In this Issue
Sound & Stone: John Gilbreath’s Enduring Legacy
Now, 33 years later, Earshot, under his leadership, is celebrated around the world by jazz artists and presenters alike. Gilbreath himself has become a major player in arts presentation, education, and advocacy, frequently serving as grants panelist, nominating committee member, emcee, and board member for respected institutions like the MacArthur Fellows, Chamber Music America, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Doris Duke Foundation.
10,000 Days
Well, folks, this looks to be my final offering for this slot in the Earshot Jazz magazine. I’ll be retiring out the door at the end of January. For me, it’s sad, it’s exciting, and it’s a little scary; but it’s definitely time. As the old jazz lyric says, “It’s too late to leave early.”
Nominations for the 2024 Golden Ear Awards
The Golden Ear Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Seattle jazz artists over the previous years.
Celebrating the Legacy of John Gilbreath
After a celebrated career that spans more than three decades at Earshot Jazz, friends, family, and community share their fondest memories and well wishes for John Gilbreath as he retires from his role as executive director.
2024 Earshot Jazz Festival Photos
Lisa Hagen Glynn is one of Earshot’s most dedicated photographers who can be found nearly every night of the annual month-long festival, capturing the brilliance on and off stage.
Andy Clausen, Few Ill Words: Solo Trombone at The TANK, Vol.1
If you’re thinking that a solo trombone can’t hold its own on eight tracks spanning up to nine minutes a piece, well, you’d be forgiven. You’d also be wrong. The TANK’s unearthly soundscape fills Clausen’s songs with a lush carpet of harmonic interplay, so rich as to border on the bizarre. (See: Clausen’s take on “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka.) Notes can resonate in The TANK for up to 45 seconds.
