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Jazz Northwest, produced by Jim Wilke, focuses on the regional jazz scene from Portland to Vancouver, B.C. Albums by the best resident musicians from Seattle, Portland and Vancouver are featured, and ... more
FAQs about Jazz Northwest:How many episodes does Jazz Northwest have?The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.
December 09, 2018The Baylor Project at Jazz Port TownsendThe Baylor Project, featuring Jean and Marcus Baylor made their Jazz Port Townsend debut this Summer and they were instant hits. Singer Jean and drummer Marcus Baylor headed the group which included Stefon Harris, vibes, Taylor Eigsti, piano and Jon Hamar, bass. All were also members of the faculty from Centrum's Jazz Workshop, which precedes the Festival the last weekend of July each year....more58minPlay
December 02, 2018Jazz Northwest debuts new releases from Seattle spanning 50 yearsJazz Northwest celebrates the release of new albums ranging from the Sixties to the teens from sessions that took place in Seattle. A new gatefold double LP set recorded from live radio broadcasts in 1966-1967 features The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at The Penthouse, a jazz club in Pioneer Square during the Sixties....more55minPlay
November 18, 2018D'Vonne Lewis & Passage live at Seattle Art MuseumPlaying in front of a backdrop of Jodhpur, India, drummer D'Vonne Lewis and a new quartet named Passage played this month's Art of Jazz concert. Passage blended several types of music and cultures in this concert presented by Earshot Jazz at the Seattle Art Museum. The international blend of African, South & Central American music and American Jazz provided additional international flavor to SAM's current exhibition Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India . The quartet...more21minPlay
November 11, 2018Celebrating George Cables Concert At Jazz Port TownsendThis week on Jazz Northwest, we feature the complete concert "Celebrating George Cables" from this year's Jazz Port Townsend that took place during the last weekend in July. Pianist George Cables has been a perennial favorite for many years at the festival, and also during the Jazz Workshop, the week preceding the festival. Whether in the classroom, on the main stage or an intimate club, he has long been a favorite among fans and other musicians. Joining him in this concert of his music are...more59minPlay
November 04, 2018New Music From Portland Celebrates Black History In OregonTwo communities along the Northern side of Oregon were home to hundreds of blue-collar laborers in timber and shipbuilding industries and reveal an unfamiliar story about The Great Migration in the Northwest. Maxville and Vanport no longer exist, but a stirring collection of new music celebrates an under-represented period of Black history in Oregon. The powerful music was composed by Ezra Weiss with lyrics by poet S.Renee Mitchell, and is performed by the 12-member Portland Jazz Composers...more59minPlay
October 28, 2018The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra In Concert On Jazz NorthwestThe opening concerts of the 2018-2019 season of The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra were played in Seattle and Kirkland on October 6 and 7. The concert program was billed as "A Night at The Village Vanguard" and features music by a few of the artists who have played at the legendary Greenwich Village jazz club, including Thad Jones, Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Bob Brookmeyer and others. The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's co-artistic directors are Clarence Acox and Michael Brockman and the...more59minPlay
October 21, 2018Elena Maque Quartet On Jazz NorthwestSaxophonist, vocalist, and composer Elena Maque was featured with her group in this month's Art of Jazz concert presented by Earshot Jazz at The Seattle Art Museum. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, she graduated from the Mussorgsky College of Music and played and toured with a jazz big band led by Gennady Golshtein. Those tours took her to several surrounding countries and provided additional musical influences on her music. She relocated to Seattle several years ago and is now established on the...more1hPlay
October 07, 2018Axiom Quartet Live At Tula'sThe Axiom Quartet will be featured this week on Jazz Northwest. The quartet was formed in 2004 to bring together the talents of saxophonist Alexey Nikolaev, pianist and composer John Hansen, Michael Glynn on bass and Phil Parisot on drums. Axiom has been playing a regular monthly gig at Tula's and has built a strong library of original compositions and arrangements. This performance recorded at Tula's last month is a good sampling of their variety of music. Alexey Nikolaev was born in Russia and...more1hPlay
October 01, 2018New Releases And Previews On Jazz NorthwestNew and soon-to-be-released music is featured on a special Fall Fund Drive edition this week on Jazz Northwest. Pianist and composer Randy Halberstadt will release his new CD "Open Heart" in October, coinciding with his retirement from Cornish College of the Arts. Another member of the Cornish music faculty, Johnaye Kendrick has a recent release "Flying" is also on this show, and Jacob Zimmerman has a new CD "More of That" which recalls small band swing of the 40s. A tune titled "Belltown" by...more59minPlay
September 23, 2018The nu Trio Concert At Seattle Art MuseumArt of Jazz’s September concert at Seattle Art Museum featured the nu Trio. The trio consists of three veteran musicians, Nathan Breedlove on trumpet, Phil Sparks on bass and Brian Kirk ondrums. The combination of trumpet, bass and drums with no chordal instrument such as guitar or piano, allows the trio to play with an open, airy feel that encourages free improvisation. This broadcast set includes three standards as well as jazz originals by Nathan Breedlove, John Hicks, Miles Davis, and Booker...more59minPlay
FAQs about Jazz Northwest:How many episodes does Jazz Northwest have?The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.