Jean-Paul Builes BY ERIC OLSON I’m shooting the breeze with pianist/organist Ron Weinstein when he delivers a precious bit of lore. “I was gigging at Vito’s when the fire started,” he says, kicked back with partner Dillyn Kost on their South Seattle couch. “That...
Larry Jones photo courtesy of Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation BY MIKE BLOME It is with profound sadness that we announce that longtime Seattle drummer and educator Larry Jones passed on October 3 after a long bout with cancer. He was 71. Larry Jones’...
La Dame Blanche photo by Maxi Guterman Mary Lou Williams photo by William-Gottlieb WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7PM PDT BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART “Celebrating Mary Lou Willams” – An Evening of Live Performance and Film Presented by Bainbridge...
Walter Cano photo by Emazing Photography BY ANDREW LUTHRINGER Trumpeter and educator Walter Cano is talking about a pivotal moment, one of those life-changing epiphanies which, if we’re lucky, can reveal the path to a lifelong calling. And of course, it’s about music:...
Stanley Ruvinov and Beserat Tafesse photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn BY PAUL RAUCH In the jazz world, Mondays traditionally are “for community” nights. At The Royal Room in Columbia City, they have become a time to engage with a most innovative big band and for area...