The Best of 2024: Our favorite movies, TV, books, music and …
Dec 13, 2024 · Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.
2024 Holiday Programming | KNKX Public Radio
Dec 12, 2024 · 3 P.M. to 6 P.M. — Tree of Jazz/Staff Picks: Tree of Jazz makes way for the KNKX and Jazz24 staff members to share some of their favorite albums played on the stations in 2024. Monday, December 30. 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. – In Memoriam: Each hour we will highlight an artist who passed in 2024. We will feature their stories and their music. 9 P.M. to 12 A.M. - …
A 25-year-old Seattle holiday jazz tradition that almost didn't …
Dec 11, 2024 · The tradition of Seattle’s Roosevelt High School Jazz Band performing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's version of The Nutcracker turned a quarter century this year.. Scott Brown was the band director at Roosevelt for 38 years. He led students year after year through this one one of a kind rendition of a holiday staple before retiring in 2022. "It's really about — …
I-2117: Will voters overturn Washington’s landmark carbon cap …
Oct 30, 2024 · Kendrick: Seems like he's thought his decision through to vote for the repeal.Bellamy, you also found some people who want to keep the Climate Commitment Act in place and will vote "no" on the initiative. Pailthorp: Yes.For example, Ben Leininger told me while he was fueling up, right off the bat that he wouldn't vote for repeal.
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Cities and states look to Washington as a blueprint for climate …
Dec 9, 2024 · Inslee was joined by leaders of several other groups in the "No on I-2117" coalition. He called the resounding 61% election result “a thrashing” and praised his state for providing hope for the rest of the country and the world, even as Republicans took the White House and both chambers of the U.S. Congress. “I am thrilled that we are a beacon of light to the rest of …
Mercer Island High School jazz all-stars join Jay Thomas in the …
Nov 29, 2024 · With one of the largest groups to assemble yet in the KNKX Seattle studios, the all-star ensemble from the Mercer Island High School jazz band were ably assisted by big band veterans.. The band’s longtime director is David Bentley, a trombonist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra.Their mentor, one of the SRJO’s founding members, Jay Thomas brought his …
Best of the blues: John Kessler shares his favorite 2024 releases
Dec 6, 2024 · Cedric Burnside — “Hill Country Love” Album: Hill Country Love As the grandson of R.L. Burnside, Cedric Burnside is the heir to a powerful legacy of North Mississippi, or Hill Country blues. Generally speaking, Hill Country blues is more rhythmic and repetitive than Mississippi Delta blues, making it more closely aligned with the African music that is the genesis of all …
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Naomi Moon Siegel brings new album to life with Seattle friends
Dec 5, 2024 · Trombonist and composer Naomi Moon Siegel made a big impact on the Seattle jazz community during her decade-or-so living around Puget Sound. After eight years based in Missoula, Montana, Siegel returned to the Northwest to celebrate her new album and shared a few tunes with her band in the KNKX Seattle studios.. Siegel told KNKX that the new release …