Prolific trumpeter/composer Samantha Boshnack walks her own path. Whether blasting through the alternative sonic explorations of her 14-piece alternative chamber orchestra, B’shnorkestra, leading Seismic Belt or her own quintet, Boshnack’s sound pulses with vitality. After getting a degree in jazz from Bard College in 2003, Boshnack moved to Seattle. She toured extensively with the modern […]
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Greg Williamson is a jazz drummer, percussionist, composer, musical instigator, and keeper of a jazz flame. Early musical highlights include stints with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd (1988-89), The Glenn Miller Orchestra (1988) and The Harry James Orchestra. He toured many times with Steve Allen’s re-creation of the Tonight Show alongside classic entertainers like singers […]
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Amanda Cole is a compelling and passionate performer specialising in art song, oratorio, chamber music, early music and the avant garde. As a soloist she has performed with some of the premier choirs, orchestras and ensembles in New Zealand, a highlight being the 100th anniversary celebrations of City Choir Dunedin, where she appeared with David […]
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Seattle Kokon Taiko is a performing group based in the local Seattle Japanese American community. SKT traces its roots to the Seattle Taiko Group, which formed in April 1980 following a dynamic performance by Ondekoza at the Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1987, three members left STG to form Kokon Taiko Ensemble and focus on […]
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Grand Hallway is a chamber pop band from Seattle, Washington. Led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Tomo Nakayama, Grand Hallway has released 3 full-length albums since 2007. They have toured throughout the U.S. and Japan, including performances at SXSW, Sasquatch, CMJ, Bumbershoot, and Capitol Hill Block Party. Their music has been featured on NPR, KEXP, and Amazon. Tomo […]
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Jim Page was born in California in 1949 and grew up in the heyday of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960’s. The political and social awareness of those times was a part of all artistic expression and it has stayed that way in Jim’s music ever since. Jim arrived in Seattle, where he […]
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Jes Raymond is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who writes lyric driven Americana songs. Artist Support Program 2008 : Recorded her album Even the Trees
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Thomasa Eckert grew up in a family of opera singers. She specializes in twentieth century music, particularly those compositions requiring a theatrical presentation. Her ensemble The Bird Tribe Orchestra included Richard III aka Rich Eckert, Sid Law, Thomasa Eckert, and Matthew Lyon. Artist Support Program 2004: Recorded their album Palace of the Birds Artist Support […]
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Inspired by her experience in the Big Apple, Cynthia Mullis plays saxophone with East Coast flair and West Coast sensibility. After moving to New York City in 1993 to study with the legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath, she immersed herself in the NYC jazz scene, paying dues and performing with world-class musicians. From 1994-2000 she was […]
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Koo Nimo is a living legend from Ghana, playing multiple forms of traditional music, as well as new music, informed by Western influences. Nimo (also known as Daniel Amponsah, from his days in London) grew up as part of the royal family of Ghana (his sister married the king), where he learned to play the […]
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