LaVon Hardison photo by Daniel Sheehan By Andrew Luthringer LaVon Hardison is more than a singer. She’s a multi-talented entertainer who simply lights up a room, raising the roof and bringing down the house. Hardison has brashness and sass when she needs it, but a...
Paul Kikuchi photo by Daniel Sheehan By Peter Monaghan For several years, Seattle-based percussionist and composer Paul Kikuchi has been delving into the archives of Japanese-American life in the city, and for his 2017 Earshot Jazz Festival appearance has created a...
Dawn Clement photo by Daniel Sheehan. By Mayumi Tsutakawa The designation of “resident artist” for the annual Earshot Jazz Festival is meant to highlight an artist who has made outstanding contributions to the overall jazz ecology here in the Puget Sound area. This...
Tim Kennedy photo by Daniel Sheehan By Andrew Luthringer “I needed a hobby.” That’s Tim Kennedy, describing how it came to be that one of Seattle’s busiest and most versatile pianists and songwriters in any genre decided that the countless sessions, gigs, and bands he...
James Gore photo by Daniel Sheehan By Mayumi Tsutakawa With the stated goal, “To inspire youth participants’ creativity as well as their social and cultural productivity through the art of music,” Jackson Street Music Program is the brainchild of Dr. James Gore, a...
