Beserat Tafesse photo by Randy Rizzo BY PAUL RAUCH The resident Seattle jazz scene provides many choices for local jazz fans interested in supporting live music. Many of our resident players have developed a national profile through recordings, tour dates, and other...
Jim Wilke photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn Earshot Jazz is proud to share brief excerpts from the forthcoming book, After Jackson Street: Seattle Jazz in the Modern Era (History Press of Charleston, S.C.), by Seattle’s preeminent jazz writer, Paul de Barros. Picking up...
Jean-Paul Builes BY ERIC OLSON I’m shooting the breeze with pianist/organist Ron Weinstein when he delivers a precious bit of lore. “I was gigging at Vito’s when the fire started,” he says, kicked back with partner Dillyn Kost on their South Seattle couch. “That...
Stanley Ruvinov and Beserat Tafesse photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn BY PAUL RAUCH In the jazz world, Mondays traditionally are “for community” nights. At The Royal Room in Columbia City, they have become a time to engage with a most innovative big band and for area...
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,...
