Machado Mijiga performs music from his recent album, Gradient — an eclectic look at the world of modern jazz.
Machado Mijiga drums, compositions
Andrew Jones bass
Dylan Hayes piano
Multi-instrumentalist and Portland native Machado Mijiga is classically-trained, jazz-weathered, and eclectically inclined. Mijiga left the proverbial creative “box” at a very early age, with access to many instruments and a diverse musical background brought about by an intercultural heritage. Mijiga is a musical polymath; composer, producer, bandleader, educator, gear fanatic, and audio engineer, to name a few. Authenticity and uniquity assume the locus of Mijiga’s artistic identity. Self-expression is the prime directive, and the medium of choice changes like the weather.”
Andrew Jones is an improviser, composer, and bassist in Portland. Since arriving in 2009, he’s been involved with the music community in a myriad of contexts: contributing compositions to jazz releases on the PJCE label, performing with rock, hip hop and folk groups and working with countless singer-songwriters. He's also formed a long association with Portland's experimental music community and Creative Music Guild, making multiple appearances at the Improvisation Summit of Portland and TBA performing with visiting musicians, collaborating with local dancers, accompanying theatre and presenting his own music. His main creative vehicle, The Crenshaw, is based on Andrew's poetry, which he sets to electronic music.
Those beat-pieces are then recreated with his warped synth samples, upright bass and a collaborator on drum set framing Jones’ voice. In 2019 he finished a fourteen-month international touring stint with acclaimed Los Angeles songwriter/composer Julia Holter. During the pandemic, Jones has turned to more session and audio production work; writing arrangements, contributing bass tracks, and mixing various new releases. In the coming year he plans to record The Crenshaw’s second full length album.
Dylan Hayes is a rising young jazz pianist serving the Portland, Seattle, and the SF Bay jazz scenes. He is the leader of the Jim Knapp Orchestra, DX-Tet, and Dylan Hayes Electric Band, and plays for Christopher Brown, Pablo Rivarola, and Sarah Clarke within the Portland jazz scene. Dylan’s debut record “Songs For Rooms And People” was released on Blujazz Productions March of 2020. His debut record was named one of the top ten jazz albums of 2020 by The Seattle Times. Along with fellow Seattle contemporaries, Hayes recorded debut and sophomore albums as Meridian Odyssey on Origin Records, to be met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from publications such as All About Jazz.
