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Kandie Le Britain Webster
Passionate and personable, Kandie Webster has been a Jazz music lover since July 2005
About Me
MY JAZZY STORY
My “jazzy life” was given birth on the last
Saturday of July, 2005, at a morning
workshop being led by the trio of pianist
Benny Green, bassist Christian McBride,
and guitarist Russell Malone.
My daughter, as a college-age jazz pianist,
was participating in the week-long
Centrum/Port Townsend Jazz Festival
(John Clayton, Artistic Director). My
daughter and I went on stage afterwards
so I could take photos of her with Benny,
her favorite jazz pianist, and Christian, her
favorite bass player. Neither my daughter
nor I knew who the heck Russell Malone
was prior to this workshop, but he was
standing there wearing a bright salmon-
colored polo shirt, and I asked if my
daughter could get a picture with him. He
obliged. We hugged. I told him I loved his
cologne. I asked him what it was, but he
would not tell me -- yet. He asked,
”Where's lunch?” He walked with us to
the cafeteria, and we've been friends ever
since!
Russell Malone has changed my life, not
only with his friendship but with his
amazing music, and it has been an
adventurous journey thus far.
I live near Seattle in Washington State
and have traveled to Monterey and
Oakland, California, and Moscow, Idaho, to
see Russell, Benny, and other jazz artist
friends such as John Clayton, Christian
McBride and Jeff Hamilton.
My favorite place to go in Seattle is Jazz
Alley where I have seen Christian with Pat
Metheny; Branford Marsalis; John Clayton
and Jeff Hamilton with Monty Alexander
for their 30th Anniversary tour; and most
recently the Roy Hargrove Quintet
featuring Justin Robinson on sax and flute,
Danton Boller on bass, Gerald Clayton on
piano, and Montez Coleman on drums --
awesome musicians and human beings.
I also love the sweet soul of Roy Hargrove
since meeting him at the Lionel Hampton
Jazz Festival in Feb. 2006. Driving the Roy
Hargrove Quintet around Port Townsend
this past July, 2007, was a great
experience for me. Roy's music has
touched my heart.
My passion is researching anything jazz
and jazz guitar, especially if it is connected
to the previously mentioned favorite jazz
personalities. I have always enjoyed
researching history anyway, and this is
just an extension of that passion.
Jazzy Cheers!
“Jazz Requires MUCH Passion”
Kandie Webster in Washington State ~~
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My Favorite Local Jazz Venues & Festivals
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