KNKX Studio Sessions

In jazz, personal friendships deepen musical intimacy — and musical intimacy deepens personal friendships. The Affinity Trio is a perfect example.

Singer-songwriter Sunny War skyrocketed from street performer to national sensation, weaving a unique sound that blends blues and Americana with intricate guitar work.

Seattle's iconic organ trio McTuff — Joe Doria, guitarist Andy Coe, drummer D'Vonne Lewis — brings soulful sounds to the KNKX studios.

Multi-talented saxophonist Kate Olson celebrates her first album as a leader in a KNKX studio session performance.

Senegalese bassist and singer Alune Wade celebrates his album "New African Orleans" with his septet in an exclusive KNKX studio session.

Performing his signature blend of R&B, jazz, and rock, Bilal made a quick stop at KNKX for a spiritual and heartfelt studio session.

Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos Neto remembers his 1995 Seattle concert with a session in the KNKX Seattle studios.

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart explore the organ, guitar, drums lineup in an exclusive session performance at Jazz Alley.

Montreal-born singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé makes her Seattle debut in the KNKX studios.

Olympia octet Groove Lab brought the energy as they teased their new record in the KNKX studios.

Seattle native Brian Nova's guitar skills took him around the world. Now he's back in the Northwest celebrating a new album They Say It’s Wonderful.

As Seattle's Polyrhythmics get set to release their new album Life from Below in September, they celebrated early with a set in the KNKX studios.

Bluesman Sugaray Rayford sings the blues in the KNKX studios ahead of concerts in Washington State this summer.

The six-piece group previewed new music, and their unique blend of bossa nova, neo-soul, jazz and more, in a KNKX Studio Session performance.

Saxophonist Peter Daniel leads a top band from his new album Quartets in this KNKX studio session performance.

Jacqueline Tabor and Marina Albero bond over the music of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone in the KNKX studios.

Globally inspired Seattle jazz trio Duende Libre honors their heroes and celebrates a new album in this KNKX Studio Session performance.

Joey Alexander's latest tour brought his trio plus trumpeter Theo Croker to Seattle and the KNKX studios.

Rebecca and Megan Lovell, sisters and leaders of blues group Larkin Poe, celebrate their new album in the KNKX studios.

Seattle's world class Latin-Mediterranean guitar group shares another great live session in the KNKX studios.

Multiple generations of jazz meet for an exclusive session with saxophonist Houston Person. At 90, Person's life in music extends more than six decades.

Celebrating his new album Screen Time, trumpeter Thomas Marriott leads a world class quartet at KNKX's Seattle studios.

Greta Matassa, a singer whose expansive energy fills up a room, performed three original tunes at KNKX’s Seattle studios.

Chris and Dan Brubeck have recorded several of their own albums while also keeping their father’s music alive. They honored the jazz giant with a swinging performance at KNKX.

The Chicago ensemble brought their horns and big band sound, infused with elements of hip-hop, funk, reggae and pop, to KNKX's Seattle studios.

Bringing together Portland and Seattle musicians, Patterns Fly pushes the organ trio into the future in this exclusive performance at KNKX's Seattle studios.

Grammy-winning trumpet star Chris Botti plays a popular standard by Charlie Chaplin and talks jazz with student musicians from Tacoma's Bellarmine Prep.

Blues rocker Samantha Fish performed an intimate solo guitar and vocals studio session in KNKX's Seattle studios.

The Blind Boys of Alabama celebrate more than 80 years of gospel in a stirring KNKX studio session performance.

The songwriter, singer, and saxophonist Braxton Cook brought a dynamic and reflective set of songs to KNKX’s Seattle Studios.

Taj Mahal performs an exclusive KNKX Studio Session from Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, which he visits each year during Thanksgiving season.

Missoula-based trombonist and composer Naomi Moon Siegel brings her new album to life with an all-star Seattle band in a KNKX studio session performance.

Funk-jazz ensemble Lettuce visited the KNKX studios to play and talk with KNKX School of Jazz musicians from Tacoma's Bellarmine Prep.

Indigenous band Khu.éex' visited the KNKX studios with vocalists Sondra Segundo and Gene Tagaban.

Keyon Harrold visited our KNKX studios with his band to perform tunes from Foreverland, his third album as a solo artist that crosses multiple genres and themes.