Jim Wilke is the host of Jazz NW and Jazz After Hours. Both shows are heard weekly on KPLU.
Jazz NW
Jazz Northwest focuses on the regional jazz scene from Portland to Vancouver. CDs by the best resident musicians from Seattle, Portland and Vancouver are featured, and the program also includes news about the best places to go for live jazz in the region. In addition, Jim goes "on location" to concerts, clubs and jazz festivals to record performances by resident and visiting artists for playback on Jazz Northwest. These one-of-a-kind recordings are available nowhere else!
Host Jim Wilke is a professional recording engineer and writer in addition to his radio programs which include "Jazz After Hours" on Public Radio International, heard nationwide since 1984.
Coming up on Jazz Northwest:
Ernie Andrews at Jazz Port Townsend, 2009 (photo by Jim Levitt)
Ernie Andrews at Jazz Port Townsend (photo by Jim Levitt)
ERNIE ANDREWS, AND SONNY CLARK MEMORIAL SEXTET ON JAZZ NORTHWEST, KPLU on
FEBRUARY 7 (Rescheduled date)
Highlights from two of last summer’s jazz concerts will be featured on this week’s Jazz Northwest, Sunday, February 7 at 1 PM Pacific on 88.5, KPLU. Veteran singer Ernie Andrews sings with an all-star group at Jazz Port Townsend, and the Sonny Clark Memorial Sextet led by Wayne Horvitz plays 1950s vintage bop by Sonny Clark and Hank Mobley at Egan’s Ballard Jam House in Seattle.
Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88-5, KPLU and kplu.org. The program is also available as a podcast from kplu.org following the airdate.
Click here to view and listen to past Jazz NW concerts
Jazz After Hours Jazz After Hours is a late night jazz radio show hosted by Jim Wilke heard Friday and Saturday nights across the U.S. and parts of Canada since 1984. Like the last set at a jazz club, the mood is mellow but not without surprises. New and well-established jazz artists drop in for a chat, and the music ranges from latest releases to jazz classics. There's news of tours, festivals and clubs - the best places to hear live jazz. Click here for more information
