John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay Despite a longer, chillier transition, the good news is we’ve got the sunshine! And, overall, summer in Seattle is glorious and worth the interminably rainy price of admission. The jazz community also keeps marching on. Jazz has...
John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay Lately, I’ve been spending more time with Paul de Barros’ 1993 book, Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle. I’ve come to appreciate the book more with each visit over the years, in part because the passing of the...
John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay I love the Golden Ear Awards. This annual event, perhaps more than any other Earshot Jazz program, organically connects us with Seattle’s incredible community of jazz artists. From the open call for nominations, through the creation...
John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay I’ve always loved Michel Legrand’s song, “You Must Believe in Spring,” as much for the uncomplicated certainty of its title, as for the poignant optimism of its lyric. It is not a happy-go-lucky blow of sunshine. Far from it. The...
John Gilbreath photo by Bill Uznay Our work in advancing jazz in Seattle is grounded in the truth that jazz is a cultural treasure of Black America. Beyond that, it’s not difficult to affirm that Black America itself is a cultural treasure. America would not be what...
