Talking before our live session with pianist Christian Sands and his trio, I told him his former boss, bassist Christian McBride, formed his New Jawn without a pianist because Sands is irreplaceable. He laughed out loud and said, “I like the way you think!” After hearing his phenomenal trio in
The smiles were wide and contagious when Martin Taylor and Frank Vignola returned to the KNKX studios for a guitar duet performance. Regarded as two
The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums was formed in Seattle in 1988. Now with only Amy Denio still based in the Puget Sound area, the
KNKX and Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley are teaming up to present a monthly series featuring top Northwest regional artists on the last Monday of each month. February’s event featured the Marc Seales Quintet playing a program of mostly original music by Marc. The concert was recorded for radio, and the first
The iconic American singer Billie Holiday is subject of tribute concerts by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and guest vocalist
In November concerts, The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra played big band Jazz of the Harlem Renaissance. This is music created
