Overton Berry photo by Alex Crick. Seattle lost one its most historic and beloved musicians on Monday, October 19, when iconic jazz pianist Overton Berry passed at the age of 84. He died peacefully at home after suffering from heart disease for many years. Berry’s...
Gary Peacock photo by Roberto Masotti courtesy of ECM Records. Gary Peacock: 1935–2020 Gary Peacock, the world-renowned bassist, and musical innovator died at the age of 85, on September 4, at his home in upstate New York. With a career that spanned seven decades,...
Judy Cites photo courtesy of Jim Wilke. When Earshot kicked off its first concert series at the New City Theatre in 1987, it was a big deal when Judy Cites volunteered to teach us all how to run the box office. Most of us were amateurs, but Cites was a pro who...
William O. “Bill” Smith William “Bill” Smith photo by Virginia Paquette Smith. Bill Smith, a distinguished clarinetist and composer in both jazz and new music, died on February 29 from complications of prostate cancer. He was 93. Bill made so...
Seattle trumpet player Walt Tianen, who died January 4 at the age of 91, enjoyed a long and lively career that took him across several continents as well as through many of the high points of Seattle jazz history. That included the late-‘40s Jackson Street scene; the...
