Earshot Jazz Digital Collection
Explore Seattle's Jazz scene, past and present, through the lens of this local Seattle jazz magazine. The collection includes all issues from December 1984 to present, and is available via partnership with Earshot Jazz.
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Seattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.4, no.1, Jan. 5, 1985
Volume and issue numbering begins with vol. 6, no. 8. Volume and Issue numbers for earlier issues are based on the later volumes.
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_19850105
Date: 1985-01-05
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Earshot Jazz, v.7, no.8, Sep. 1991
This issue begins with an article about guitarist Mark Whitfield, written by Joseph Murphy, page 1. This issue holds notes on Allen Youngblood, Milo Petersen, and Jay Clayton, page 2. Andrew Freund reviews Billboard's writings on the Jazz industry. Garfield High School's Jazz ensemble went on tour to Paris, discussed by Sandra Burlingame, page 3. Earshot Scholarship recipients are Tajh Taylor, Sam Matthews, and Zanchie Whitehead, discussed on page 3 by Fred Wardenburg. Gary Bannister writes a brief performance preview for Swedish jazz musicians who will be performing in Seattle, page 4. Bob Nixon is featured in a spotlight biography on page 5, written by David Dickerson. Performance reviews of the Bellevue Jazz Festival, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wintery, A Collage of Music, Jazz Port Townsend, Gig Harbor Jazz Festival, and Mount Hood Festival of Jazz begin on page 6. Steven Robinson, Andrew Freund, and Sandra Burlingame review live performances and showings of North Sea Jazz Festival, Peggy Stern, Black Stage Views, The Lives of Quincy Jones, page 12. Earshot Jazz reviews the albums The Marksman by Mark Whitfield, Signs of Life by Peter Apfelbaum & The Hieroglyphics Ensemble, Dust to Dust by Butch Morris, and Departure by David Friesen & Uwe Kropinski, page 16. Cover art is a photograph of Mark Whitfield.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1991_07_08
Date: 1991-09
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Earshot Jazz, v.27, no.3, Mar. 2011
This issue begins with notes on Wally Shoup's East Coast performances, Vito's Got Jazz, Chad McCullough, and Sonarchy, page 4. Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award Nominees are announced on page 7. The new record label Table and Chairs is featured on page 8 by Nathan Bluford. Earshot Jazz Spring Series performances are detailed beginning on page 10. Ask the Ages is featured on page 15. Earshot Jazz reviews the album At the Cabin by Reptet, page 17. Highlight performances begin on page 18. Cover art is a group photograph of artists on the new Table and Chairs label: Neil Welch, Ivan Arteaga, Jared Borkowski, David Balatero, Evan Woodle, and Chris Icasiano.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_2011_27_03
Date: 2011-03
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Earshot Jazz, v.35, no.6, Jun. 2019
This issue begins with results of local Seattle High Schools in the 2019 Essentially Ellington high School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center in New York, Rainier Avenue Radio, Wayne Horvitz, and Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, page 3. On page 4, Wayne Horvitz discusses new advances and directions for The Royal Room under the South Hudson Music Project. Scott Brown, music director at Roosevelt High School, is featured on page 6 by Paul de Barros in honor of their 1st place win at the Essentially Ellington competition. Northwest Summer Festivals are listed on page 8. The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is featured on page 9 with discussions about upcoming performances and artists, written by Whitney Bashaw. The Amina Figarova Sextet is discussed on page 11. Fabian Almazan with Henry Cole and Linda May Han Oh are presented on page. The group Endangered Blood is featured on page 13 to discuss their recording Don't Freak Out and their music style, written by Peter Monaghan. Love of Life is featured on page 14 by Peter Monaghan. Ilhan Ersahin and his Istanbul Sessions is featured on page 15 by Ian Gwin. Earshot Jazz reviews albums by Samantha Boshnak and Rich Pellegrin, page 16. Gene Argel is featured in this issue's installment of excerpts from Paul de Barros' book 'After Jackson Street: Seattle Jazz in the Modern Era, page 19. Additional performances are listed on page 20. Cover art is a photograph of Scott Brown.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_2019_35_06
