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Happy International Jazz Day!

It’s the last day of Jazz Appreciation Month, and the second annual International Jazz Day.  It’s been a wonderful Jazz April! I hope you’ve enjoyed and possibly even learned something from the daily...

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Seattle’s 2013 Jazz Hero, Julian Priester

Julian Priester The annual Jazz Journalists Awards includes Jazz Heroes, nominated by their peers for being “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact...

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Jazz Caliente salutes JJA winners

Luciana Souza (Photo credit: Dani Gurgel) The Jazz Journalists Association annual awards for musicians were announced yesterday, May 1.   Jazz Caliente celebrates Latin Jazz winners Luciana Souza (Best...

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‘Grew and Jean, RIP

Mulgrew Miller (Photo credit: bobtravis) Spend a little time here to get to know the remarkable people we lost this week… Mulgrew Miller, well-loved pianist, bandleader, composer and educator had a...

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Revisiting the Sunny Side of the Street

credit: National Sunflower Association I got my start in public/community radio at WFBE in Flint Michigan in the late 1970s. I talked my way into being the self-appointed assistant, apprentice and...

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Have Piano, Will Travel: Mr. B’s Epic Bicycle Adventure

Mr. B and the Joybox Express Boogie-woogie and blues pianist Mark Braun (aka Mr. B) has fond memories of touring in the Pacific NW.   KPLU has played his recordings for over 20 years.  I’ve followed...

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Jazz Education Network Conference 2015: Sharing the Gift of Jazz

KPLU’s presentation at the 6th annual Jazz Education Network Conference in San Diego January 7-11, 2015    “The Jazz Education Network is dedicated to building the jazz arts community by advancing...

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What is the Seattle Jazz Experience?

  Christine Jensen, composer-in-residence for the 2015 Seattle Jazz Experience Initiated last year by Kent Devereaux, the former Music Department Chair of Cornish College of the Arts, the Seattle Jazz...

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Meet the 2015 Seattle Jazz Hero: Mack Waldron

Mack Waldron in front of his jazz club, Tula’s. Photo by Daniel Sheehan (danielsheehan.com) On April first, the Jazz Journalists Association announced its list of 2015 Jazz Heroes: advocates,...

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Drummer/composer Antonio Sanchez: Movies, Meridians and More

Antonio Sanchez Drummer Antonio Sanchez has been getting a lot of press lately, including a cover story in the July issue of Downbeat magazine.  His award-winning, propulsive drum-solo score for the...

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