Annual Earshot Jazz Festival

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:

3:00 pm: BOOMscat (Workshop)

Join BOOMscat as they take you on a journey through creating music unplanned, unrehearsed and unrevised.

The Washington, DC based Peace Body Roll Duo BOOMscat journey meditatively through life, love, and relationships. Multi-instrumentalist/producer, Asha Santee (BOOM), and vocalist/songwriter Jennifer Patience Rowe (scat) create a sound that ignites vulnerability, elevation and self-reflection.

BOOMscat have released two albums-The West Wing Project (2014), and Kinetic (2018) along with an EP XXXMAS (2018). Their EP No Life Jacket reached #18 on Itunes, RnB albums. The Examiner describes their work-"it's acoustic, it's introspective, sexy and inviting while being forward and a little bit shy."

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: World of Repair: SAARC Jazz Night

Join Seattle African American Reparations Committee (SAARC) and Earshot Jazz for a night of live music and civic conversation at World of Repair! Celebrate Seattle's rich jazz legacy while learning why reparations to local Black communities are a crucial civic issue. The lineup features Robin Rue Simmons, Larry Gossett, Rep. Jamila Taylor, and more. Don't miss this unforgettable evening of jazz, community, and action!

8:00 pm: BOOMscat

The Washington, DC based Peace Body Roll Duo BOOMscat journey meditatively through life, love, and relationships. Multi-instrumentalist/producer, Asha Santee (BOOM), and vocalist/songwriter Jennifer Patience Rowe (scat) create a sound that ignites vulnerability, elevation and self-reflection.

BOOMscat have released two albums-The West Wing Project (2014), and Kinetic (2018) along with an EP XXXMAS (2018). Their EP No Life Jacket reached #18 on Itunes, RnB albums. The Examiner describes their work-"it's acoustic, it's introspective, sexy and inviting while being forward and a little bit shy."

8:00 pm: Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade: Legacy of Wayne Shorter, with special guest Mark Turner

Four masters tribute the late, legendary jazz composer and saxophonist - their bandleader over 24 years of acclaimed concerts and Grammy Award winning recordings. Danilo Perez (piano), John Patitucci (bass), and Brian Blade (drums) - with special guest Mark Turner, one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation - freely interpret Shorter's compositions, honoring his pivotal contributions to jazz. Seattle fans may recall Shorter's unforgettable 2015 performance at Benaroya Hall with these three players in his quartet.

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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