2023 Schedule
2023 Earshot Jazz Festival Program
This Is Your Festival!
In this Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses the Earshot Jazz Festival and the hundreds of artists and dedicated team members who made it possible.
2023 Earshot Jazz Festival Previews
This program for Earshot Jazz Festival discusses performances by Alex Dugdale Funk Band, Johnaye Kendrick’s Heart Songs, Hiromi Sonicwonder, Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke, Sheridan Riley, Thomas Marriott All Star Quartet, säje, Tina Raymond Trio, The Bad Plus & Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe, Sona Jobarteh, Chief Adjuah, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Here to Play, Winter in America – An Homage to Gil Scott-Heron, Birch Pereira’s Delta Jump, Preston Singletary’s Khu.éex’, Mo’s Jamily Band feat. Estro Fiesta, Jun Iida, Todd Sickafoose’s Bear Proof, Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses, Jahnvi Madan, Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan, John Escreet’s “Seismic Shift” w/ Eric Revis & Damion Reid, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Celebrating Mary Lou Williams: An Evening of Live Performance & Film, Kassa Overall, Craig Taborn, Kassa Overall DJ Set, Phinehas Nyang’Oro, Harriet Tubman, Tim Berne’s Oceans And, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra feat. Marina Albero, Omara Portuondo, Mat Maneri’s Ash Quartet, High Pulp, Johnaye Kendrick’s Grounded, Ted Poor Quartet, Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill, Roman Norfleet and Be Present Art Group, Battle of the Bands: Garfield and Roosevelt High School Jazz Bands, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra w/ Anat Cohen, and La Dame Blanche and Carlos Snaider.
Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series
This preview discusses the upcoming Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series, presented by the Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA), which features groups and artists such as the Stacy Jones Band, Pearl Django, and Gail Pettis.
Sara Gazarek’s Fresh Approach at Eastman School of Music
Catch up with Sara Gazarek and her work as associate professor of jazz voice at Eastman School of Music.
Festival Resident Artist: Johnaye Kendrick
This profile features Johnaye Kendrick, Earshot Jazz’s 2023 Festival Resident Artist, and discusses her music, performances, and compositions.
Mission in Motion
In a Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath discusses the upcoming Earshot Jazz Festival and the re-evaluation of Earshot’s fundamental beliefs, listing a restatement of Earshot’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
“Hangin’ in the City” with Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker is featured in an excerpt from the upcoming book “After Jackson Street: Seattle Jazz in the Modern Era” by Paul de Barros.
