Screen Time is a pleasant reminder that film and television composers, like their Tin Pan Alley precursors, have a splendid ear for chordal movement. On top of that, movie tunes are functional; they’re often based around motifs. Marriott bends these repeated melodies to his will and even invents his own on the thumping original “Skip Intro,” which could slot in after Dave Brubeck’s television hit “Theme from Mr. Broadway.”
In the Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards and the Seattle Hall of Fame Awardees, sad departures in the jazz community, and looks forward to the Earshot Jazz Festival in the fall.
These are the recipients of the Golden Ear Awards and Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame awards and a live review of the Golden Ear Awards Party.
In this Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses jazz and its foundations in the Black American experience. He also announces the passing of jazz legend Jay Clayton and extends congratulations to Thomas Marriott and the Seattle Jazz Fellowship as well as the Seattle Jazz Vespers.
Lisa Hagen Glynn’s photography of artists and performances during the 2023 Earshot Jazz Festival.
This feature discusses the Monday Night Jam Sessions with Thomas Marriott at The Royal Room, supported by the South Hudson Music Project.
This program for Earshot Jazz Festival discusses performances by Alex Dugdale Funk Band, Johnaye Kendrick’s Heart Songs, Hiromi Sonicwonder, Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Sheridan Riley, Thomas Marriott All Star Quartet, säje, Tina Raymond Trio, The Bad Plus & Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe, Sona Jobarteh, Chief Adjuah, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Here to Play, Winter in America – An Homage to Gil Scott-Heron, Birch Pereira’s Delta Jump, Preston Singletary’s Khu.éex’, Mo’s Jamily Band feat. Estro Fiesta, Jun Iida, Todd Sickafoose’s Bear Proof, Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses, Jahnvi Madan, Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan, John Escreet’s “Seismic Shift” w/ Eric Revis & Damion Reid, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Celebrating Mary Lou Williams: An Evening of Live Performance & Film, Kassa Overall, Craig Taborn, Kassa Overall DJ Set, Phinehas Nyang’Oro, Harriet Tubman, Tim Berne’s Oceans And, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra feat. Marina Albero, Omara Portuondo, Mat Maneri’s Ash Quartet, High Pulp, Johnaye Kendrick’s Grounded, Ted Poor Quartet, Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill, Roman Norfleet and Be Present Art Group, Battle of the Bands: Garfield and Roosevelt High School Jazz Bands, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra w/ Anat Cohen, and La Dame Blanche and Carlos Snaider.
Photo gallery of images from the Chuck Deardorf tribute jam. Photos by Jim Levitt.
In Andidote to Loneliness, Stephen Griggs discusses the return to live music as a place for community after the pandemic, focusing on a Seattle Jazz Fellowship performance and a storytelling session by Julian Priester.
See the 2022 Earshot Jazz Festival through the photography of Lisa Hagen Glynn.
Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement.
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