Mid Century Modem (MCM) is a Seattle-based alternative jazz duo featuring Seattle Hip Hop emcee/producer King Khazm, and singer/songwriter, Jesse Kogita. Golden Ear Award Nominees for NW Alternative Jazz Group of the Year, MCM’s music is a hand-built collage of original and improvised digital and live music built on the foundations of jazz and hip hop. Their musical journeys have spanned over two decades respectively, with both artists performing throughout the United States, and internationally at events such as Montreux Jazz Festival,North Sea Jazz Festival, Sturgis Motor-cycle Rally, Hempfest, World’s Fair Dubai, and Earshot Jazz Festival. In 2025, MCM released two albums, completed a tour of the southwestern United States, received a Golden Ear Award nomination for Northwest Alternative Jazz Group, charted on college radio, and sold out their debut performance at the Earshot Jazz Festival.
