Egan’s Ballard Jam House photo by Jean Mishler By Jean Mishler A space heater whirs quietly near the small round table as Suzanne Weghorst recounts the story of Egan’s. It’s a Seattle January afternoon and the outside gray offers dim light through the club’s...
LaVon Hardison photo courtesy of artist LaVon Hardison Come Together Self-released As a live performer, LaVon Hardison’s presence and voice can light up a room, and she has established a reputation as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier singers. However, she hasn’t...
Photo of Ham Carson. Hamilton Carson: 1930-2016 Hamilton “Ham” Carson, a major figure on Seattle’s trad jazz scene, passed away on January 14. Known for joyous interpretations of swing, hot jazz, and blues, the celebrated swing clarinetist led a weekly gig at the New...
Photo of BlueStreet Jazz Voices. CMA New Jazz Works Grant Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program supports the creation of new works by professional U.S.-based jazz artists (with CMA Organization-level membership). The grants ask U.S. jazz ensembles to create,...
Previous Second Century presented duo Bad Luck (Christopher Icasiano, Neil Welch) photo courtesy of artist. Jazz: The Second Century Deadline June 1 Earshot Jazz seeks submissions from Seattle-area individual artists and ensembles for the 2016 Jazz: The Second Century...
