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Garfield Jazz: Farewell to Seniors

June 13, 2011
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Garfield Jazz: Farewell to Seniors

TweetLast night, the Garfield High Jazz Band played its annual “Farewell to Seniors” concert. My son Emmett is among the 20 musicians who are graduating from high school (tomorrow night-yikes) and leaving this amazing program. As I sat in the Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center, I was flooded with an odd mix of melancholy,...
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On the Road With Garfield Jazz: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

March 2, 2011
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On the Road With Garfield Jazz: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Tweet Over this past weekend, I had the immeasurable pleasure of taking a road trip with the Garfield High School Jazz Band. (Well, to be more accurate, bands, as in I & II.) Our destination was the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho in Moscow. I signed on as a chaperone...
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Earshot Plug: University-District Jazz Walk

November 5, 2010
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Earshot Plug: University-District Jazz Walk

Tweet UNIVERSITY DISTRICT JAZZ WALK-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2010 One of the cool things about the Earshot Jazz Festival is the big line-up of outstanding artists and the plethora of performances to choose from. The downside is that it can be difficult to find the time to hit all the shows you want to and...
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