Paul de Barros and Alexa Peters photo by Daniel Sheehan BY ERIC OLSON Channeling a quote from the saxophonist Eric Dolphy, writer Paul de Barros concluded his magnum opus of early Seattle jazz, Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle, with the line,...
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...
Sundazed Music, March 2024 BY PAUL DE BARROS The dazzling, Baltimore-raised pianist Jessica Williams moved to Seattle from California in 1991, and while she stayed only a couple of years, she returned to the Northwest often and spent her last years in Yakima, where...
