Karin Kajit is a jazz and classical pianist who has made her home in the Northwest for most of her life. She graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in music, piano performance and music education. Karin is the recipient of two Milnor Roberts scholarships, two Bainbridge Music and Art scholarships, and an Artist […]
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Amy Rubin, pianist and composer, has written and performed music in all genres – for the concert stage, jazz ensemble, film, television and theater, both in the U.S. and abroad. Her fearless eclecticism and desire to embrace all music regardless of style have brought her recent awards including the Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship, the […]
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Swampdweller was founded in 2003 by Seattle based saxophonist/instructor Marc Fendel. Fendel graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1995 and moved to Seattle to join Jazz group Bebop & Destruction. Artist Support Program 2005: Recorded their album My Favorite Monster. “My Favorite Monster” by Swampdweller
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Trumpeter Jim Knodle has been playing with jazz outfits since the early ’80s (initially on the west cast, before relocating to Ballard, Washington, where he now resides). Past groups have included Circular Cowboys, Inside Out, and This Room (with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sue Ann Harkey), before launching his own solo career in 1999, with the Louie Records […]
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Cynthia Dillard is a member of the band Golden Tree Story. Long-time friends and collaborators, the band is composed of some of Seattle’s most active jazz and folk musicians. Their original sound is refreshing to those looking for well-crafted songs, lyrics, as well as instrumental playing. Over the years, the group has played live at […]
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Jesse Canterbury has played new music of many varieties for years: performances have ranged over jazz, new and old classical music, and free improvisation. He has performed on countless premieres of new works by emerging and established composers and has given concerts of some of the masterpieces of modern chamber music. As an improviser, he […]
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James Whetzel is a Seattle based sarod player, palm wine guitarist, beat maker, percussionist, composer, producer, recording engineer, teacher. Whetzel is a DJ for the International Fountain at Seattle Center and a part of Mean Deep with Deepayan Acharjya AKA Shree Dee. He also plays the guitar for palm wine group Who Is John Smith […]
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Jason Parker is a Seattle-based jazz trumpet player, educator and writer. His band, The Jason Parker Quartet, was hailed by Earshot Jazz as “The next generation of Seattle jazz.” Jason has been involved in the jazz world all his life, after a concert by Dizzy Gillespie at his elementary school prompted him to pick up […]
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Based in Seattle, Goldston is currently working as a performer, dance class accompanist, teacher and studio musician. Discography and performances include work with David Byrne, Nirvana (Unplugged), the Presidents of the United States of America, Bush, Larry Barrett, the Old Joe Clarks, Jeff Greinke, Lori Carson, Laura Love, Gluebound, Citizens’ Utilities, Nancy Wilson, Flipp, Ed […]
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Award-winning composer/keyboardist Victor Noriega has been described as having “the sensitivity of Bill Evans, the propulsion of Horace Silver and the experimentation of Thelonious Monk,” while his compositions have been characterized as “layered, complex, interesting and rhythmic,” “introspective at times, energetic and boundary-stretching at others… seamlessly blend[ing] jazz and modern classical influences.” Victor has been […]
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