Tagged: jazz

Jazz Performance
9:00 am
Fri May 3, 2013

Chick Corea: "Darn That Dream"

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Chick Corea and Marcie Sillman

Chick Corea plays "Darn That Dream"

Pianist and composer Chick Corea has touched almost all the musical bases during a career that has spanned almost five decades.  From avant garde to bebop to Latin fusion, Corea has experimented and mastered multiple jazz styles and has won a loyal following of fans and critics.

Marcie Sillman interviews Chick Corea

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Playing In Tune
7:47 am
Thu April 11, 2013

Seattle Inventor Finds Key to Solving Saxophone Discord

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University of Washington saxophone professor Michael Brockman is the inventor of the Broctave Key.

There’s an old joke among saxophone players: The instrument, they say, comes from the factory out of tune.  Dr. Michael Brockman is a professor of saxophone at the University of Washington. He actually thinks the saxophone can be tuned, and he’s determined to do something about it. 

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Arts & Entertainment
9:00 am
Thu January 24, 2013

A Conversation With Saxophonist Kenny G

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Jazz musician Kenny G poses for a portrait at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.



Sax man and bestselling instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, needs no introduction. Following stints with Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra (at the age of 17) and The Jeff Lorber Fusion, the Seattle native and UW grad embarked on a solo career in the early 1980s. His 1992 album "Breathless" is the bestselling instrumental album of all time, and his 1994 album "Miracles" is the bestselling Christmas album of all time. He's collaborated with musical legends from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder and even popped up in a Katy Perry video. The one and only Kenny G is in town to perform at Seattle's Jazz Alley. He joins us for a conversation about his life in music.

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