FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES (by Andrew Matson)
Tonight jazz begins its annual Seattle takeover.
Lasting until Nov. 4 and hosting more than 70 performances (on stage and screen) from about 300 artists, the massive Earshot Jazz Festival is mostly based in Seattle, but stretches into Kirkland and all the way up to Edmonds. There’s something for hard-core and casual jazz fans, but it’s mostly aimed at people who like new and exciting sounds.
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FROM THE SEATTLE PI (by Bill White)
“Jazz is getting to be a big word,” says John Gilbreath, executive director of Earshot Jazz. He’s right. Everybody has their own definition of what constitutes jazz. Starting Friday night, and continuing through Nov. 4, Seattle will be hearing many different styles of music that have been gathered under the rubric of the jazz genre.
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