In honor of both Jazz Appreciation Month and National Poetry Month, we are delighted to share the works of local poets and musicians. The relationship between jazz and poetry is long, deep, and ongoing. Jazz poetry has always been a voice of racial consciousness, holding and rejoicing in Black heritage, and creative expression.
The lineage of the PNW high school jazz ecosystem is deep, and backed by crew of dedicated and supportive educators who have contributed in myriad ways over the years.
Trying to compare Stowell to other jazz guitarists is an inexact science, to say the least. His genius for harmony and penchant for hearing and creating new melodies while improvising is facilitated by a historically unique approach, one that could possibly be comparable stylistically to the great Jim Hall–but not quite.
It’s been 24 years since the very first Golden Ear Awards were held in 1991, commemorating the best and brightest of the Seattle jazz community. Ever since, the event has grown into a robust celebration of that community: not just of the winners, or even of the nominees, but of every patron whose presence and support makes it all possible.
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This season also signifies the opportunity to start new developments. This month, Earshot’s Board of Directors is officially kicking off the process to start its search for the organization’s new Executive Director. Assembling the search committee, finalizing the key tenets & responsibilities of the role, and building a detailed timeline with major milestones along the way are but a few of the many pieces coming together to ensure we have a solid process that will successfully yield us our new Executive Director by the fall.
While perhaps a less common pairing than some, the combination of trumpet and accordion makes perfect sense: the reedy bellowing of the accordion and the smooth brightness of the trumpet provide exceptional balance for each other, and Hou and Larsen play both lead and accompanist in turn, following each other with an organic ease.
Alongside usual mainstays, this installment of Jazz For All Ages highlights local organizations whose doors are open to jazz enthusiasts of all generations.
Collier’s sound is characterized and inevitably compared to those by iconic masters John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, and rightfully so. His approach can one moment seem turbulent and the next meditative, demonstrating an innate sense of musical and social dynamics.
This is an unusual combination of instruments, but bringing together four Francophone grandmasters–Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Ségal, Vincent Peirani, and Émile Parisien–this new quartet creates a delight of sound and creativity that’s refreshingly different.
Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement.
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