Jazz returns to Jackson St
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Jazz returns to Jackson St

Jump into jazz on February 3rd (First Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park as jazz vocalist Grace Holden (daughter of jazz legend Oscar Hoplden) helps celebrate the opening of the Park’s temporary exhibit, “Jazz Returns to Jackson Street.”

Grace and friends will perform classic hits from Seattle’s famous Jackson Street era. Born in 1930 to Oscar and Leala Holden, Grace grew up in Seattle’s central area. Over the years, Oscar Holden Sr. has become known as “the patriarch of Seattle jazz,” and his likeness graces the cover of Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle (by Paul de Barros).

Grace was influenced by the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Lena Horne, and Dinah Washington, and performed with Seattle’s jazz legends, including Quincy Jones and Charles Taylor.

Admission to the park and all events is free and open to the public. The park is located in the former Cadillac Hotel at 319 2nd Ave. S. in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square district. For more information about the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, visit www.nps.gov/klse.

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