When I talk to musicians about Rhythm in the Rain, their first question often is, “Am I in it?” And I often have to say no. To cover one hundred years of jazz in the Pacific Northwest in a narrative that moves readers forward, you can’t include everyone—or even half of the artists who have […]
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Lynn Darroch: The Legend of Jim Pepper (Stories on the Cutting Room Floor)
By Lynn DarrochSometimes you just have to leave something out, and here’s one of the stories we couldn’t fit into Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest about the accomplished and tempestuous Native American saxophonist, composer, and singer Jim Pepper, who grew up and got his musical start in Portland. Imagine thousands of people, standing, […]
Lynn Darroch: Something in the Water
By Lynn Darroch“Maybe it’s something in the water,” I said, as a joke at first. But as I thought about it, I began to realize that maybe it is all the water around here that makes jazz from the Pacific Northwest as distinct as its landscape and culture. That was the starting point, anyway, for Rhythm in […]
The Release of Rhythm in the Rain
By Tyler Mathieson
As of February 8, Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest will be released to all the reading world. We at Ooligan and especially the whole Rhythm in the Rain team are extremely excited to share this beautifully crafted book with readers, jazz lovers, history buffs, and all Pacific Northwesterners. It has been […]
Worth the Wait: Our First Look at Rhythm in the Rain
By Tyler MathiesonIt’s a pretty incredible feeling to see something that you have worked so hard on for so long come to fruition. That moment came earlier last week for all of us who have poured ourselves into the development of Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest, when a shipment of advanced reader copies […]
It’s All Falling Together
By Tyler Mathieson
It has been almost two whole years since Ooligan Press held the vote to acquire Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest, and now after countless hours of hard work and dedication, we are finally on the verge of having a finished book in hand. Since our last update, we have conquered such […]