The Art of Jazz Drumming :: 04/18/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmBellingham drummer Julian MacDonough is a first call drummer who plays with many great jazz players from Vancouver to Portland. He will play clips and demonstrate styles of the great players from jazz history, from the 1920’s to the present.
Janette West Quartet: Second Sunday Jazz :: 04/14/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmJanette West has been working up and down the West Coast for over 5 decades fronting various jazz groups including Big Bands and R&B groups. Janette’s voice and style is a rich composite of dynamic jazz improvisation with the plush warmth of soulful R&B influences. She is joined by husband Marty Tuttle on drums, pianist […]
Swing Dance at the Depot :: 04/13/24 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmJoin us April 13 for a Swing Dance for Everyone, featuring Herding Kats and Joan Penney.
The Art of Jazz Improvisation :: 03/21/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmWarren Newton and Gene Oates will be discussing and demonstrating different improvisation techniques for a piano and guitar duo. Warren and Gene have some easy ways for anyone to get started on the improv path. They will also give you further insights into some tried and true standards.
Second Sunday Jazz :: 03/10/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmSaxophonist, 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 […]
Second Sunday Jazz: Delta Promenade :: 02/11/24 – 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDelta 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 […]
Jingle Jazz with A’Town Big Band :: 12/22/23 – 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCome 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.