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Friday, February 13

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.

Thursday, February 12

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! 

Tuesday, February 10

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.