Marina Albero photo by Daniel Sheehan. BY JONATHAN SHIPLEY It was right after the Spanish dictatorship ended that pianist Marina Albero was born. Her parents were musicians touring the Iberian countryside with their baby. “They were the most wonderful hippies,” she...
Sheridan Riley photo by Daniel Sheehan. BY JONATHAN SHIPLEY “I’m not really a jazz drummer…I suppose I’m a rock drummer, but I never really set out to be a rock drummer either.” Sheridan Riley has been a member of such eclectic musical acts such as Avi Buffalo,...
Thomas Marriott photo by Daniel Sheehan. PAUL RAUCH In the past few weeks, the weekly jam session at the Owl N’ Thistle has reconvened after more than a year on hiatus. As more people become vaccinated, more people attend, with the past week’s session including, among...
Tim Lennon standing in front of Langston Hughes Preforming Arts Institue. Photo by Daniel Sheehan. PAUL RAUCHThe professional résumé of Langston Director, Tim Lennon, reads like an honor roll of groundbreaking, difference-making cultural organizations in Seattle: The...
Jazz Prep for Beginners Trumpet class led by Samantha Boshnack (top right). Screen capture courtesy of Seattle JazzED. BY PAUL RAUCH Jazz education in Seattle has proliferated generously over the past thirty years, with nationally acclaimed programs at Garfield and...
