Greg Ruby & the Rhythm Runners Pay Tribute to Important Seattle Jazz Artist Frank D. Waldron in Syncopated Classic

Jazz guitarist Greg Ruby and writer Paul de Barros, in partnership with 4 Culture, have collaborated on a reprint of Waldron’s 1924 educational songbook Syncopated Classic.by Robert Ham
Frank D. Waldron is not often referenced in any conversations about the history of jazz music in Seattle. Even though he has direct connections to the careers of Northwest pillars like Jelly Roll Morton and Quincy Jones, it still takes a little bit of digging to churn up Waldron’s name and his work as