Sara GazarekThirsty GhostSelf-Released Seattle fans don’t need to be told about the sparking vocalist and Roosevelt High School graduate Sara Gazarek, but now the great wide world has recognized her, bigtime, with two, well-deserved Grammy nominations for Thirsty...
Kate Skinner photo courtesy of the artist. Johnaye Kendrick Receives Chamber Music Award Grant Congratulations to vocalist Johnaye Kendrick and all the other winners of CMA’s Performance Plus grant. The award supports U.S.-based female-led jazz ensembles by connecting...
2020 Vision Given the incredible growth in jazz over the last 10 years—both in global reach and sheer excellence—I’m optimistic about what we might see and hear from the art form in the coming decade. In fact, given that Seattle itself was the fastest growing city in...