KNKX Jazz Northwest host Kareem Kandi brings his World Orchestra back to the Ott & Hunter stage! Settle into our comfy and cozy cabaret room as this band perform their energetic and unexpected takes on jazz standards from the swing songbook to 60’s mainstream compositions and beyond!  Joining Kareem for this show will be the ever phenomenal Greg Feingold on bass, and dynamo Jacques Willis on drums.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi is a performer, composer, and educator, in high demand for his talents both on and off the stage. Kareem is a versatile musician with strong roots in the traditions of Jazz, Blues, Classical and Funk, and has been performing on the scene for years, gaining attention from critics and audiences alike. While staying true to musical styles of the past, he also keeps an eye towards the future by composing original music as well as new arrangements of timeless songs from the great American songbook. Kandi’s performance is seamless, natural, artful, classy and inspiring.