Care to Jazz History

Care to Jazz is PCHS' signature fundraising event held annually in July featuring entertainment from some the Northwest's premier jazz performers. Care to Jazz has raised more than $170,000 since its inception in 2002, with over $100,000 benefiting the Edwin G. Tegenfeldt, MD Patient Care Fund.

The event is a Friday evening affair - outside on the patio of the Silverdale Beach Hotel overlooking the exquisite Dye's Inlet - that features a delectable buffet dinner, no-host cocktails, live and silent auctions and an evening of wonderful jazz music. The money raised throughout the evening is an invaluable contribution to a fund that helps patients pay for ancillary fees such as prescription medications, x-rays and lab fees.

Here's a list of past performers who have graced the Care to Jazz stage:

2002: Jim Sisko & the Downtown Sound
         Karen Shivers
2003: Greta Matassa
         The Jazz Guys
2004: Michael Powers
         Karen Shivers (back for an encore!)
2005: Johnny Martin
         The Don Alverson Duo
2006: Jake Bergevin & the Javatown Swing Orchestra
         Ward Colignon
2007: Duane Wright & the Jazz Unlimited Band
         The Karin Kajita Trio
         The Lenny Price Band
         May Palmer
         Michael Powers (back for an encore!)
         Pearl Django
2008: The Don Alverson Trio
         The Jazz Ambassadors
         No Inhibitions Jazz Band
         Bill Ramsay & Friends
         The Jazz Guys
         Deems Tsutakawa
         Karen Shivers (back for her third performance!)
         Michael Powers (another encore!)
 

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