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Once again this year, the most forward-looking strand of the U.S. jazz scene has proven to be especially rich and compelling. In my list, however, I have tried to make room for a number of emblematic ...

When saxophonist Kate Olson won the 2024 Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year, she took to the blue-lit Royal Room stage and delivered her heartfelt thanks to a ...

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