Even though he grew up in Seattle and has recently joined the UW jazz studies faculty, and even though he had an intriguing-looking gig at SAM during last fall's Earshot Jazz Festival, we still haven't managed to catch a performance by trumpeter Cuong Vu. But we'd sure like to catch him tonight at UW's Meany Hall and finally hear him in person. more ›

Seattlest doesn't know crap about jazz. (Until we recently drank a Brother Thelonious, we thought Monk was actually a dude in an orange robe.) But staple a big-time Seattle rock drummer (above, going off solo) to a jazz act and we're interested enough to listen and learn. more ›

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Seattle's greatest living cartoonist/visionary/genius Jim Woodring will be interviewed on KUOW's "The Beat" this afternoon at 2PM, also available for your listening pleasure via the "information superhighway", to talk about his new book, Seeing Things, which includes work seen in slideshow/music performance collaborations with that other Seattle genius, jazz guitar great Bill Frisell. more ›

Not content to raise money by selling candy bars, Northwest School has drafted Pearl Jam, Presidents of the United States of America, Ann & Nancy Wilson (of Heart), and Bill Frisell to play a benefit March 18th at the Paramount. more ›