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The Jim Knapp Orchestra is a 13 piece jazz ensemble that has achieved a unique and original sound through the compositions and arrangements of Jim Knapp. The orchestra features many of the finest jazz soloists in the Northwest. The band has appeared at the Royal Room, Seattle Drum School, Tula's, The Earshot Jazz Festival, Cornish College of the Arts, The University of Washington, IAJE festival (Long Beach), Jazz Alley, The Seasons Performance Series (Yakima), Bumbershoot, Patti Summers' Jazz Club, About The Music, Jazzbones, The Medenbauer Center, Arts West, and the OK Hotel. In addition the band has appeared in collaboration with Lee Konitz, Jay Clayton, Julian Priester, Ingrid Jensen, John Wikan, Jovino Santos Neto, Whitney James, Courtney Cutchins, Johanna Kunin, Robin Holcomb, Kirk Nurock, Carla Bley and Steve Swallow. The orchestra has received the Earshot "Best Acoustic Jazz Group" and "Recording of the Year" awards and was on several lists of best recordings of 2003. Available CD's include "On Going Home" - Seabreeze Jazz (2078), "Things For Now" - A-Records (AL 73180) and Secular Breathing - Origin (82412)....

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The Jim Knapp Orchestra is a 13 piece jazz ensemble that has achieved a unique and original sound through the compositions and arrangements of Jim Knapp. The orchestra features many of the finest jazz soloists in the Northwest. The band has appeared at the Royal Room, Seattle Drum School, Tula's, The Earshot Jazz Festival, Cornish College of the Arts, The University of Washington, IAJE festival (Long Beach), Jazz Alley, The Seasons Performance Series (Yakima), Bumbershoot, Patti Summers' Jazz Club, About The Music, Jazzbones, The Medenbauer Center, Arts West, and the OK Hotel. In addition the band has appeared in collaboration with Lee Konitz, Jay Clayton, Julian Priester, Ingrid Jensen, John Wikan, Jovino Santos Neto, Whitney James, Courtney Cutchins, Johanna Kunin, Robin Holcomb, Kirk Nurock, Carla Bley and Steve Swallow. The orchestra has received the Earshot "Best Acoustic Jazz Group" and "Recording of the Year" awards and was on several lists of best recordings of 2003. Available CD's include "On Going Home" - Seabreeze Jazz (2078), "Things For Now" - A-Records (AL 73180) and Secular Breathing - Origin (82412).

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