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Duke Ellington

  • Music

    February 1, 2012

    V-Day Hit List

    This Feb. 14, close the door and drop the expectations.

  • Arts

    December 21, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    This Feb. 14, close the door and drop the expectations.

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker

    This Feb. 14, close the door and drop the expectations.

  • Calendar

    November 23, 2011

    Clarence Acox & The Legacy Quartet

    This Feb. 14, close the door and drop the expectations.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2011

    The McCoy Tyner Quintet Makes Time Fly Friday Night At Jazz Alley

    Toby WoodruffThe McCoy Tyner Quintet​McCoy Tyner Quintet ft. Bill Frisell, Gary Bartz, John Patitucci, and Herlin Riley Jazz Alley Friday, March 5 The last time a bill with McCoy Tyner came through town, they headlined at the Moore. Unsurprisingly, with a couple press blurbs and some plugs on ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 22, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Toby WoodruffThe McCoy Tyner Quintet​McCoy Tyner Quintet ft. Bill Frisell, Gary Bartz, John Patitucci, and Herlin Riley Jazz Alley Friday, March 5 The last time a bill with McCoy Tyner came through town, they headlined at the Moore. Unsurprisingly, with a couple press blurbs and some plugs on ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 15, 2010

    Opening Nights: Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker

    Duke Ellington makes things sleek and hot in this enjoyably bawdy holiday treat.

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra

    Duke Ellington makes things sleek and hot in this enjoyably bawdy holiday treat.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Tonight: Music Works Jazz Orchestra & Lynnwood High School Jazz Bands @ the Triple Door

    ​Music Works Jazz Orchestera, with Lynnwood High School Jazz Bands. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $15 adults/$12 students. Could jazz bands be the next glee clubs? Could classically-trained teenage guitarists, horn players, and percussionists soon have a primetime show that d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2010

    Music Works Jazz Orchestra

    ​Music Works Jazz Orchestera, with Lynnwood High School Jazz Bands. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $15 adults/$12 students. Could jazz bands be the next glee clubs? Could classically-trained teenage guitarists, horn players, and percussionists soon have a primetime show that d ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Meet the New Columbia City Theater

    A historic room in a musically deprived neighborhood gets a new lease (literally) on life.

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Washington Hall House Party

    A historic room in a musically deprived neighborhood gets a new lease (literally) on life.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Free Music From Deer Tick, Newport Jazz Festival, and Cereal With Taylor Swift

    Duke Ellington's performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival revitalized the bandleader's career.​-- NY Times: Very interesting story here about Wolfgang's Vault's plans for the treasure trove of recordings from 50 years of Newport Jazz Festival performances. Listen now to sets from Count B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Fresh Wax--All You Need to Know About Vinyl Releases This Week

    ​Even though the heat has obviously trailed off, there's still a slew of hot vinyl being released that's worth devouring at your local record stores. Aside from some of the solid new releases that hit stores this week like Fruit Bats' The Ruminant Band and Modest Mouses' No One's First and You ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2008

    Tonight's Show Suggestions

    Cock and Swan "Walking Up Dandelions" Cock & Swan, Globes, the Friendly Skies at Jewelbox, 10:30 p.m., $5Cock and Swan's heavy electronics and keyboard/bass grooves reference Tortoise, Portishead and Brian Eno. Ranging from the core duo of Ola Hungerford and Johnny Goss, the band sometimes swell ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008
  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    A Different Kind Of Morning Music

    Normally, I like to ease into my mornings. I'm an early riser by nature, mostly because the world is full of too much who-the-hell-asked-for-it noise and it's nice to get up before everyone starts making a racket. So, I'm the type to listen to nothing but mellow shit from 7 a.m. to noon. I'm talki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    Saturday: Drum Legend Steve Ferrone at EMP

    Normally, I like to ease into my mornings. I'm an early riser by nature, mostly because the world is full of too much who-the-hell-asked-for-it noise and it's nice to get up before everyone starts making a racket. So, I'm the type to listen to nothing but mellow shit from 7 a.m. to noon. I'm talki ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    Anatomy of a Murder

