Friday, December 5
TAKE OUR BALLARD JAZZ WALK SURVEY
Did you attend our November 20th Ballard Jazz Walk? We want to hear your opinions to help make our future events even better. Please take a moment to fill our our online survey (it should only take about 5 minutes). Click here to fill our the survey.

Thursday, November 20
THE STRANGER: Get Out for Ballard Jazz Walk
Matassa returns to the Jazz Walk this year (Bad Albert's, 8 pm) as does the superb Hadley Caliman (Conor Byrne Pub, 8 pm) and his quintet. Once nicknamed "Little Dex" due to his study and friendship with tenor saxophone titan Dexter Gordon, Caliman, now nearing 80, remains robust and lyrical. Last November at the Jazz Walk, Caliman smoldered his way through Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" with ace trumpeter Thomas Marriott. In addition to his continuing partnership with Caliman, Marriott fronts drummer Matt Jorgensen's quartet (Conor Byrne Pub, 9:30 pm). Continue reading ...

Friday, November 14
DOWNLOAD NOVEMBER'S ALL ABOUT JAZZ AND JAZZ WALK PROGRAM
The current issue of All About Jazz Seattle is now available throughout Seattle which includes the Offical Program for the Ballard Jazz Walk. Click here to download a PDF version of the issue and plan your Jazz Walk evening.

SEATTLE TIMES: The Ballard Jazz Walk: a tailor-made musical, sociable stroll
As much a civic exercise as musical event, the Ballard Jazz Walk commences Thursday night on the streets of downtown Ballard, less than two weeks after the end of the city's largest and longest jazz festival, Earshot. Continue reading ...

Wednesday, November 5
WAYNE HORVITZ ADDED TO JAZZ WALK LINEUP
Keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, fresh from his performance at The Earshot Jazz Festival, has been added to Jazz Walk lineup. Catch Horvitz and his band at the Sunset Tavern for 2 sets of music starting at 8:00pm. Click here for a full schedule.

Also added to the schdule is trombonist Andy Clausen and his group performing the early show at 6:30pm at Egan's Ballard Jam House.

WATCH VIDEOS FROM PAST JAZZ FESTIVALS AND UP-COMING ARTITSTS

Click here to launch the Ballard Jazz Festival Video Player and watch our Preview on KING 5 News, the Origin Records profile on The Seattle Channel, Matt Jorgensen and Hadley Caliman live and much more.

NOVEMBER 20 JAZZ WALK SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
We've announced our schedule for the Thursday, Novermber 20th Ballard Jazz Walk. Click here to see the full schedule.

PRESS FROM THE APRIL 2008 JAZZ FESTIVAL:

SEATTLE PI: SCAT AROUND IN BALLARD AND SOAK IN JAZZ
Friday's Jazz Walk is the festival highlight and its biggest draw. "With 16 bands in 13 venues, it is a sure thing," Jorgensen promises. "If you can't find something you like in all that, you need to look for a different genre of music."
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THE STRANGER: BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL PREVIEW
Not all festivals improve with age, but the Ballard Jazz Festival is an exception. After starting small and growing slowly, the Ballard Jazz Festival has become a distinct and essential event.
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
It's that time of year again ... the call is going out for Volunteers for the 2008 Ballard Jazz Festival. Come join the team and brag to all your friends about how much fun you had. Click here to fill out the Volunteer Form.