The Teaching Staff
JAMES CURLEY COOKE, Executive Director:
has been active in the music business for 40 years. He is an original
member of The Steve Miller Band, and has recorded on 35 major
label albums and toured the country and Southeast Asia extensively.
Also with Steve Miller again in 1974-doing the "Joker "
tour and recording tracks for "Fly Like an Eagle" Album
and "Book of Dreams. He currently teaches in the community
college system and privately, and is the founder of Pacific Northwest
Blues in the Schools. He is the recipient of numerous awards from
the Washington Blues Society. Best Acoustic Guitar 1995, 2001,
2006 & 2007 / Best Traditional Act w/Paul Green 2001 &
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 CHRIS
LEIGHTON (drums & percussion), · Active since 1968
in the local, regional, national, and international music scenes
as a live performer, studio musician, record producer, and percussion
instructor.
· Has recorded over 1200 commercials, 60 albums/CDs, and
numerous movie soundtracks since 1970.
. Chris brings a wealth of performance and recording experience
to the table and is one of the most sought after drummer/percussionists
in the Seattle area. He is well known for his unusual approach
(incorporating a steel drum and 20-gallon barrel into his drum
kit) and his ever-present groove. Chris received the Washington
Blues Society's "Best Drummer" Award in 1991, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Affiliate Faculty member of the Music Department at
Shoreline Community
College.I teach Private Instruction Percussion- Music 196 |
 AL
ROWE (Bass): Al grew up in Chicago, IL, the birthplace
of "Chicago Blues." His musical influence began early in life
when, as a child, he was privileged to witness his grandfather
& Sunnyland Slim "jamming" in the family's living room. While
learning to play guitar as a youth, Al discovered the playing
style and musical arrangements of the late Jimi Hendrix, and ultimately
went on to become the winner of the "National Jimi Hendrix Guitar
Competition." He has since developed into an extraordinarily talented
musician. Al is not only a talented guitar player and vocalist;
he is as equally skilled on keyboards, drums and bass guitar.
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ALICE STUART: Alice Stuart's professional
career spans almost 5 decades. She was a trailblazer for women
in music in the 1960s and 1970s. Alice is not only a singer, but
a gifted songwriter and guitarist. She plays a wide variety of
musical styles and performs nationally and internationally as
a solo artist as well as with her band, The Formerlys. She is
also very much in demand as a teacher at various music camps and
workshops. Alice's first recording was released on Arhoolie Records
in 1964. Her latest, "Freedom", is a collaboration with
her band released in April 2007. For a complete history and discography,
check out her website at www.alicestuart.com.
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ANNETTE TABORN (HARMONICA & VOCALS):
Annette has performed for over 30 years across the U. S. and overseas.
Originally from Michigan, she co-founded the Kalamazoo Valley
Blues Association in 1994, and created a Blues in Schools program
there that same year. She served as the Director of the Kalamazoo
Blues Festival for its first two years. Annette studied Blues
in Schools teaching methods at the University of Mississippi,
Oxford and received continuing education certification from the
Southern Studies Teachers Institute in 1996 and 1997. She worked
with the International House of Blues Foundation's "Blues
School House" program in Chicago during the 2000 school year.
In 2003 and 2004 she taught Blues in the Schools in Los Angeles
under the auspices of The Southern California Blues Society. Annette
is in charge of PNBIS Program Development. |
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Over 10 years of Pacific NW
Blues in Schools (PNBIS) musician/teachers
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James Curley Cooke
Dick Powell
Steve Bailey
Felisa Huntley
Patti Allen
Albritton McClain
Steve Kim
Rick Johnson
Christian Swenson
Rod Cook
Alice Stuart |
Al Rowe
Ricky Allen
Doug Mcgrew
Chris Leighton
Annette Taborn
Son Jack Jr
Jeremy Clement
Rick Spana
Jackie Lomax
Larry McClure
Nick Vigarino |
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