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Earshot Jazz was founded in 1984 by jazz writer Paul de Barros, concert producer Gary Bannister and pianist Allen Youngblood. The most prominent annual event is the Earshot Jazz Festival in October and November which started in 1989 and has grown to include over fifteen venues in the Seattle area. [2]
The Seattle jazz scene included Jelly Roll Morton for several years in the early part of the century, as well as Vic Meyers, a local performer and nightclub owner who became Lieutenant Governor in 1932. [6] E. Russell "Noodles" Smith, founder of the Dumas Club and the Entertainers Club, was another important name in the Seattle Jazz scene of ...
The Great Excelsior Jazz Band was formed in Seattle in 1962. It was active in the Seattle area until 2003. It was active in the Seattle area until 2003. Original members included Ray Skjelbred piano, Bob Jackson (1943–2020) trumpet, Bob McCallister (1942–2012) trombone, Mike Duffy (1943–2019) bass, Rich Adams clarinet and Ed Alsman Drums ...
From 1978–1993, he worked for the Bellevue Parks and Community Service, coordinating music festivals and outdoor concerts. During 1981–2001 he worked at KUOW-FM. In 1985 he started the recording studio Hatchcover, [4] the production company responsible for Jazz Northwest. He records at the Seattle Art Museum for the Earshot Jazz Art of Jazz ...
This List of musicians from Seattle recognizes artists who are either from, or significantly associated with, the city. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Another notable jazz figure in the early days was Harold Weeks, a ragtime composer/lyricist known as the co-writer (with Oliver Wallace) of the 1918 song "Hindustan," considered a jazz standard. Joe Darensbourg (clarinet/saxophone) was active in Seattle from 1929 until 1944, and Dick Wilson (tenor saxophone) played in his band from 1930 until 1936.
This 1916 photo of First Avenue in Seattle shows the Kenneth Hotel just left of center; the building is now replaced by multi-story parking lot. 47°36′10″N 122°20′05″W / 47.602723°N 122.334786°W / 47.602723; -122.334786 ( The Penthouse (Seattle) ) The Penthouse was a jazz club in Seattle , most remembered for John ...
The Paramount Theatre is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue located at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States.The theater originally opened on March 1, 1928, as the Seattle Theatre, [2] with 3,000 seats.