Earshot Jazz Festival Helpful Information

Access

We are committed to making the Earshot Jazz Festival an event that everyone can attend. We choose venues all around Seattle for artists to perform at to help with ease of access, discounted ticketing, and even free tickets. For venue information, please scroll down to the Venue section on this page.

Discounted Tickets

Earshot Jazz offers a discount for music educators, students, seniors, military (active & veteran). Just select the right category for you when you go to purchase tickets. Questions? Contact Membership & Community Engagement Manager, Lucienne Grace, lucienne@earshot.org.

Free Tickets

Earshot Jazz is committed to making jazz music accessible to all those in our community. We’re excited to share the joy of jazz with you and hope that you get to experience a cherished artist or discover an artist new to you. A limited number of free tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are in a financial position that allows you to purchase tickets, please leave these for those in need.

Please submit this request form if this is the right option for you. And special thank you to 4Culture of King County’s Public Free Access 2025 project for supporting this program.

Gold Pass

Gold Card graphic.

Earshot Jazz ALL ACCESS Gold Pass ON SALE NOW!

The Gold Pass is the best way to experience all Earshot Jazz has to offer at 40% to 60% savings over single ticket purchases! As a Gold Pass holder, you’ll have access to concerts year-round, including concerts in our spring series, 40+ festival shows in the fall, and the Concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music in December.

Limited number available.

Get your Gold Pass today!

Venues

The Earshot Jazz Festival uses venues all around Seattle to bring the music to every corner. Find out about accessibility, addresses, parking and more for the venues at below.

  • Baba Yaga, 124 S Washington St
  • Black & Tan Hall, 5608 Rainier Ave S
  • Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, 4th Floor, Good Shepherd Center
  • The Crocodile / Hotel Crocodile / Madame Lou’s, 2505 1st Ave
  • Georgetown Steam Plant, 6605 13th Avenue South
  • Hidden Hall, 400 N 35th St
  • KEXP Gathering Space, 472 1st Avenue North
  • Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S
  • Raisbeck Auditorium, 2017 Boren Ave
  • Roosevelt High School, 1410 NE 66th St
  • The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S
  • Sea Monster Lounge, 2202 N 45th St
  • Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW
  • Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave
  • Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW

Volunteer

Earshot Jazz volunteers at the PONCHO Concert Hall

We could not do all that we do without our volunteers! Please sign up for our Volunteer Newsletter to receive notifications.

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Event Ushers and Production Support

You can request to volunteer for 2025 Earshot Jazz gigs by subscribing to our mailing list. That is how we let you know when volunteer assignments — from ushering and ticketing to production and hospitality — become available.

Professional Services

For any professionals, such as web design, accounting, public relations, or legal, who would like to provide services in a “pro bono” capacity, please contact the Earshot Jazz office at (206) 547-6763 or email info@earshot.org.

Supporters

Co-Presenters:

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art | Cornish Music Department | Jackson Street Jazz Trail | LANGSTON Seattle | Maiden Voyage | Nonsequitur/Wayward Music | Northwest Film Forum | Seattle Modern Orchestra | South Hudson Music Project

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art | The Crocodile | Global Groove | LANGSTON Seattle | Nonsequitur/Wayward Music | Northwest Film Forum | Seattle Latino Film Festival

Support provided by:

4Culture | Allen Family Philanthropies | ArtsFund | BECU | Creative West | Merchants Bank | New Music USA | Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | Raynier Institute & Foundation | Seattle Office of Arts & Culture | Seed IP Law Group

In-Kind Sponsors:

88.5FM KNKX | 91.3 KBCS | KCTS | Mayflower Park Hotel | Seattle Controller | Seattle Times | The Stranger

Support for Earshot Jazz provided by