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Free music education program for youth seeks new home in NK

Kids in Concert, the only free youth music education program in Kitsap County, must find a new home…

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(left to right) Amaya Lawrence, Lucy Guerechit, and Isabel Guerechit from the production “Wings of Naradia” in summer 2023.

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Trump administration cuts funding to Kitsap youth music program

A children’s classical music program in Suquamish is in jeopardy of cancelling its two-week summer camp this year…

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Soundgarden, iconic Seattle grunge band, inducted into HOF

Bassist Ben Shepherd has Kitsap roots

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‘Rambler’ scholarship open for young Kitsap music artists

Young music artists in Kitsap County have a chance to “ramble on” this summer.

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3 generations of BI musical family part of ‘Cacophony’

If you’re walking along Winslow Way Aug. 17, don’t be alarmed if you catch discordant harmonies and “mind-altering”…

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Cellists Olive Leiss, left, May Smaus, Barbara Deppe and Christine Edwards practice at rehearsal April 12.

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Young Kitsap musicians perform with Seattle Symphony

How do you tell an ancient story — would you use words, or can you capture the meaning…

Sylvia Cauter is retiring as North Kitsap High School’s choir director at the end of the school year after 28 years. Courtesy Photos

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NKHS choir director set to retire after 28 years

For 28 years, North Kitsap High School choir director Sylvia Cauter has brought increased interest and success to…

Free online jazz festival this month

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Free online jazz festival this month

The fourth annual Within/Earshot Jazz Festival dedicated to the traditions and future of jazz will take place Oct.…

BENEE, ATLYS: Female musicians breaking through the barriers

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BENEE, ATLYS: Female musicians breaking through the barriers

BENEE’s bouncy sound from Down Under entices; ATLYS’s debut album is a compelling world journey

Q&A with local sound composer and musician Alan Jones

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Q&A with local sound composer and musician Alan Jones

Jones recently composed a piece using sounds from the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

Six songs of protest that still resonate today

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Six songs of protest that still resonate today

As the nation grapples with the continual systemic issues of racial injustice and police brutality, recently magnified by…

Music school provides platform for students to find their path

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Music school provides platform for students to find their path

Bowling Music Studios offers piano lessons for all ages and skill levels

Heart bassist Steve Fossen talks new ‘spin-off’ band

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Heart bassist Steve Fossen talks new ‘spin-off’ band

Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier, the founding bassist and drummer for the 1970s rock band Heart, have formed…

Gallery | Gobblefest 2019

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Gallery | Gobblefest 2019

Poulsbo’s Slippery Pig Brewery was rocking until the wee hours of the morning for a good cause on…

Skinny Blue took home $4, 000 as the winners of the competition. (l-r) Collin Ray, Kevin Blackwood, Thys Wallwork, and Frank Portello.

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Skinny Blue and Eleventy One win Kitsap Battle of Bands

Music from some of Kitsap County’s most talented bands filled William D. Harvey Theatre last Saturday for the…

Local musician Zoe Moreton recorded her first solo album “Now,” which is available on all streaming platforms. Courtesy photo

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Zoe Moreton records first solo album

Zoe Moreton, who has been in the Kitsap music scene most of her life, recently recorded her first…

Keyport trumpeter celebrates 96th birthday

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Keyport trumpeter celebrates 96th birthday

Yvonne McAllister has been playing since the Jazz Age

Photo courtesy John Lappen | Foreigner Marketing                                Foreigner will perform “I Want To Know What Love Is” with the South Kitsap High School choir Sept. 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn.

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South Kitsap High School choir performs with Foreigner Sept. 9

PORT ORCHARD — For the last eight years, high school choirs across North America have had life-changing opportunities…

Olalla Americana Festival 2017 | Slideshow

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Olalla Americana Festival 2017 | Slideshow

Olalla Americana 2017 Slideshow

When asked how they would like this concert review to read, the musicians said, “They looked good and sounded better.” And they did. (Terryl Asla/Kitsap News Group)

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‘They looked good and sounded better’

Final concert in OC’s old band room