Let’s do this again!
April 20, 2026
And here we are, 15 years later, about to do it again, bigger, better, and honestly, still a little bit crazy. Saturday, April 25, 2026. 18 venues. 27+ bands. 100+ musicians. One ticket. We start at 5 PM and go…
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2025 North Bend Blues Walk
August 26, 2025
The Blues Walk is Back October 4th with 22 bands across 18 venues downtown North Bend, WA One ticket, one night: 6 p.m.–midnight in historic Downtown North Bend NORTH BEND, Wash. — August 26, 2025 — The North Bend Blues…
The Band Director Handbook for Bebop by the Numbers is Now Available!
August 19, 2025
Well, here we go again. It’s time to push the go button on another project. I’m excited to share that my new book, Bebop by the Numbers – Band Director Handbook, “A Super Fun, Super Simple Step-by-Step Guide on How…
Another Year Goes By
March 13, 2025
It used to be a really big number, 95. Not anymore. And he was so healthy up until a few months before he was gone. It was cancer that took his life, not old age. I still think at 91,…
Thirteen years later – Why are we hosting a jazz festival in North Bend, Washington?
April 22, 2024
In 2011, I started the North Bend Jazz Walk, followed by the North Bend Blues Walk six months later. These annual events raise funds for Jazz Clubs NW, a nonprofit organization supporting live jazz performances and education. Initially, the goal…
We Made a Game – Well, Leslie did Most of the Work
March 23, 2024
It started with a question from a very good friend: “What kind of people are fun to be with?” I said, “Gamers”. That led to an idea, which led to another idea, which led to my recruiting my daughter, and…
Festival names Danny Kolke Grand Marshal
August 7, 2015
http://www.valleyrecord.com/news/321077011 EVAN PAPPAS, Snoqualmie Valley Record Reporter Aug 7, 2015 at 1:00PM updated Aug 10, 2015 at Danny Kolke, founder of Boxley’s Place, has been named Grand Marshal for the Festival at Mount Si. Being named a Grand Marshal of…