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Trumpeter Nathan Breedlove's Tacoma roots and New York breakthroughs

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By Alexa Peters 
| KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA)
Jazz trumpeter Nathan Breedlove always finds his way back to the Pacific Northwest. Breedlove, who has been nominated for a Grammy twice, was a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and spent almost a decade performing with the groundbreaking ska group Skatalites, was born at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington. When he was five, his family relocated to Germany, and then Memphis, Tennessee. But music would call Breedlove back to the Pacific Northwest.
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Seattle’s Sound Wave brings its dynamic brass to the World Cup

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By Alexa Peters 
| KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA)
When asked what defines Seattle, many would say grunge music, craft coffee, or Big Tech. But thousands of soccer fans arriving for the World Cup this summer will be greeted by another unique part of the host city: Seattle Sounders’ Sound Wave, the only official, club-sponsored pep band in all of Major League Soccer. The 45-person brass and percussion band is made up of music educators and jazz performers who are paid employees of the Sounders.
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Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's new artistic director? Orrin Evans

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By Alexa Peters 
| WRTI-FM (Philadelphia, PA)
Last year, the longstanding Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra kicked off the search for a new artistic director for the first time in 30 years. Shortly after, Philadelphia pianist-composer Orrin Evans was on the phone with his close friend and musical collaborator Thomas Marriott, a trumpeter and founder of the Seattle Jazz Fellowship. Marriott, perhaps considering Evans' homebase in Philadelphia and vibrant career as a touring artist, jokingly suggested that Evans apply for the role.
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