Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
The Seasons Music Festival has announced the lineup for its fall series, which will run from Sept. 28-Oct. 6 in Yakima, Wash. The festival will take place at the Seasons Performance Hall and the Capitol Theater.
In keeping with its mission to encourage crossover projects, the series will feature artists, both new and veteran, who are blazing new directions in Latin jazz, classical music, free jazz, jazz vocals and traditional jazz.
Tickets are $20-60. To purchase tickets, call (509) 453-1888 or visit seasonsfestival.com.
Here is the full lineup:
Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. - Miguel Zenon Quartet
Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. - The Yakima Symphony Orchestra feat. Bill McGlaughlin and Karrin Allyson
Sept. 30, 6 p.m. - The Finisterra Piano Trio
Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. - Karrin Allyson
Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. - David Friesen, Uwe Kropinski
Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. - Bill Mays Inventions Trio with Marvin Stamm and Alicia Horn
Oct. 6, 7 p.m. - James Moody and Bill Mays Trio, with Martin Wind and Matt Wilson
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
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