Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Julian Priester holds his first jazz album, Keep Swingin' (photo: Lisa Hagen Glynn).

Photos: Trombonist Julian Priester Speaks

2023-01-28 Hardly Raining Legendary jazz trombonist Julian Priester is presenting six community events this year, through a partnership with the Seattle Jazz Fellowship and Langston. Priester will play his albums, share stories about his time with other jazz greats, and sustain the jazz community in Seattle. The next Julian Speaks session takes place tomorrow, Saturday …

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Orrin Evans on piano.

Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band

2022.06.08 Hardly Raining Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band played the Royal Room for two nights, closing out the spring series of the recently formed Seattle Jazz Fellowship (SJF). Band members included Orrin Evans (piano), Mark Whitfield, Jr. (drums), Luques Curtis (bass), Caleb Wheeler Curtis (alto), Troy Roberts (tenor), David Gibson (trombone), Reggie …

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