NEW! Jazz Primer
Welcome to Jazz & Swing at the Anacortes Public Library, located in NW Washington.
The Library features the Manieri Jazz & Swing collection, specially chosen books, CDs & DVDs on the uniquely American art of jazz & swing music. This collection is funded by a generous endowment from the Dominic & Patricia Manieri estate & is carefully selected by Paul de Barros, jazz critic for the Seattle Times.
The Manieri Jazz & Swing collection represents the entire history of jazz, from the juke joints & cathouses of New Orleans to the swank modern jazz clubs of New York & Chicago. The items in the collection are available for check-out by Library patrons.
Through the Manieri endowment, the Library also
- Sponsors local jazz events, including free concerts at the Library on the 2nd Sunday of each month;
- Fosters jazz education in area public schools through grants & scholarships; &
- Encourages the preservation & proliferation of jazz & swing through education, entertainment & the collection itself.
Get jazzed & enjoy the website!
Featured Artist
Tito Puente
(1923 - 2000)
El Rey de Mambo Caliente
by Mark Allred
As summer rolls around the Puget Sound, the longer days and hotter temperatures can conjure memories of palm trees blocking stunning sunsets. A yearning can be felt for sand, swimsuits, swimming in the ocean, and warm Southern Hemisphere nights with a tropical breeze blowing gently where true summer heat exists. Panama hats are worn with off-white linen suits. Those Gringos wearing sandals might even be tempted to take off their socks. Our taste palates turn toward jalapeños, mangos, and grilled spicy chicken. What better accompaniment to summer than the Latin beats of the Mambo King himself? No matter where you are.
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Featured Book
"Jazz" by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux
 "Jazz" by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux is a daunting volume that is actually very easy to warm up to, whether you're a jazz newbie or a longtime collector. Although the book is comprehensive, it's not, as the authors explain, an encyclopedia of jazz (the library does have several of those) but an exploration of some acknowledged classics (and some obscure sidelines). The best feature of the book is the explication of 78 jazz performances, explained bar by bar so you can listen and follow along as they illuminate the artistry of the performers.
781.65 GID (Manieri Collection)
Featured DVD
Jazz on a Summer's Day
 What better summer viewing than "Jazz on a Summer's Day", an audio/visual documentary of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Thelonious Monk, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, and Chuck Berry are among the highlights, but be sure to catch the lesser-known but still riveting performances by the Jimmy Giuffre Trio, Chico Hamilton's mesmerizing piece, and Anita O'Day's astounding "Sweet Georgia Brown". Director Bert Stern's uses his photographer's eye to great advantage here, finding the best faces in the audience (is that Bill Cosby?) and the editing has permanently set the template for music films (you'll see many sequences that were the model for the "Woodstock" film.) A film you'll want to watch again and again.
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Blog
Upcoming Concerts
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Skagit Swings
3-5pm, Burlington Community Center Park
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sunday Jazz Hour: The Spinnaker Bones
2-3pm, Anacortes Public Library
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Know of any other jazz/swing events in the Anacortes, WA area?Click here to send it to us.
News
2010 Scholarship Winners
The Manieri Endowment Advisory Board and the Jazz Committee will honor the scholarship winners at their meeting on Tuesday, July 6, 5pm, at the Anacortes Public Library. Linda MacGregor, daughter of Dominic and Patricia Manieri and family representative to the board, will present the awards to the recipients.
Claire Cochran, 1st Place / College Scholarship
Claire started playing bass in 5th grade on her own and joined the band in 8th grade where she learned snare drum. She started high school and went to an SPU music camp where she began learning to read music and was in Jazz Band and Choir, learned snare drum, clarinet and trombone for jazz, marching band and symphonic band. She plays in a group and wants to continue with music while studying business so she can be a competent manager for her band. Her parents are unable to contribute money towards her education and she has worked numerous jobs to save for her education. Her letters of reference were extremely positive.
 Hannah Eger, 2nd Place / College Scholarship
Hannah comes from a musical family and played piano for most of her life. She began playing alto and tenor saxophone and trumpet as a Running Start student at SVC and wishes to continue at SVC to earn her AA transfer degree. She performed very well at the Library in April with some of the SVC students. She has taught private piano lessons for the last two years. She is an excellent student and her letters of reference were also extremely positive.
Clint Malcolm, Jazz Camp Scholarship
Clint just finished his junior year at AHS and is an excellent student. Clint has been involved with jazz and swing as a band student for the past 6 years on clarinet and then baritone sax, though he started music earlier, playing piano and guitar. The son of a commercial fisherman, Clint works both for his father and for Anacortes Parks & Rec. When he goes to college, he plans to major in engineering and minor in music, a strong parallel to Dominic Manieri, the endowment's namesake, who had a career as a chemical engineer. Clint will be attending the EWU High School Jazz Dialogue Summer Camp in August.
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