Coverage
Press
A growing list of writing about Jim and the orchestra. We don't reproduce articles in full — we link to the original publishers, who deserve the traffic.
Featured
Mark Stryker · JazzTimes · July 2024
"Chronology: Jim Knapp, the Best Big-Band Leader You Never Heard Of" ↗
A definitive long-form appreciation of Jim's career and writing — from the University of Illinois years under John Garvey, through the move to Seattle and Cornish, to the 13-piece orchestra and his final recording on Origin. Stryker frames Jim's music in the orchestral tradition of Ellington and Gil Evans and makes the case that Jim deserves a place in that lineage.
Paul de Barros · Seattle Times · November 2021
Obituary — Seattle Times ↗
Paul de Barros' obituary remembers Jim as "the primary architect of Seattle's modern jazz scene" and includes John Bishop's now-quoted line, "He was the sound of this town." Includes biographical detail on Jim's Chicago upbringing and his time in Germany with the young Manfred Eicher.
Earlier writing
To be added — JazzNW, AllAboutJazz, others. If you know of a piece of writing about Jim that should be included here, please send a link to info@knapparchive.org.