Golden Ear Awards & Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame

Freddy Fuego photo courtesy of the artist

Golden Ear Awards Party feat. Freddy Fuego

Monday, March 17 @ 7:00 pm
The Royal Room

Tickets $10-20 + ticket fees or Gold Pass

Come join the party as we celebrate the outstanding achievements of Seattle jazz artists in 2024. The ceremony recognizes both emerging talent and Seattle veterans from all jazz genres. Special awards are also presented to people or groups that have made extraordinary contributions in 2024, perhaps through a remarkable presentation, support to fellow artists, or new initiatives in education or collaboration.Helping us celebrate is Freddy Fuego and his ensemble. Trombonist, Fuego, was most recently on the Earshot stage at the latest Earshot Jazz Festival. As the awardee of the 2024 Earshot Jazz Commission, Fuego composed a piece for a large ensemble that bent genre, rhythm and harmony to create compelling music. Born into a Puerto Rican family and raised in New York, Fuego grew up on mix of funk, salsa, jazz and hip-hop that heavily influences his music. After attending Berklee School of Music and The New School for Jazz, Fuego launched his career in New York and toured extensively in Spain and Latin America, before eventually settling in Seattle. Expect exceptional and high energy music from Fugeo and his ensemble.The Golden Ear Awards Ceremony will be hosted by the multi-talented, Alex Dugdale.

Schedule for the evening:

6:00PM  Doors
7:00-8:00PM Music Set 1
8:00-9:00PM The Golden Ear Awards Ceremony hosted by Alex Dugdale
9:00-10:00 Music Set 2

Please note: tickets do not guarantee seats. Seats must be arranged separately with The Royal Room:The Royal Room accepts dinner reservations. Please reserve here.

About the Golden Ear Awards

Earshot Jazz initiated the Golden Ear Awards in 1990 to recognize the accomplishments of Seattle jazz artists over the previous year, and to induct significant members of the jazz community into the local Jazz Hall of Fame. Over the years, the award categories have shifted slightly, but the essence of the process has remained the same.

  • Nominations accepted year round via email
  • The official ballot comes out every February
  • Ceremony and concert in March

Send us your nominations for:

  • NW Recording of the Year
  • NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
  • Alternative Jazz Group of the Year
  • NW Concert of the Year
  • NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
  • Emerging Artist of the Year
  • NW Vocalist of the Year
  • Hall of Fame

Past recipients:

Past recipients by year.

List of all inductees to the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame.