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Seattle's Earshot Jazz organization does more than produce a stellar annual jazz festival featuring internationally renowned artists. It also celebrates the local jazz scene with its Golden Ear Awards. → Read More
Defying the norms of her time, Lucille Dixon played a "man's instrument," the contrabass, led her own jazz band and managed New York City's first racially integrated symphony orchestra. → Read More
Music from New Orleans-raised or New Orleans-influenced musicians parades through KNKX's Midday and Evening Jazz on Tuesday. Laissez le bon temps rouler! → Read More
Jazz at Lincoln Center's annual Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition announced its 15 finalists for 2023. Washington is once again well-represented with Bothell High School, Roosevelt High School and Garfield High School among the finalists. → Read More
This February, in celebration of Black History Month, KNKX will air five one-hour specials telling the stories of African American jazz and blues artists and their most influential recordings. → Read More
The largest national prize dedicated to individual performing artists has grown even bigger through this year's Doris Duke Foundation Artists Awards. → Read More
Focusing on original music and arrangements, the young band is ready to update the salsa sound of the Pacific Northwest. → Read More
Prolific jazz composer and saxophonist Benny Golson turned 94 in January. A new documentary film about his life and work tells an inspiring story of advancement. → Read More
Music from 2023 Grammy-nominated recordings by Arturo Sandoval, Miguel Zenon, Flora Purim and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra will be on this week's show. → Read More
Voting is now open to the public for select categories in the 54th NAACP Image Awards. KNKX highlights the jazz music and films among this year's nominees. → Read More
African singer Angélique Kidjo, jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer and jazz writer and researcher Maxine Gordon will speak at free online events hosted by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. → Read More
Rolling Bay Hall on Bainbridge Island is now home to nonprofit performing arts organization WEAVE Presents. Hosting local and international musicians, community theater and more, WEAVE Presents uses its space to celebrate the multi-ethnic roots of American culture. → Read More
Jazz Caliente presents a wide variety of rhythmic jazz from around the world, but what's generally called "Latin Jazz" has Afro-Cuban roots. Three of our favorite Cuban performers are on this week's playlist. → Read More
KNKX's Midday Jazz and Evening Jazz shows will pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with songs related to the civil rights movement, past and present. → Read More
The intergenerational gospel choir will promote community engagement, celebrate age diversity and encourage singing with strength in a supportive learning environment. → Read More
Conventional music education often lacks the cultural references that can help students connect to their roots. Programs at Seattle-based The Rhapsody Project are designed to strengthen those community connections. → Read More
Let’s not forget the people we lost this year who didn’t make the music, but contributed in a big way to the jazz we love. Robin Lloyd pays tribute to journalist and archivist Sue Mingus. → Read More
Celebrated for her absolute control of the keyboard, her wit, and her solid sense of swing, the brilliant pianist and composer Jessica Williams was known for her devotion to music. Robin Lloyd has a remembrance of this remarkable artist. → Read More
You could see him in concerts and on television, working hard to play that big baritone sax, and obviously enjoying every moment of it. Robin Lloyd remembers the prolific saxophonist Ronnie Cuber. → Read More
Winter Jazzfest is a whirlwind of music and jazz culture, expanding in 2023 to include more than 400 artists. It's happening Jan. 12-18 in New York City. → Read More