Date: 2019-06
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Earshot Jazz, v.29, no.2, Feb. 2013
This issue begins with notes on Julian Priester, Central Washington University, Global Village, Neil Welch, Endemic Ensemble, Clarence Acox Legacy Quartet, KPLU-FM, KEPX-FM, and Sonarchy with Doug Haire, page 3. Nominees for the Golden Ear Awards are listed on page 4. The Seattle Improvised Music Festival is discussed on page 5 by Fred Kellogg. Performances of the Earshot Jazz Spring Series are listed with descriptions on page 7. Valentine's Day weekend performances are listed on page 11. Portland Jazz Festival performances are discussed beginning on page 12. The DeMiero Jazz Festival and its Artistic Director Dee Daniels are discussed on page 15 by Steve Griggs. Additional performances are listed on page 18. Ellie Rapp discusses listening on page 23. Cover art is a photograph of Dee Daniels.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_2013_29_02
Date: 2013-02
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Earshot Jazz, v.30, no.6, Jun. 2014
This issue begins with notes on local high schools' results in the Essentially Ellington Competition, Artist Trust Award recipients, KPLU's School of Jazz program, and the lineup of Sonarchy with Doug Haire, page 4. Dawn Clement is featured on page 6 in an artist spotlight, written by Caitlin Peterkin. A description of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is written on page 8, followed by individual performance descriptions beginning on page 9. Earshot Jazz announces their Triple Shot Summer Series on page 10 with performance listings. Summer Festivals in the Northwest are listed on page 16. Additional performances are listed on page 18. Cover art is a photograph of Dawn Clement.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_2014_30_06
Date: 2014-06
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Earshot Jazz, v.6, no.8, Sep. 1990
This issue begins with conversations between Gary Bannister and Hadley Caliman discussing the blindfold test with their music selections for the selected discography, page 1 and 4. Earshot notes on a few jazz clubs around the Seattle area and how they come and go - some here to stay and some come to an end, Bruce Greeley page 3. Four students were given scholarships from Earshot and Centrum to participate in the Bug Shank Jazz Workshop, Fred Wardenburg page 5. Joseph Murphy reviews two books; Miles: The Autobiography and Forces In Motion: The Music and Thoughts of Anthony Braxton, page 6. Earshot profiles vocalist Greta Goehle - performing in the Northwest for ten years, page 9. Earshot reviews live shows and festivals around the city - Festival Youth Band at Bellevue Jazz Festival, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet and Tri-O, Randy Halberstadt Trio, Peggy Sterns Trio with Jay Clayton, Peggy Sterns Quartet, Rickey Kelly Trio play One, Hank Bistro in Henry's Off Broadway, and 'More Jazz on Film' Series at Belltown Film Festival, Bruce Greeley, Keith Cirillo, Sandra Burlingame, Taina Honkalehto, page 10-13. Earshot's waxin' your ears remarks notable albums recorded this year - The Jiggs Up by Jiggs Whigham, NYCO Plays Music by Marty Ehrlich, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, and Doug Weiselman by The New York Composers Orchestra, Naked City by John Zorn, Trio '64 by Bill Evans, Lonesome Boulevard by Gerry Mulligan, and Bluesiana Triangle by Art Blakey, Dr. John, David 'Fathead' Newman, Sandra Burlingame and Gary Bannister page 14-15. Cover art of Hadley Caliman playing the saxophone, page 1. Cover art of Dizzy Gillespie at The New Orleans Restaurant holding his trumpet, page 3. Cover art of student musicians, Stuart MacDonald, Paul Sherrard, and John Oliver, page 5. Cover art of Greta Goehle on page 9.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1990_06_08
