Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
In Memoriam: Jack DeJohnette, 1942–2025
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
A collective of Seattle jazz musicians have banded together
to create seattlejazzscene.com, a place to present news, views and
sounds of Seattle’s vast and varied jazz culture. To celebrate the
debut of the web site, Seattle Jazz Scene is presenting 24 bands over three weeks at the LAB Theater at the Seattle Drum School.
Upcoming shows include:
Oct. 25
8 p.m.: Richard Cole Quartet
9:30 p.m.: Greg Sinibaldi’s “Goat”
Oct. 29
8 p.m.: Chad McCullough Group
9:30 p.m.: Geoff Harper Trio
Oct. 30
8 p.m.: Byron Vannoy’s Meridian
9:30 p.m.: Ziggurat Quartet
Nov. 1
8 p.m.: Victor Noriega Trio
9:30 p.m.: Vern Sielert Dektet
Jack DeJohnette boasted a musical resume that was as long as it was fearsome.
Oct 28, 2025 10:47 AM
Jack DeJohnette, a bold and resourceful drummer and NEA Jazz Master who forged a unique vocabulary on the kit over his…
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