Join us for the 36th Annual Earshot Jazz Festival!!!
Year after year, the Earshot festival celebrates Seattle's place in the world of jazz by featuring performances, premieres, and special projects by Seattle's esteemed resident artists alongside international masters.
This year's featured resident artist is SKERIK- a legendary saxophonist, arranger, and studio owner treasured for his work in the Emerald City. Also included in this year's festival is the world premiere of a festival commission from Freddy Fuego that will bend genre, rhythm and harmony to create compelling music. Special projects include workshops (to be announced soon); Garfield, Lincoln and Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Bands will take the stage with truly special guests; film screenings; and more. Playlists coming soon for listeners to get a glimpse into each each week of the festival.
Schedule of Events:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Jackson Street Jazz Trail Launch
Come celebrate the launch of the Jackson Street Jazz Trail, a self-guided walking tour of Seattle's historic jazz district. See the unveiling of the new website with a video presentation describing stop on the trail by jazz author Paul de Barros. The trail guides you through the Jackson Street jazz sites, from the vintage murals at the Club Royale in the Chinatown International District to the storied Black and Tan, at the Central District hub of 12th and Jackson. Sign up early and get a personal walking tour of the district.
A selection of vintage photographs from the Jackson Street After Hours exhibit will be on hand, as well as live music featuring Darelle Holden and her ensemble, refreshments and testimonials from a selection of representatives of the many organizations that made the Jackson Street Jazz Trail happen: Earshot Jazz, The Black Heritage Society, Friends of Little Saigon, Wing Luke Museum and the Jackson Street Music Program.
7:30 pm: Garfield High School Plays Sun Ra and Lincoln High School Plays Wayne Shorter and Carla Bley
Two talented local high school jazz bands take on music from the outer edges. Garfield High School, directed by Jared Sessink, will play music from Sun Ra's swinging, akilter big band music, and other charts, and Lincoln High School directed by Zachariah MacIntyre and assisted by startling saxophonist Neil Welch, will play music from Wayne Shorter and Carla Bley. Joining them as a guest artist is keyboard master Wayne Horvitz who has played a key role in sparking radical departures from traditional Basie/Ellington fare among high school jazz bands, expanding horizons for the next generation of Seattle jazz.
Earshot Jazz COVID-19 Policy: Earshot recommends that all ticket holders be vaccinated. Policy subject to change. Full COVID policy here.
8:00 pm: Jenny Scheinman All Species Parade
Welcomed by KBCS. Supported in part by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jenny Scheinman is a violinist, fiddler, singer, and writer of songs with and without words. She grew up on a homestead in Northern California and has been performing since she was a teenager. Scheinman has worked extensively with some of the most innovative jazz artists in the world such as Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Brian Blade, Nels Cline, and Marc Ribot.
Scheinman has released eight albums of original music. Her latest album All Species Parade was recorded in three days at Bunker Studio in Brooklyn featuring lifelong collaborators Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, and Julian Lage. The album composed by Scheinman over the course of three summers, is a tribute to the wild diversity of the Pacific Northwest. A triptych, the album explores themes of home and place, nature, colonialism, assimilation, fortification, and closure. "It employs the powers of improvisation to make a case for diversity-in sound, in nature, and in American culture"
On an earlier album Here on Earth, Downbeat exudes awe for Scheinman-as a "meticulous interpreter of emotion and a composer of cinematic vision and scope."
For this concert celebrating her new album, Scheinman will be performing with Carmen Staaf (piano), Adam Ratner (guitar), Mark Ferber (drums), and a bass player tba.
The Royal Room is now accepting reservations for diners! Follow this link to their online dining reservation page: https://theroyalroomseattle.com/reservations/ Any questions, email reservations@theroyalroomseattle.com. Please note that advance concert tickets are required to obtain a table reservation. The Royal Room does not take reservations over the phone.
The Royal Room is all ages till 10:00pm daily, from then on it's 21+. The bar area is 21+ at all times.
Earshot Jazz COVID-19 Policy: Earshot recommends that all ticket holders be vaccinated. Policy subject to change. Full COVID policy here.
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