Alto Saxophonist Phil woods passes away

The Jazz world suffered another significant loss yesterday, September 29th.
New York Times Obituary
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It's national Coffee Day....Celebrate!

Celebrate National Coffee day by visiting our Partners, The 4 Seasons Coffee Company at 10 South Grant Street in Downtown Spokane. www.4seasonscoffee.com     509-747-2315

Michael Waldrop Big Band Cd release party

The Michael Waldrop Big Band will debut in Seattle at Tula's on July 27th.  Many of the finest players in the NW playing in this band; the band will  premiere two new charts at this gig.

Read Jack Bowers All About Jazz review of Waldrop's project here.

Howard Rumsey Passes away

Howard Rumsey passes away at age 97... Read the New York times Obituary here.

KEWU is back on the air!

As of 1:45 pm Wednesday July 1st, KEWU is back on the airwaves in Spokane! Thanks to all of our listeners for your phone calls and emails of concern, but mostly we would like to then you for your patience while we worked to get the problem resolved. Enjoy the music!

The Management and Staff of Jazz 89.5

KEWU Transmitter down temporarily

Due to an air conditioning issue, the KEWU transmitter has been shut down. We hope to be back on the air tomorrow June 30th. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

The Management and Staff of KEWU

You can listen to KEWU online at www.kewu.ewu.edu
if you have any questions, please feel free to call us at 509-359-4226

Gunther Schuller Passes

Gunther Schuller, founder of "Third Stream" music with ties to Spokane passed way Sunday June 21st in Boston, MA. Read the New York Times obituary here.

Influential Saxophonist Ornette Coleman passes away

 Click here to read The New York Times full obituary.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month!

Friday Feature March 27th, 2015

This month's KEWU Friday Feature presents the Nic Vigil Trio Tune in at 11 am for 2 hours of great live Latin music from the Jazz 89.5 studio this Friday March 27th .

Online Streaming down

Our online stream has been down since last Thursday, March 19th. We are in the process of  correcting the problem. We appreciate your continued patience.


The KEWU Staff

Jazz World Suffers Another Loss - Trumpeter Lew Soloff passes away

Jazz trumpeter Lew Soloff, 71, of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame passed away Saturday evening in New York City from a heart attack. Read the New  York Times obituary here.

Jazz Now America's least Popular Genre

That's right, America's musical legacy and perhaps greatest contribution to the world is now its least popular genre of music.  Read the alarming news here. 

Beloved Jazz Legend Clark Terry Passes Away at 94 Years Young

Affectionately known as "CT," Clark Terry passed away on Saturday February 21st after an incredible 94 year-long life.  Read more about "CT" here! 

Jazz 89.5 to air new short daily feature beginning March 2nd

KEWU will be airing a new short daily feature beginning March 2nd. BirdNote will be airing Monday through Friday at 8:28am and 5:28pm.

History – How it all began

BirdNote began in 2004 as a project under the auspices of Seattle Audubon. To bring BirdNote to life, Chris Peterson, Executive Director of Seattle Audubon, gathered a team. Writers began to craft compelling stories about the intriguing ways of birds, ornithological advisors ensured scientific accuracy, and dedicated staff, volunteers, and contractors helped form the final professional product.
Advisors from Western Washington NPR affiliate KPLU FM 88.5 along with Seattle-area benefactors, helped make the idea a reality and brought BirdNote to the airwaves in February 2005. Since its beginnings in the Seattle region, the show has now expanded to 200 public radio stations across the country.

We hope you enjoy this new addition to the programming line up. If you have any comments or feedback you would like to share, you can email us at jazz@ewu.edu.

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 2015

Ingrid Jensen, Diane Reeves, The Airmen of Note, Stefon Harris, and many more will be at The University of Idaho for the 2015 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival coming up in less than two weeks!  Find out more here. 

Jazz in Portland

Click here to find out more about jazz in Portland- there are so many huge names in jazz that will be a part of this year's festivities, including Greta Matassa, Vijay Iyer, Lee Konitz, Cyrille Aimee, Kurt Elling, and MANY more! 

NEW - Feature Fridays - Live Jazz in the KEWU Studio the last Friday of the month

KEWU is excited to announce a new addition to our programming. Feature Friday will feature live jazz in the KEWU studio from 11am -1pm the last Friday of the month. Here's the Medical Lake High School Jazz Combo hanging out with us for a fun afternoon. Tune in on February 27th to check out the Cheney HS Jazz Combo! 

Happy Birthday Chick Webb!

Happy Birthday to the incredible Chick Webb. read more about Chick here.

Cd review Randy brecker with The Depaul University Jazz Ensemble

Read the All About Jazz Review about the smokin' new project from Randy Brecker.