Date: 1990-09
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Earshot Jazz, no.6, Dec. 1985
This issue begins on page 1 with a brief historical explanation of the growth of Jam sessions in Jazz and the lives of musicians who wanted to pursue Jazz in 'So You Want To Be A Jazz Musician' by Gary Bannister. This article lists some Seattle clubs that feature drop-in nights for musicians. Earshot Jazz presents short biographical updates on pages 2 and 3 about artists Karen Goldfeder, Nathan Breedlove, and Karl Reimer. An individual bibliography on trumpeter Floyd Standifer begins on page 3, where Allen Youngblood writes about Standifer's history and involvement in the jazz legacy of Seattle. Album reviews beginning on page 4 and 6 cover Plays Music of Thelonious Monk/Monk Suite by Kronos Quartet, City Hawk by Peggy Stern, Crossing by Oregon, This Bud's For You and California Concert by Bud Shank and Shorty Rogers, and Bochinche by Ahora Bochinche. There is an event review on page 7 about the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California, written by Paul de Barros. Cover art is a photograph of trumpeter Floyd Standifer.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1985_01_06
Date: 1985-12
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Earshot Jazz, v.7, no.3, Apr. 1991
This issue begins with a feature biography on Jay Clayton, page 1 by Joseph Murphy. An announcement at the bottom of page 1 promotes the recent accolades of Roosevelt High School's Jazz Band. This issue holds notes on Earshot's World Jazz Festival, Peggy Stern, KPLU-FM, Doug Lilla, Brian Kent, Craig Flory, Jim Knodle, Peter Turner, and Gary Bannister, page 2. Earshot conducted a blind review test to see what Julian Priester, Hugh Fraser, and Jeff Hay had to say about various trombone recordings, page 3. Sandra Burlingame and Gary Bannister write performance previews for Oregon with Denney Goodhew, and Henry Threadgill's Very Very, Circus, page 7. Kendra Shank is featured in a short biography on page 9. Joseph Murphy, Mike Dennis, and Bruce Greeley review live performances of the Clayton/Knapp Collective with Annie Wilson and Jerry Granelli, the John Spencer Trio, and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co, page 12. Earshot Jazz reviews the albums Purple Nights by Sun Ra, Tribute by Keith Jarrett Trio, Partners by Paul Bley and Gary Peacock, Changes by Marc Smason and Hans Teuber, Live at the Zoo by Bert Wilson and Rebirth, and For the Moment by Renee Rosnes, page 14. Cover art is a headshot of Jay Clayton.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1991_07_03
Date: 1991-04
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Earshot Jazz, v.7, no.10, Nov. 1991
This issue begins with a series of biographies of local drummers in which Dick Bierk, John Bishop, Andre Thomas, Patty Padden, Jeff Ferguson, Gary Gibson, Jamael Nance, Larry Jones, Aaron Alexander, Gregg Keplinger, and Mark Ivester are featured, page 1. On page 1, a brief notice of Miles Davis' passing is written under his photograph. Gary Bannister writes a performance preview for the Willem Breuker Kollectief, page 2. Dean Hodges is featured in a spotlight biography on page 3 by Andrew Freund. Andrew Freund, Bruce Greeley, Roberta Penn, and Joseph Murphy review live performance of 'Jazz Shapes For Trio And Chamber Orchestra', Sadhappy & The Tone Dogs, The Downunder, Patti Summers, Second Annual Jug-Off, Greta Matassa & The Bert Wilson Quartet, and Marc Barreca & Lesli Dalaba, page 10. Earshot Jazz reviews the album Saxophone Animals by Rich Halley and Bill Evans by the Paul Motian Quartet, page 13. Sandra Burlingame reviews the video 'Miles in Paris', page 13. Andrew Freund presents comments from local jazz artists (non-drummers) about what makes a drummer preferable to perform with, page 14. Taina Honkalehto writes a note about Ray Brown, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Gene Harris, and Mel Brown performing together at Jazz Alley, page 14. Cover art is a photograph of Miles Davis and his trumpet.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1991_07_10
Date: 1991-11
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