Jazz Society Hosts Gala

Fri., Jan. 6, 1995

Don Adair

Last year, the Spokane Jazz Society hit on a great way to start the New Year and hold a membership drive - all in one package.

It worked so well, they’re doing it again Sunday.

First Jazz is a five-hour jazz bash held in the ballroom at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. It’s a quality affair, with hot and cold buffets, a no-host bar and lots of elegant dancing and first-rate jazz.

Best of all, the $20 cost of admission also buys a year’s membership in the SJS, a $25 value. Only new and renewing members pay; anyone who has joined recently gets in free. The price for students is $10.

This year, the show gets under way at 4 p.m. with a spunky, amusing and danceable set by Bruce Davis and the Dixie Dandies. Spectrum, a vocal quartet, performs at 5:10, and the Spokane Jazz Orchestra plays a dance set at 5:40.

Saxophonist Gary Edighoffer has a new group, Desafinado, which plays Brazilian jazz; they’ll debut at 6:40, and the SJO plays a second set at 7:40.

Last year’s show was a ton of fun and this year’s lineup looks even better.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.