Matt Jorgensen, Evan Woodle, and John Bishop photo by Daniel Sheehan BY PAUL RAUCH The last time John Bishop and Matt Jorgensen appeared on the cover of this magazine, the city of Seattle, and the music scene within it, were very different places. It was September of...
Mario Layne Fabrizio photo courtesy of the artist BY AKSHAJ TUREBYLU Open Mario Layne Fabrizio’s website and you’ll be greeted with bursts of color collapsing and traveling across the page. Just below, you’ve got Mario himself—duplicated, decked in neon tones and...
La Dame Blanche performs at the Century Ballroom as part of the 2023 Earshot Jazz Festival. Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn. BY M.V. SMITH For anyone looking to learn about jazz, there’s no substitute for full immersion. From all-ages concerts and jam sessions to music and...
Jay Thomas photo by Daniel Sheehan BY JAY THOMAS It seems “The Jazz Playing Community” needs to refocus on “conceptual stuff,” i.e., philosophical approaches to keep its collective sanity and also to keep abreast of developments in the field. The soloist and the...
James Gardiner conducting the Franklin High School Jazz Band in Brussels. Photo by Raymond Clement BY PAUL DE BARROS Earshot Jazz is proud to share brief excerpts from the forthcoming book, After Jackson Street: Seattle Jazz in the Modern Era (History Press of...
