North Bend Jazz Walk jumps ahead on calendar, adds venues and high schools

March 11th 2015 - Valley Record http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/295931821.html# Katy Moon sits in the Mountain Valley Montessori School classroom, one of 22 venues for Saturday’s Jazz Walk. — Image Credit: Allyce Andrew/Staff Photo   Regulars at the North Bend Jazz Walk and the corresponding Blues Walk may be squinting at their calendars this spring, looking for the … Continue reading  North Bend Jazz Walk jumps ahead on calendar, adds venues and high schools

Jazz band rocks: Mount Si selected for return to Essentially Ellington

Mention: ValleyRecord.com 2/25/2015 Original article available here: http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/293934971.html Comment:  Super proud of these kids.  And yes… that’s my daughter playing lead trumpet. Jazz band rocks: Mount Si selected for return to Essentially Ellington Mount Si High School Jazz Band I director Matt Wenman, right, cues his students in rehearsal for the band’s upcoming “Hot Java … Continue reading Jazz band rocks: Mount Si selected for return to Essentially Ellington

Getting beyond it’: Explosion can’t faze 2nd annual North Bend’s Blues Walk | Photo Gallery

Originally posted http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/257252951.html Apr 29, 2014 at 5:13PM A couple dances to the sound of Paul Green, left, and Seth Freeman at Twede’s Cafe, Saturday evening, April 26, during the second annual North Bend Blues Walk. — Image Credit: Seth Truscott/Staff Photo The blues is about dealing with adversity. So, in a city that made the … Continue reading Getting beyond it’: Explosion can’t faze 2nd annual North Bend’s Blues Walk | Photo Gallery

Mardi Gras celebration marching in North Bend

Originally posted: http://snovalleystar.com/2014/02/26/mardi-gras-celebration-marching-in-north-bend By Sherry Grindeland Musicians pause from the marching during a past Mardi Gras celebration. Beads, yes. Hurricane drinks on the sidewalk, no. But in North Bend it will be the traditional “laissez les bons temps rouler” when the Mardi Gras celebration takes to the streets at 5 p.m. March 4. “Laissez les … Continue reading Mardi Gras celebration marching in North Bend