Jazz Northwest

Jazz Northwest for September 23, 2012

Jim Wilke — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:25:44 +0000

Sunday afternoons we savor some of the many tastes of jazz available to you on Jazz Northwest. This week, Clarence Acox and Jay Thomas from Seattle, Dave Frishberg from Portland, Karin Plato from Vancouver and many more. We'll also tell you about the best places to go for live jazz.

Tribute to Gaye Anderson, friend of music and musicians

Jim Wilke — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Gaye Anderson was owner and proprietor of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant from 1985 until her death on August 29. Widely known as a staunch supporter of live music, she presided over thousands of nights of jazz and blues performances at her Pioneer Square restaurant. Its fame spread all over the country as visitors remarked "I wish we had something like this back home." The music ranged from traditional New Orleans and Chicago style jazz, through Swing, Bop and modern jazz on weeknights with blues on weekends.

Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao in concert on Jazz NW

Jim Wilke — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Carlos Cascante and Tumbao played this month’s Seattle Art Museum Art of Jazz concert outdoors at the Olympic Sculpture Park by Elliott Bay. A large crowd and lots of dancers joined the celebration in the Seattle sunshine. Highlights from the concert will air on Jazz Northwest on 88.5, KPLU on Sunday, August 19 at 1 PM PDT.

Johnny Mandel concert at Jazz Port Townsend

Jim Wilke — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Johnny Mandel has enjoyed a seven-decade musical career that began in the 40s as a trombonist and arranger in big bands of Woody Herman, Count Basie and others. He went on to greater fame as a film composer after settling in LA in the 50s, where he penned scores for “I Want To Live,” “The Sandpiper,” “The Americanization of Emily,” “Mash” and many others including popular songs “Close Enough for Love” and “A Time for Love”.

Jazz Port Townsend concert broadcast to feature "Dynamic Duos"

Jim Wilke — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:40:10 +0000

The first in a series of concert broadcasts from Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend features "Dynamic Duos" on KPLU's Jazz Northwest on Sunday, August 5 at 1 PM PDT. The three duos selected by Artistic Director John Clayton for this unique concert are trombonists Wycliffe Gordon and Jiggs Whigham, guitarists Graham Dechter and Bruce Forman and drummers (drummists?) Jeff Hamilton and Matt Wilson.

Jazz Northwest for 7/29/12

Jim Wilke — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Jazz Northwest we'll feature some songs for Summer including the Summer movement from Phil Dwyer's Changing Seasons suite for orchestra. Pete Christlieb and Linda Small are visiting after Jazz Port Townsend and playing some great Bill Holman charts. Something new from Pearl Django and other music from Portland to Vancouver BC as well as suggestions for live jazz around Seattle in the coming week.

Jazz Northwest for June 10, 2012

Jim Wilke — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Pianist Eddie Creed passed on April 19 at the age of 77, and he'll be remembered on the next edition of Jazz Northwest (6/10) with a performance recorded by Jim Wilke in 1971 at The Jazz Gallery. Eddie was one of the most active jazz pianists from the 60s through the 80s in Seattle. There will be a memorial concert at The New Orleans on Sunday June 10 from 4 to 8 pm .

Also on this week's Jazz Northwest: The new CD by Human Spirit, Bill Anschell's Earshot Award-winning CD "Figments" and more, including news about upcoming opportunities for great live jazz.

SRJO plays NW Jazz Composers on Jazz Northwest

Jim Wilke — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:44:26 +0000

Highlights from a concert featuring Northwest jazz composers played by the Seattle Repertory Jazz orchestra are featured on Jazz Northwest on Sunday, June 3 at 1 PM PDT on 88.5 KPLU. Eight Seattle area composers and arrangers are represented: Jim Knapp, Bill Ramsay, Jovino Santos Neto, Thomas Marriott, David Marriott Jr., Phil Kelly, Wayne Horvitz and Bob Hammer.

Coming Up on Jazz NW 10/31/2010

Jim Wilke — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:25:14 +0000

Celebrate Hallowe’en with Jazz Northwest as we feature some ghostly apparitions and scary music from resident Northwest musicians on the show. We’ll also have some samples of some of the artists who’ll be appearing during this coming final week of the 22nd annual Earshot Festival. Sunday at 1 - Hallowe’en on Jazz Northwest from 88-5, KPLU.