South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela closed the festival in a two-night run at the Triple Door
Throughout the year, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Daniel Sheehan shares his incredible images of Earshot Jazz events on his blog, EyeShotJazz, and his portraits of area jazz artists regularly appear in this publication.
Here are a few selections from this year’s festival. Visit www.eyeshotjazz.com to view Sheehan’s photos in color.
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- Scott Amendola performed at the Triple Door with Nels Cline, Jenny Scheinman, Jeff Parker, and John Shifflett
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- Anat Cohen performed two sold-out nights at PONCHO Concert Hall
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- Dawn Clement at Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club
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- Edmar Castañeda at PONCHO Concert Hall
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- The ever-humble Bill Frisell at Benaroya Hall
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- Jenny Scheinman at the Triple Door
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- Tom Baker presented a cake to Julian Priester for his 80th birthday celebration at PONCHO Concert Hall. A trombone choir, arranged by Stuart Dempster (left), led the audience in singing “Happy Birthday” to Priester.
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- Kate Olson and Jessica Lurie, with Brad Linde’s “straightHORN,” at the Chapel Performance Space
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- Nels Cline at the Triple Door
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- The legendary Wayne Shorter at Benaroya Hall
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- Songstress Somi dazzled the audience at the Seattle Art Museum
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- The 2015 festival saw three separate nights of events celebrating the incomparable composer/pianist Wayne Horvitz
