Past Concerts and Events

Second Sunday Jazz :: 03/10/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Saxophonist, composer and UW music professor Michael Brockman brings his jazz quartet to Anacortes Library for an afternoon of jazz standards by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many others, plus his own original jazz compositions. Brockman is the founder and artistic director of the acclaimed Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, and he […]

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Second Annual Jazz Walk :: 03/01/24 – 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Concepts of Jazz Guitar :: 02/15/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Second Sunday Jazz: Delta Promenade :: 02/11/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Delta Promenade specializes in the acoustic blues from the 1920’s and 1930’s, including songs by Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, and Robert Johnson. Featuring Steven Dolmatz on national steel guitar and vocals, Jan Peters on harmonica and vocals, Kian Dye on fiddle, Jim Matthews on string bass, and Kevin Cryst on drums. Come explore the […]

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Jingle Jazz with A’Town Big Band :: 12/22/23 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Come out and join Anacortes’ own A’Town Big Band at Buxton’s a we present a night of your favorite Christmas music, performed by a 17 piece jazz band. Sponsored by the Manieri Jazz Endowment at the Anacortes Public Library.

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Second Sunday Jazz: December 10 :: 12/10/23 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Jack Radsliff Trio Earnest, Playful, Heart-Forward Music from 3 mainstays of the Portland Jazz Scene. Jack Radsliff is one of the most in demand guitarists in the Portland area, working regularly with his own trio, featuring Michael Raynor and Patrick Golichnik, and as a member of the Cyrus Nabipoor Quintet, Kathleen Hollingsworth’s MadLove, the Michael […]

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The Evolution of Ellington :: 11/16/23 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Beginning as a teenager playing ragtime piano, Duke Ellington evolved into one of the greatest composers and band leaders America has ever produced. He perfected his craft through the creation of music for his bands as they grew in size, and succeeded in his vision to be unique in the field of jazz. This illustrated […]

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Second Sunday Jazz: Alex Dugdale :: 11/12/23 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Raised in Seattle, Alex studied saxophone performance at the Eastman school of music in Rochester NY. He returned to Seattle in 2013, forming his own jazz quintet and becoming a first call performer with many of Seattle’s finest bands including the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and The Seattle Symphony. Alex is also a passionate educator […]

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Jazz Lecture Series: Jazz in Seattle, past and present :: 10/19/23 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Second Sunday Jazz: Acoustic Jazztet :: 10/08/23 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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