Due to inclement weather venue has changed to an indoor facility at Yoshida Haven Estate

Times have changed and are now current

MHCC Combo 12:00p - 12:50p

Mt. Hood Community College’s top jazz combo, comprised of some of the top jazz musicians in the program.

Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group - 1:15p - 2:40p

Dubbed “Jimmy Mak’s signature band” by The Oregonian, The Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group is made up of four Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductees. Their collective resume reads like a "Who's Who" of jazz, blues and soul. They have the talent and confidence to be completely spontaneous, from blistering solos to improvised arrangements and segues. Brown is an American jazz drummer and one of the most prominent jazz musicians in Portland. He came to Motown via Martha Reeves, who hired him in 1967 to join her band. Many Motown Records artists employed Brown as a session musician in the late 60s and early 70s, including Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye.

Mt. Hood Jazz Collective - 3:00p - 3:50p

Featuring MHCC Jazz Faculty - John Nastos, Ryan Meagher, Tim Gilson, and Tim Rap

Helen Sung Quartet - 4:15p - 5:40p

Helen Sung is an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, and a 2021 Guggenheim fellow. She eschewed her classical piano upbringing after a jazz epiphany during her undergraduate studies at UT Austin. Her recent releases, “Sung With Words” – a collaborative project with renowned poet Dana Gioia – and “Anthem For A New Day” topped the jazz charts. Her latest release “Quartet+” garnered a 4.5 star DownBeat review and inclusion in its "Best of 2021 Albums" list, and a JazzTimes cover story.