Walter Blanding and I spent a week together on tour visiting 100's of students across the Pacific Northwest. I managed to grab this gem of a talk answering the question, "why is it important to play music?" Click here to watch on youtube...
Author: Danny Kolke
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We had the honor of hosting Walter Blanding for a series of clinics and performances with JazzClubsNW. At our first clinic, the teacher asked Walter to just play something, and here is what happened...
Jazz Clubs NW sponsors a week of Marcus Printup concerts, clinics and workshops. Marcus Printup, a trumpeter with the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, will perform live on KPLU with local high school jazz students on October 15 at 12:15 p.m., and will be featured in a series of live jazz performances in the … Continue reading Marcus Printup JazzClubsNW
http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/321077011 EVAN PAPPAS, Snoqualmie Valley Record Reporter Aug 7, 2015 at 1:00PM updated Aug 10, 2015 at Danny Kolke, founder of Boxley’s Place, has been named Grand Marshal for the Festival at Mount Si. Being named a Grand Marshal of a city event is something that he never pictured. “My reaction was ‘wow.’ I think … Continue reading Festival names Danny Kolke Grand Marshal