We are pleased to offer, thanks to support from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, distance-learning options during this year’s jazz workshop. We will offer a limited menu of online live-streaming content Monday through Thursday at Jazz Port Townsend, and registered participants in the online track will be able to access archives for the classes for…
Highlights from Jazz Port Townsend on KNKX Radio
Highlights from Jazz Port Townsend on Jazz Northwest, August 8 on 88.5 KNKX Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend 2021 concert can be heard on KNKX’s Jazz Northwest. CLICK HERE to listen to the broadcast.
Remembering Jeff Clayton 1955 – 2020
We take special note today of the passing Wednesday night of Jeff Clayton, longtime faculty member and brother of Artistic Director John Clayton. Jeff’s primary instrument was the alto sax, and he had a powerful and distinctive voice. I first heard Jeff talk about his playing in 1993 at a masterclass. It was clear he…
Jazz Voicings | November 19 – Jazz Lessons that Changed My Life
Originally aired live on November 19, 2020. Jazz Lessons the at Changed My Life A conversation hosted by John Clayton with Tia Fuller, Marion Hayden, and Allison Miller Jazz Port Townsend veteran Tia Fuller is joined by first-timers Marion Hayden and Allison Miller for a conversation with John Clayton called “Jazz Lessons That Changed My…
Jazz Voicings | October 29 – The Genius of Benny Golson
Originally aired live: October 29 (Thursday) 5 pm – 6:30 pm (Pacific) THE GENIUS OF BENNY GOLSON A conversation hosted by John Clayton with Terell Stafford, Carl Allen, and Geoffrey Keezer Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big…
Jazz Voicings: Music, Life, Jazz with Rene Marie, Brianna Thomas, and Sunny Wilkinson
In this second episode of Jazz Voicings, three members of the vocal faculty from Centrum’s Jazz Port Townsend talk about their backgrounds, what led them to jazz and, especially near the end, some deeply personal struggles they have dealt with in their careers. It’s interesting to see how much these women from different backgrounds, different…