The Albina Music Trust presents a Tribute to Count Basie at the Portland Center Stage

Celebrate this holiday season with a musical tribute to Count Basie, led by the Brown Branch Big Band featuring directors Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III. These shows will highlight the compositions of Count Basie and his orchestra with a modern twist. In its third season of holiday performances, the Brown Branch Big Band returns once more to rouse audiences with their swinging big band sounds steeped in the holiday spirit. 

The Brown Branch Big Band features an all-star lineup of Portland musicians, including saxophonists Max Roark, Kevin Oliver, Mieke Bruggeman, Devin Phillips, Hailey Niswanger; trombonists Kyle Molitor, James Powers, Adriana Wagner, Denzel Mendoza; trumpeters Noah Simpson, Abner Deltle, Cameron Formanczyk, Justin Copeland; Bassist Finn Jones, Guitarist Jack Radsliff, Domo Branch on drums; and Charlie Brown III on the piano.