KNKX Studio Sessions are recorded and produced live in our Seattle studios, featuring today’s finest jazz and blues musicians. These sessions are made possible by the support of KNKX’s dedicated community of listeners.
Latest episodes
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33 min
Bassist Bruce Phares is back in the jazz saddle after health setback
Bruce Phares is one of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite jazz bass players, but a painful condition almost ended his music career. During a joyful studio session with his friends vi…
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34 min
KNKX celebrates 10-year anniversary in Canada with Astrocolor
In early September, KNKX connected to listeners and supporters at The Coda in Victoria, B.C. for a first-ever studio session recorded in Canada. The session featured their hometown…
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22 min
Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. leads The Rumble in evolving funk tradition
The KNKX studios were shaking to the sounds of The Rumble, the seven-piece Grammy-nominated Mardi Gras Indian band that blends New Orleans brass bands, funk, jazz, and hip-hop.The…
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32 min
John Primer brings his Chicago blues sound to KNKX
John Primer is one of the last traditional blues players with a direct link to the original world of Chicago blues. He played guitar with some of the city’s best-known musicians, i…
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23 min
Rising blues star Amani Burnham rocks KNKX studios
Guitarist Amani Burnham is one of the bright young stars of the blues world. His debut record, Roots and Wings, just came out on one of the world's leading blues labels, Blind Pig…
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38 min
Pianist Ann Reynolds brings her vibrant Afro-Cuban jazz to KNKX
After over a decade, pianist-composer Ann Reynolds returned to KNKX with more music celebrating the vibrancy of Afro-Cuban music.Since her last session, Reynolds has released two a…
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25 min
Judith Hill's fluid blues guitar skills shine in KNKX studios
Recently, Judith Hill made a return trip to KNKX, following her last visit from 2023. Once again, her backing band included her father Robert Lee “Pee Wee” Hill on bass and her mot…
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22 min
Seattle Academy's jazz band brings their fresh fusion to KNKX
Just a few weeks before graduation, four talented seniors with the jazz band at the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences strode confidently into the KNKX Seattle studios to perform…
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41 min
Two guitar masters trade stories and songs in playful studio session
Martin Taylor and Bruce Forman brought their musical camaraderie to the KNKX studios for a wonderful session featuring their guitars in swinging conversation. Taylor and Forman wer…
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32 min
Pianist Lynne Arriale makes emotional return to KNKX studios
Pianist Lynne Arriale is a master of making her audience feel something when she plays. For more than 30 years, Arriale has explored the emotional possibilities of the piano trio.“…
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37 min
The incredible reinvention of modern bluesman Fantastic Negrito
Fantastic Negrito’s life has been a series of reinventions.In the '90s, he signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Interscope Records as the R&B singer Xavier. He then was in a near…
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33 min
The Affinity Trio share their musical friendship with KNKX
The friendly smiles on the musicians in the Milwaukee-based Affinity Trio were an indication of the “Midwest nice” atmosphere they brought to the KNKX studios. The music they broug…
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21 min
Sunny War brings distinctive blues fusion to KNKX Studios
Still just 35 years old, guitarist and singer Sunny War has an inspiring career arc that started with her busking on the streets of Los Angeles and later finding widespread fame an…
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35 min
Funk-jazz McTuff exhibits groove communication in the KNKX studios
The organ trio McTuff has, over the past two decades, provided glorious grooves and a soulful community all around the Northwest. On a chilly January afternoon, KNKX was thrilled t…
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28 min
Woodwindist Kate Olson steps out as a bandleader with 'So It Goes'
Kate Olson is one of Seattle’s favorite reed players, and a first call musician on saxophones and flutes. Olson will be releasing her first album as a leader in the new year, and r…
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38 min
Alune Wade studio session highlights New Orleans-West African connections
Bassist, vocalist and composer Alune Wade returned to Seattle for the Earshot Jazz Festival in October and brought his new album tracing the path of music and culture between his n…
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21 min
Bilal brings genre-bending R&B sound to KNKX studios
It’s been a busy two years for genre-bending singer Bilal. After a decade hiatus from recording, he released two albums in 2024: Bilal: Live at Glasshaus, where he was joined by so…
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40 min
Jovino Santos Neto salutes 30 years in PNW jazz scene
With the just-released recording of his Seattle band's first concert, Jovino Santos Neto pays homage to 30 years in the Seattle area. In a recent visit to the KNKX studios, he talk…
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35 min
Organist Larry Goldings leads dynamic trio to new musical heights
For more than three decades, Larry Goldings has found a lot to say in an organ trio with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart. Recently, KNKX caught the group's music…
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28 min
Canadian vocalist Dominique Fils-Aimé electrifies KNKX audiences
Hours before her first of two shows at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé made her Seattle debut in the KNKX studios. She led her band through a magnetic…