Washington Hall: A Musical Journey from Jackson Street to 14th Ave & Fir St
March 29, 2014 |
Join us at Washington Hall to celebrate 40 years of preservation. This benefit concert features performances by the legendary Holden family, a dynasty of Seattle jazz and music, and other special guests. Four generations of Holden musicians will take the stage at Washington Hall, the site of Seattle’s first documented jazz performance. Patriarch Oscar Holden, who passed in 1969, was one of its early performers, and he graces the cover of the Seattle jazz history, Jackson Street After Hours.
Built in 1908 by the Danish Brotherhood, Washington Hall has been an anchor in the Central District for more than 100 years serving as a hub for social and cultural activities for a broad ethnic community. The Hall has hosted luminary performers including Duke Ellington, Marian Anderson, Jimi Hendrix, Fugazi, Mark Morris, Spalding Gray, and Bill T. Jones. In 1973, the Sons of Haiti, an African-American Masonic Lodge, purchased the building and continued the tradition of hosting performing arts. Historic Seattle acquired the Hall in 2009, saving it from demolition.
Washington Hall’s mission is to create a transformative space in Seattle’s Central District that honors its history and is a home for arts & culture that reflects its legacy.
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Website:
www.historicseattle.org |
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| Location Information |
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Washington Hall |
153 14th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122 |
| Website:
www.washingtonhall.org |
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| Contact Information |
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Brooke Best |
| Email:
brookeb@historicseattle.org |
| Phone:
(206) 622-6952, ext 221 |
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