DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards
DownBeat magazine named King’s High School senior Laura Rosok the winner of the Vocal Jazz Soloist category in its 38th annual Student Music Awards.
Dr. Primitive Medicine Show
A Live Review of the Dr. Primitive Medicine Show at the Royal Room by Bruce Greeley.
Seattle Women in Jazz Festival
Preview the upcoming Seattle Women in Jazz Festival, featuring returning favorites including Clave Gringa, the MoodSwings, and events like the Latin Jazz Night featuring EntreMundos with Calve Gringa, tand the Valentine’s Day Jazz Walk.
Best Festival Ever!
In this Letter from the Director, John Gilbreath concludes Earshot 25 by thanking everyone who contributed to making Earshot 25 come to fruition including all the artists, partnering institutions, donors, businesses, and volunteers. He also announces that the National Endowment for the Arts will be funding Earshot Jazz 2014.
Earshot Jazz Festival through November 17
The 2013 Earshot Jazz Festival November program and upcoming events are listed. See featured performances by Bill Frisell W/ Cuong Vu & Robin Holcomb, Marc Seales Group, Brian Haas & Scott Amendola / Chemical Clock, Manhattan Transfer, Paul Kikuchi’s Bat of No Bird Island, SRJO: Take Five: Remembering Dave Brubeck, Jon Pugh Quartet, Kora Band, Bill Frisell w/ Ted Poor & Luke Bergman, Garfield High School Jazz Band, Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Sextet, Kneebody, Dave Douglas w/ Cuong Vu Trio & UW Jazz Students, Bill Frisell’s Big Sur Quintet / Jim Woodring, Eyvind Kang featuring Bill Frisell, Piano Starts Here: The music of Bud Powell, Bill Anschell Quartet, Bill Anschell Quartet, NEXT Collective, Industrial Revelation / Overton Berry, Peter Brotzmann & Paal Nilssen-Love, McTuff, and Charles Lloyd and Friends w/ Bill Frisell.
Notes
Notes in this issue include Jack Straw Artist Residencies, 4Culture’s 2014 Site Specific Program, and Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Neighborhood & Community Arts Funding.
