Lan Su Chinese Garden and PDX Jazz present Jazz in the Garden, a summer music series held in the early evening splendor of Portland's most intimate venue. Featuring six concerts Tuesday evenings July 16 through August 20, the series includes local, national and international artists. Learn more at lansugarden.org/jazz.
MAE.SUN is a band formed by saxophonist, vocalist and composer Hailey Niswanger. Their debut album, Vol. 1: Inter-be, was released on November 3rd, 2017. MAE.SUN’s eclectic sonic palette ranges from contemporary jazz and world music, to soulful funk and neo-soul. Meant to be digested in one sitting, Vol. 1: Inter-be takes listeners on an immersive, genre-bending journey rooted in the hope for universal harmony. This music is for the world, honoring and influenced by the interdependent nature of reality.
MAE.SUN features Hailey Niswanger on soprano saxophone, vocals, and all compositions, Nikara Warren on vibraphone, Andrew Renfroe on guitar, Axel Laugart on keys, Aaron Liao on bass and David Frazier Jr. on drums. Niswanger has released three previous albums as a leader; was featured in the Wall Street Journal, on NPR and listed in the DownBeat Magazine critics poll in the rising star category for alto and soprano saxophone for the past five consecutive years. She has performed with Esperanza Spalding, Mike Clark and Terri Lyne Carrington, among many others. Warren has participated in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program; has shared the stage with her grandfather Kenny Barron, vocalist Charenee Wade and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts; as well as composes and leads her own group. Laugart released his self-titled album in 2016 and has performed with the Afro Cuban All Stars, Teresa Garcia Caturla, George Clinton, Steve Gadd, Pino Paladino, Pedrito Martinez and many more. Renfroe has performed with many jazz and contemporary artists including, Carmen Lundy, Terrace Martin and Nat Reeves. Liao has also performed with Patrice Rushen, Valerie Simpson, Terrence Blanchard, Antonio Sanchez and more, and he is a member of alternative experimental pop group Iris Lune. Frazier actively performs with Gabriel Garzón-Montano and SZA. MAE.SUN is based in New York City and has performed at National Sawdust as part of The Revolution series and We Are Here benefit concert, Club Bonafide, Williamsburg Music Center and Nublu Classic.
