Composer-arranger-pianist Bob Hammer had a long and successful career in New York and Los Angeles before coming to the Pacific Northwest. He passed on December 26 at the age of 92 and we'll hear some of his arrangements played by The Full Circle Jazz Ensemble on today's episode.

With an expected dip in temperatures and snow in the forecast we'll feature some winter songs, some snow songs and perhaps some you haven't heard before including a couple of Christmas songs we don't hear often enough.

The recent discovery and issue of radio broadcasts by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete's has stirred enthusiasm from coast to coast. The three-CD set includes music from six live radio shows from the Penthouse in Seattle from 1966 to 1968. Several selections from 1966 will air on today's episode of Jazz Northwest.

Releases include the last album to be issued by the Jim Knapp Orchestra, plus The Westerlies, Phil Parisot, and Tad Britton.

Part 2 of The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's concert of the music of Horace Silver will air today on Jazz Northwest.

Jim Knapp was an influential musician, teacher, mentor and friend to many on the Seattle Jazz scene almost from his arrival in Seattle in 1969. After a long and fruitful career, Jim Knapp passed away on November 13.

Pianist and composer Horace Silver composed dozens of tunes popularized by his own groups on more than 40 albums over six decades. Many of his compositions have become jazz standards, and Michael Brockman assembled a concert program of "pieces of Silver" which have been arranged for big band.

The 2021 Earshot Jazz Festival moves into its final week and some of the artists appearing will be sampled on today's episode of Jazz Northwest. Listen to saxophonist Mark Lewis, pianist Benny Green, pianist-composer Ann Reynolds, vocal artist Jay Clayton, and the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.

This week's edition of Jazz Northwest opens with a pair of selections from the 70s by the Great Excelsior Jazz Band featuring Ken Wiley on trombone.