Welcome to the website for the Seattle Jazz Film Group. We are a small group of dedicated individuals whose sole purpose is to create a documentary to preserve the oral histories and music of local jazz musicians.

For most people Seattle and jazz are an unusual union. But the roots of jazz and the musicians who came to this area run deep, ranging back to the teens and twenties, and several talents that found themselves here at the end of World War II. Many musicians got their start in this city, musicians such as Quincy Jones and Ray Charles. And many who came continue to call Seattle home.

Once we complete the documentary, we hope to have it aired on local and national PBS stations, as well as interested cable stations. We also plan to release the soundtrack on CD.

This is an exciting project and we welcome you to look through our web site to get a taste of what we're trying to do. If our documentary interests you, please send us your ideas and suggestions. In addition, if you have any fundraising experience or contacts, or wish to contribute, you can contact us by email, phone, or mailing address. (Click the Contact US link for contact information.)

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