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Jazz Al Fresco: July & August

Jazz Al Fresco: July & August

Whitney Mongé photo courtesy of the artist. Summer at SAM: Art of JazzOlympic Sculpture Park, 2901Western Ave For the summer months, the Art of Jazz series moves to the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. July 18 features the future funk fusion stylings of...
Chinatown Discovery: The Louisa Hotel and the Club Royale

Chinatown Discovery: The Louisa Hotel and the Club Royale

Uncovered mural photo courtesy of Paul de Barros. Walking Tour: Thursday, July 18, 5:30pmWing Luke Museum719 S King St Back in January, 2016, I received an email from Tanya Woo, owner of the historic Louisa Hotel in the Chinatown International District, asking if I...
2019 Jazz Port Townsend

2019 Jazz Port Townsend

Terrell Stafford photo courtesy of the artist. July 25–27Fort Worden, Port Townsend Summer in Seattle means catching a ferry and getting out of the city for a couple of days—windows down, sunglasses on, heading up the road to the quaint peninsula town of Port...
For the Record

For the Record

Kassa OverallGo Get Ice Cream and Listen to JazzSelf-released If you were following jazz in Seattle in the last century, you probably heard about standout Garfield High School drummer Kassa Overall. If you tuned in during this era, you may have seen him playing with...
On the Radio

On the Radio

88.5 KNKX hosts Saturday Jazz Matinee, Jazz Sunday Side Up, Ken Wiley’s the Art of Jazz, and Jazz Northwest, in addition to its weekday NPR and late-night and prime-time jazz programs. Full schedule and info at knkx.org. Abe Beeson hosts The New Cool, Saturdays, 3pm,...