Gallery 1412 image courtesy of the venue BY ALEXA PETERS In 2010, Racer Sessions, an improvisation-based event featuring a set from a presented artist and a jam session, was founded by a group of music students from the University of Washington. In the 14 years since,...
Greg Campbell and Nathan Breedlove photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn BY PAUL DE BARROS The Jackson Street Jazz Walk, which honors the Central District’s rich jazz history, celebrates its 10th anniversary in September with new voices, an expanded, three-day program on ten...
Ari Dmitriou photo courtesy of himself BY ERIC OLSON As Ari Dimitriou tells it, the family business came calling early. “We’re a small Greek immigrant family. When you’re Greek, you go to work for the Greek restaurant. For me, it was here.” Here – as you might’ve...
Ron Perrillo photo by Daniel Sheehan BY PAUL RAUCH Pianist Ron Perrillo’s arrival in the Seattle area from Chicago coincided with the arrival of a worldwide pandemic that would set the live music industry on its ear for more than two years. After three decades in the...
Carlos Snaider photo by Dana Waldron Earshot Jazz is thrilled to announce Jahnvi Madan, Sheridan Riley, and Carlos Snaider, as the three commissioned artists who’ll be presenting the world premiere of their works at the 2023 Earshot Jazz Festival. As we head into...
