Four of the Northwest’s top jazz musicians teamed up to celebrate a new release of sax great Cannonball Adderley’s band with concerts around Puget Sound. A delightful addition to the group was the longtime drummer in Adderley’s ’60s band, the charming Roy McCurdy. Swingin’ In Seattle: Live at the Penthouse
On both saxophone and clarinet, Jacob Zimmerman is a versatile musician working with various bands around Puget Sound. For his own group, this master of creative swinging jazz focuses on the remarkable transition from big-band swing to small group bebop in the 1940s. In 2015, he released his first batch
After a quarter century, the mighty engine of rhythm that is Pearl Django is still hittin’ on all five: accordionist and recording engineer David Lange, violinist Michael Gray, guitarists Tim Lerch and Jim Char, and bassist Rick Leppanon. The gypsy jazz quintet opened its 25th anniversary studio session on Jan. 2 with
The Baylor Project, featuring Jean and Marcus Baylor made their Jazz Port Townsend debut this Summer and they were instant hits. Singer Jean and drummer Marcus Baylor headed the group which included Stefon Harris, vibes, Taylor Eigsti, piano and Jon Hamar, bass. All were also members of the faculty from Centrum’s
