Jazz Northwest for March 17

KNKX Public Radio | By Jim Wilke

Published March 17, 2013 at 3:00 PM PDT

New CDs by Northwest Jazz artists are featured on this week's Jazz Northwest. Tenor saxophonist Bill Harris leads his Portland quintet , Cory Weeds and Bill Coon front a quartet from Vancouver BC, singer Gail Pettis, and Jay Thomas and The Cats represent Seattle. Also included this week is former Seattle trumpet player Tatum Greenblatt and some New York friends billed as the Verve Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Northwest is broadcast Sunday afternoons at 2 on 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org.

Next week: An Art of Jazz concert from the Seattle Art Museum featuring the Bernie Jacobs Quartet. (3/24)

Jim Wilke

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.

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