inspired by Sidney Bechet.
• Vancouver Jazz

Miscellaneous

• Jazz Quotations
• Vacationsmadeeasy.com

Northwest Jazz

• JazzClubsNW
• Jazz Northwest
• Seattle Jazz Scene

Other Music Resources

• Randy Halberstadt’s Directory
• Seattle Office of Film + Music Resource Directory

Our Sponsors

• Courtyard Lake Union by Marriot
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car
• Hammond Ashley Bass Violins
• Inn at Queen Anne
• KBCS 91.3 FM – A world of music & ideas
• KEXP 90.3 FM – Where the music matters
• KNKX 88.5 FM – Your connection to jazz, blues, and NPR News
• MarQueen Hotel
• Seattle Weekly
• Studio Instrument Rental

Radio

• Jazz After Hours – Hosted by Jeff Hanley, ranges from jazz classics to the latest releases for late night listeners across the U.S.
• JazzRadio.org – Jazz at Lincoln Center and other goods.
• KBCS, Bellevue Community College
• KEXP 90.3 FM – Jazz Theatre ten- midnight on Sunday night. 24 hour alternative programming.
• KNKX 88.5FM
• NPR’s Jazz Profiles – A Weekly one-hour documentary series profiling the people, places and things in jazz. Hosted by Nancy Wilson.
• The Jazz Guy – Hosted by Bill Wood. Aired on a local community radio station on Vashon Island

Record Labels

• Blue Note Records
• Candid Records
• ECM Records
• Melodia
• Origin Arts
• Pony Boy Records
• Table & Chairs