A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community November 2016 Vol. 32, No. 11 EARSHOT JAZZSeattle, Washington Tarik Abouzied Photo by Daniel Sheehan LEttER FROM THE DIRECTOR EaRSHOT JAZZ A Mirror and Focus for the Jazz Community Thanksgiving Executive Director John Gilbreath Managing Director Karen Caropepe Program Manager Caitlin Peterkin It has been wonderful to see so many of you out at concerts on this Earshot Jazz Editor Caitlin Peterkin year’s edition of our annual festi- Contributing Writers Halynn Blanchard, val! The audiences have been large, Derek Decker, Marianne Gonterman, Emily Harris, Schraepfer Harvey, Andrew attractive, and attentive. It is your Luthringer, Jean Mishler, Kathryn Sherman, active interest that makes this jazz Mayumi Tsutakawa festival not only possible, but also essential. Thank you all for support- Calendar Editors Derek Decker, Caitlin Peterkin ing this festival! Photography Daniel Sheehan And, even though I’m already sup- Layout Caitlin Peterkin posed to know these things before Art Consulting Beth Rocha & Josh Sin you do, I continue to be amazed by Distribution Karen Caropepe & Earshot Jazz the excellence, invention, diversity, Nectar; Pamela at the MI JCC; and volunteers and expansion that we’ve seen night so many other collaborators for your send Calendar Information to: after night from the artists on this flexibility and warm embrace of 3429 Fremont Place N, #309 festival. Their creativity and dedica- Earshot Jazz programs. Seattle, WA 98103 tion have been an inspiration to us Thanks to Josh Sin and Beth Ro- email /
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