Jun Iida photo ny Lisa Hagen Glynn
Job Announcement: Earshot Jazz (FT, PT Positions)
Earshot Jazz is hiring for two positions that are open until filled. The Development & Communications Director will lead fundraising efforts and oversee the organization’s communications strategies. This position is full-time, $75-90,000 DOE. The Accounting & Finance Specialist oversees the organization’s daily financial operations, non-profit compliance, and financial reporting. Part-time, $50/hour. Both jobs offer flexible hybrid work schedules. To learn more about each position please visit earshot.org/careers.
Job Announcement: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra – Artistic Director (FT)
After 30 years of leading the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO), Artistic Director Michael Brockman announced plans to retire at the end of the current 2025-26 concert season. Brockman co-founded SRJO with Clarence Acox in 1995. An award-winning, fully professional jazz orchestra now entering its 31st season, the Artistic Director will lead the orchestra and serve as the artistic head of the SRJO, developing and implementing the vision of the organization. Salary $80-100,000 DOE. Applications close May 1. Apply now at srjo.org/ad-job-announcement.
Westerlies Fest 2025
Seattle-bred, Brooklyn-based brass quartet The Westerlies return home to present the seventh annual Westerlies Fest, April 9-11. The festival features new works, including a live recording at Fremont Abbey’s The Round, and world premiere music by Bill Frisell. Created in 2018, the Westerlies Fest highlights emerging talent & facilitates collaborations with cutting-edge artists across genres. Tickets are $25 general admission ($15 student admission) to individual events. As part of the festivities, The Westerlies (Riley Mulherkar, Chloe Rowlands, Andy Clausen, and Addison Maye-Saxon) will return to their alma maters (Garfield & Roosevelt High Schools, Eckstein Middle School, and Lowell Elementary) to provide concerts and workshops–their gifts back to the musical ecosystems that raised them. Visit westerliesfest.org for more information.
BumberWorks – Class of 2025 Applications Open!
BumberWorks is a paid workforce training and internship program for young adults (ages 17-25) looking to break into the live music and event industry. Whether you’re passionate about concert production, marketing, audio engineering, stage design, or backstage operations, this immersive program offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and paid opportunities to build your skills and connections. Running from June through December, BumberWorks includes training workshops, festival and venue internships, career coaching, and a final showcase event. No prior experience is needed—just a love for music, arts, and live events! BumberWorks is a program under Bumbershoot Festival’s workforce development program. To learn more about the program and apply visit bumbershoot.com/education. Applications close April 11.
Julian Priester Receives Jazz Legacies Fellowship
The Jazz Foundation of America (JFA), in partnership with the Mellon Foundation, recently announced the launch of the Jazz Legacies Fellowship – a newly created $15 million fellowship, which will support seasoned and accomplished jazz artists aged 62 years and older over the next four years. Julian Priester has been recognized as one of the 50 artists that will be supported. The fellowship honors each recipient with a lifetime achievement award and an unrestricted grant of $100,000. Recipients will also be provided with resources for tailored professional and personal support, including master class and performance opportunities, production assistance, legal and financial counsel, and more. To see the full list of recipients, or to learn more visit jazzfoundation.org.
2025 Artist Support Program Grantees Announced
The artists selected for Jack Straw Cultural Center’s 2025 Artist Support Program cohort have been announced, and include jazz artists Jun Iida, Jahnvi Madan, and Melanie Dyer. Iida’s project, “Hybridity – American Nikkei and the Japanese Diaspora” will examine the hybridity of American Nikkei as related to the Japanese diaspora, through the context of the African diaspora and Black American Music. Madan’s project (with Bitaniya Giday) is a rhythmic storytelling – one where oral history meets poetry and jazz. “Free Folk,” Dyer’s project (with Gwendolyn Laster & J.R. Rhodes) shares stories of the lives and works of women of color and an exploration bridging folk and improvisation through the lived experience of three African-American female musicians. Since 1994, the Artist Support Program has been assisting artists of every genre and style working creatively with sound, including writers, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, theatre sound designers, radio producers, filmmakers, visual artists, and musicians and composers. Applications for the 2026 Artist Support Program will reopen this summer. Stay up to date at jackstraw.org/programs.
