Photo by Daniel Sheehan By Andrew Luthringer Consensus on anything in our modern world can be elusive, but in the realm of Seattle music, there is a universal maxim: One way or another, Tarik Abouzied will put a smile on your face. A phenomenally funky drummer, with...
D’Vonne Lewis photo by Daniel Sheehan D’Vonne Lewis: 2016 Earshot Jazz Festival Resident Artist Over the recent years, D’Vonne Lewis has become one of the most frequently seen and widely respected artists on Seattle’s music scene. Like jazz itself, Lewis’ legacy...
Naomi Siegel photo by Daniel Sheehan By Mayumi Tsutakawa Many in Seattle’s jazz community were surprised to hear that the multi-talented trombonist Naomi Moon Siegel was moving to Montana (the Rattlesnake area of Missoula, to be specific). What? That seems even...
Paul Rucker photo by Wendy Johnson By Andrew Luthringer The act of creating music is often thought of as a social art. For musicians and composers of instrumental music, however, the process can be an oddly insular one: music often refers to other music, and time...
Nathan Breedlove photo by Daniel Sheehan By Steve Griggs Trumpeter Nathan Breedlove, like all musicians, has collected stories his entire life. His story. Jazz stories. Stories about famous musicians Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, and Wynton Marsalis. Stories about...
