In honor of both Jazz Appreciation Month and National Poetry Month, we are delighted to share the works of local poets and musicians. The relationship between jazz and poetry is long, deep, and ongoing. Jazz poetry has always been a voice of racial consciousness, holding and rejoicing in Black heritage, and creative expression.
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.
Hazel Beaman, a recent Earshot Jazz intern, chats with her friend Tuuli Walton who reflected on her experience at the Essentially Ellington competition in New York.
In this Community Corner segment, Stephen Reed Griggs shares from his memoir ‘A Love Extreme: Passions of a Part-Time Musician’. In this passage, he recalls a recording session with Elvin Jones.
Jay Thomas discusses jazz philosophy and the importance of refocusing on ‘conceptual self’ in this Community Corner segment.
This Community Corner segment consists of Peter Graham’s experience listening to a Steve Lehman Trio performance as well as Graham’s interview with Lehman about his group.
In this Community Corner segment, Denise Burnside discusses the struggles of mental health among musicians. Organizations such as Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH) are noted as well.
Poetry by Henry Coba, Curt Linderman, and Jason Rubenstein in honor of National Poetry Month.
Halynn Blanchard reflects on the NYC Winter Jazzfest and discusses how Seattle could take inspiration.
In Andidote to Loneliness, Stephen Griggs discusses the return to live music as a place for community after the pandemic, focusing on a Seattle Jazz Fellowship performance and a storytelling session by Julian Priester.
Earshot Jazz honors jazz as a vital Black American art form through live performance presentations, artist advocacy, and community engagement.
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