Beth Fortune & Kelly Clingan photo by Daniel Sheehan BY ERIC OLSON In the summer of 2020, well into pandemic lockdown with no end in sight, music educators Beth Fortune and Kelly Clingan shared a realization: “The kids were not okay.” Furthermore, “The teachers...
BY HALYNN BLANCHARD Seattle knows Wax Thematique as the independent label of jazz improvisers Noel Brass Jr. and Afrocop, but the Pacific Northwest-founded label has amassed a global loyal troop of adventurist listeners over its decade run. Wax Thematique is the...
Brittany Anjou photo courtesy of the artist BY PAUL RAUCH The music career of Brittany Anjou is a multi-directional tale of overcoming obstacles and tough-it-out persistence. It is not unlike the jazz stories of many musicians who leave their hometowns to pursue the...
Connor Byrne Pub photo by Brady Harvey BY DEVON LÉGER Though the doors of the venerable Conor Byrne Pub closed in Ballard a few months ago, plans are afoot already to reopen under a radical new format. The new non-profit Conor Byrne Cooperative aims to bring the venue...
NonSeq Curators photo courtesy of the artists. (L-R): Beth Fleenor, Connie Fu, Kole Galbraith, and Naeim Rahmani BY NATHAN BLUFORD Experimental music enthusiasts will be excited to learn that the NonSeq Community Curator Series has returned for its third year. NonSeq...