    Normally, I like to ease into my mornings. I'm an early riser by nature, mostly because the world is full of too much who-the-hell-asked-for-it noise and it's nice to get up before everyone starts making a racket. So, I'm the type to listen to nothing but mellow shit from 7 a.m. to noon. I'm talki ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Dennis Nyback Rarities

    Normally, I like to ease into my mornings. I'm an early riser by nature, mostly because the world is full of too much who-the-hell-asked-for-it noise and it's nice to get up before everyone starts making a racket. So, I'm the type to listen to nothing but mellow shit from 7 a.m. to noon. I'm talki ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 19, 2007

    Still Behavin' After All These Years

    Curtis Farrow's been a part of the Fats Waller revue for two decades.

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Love Song

    A lurid, ecstatic masterpiece gets its Seattle premiere

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Smooth Sailing

    A lurid, ecstatic masterpiece gets its Seattle premiere

  • Arts

    December 27, 2006

    Duke Ellington and More

    A lurid, ecstatic masterpiece gets its Seattle premiere

  • Film

    October 25, 2006

    Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 2006

    Jazz cats and architects caught on film. It's crazy theory, man!

  • Music

    August 30, 2006

    Notable Shows

    Highlights-and otherwise-of this week's music calendar.

  • Film

    August 23, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickBeen Rich All My Life

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., Aug. 25– Thurs., Aug. 31. Not rated. 81 minutes.

  • Music

    August 23, 2006

    Notable Shows

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., Aug. 25– Thurs., Aug. 31. Not rated. 81 minutes.

  • Arts

    December 14, 2005

    It's a Wonderful Life, Musica Vitae!, and Duke Ellington

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., Aug. 25– Thurs., Aug. 31. Not rated. 81 minutes.

  • Diversions

    November 30, 2005

    And They All Wrote

    A roundup of music books for the holidays.

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    (Nearly) No Stars

    A roundup of music books for the holidays.

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    Andy Bey at Jazz Alley

    A roundup of music books for the holidays.

  • Music

    June 8, 2005

    Exotica Is Where You Find It

    A roundup of music books for the holidays.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    " . . . Bush hasn't offered the Iraqis any money, and Rumsfeld sure as hell isn't going to resign any time soon."

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    No Ties Required

    Best Jazz/Avant-Garde band Bebop & Destruction take that stick out of jazz's ass.

  • Music

    March 31, 2004

    Ellington for Everyone

    Best Jazz/Avant-Garde band Bebop & Destruction take that stick out of jazz's ass.

  • Diversions

    December 17, 2003

    Cheap Gifts!

    Last-minute items for stressed-out wallets that will make you, the giver, look shrewd.

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Under the Influence of Luft

    Last-minute items for stressed-out wallets that will make you, the giver, look shrewd.

  • Arts

    December 19, 2001

    Tap carols and jazzy 'crackers

    In the nick of time: two enjoyably alternative takes on Christmas classics.

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Calendar of Merriment

    In the nick of time: two enjoyably alternative takes on Christmas classics.

  • News

    December 12, 2001

    Calendar of Merriment

    In the nick of time: two enjoyably alternative takes on Christmas classics.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Calendar of Merriment

    In the nick of time: two enjoyably alternative takes on Christmas classics.

  • Diversions

    February 7, 2001

    Errol Morris' 'Hip-Hop'

    And other PBS music documentaries we'd like to see.

  • Arts

    January 10, 2001

    Hop to it

    Song, dance, and a stage full of swingin' partners.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Must-see B-V

    Five Bumbershoot acts that you absolutely, positively can't miss.

  • Music

    August 30, 2000

    Dutch masters

    Amsterdam's ICP Orchestra is coming into town, swinging.

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    Cocktail psychedelia

    The annual Earshot Jazz Festival sways between musical poles, even meeting in the middle.

  • Music

    October 6, 1999

    Sounds of the world

    Two ear-opening concerts of strings and song.

  • Film

    September 1, 1999

    Rarereels

    Prepare for blasphemous animation and irresistible shorts.

  • Arts

    October 7, 1998

    Harlem Renaissance, the musical

    The Duke meets the Bard in this toe-tapping combo of Ellington and Shakespeare.

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