Seattle Jazz Archive
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Explore oral histories of important members of Seattle’s rich jazz community. The collection includes interviews with Seattle musicians, singers and community members who performed and experienced the city’s jazz scene.
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Seattle. Districts. Rainier Valley.
Identifier: spl_ni_nwdistricts_1355
Date: 1992-02-26
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Partially blocked view of Space Needle worker, ca. November 19-24, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72710012
Date: 1961-11-19
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Worker painting Space Needle leg, ca. early January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76250019
Date: 1962-01
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Worker guiding Space Needle cross-tie into place, ca. August 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68880017
Date: 1961-08
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Earshot Jazz, v.7, no.10, Nov. 1991
This issue begins with a series of biographies of local drummers in which Dick Bierk, John Bishop, Andre Thomas, Patty Padden, Jeff Ferguson, Gary Gibson, Jamael Nance, Larry Jones, Aaron Alexander, Gregg Keplinger, and Mark Ivester are featured, page 1. On page 1, a brief notice of Miles Davis' passing is written under his photograph. Gary Bannister writes a performance preview for the Willem Breuker Kollectief, page 2. Dean Hodges is featured in a spotlight biography on page 3 by Andrew Freund. Andrew Freund, Bruce Greeley, Roberta Penn, and Joseph Murphy review live performance of 'Jazz Shapes For Trio And Chamber Orchestra', Sadhappy & The Tone Dogs, The Downunder, Patti Summers, Second Annual Jug-Off, Greta Matassa & The Bert Wilson Quartet, and Marc Barreca & Lesli Dalaba, page 10. Earshot Jazz reviews the album Saxophone Animals by Rich Halley and Bill Evans by the Paul Motian Quartet, page 13. Sandra Burlingame reviews the video 'Miles in Paris', page 13. Andrew Freund presents comments from local jazz artists (non-drummers) about what makes a drummer preferable to perform with, page 14. Taina Honkalehto writes a note about Ray Brown, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Gene Harris, and Mel Brown performing together at Jazz Alley, page 14. Cover art is a photograph of Miles Davis and his trumpet.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1991_07_10
Date: 1991-11
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Workers pouring concrete floor in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230007
Date: 1961-12-21
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Gourmet's Notebook, v.9, no.9, Nov. 1981
Annie et Robert, pg. 65; Annie's, pg. 66; D' Andreas, pg. 70; Le Restaurant, pg. 68; Pasta & Company, pg. 69; Perino's, pg. 71; Skipper's Galley, pg. 67
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1981_09_09
Date: 1981-11
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Derrick lifting part of Space Needle core, ca. early October 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69700019
Date: 1961-10
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Workers smooth concrete floor inside Space Needle, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73680029
Date: 1961-12-04
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View NE from Space Needle, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76590008
Date: 1962