Tagged: jazz

Jazz for the masses

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff To say that Los Angeles-based band The Black Market Trust is a jazz band is a disservice. To call it a pop outfit or big band act also doesn’t...

Love, laughter and leaving her mark

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Famed jazz vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur — or, as she prefers to be called, “Deeds” or “Deedles” — never doubted her path as a woman of music. The...

Saluting the jazz of Gerry

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As a young boy in the 1930s, Gerry Mulligan fell in love with the sound of big band jazz. He pursued music in high school, which set him on...

From Sandpoint to Northern Ireland

By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s a long way to Northern Ireland from the Panhandle, but Maya Goldblum hasn’t forgotten her roots. The Sandpoint-born singer songwriter is playing a series of local shows next...

An interview with: Pink Martini

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Portland, Ore., band Pink Martini has carved out a unique space for itself in popular music. Blending multiple genres together, including Latin, classical, jazz and more, the band has...