Peter Walton
Born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, Peter moved to Seattle in 2004 to study at the University of Washington as an undergraduate. Once a Jazz Studies – Performance major, Peter is now planning to graduate in the Spring of 2008 with a degree in History. Peter is particularly interested in 20th century African American history.
Articles by
Horace Tapscott (1934-1999)
Pianist, bandleader, and social activist Horace Tapscott committed his life to the empowerment of his South Central Los Angeles community. ...
Elaine Brown (1943- )
From 1974 to 1977, Elaine Brown was Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party. As a Panther, Brown also ran twice...
Stanley Crouch (1945-2020)
Stanley Crouch was a tough-minded and controversial jazz critic, playwright, essayist, novelist, and percussionist. After a personal intellectual transformation in...
Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)
A definitive jazz multi-instrumentalist, Eric Dolphy established deeply original voices on his three primary instruments– the bass clarinet, alto saxophone,...
Evelyn Bundy Band (ca. 1926)
Formed in 1926, the Evelyn Bundy Band was one of the earliest and most influential local jazz ensembles to contribute...
Cecil Young (ca. 1920-ca. 1975)
Pianist Cecil Young’s quartet exploded onto the Seattle jazz scene in 1950, introducing the rhythmic fire of bebop to an...
Cecil Taylor (1929- )
One of the great innovators of jazz music, pianist Cecil Taylor has redefined modernist jazz improvisation and composition. With uncompromising...
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (1863-1865)
The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was the first Northern black volunteer regiment enlisted to fight in the Civil War. Its...
Joseph “King” Oliver (1885-1938)
Mentor to Louis Armstrong and pioneer of what would become known as the Harmon trumpet mute, Joe “King” Oliver was...
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
It may be impossible today to understand fully the shock and outrage which alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s 1959 arrival in...
