Michael Bisio Quartet, MBefore Tao Forms , March 2022 BY PAUL DE BARROS Since Michael Bisio left Seattle 17 years ago, he has forged a well-deserved reputation on the East Coast as one of the world’s foremost avant-garde bassists, most notably during his 13-year...
New York Voices at DeMiero Jazz fest photo by Ziggy Spiz BY LOUISE URIU Early on a sunny Thursday morning, nine vocal jazz choirs from high schools around the region arrived at North Sound Center in Edmonds to begin an intensive day of performing, clinics, and...
säje photo featuring Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, and Johnaye Kendrick by Lisa Hagen Glynn. BY PAUL RAUCH The two night stand of the jazz vocal supergroup säje at Jazz Alley represented a series of firsts for all those fortunate enough to be present....
Alex Dugdale’s FADE Quartet with John Hansen (piano), Greg Feingold (bass), Alex Dugdale (saxophone), and Max Holmberg (drums). Photo courtesy of Earshot Jazz. BY PAUL RAUCH Earshot Jazz celebrated Seattle jazz on the evening of March 12 with its annual Golden...
Ann Reynolds/Clave GringaJoySelf-Released Even the most die-hard of straight-ahead jazz enthusiasts can’t deny the music’s deep historical relationship with the music of Latin America and its diasporas. On her latest release, Joy, Seattle-based pianist and composer...
