Back row: Brian Cobb, Cliff Colón, Walter Cano. Front Row: Julian Priester, D’Vonne Lewis, Christina Spadafore, Rayna Mathis, Vikram Madan. Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn BY ROB MOURA “I don’t know if y’all have noticed,” said emcee Alex Dugdale halfway through the...
Lionel Kramer photo courtesy of Cooksie Kramer BY PAUL DE BARROS The Seattle area jazz community lost one of its dearest members on February 8, when drummer, teacher, and concert presenter Lionel Kramer was taken by lung cancer. He was 85. “Lionel was always the...
Bill Ramsay photo courtesy of the Ramsay family BY PAUL DE BARROS The Northwest jazz community lost a giant March 2, when multi-reed man Bill Ramsay passed. He was 95. A founding member of the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO), alum of the Count Basie Orchestra,...
Wally Shoup photo by Shirley Wong BY DENNIS REA Influential saxophonist, bandleader, painter, and writer Wally Shoup passed away peacefully on March 5 in Seattle after a long illness. For decades, Shoup was a leading advocate of free improvisation and a mentor by...
Couth Buzzard Jam photo courtesy of Bruce Greeley BY BRUCE GREELEY For a number of years now, some of the most interesting music locally has been coming out of the fairly unassuming Couth Buzzard bookstore on Greenwood Ave, the first Friday of every month. Featuring...
