Skip to content

The Buzz: Glenn Nelson

* Award-winning multimedia journalist * Race & DEI Specialist * Web Entrepreneur *

  • About Me
  • My Career
  • My Best Stuff
  • Publications
  • Speaking
  • Honors
  • At the Smithsonian
  • Media
  • Contact

Category: Jazz

Urban Folklore

On September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Jazz, Photography, The ArtsLeave a comment

Seattle-based trumpet player Thomas Marriott introduced a new suite of music at The Royal Room that is just mind-blowing. He was accompanied at the unveiling by Orrin Evans on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. The quartet recorded Marriott's tunes the next day for a CD, "Urban Folklore," to be released …

Continue reading Urban Folklore

The Entertainer: Jovino Santos Neto

On July 19, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Jazz, Photography, The ArtsLeave a comment

I knew his son, Ariel, before I knew Jovino Santos Neto. Ariel was a student, in 1999, in a prestigious program, the Urban Newspaper Workshop, conducted by The Seattle Times, where I worked at the time. During the grueling interview session for the workshop, Ariel mentioned that his father was a jazz musician. I knew …

Continue reading The Entertainer: Jovino Santos Neto

Performance Art: Jazz

On July 12, 2013October 16, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Jazz, Photography, The ArtsLeave a comment

I met a mother of a jazz drummer last night during the amazing performance by Thomas Marriott and Joe Locke at Tula's and, as I was explaining my enthusiasm for photographing artists in performance, realized that a lot of my jazz work is not present on this blog. So I'm rectifying some of that. (NOTE: …

Continue reading Performance Art: Jazz

Posts navigation

Older posts

Search This Site

My Columns About Race

Click for South Seattle Emerald

Click for Crosscut.com

Duellsts for a #FlyByFriday! Hoping you get the look, the light on this #FlyByFriday! A #WildlifeWednesday lifer for me -- and an exciting one, at that! It's #TakeOffTuesday -- launch yourself at something. Happy Year of the Rabbit 🐰 Peace and prosperity for all! Hoping your aim is as true on this #FlyByFriday as this setting-sun-kissed, hunting Shortie. Whoooo is looking at whooom on this #WildlifeWednesday? Celebrate elevated vision. A hunter, on the edge of day, with a twinkle in her eye. It must be #FlyByFriday!

Follow Me on Twitter

My Tweets

Follow Me on Facebook

Follow Me on Facebook

Well Read

  • Where Ya Going Now, Eddie Jones?
    Where Ya Going Now, Eddie Jones?
  • Mile High Mammals
    Mile High Mammals
  • Man-Child -- Seattle's Shawn Kemp Is Anything But A Little Kid On The Basketball Court
    Man-Child -- Seattle's Shawn Kemp Is Anything But A Little Kid On The Basketball Court
  • The Son Also Rises -- With Father's Help, Gary Escapes Payton's Place
    The Son Also Rises -- With Father's Help, Gary Escapes Payton's Place
  • Race and Ichiro's Muddled Mariner Legacy
    Race and Ichiro's Muddled Mariner Legacy

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 73 other subscribers

Check Me Out on Instagram

1,000 Words

Most Liked

  • Rocky Light / Part 1
    Rocky Light / Part 1
  • Swallow(ing) Pride
    Swallow(ing) Pride
  • Snowy and Spooked
    Snowy and Spooked
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • The Buzz: Glenn Nelson
    • Join 73 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Buzz: Glenn Nelson
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...