WeBop instructor Tanesha Ross reads and sings to her students. Photo by Britt Madsen. By Sara Jones “This is scat week,” Tanesha Ross says to the three babies and their mothers perched on the colorful carpet in the middle of the MLK F.A.M.E. Community Center classroom...
Roosevelt High School Jazz Band photo by Daniel Sheehan By Sara Jones, Edan Krolewicz, and Kathryn Sherman Old-time swing. Bebop. Cool school. Bossa nova. Hip-hop fusion. Jazz has a range of different voices around Seattle, and great news, young musicians, there are a...
Paul Moore rehearses with Milo Petersen’s small jazz ensemble. Photo by Rich Walker. By Sara Jones It’s Thursday night in south Seattle, and live jazz winds throughout a South Morgan Street home. Between the four ensembles rehearsing in the house – one in the living...