DJR Trio plays at AC Hotel 

• Jackson Baldwin on saxophones
• Ryan Lund on bass
• Denzel Ramirez on drums.

The DJR Trio is a jazz group from the eastern Portland area Rooted in tradition while exploring new musical ground, the trio performs regularly at Mount Hood Community College and throughout the Portland metro. They bring a balance of respect for the standards, musical versatility, and a willingness to push the envelope beyond familiar boundaries.

PDX Jazz presents Student Sessions at AC Hotel Portland Downtown

ShellyRudolph, Dan Faehnle, Louis Pain, and Jason Palmer play the Five-O-Three

Mel Brown Trio at Salty's on the Columbia

Salty’s on the Columbia is thrilled to have live jazz performed by the magnificent Mel Brown Trio in our café dining room.

Chuck Israels 90th Birthday Celebration is at the 1905

• Two Shows - 6:30p and 8:30p
• Chuck Israels - bass
• Jonas Metsäkylä - guitar
• Miles Black - piano

A Community Tribute to a Jazz Master!

Join us at The 1905 on August 14th for a very special evening honoring bassist, composer, educator, and jazz icon Chuck Israels on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

Swing & Standards Trio performs at the McMenamins Grand Lodge

• Dan Donahue piano
• Bill Coones singer/bass
• Russ Miller guitar

Showtunes & The Great American Songbook

King Beta plays at Arrivederci's

John Gilmore Trio performs at Wilf's

Ron Steen Trio plays at Conway's House of Jazz

• Tony Pacini
• Perry Thoorsell
• Ron Steen

Ben + Brazil performs at the Jazz Station in Eugene

• Ben Harris saxophone
• Kerry Politzer piano
• KC Isaman bass
• Jay Veach drums

Don't miss this special homecoming performance — a rare chance to hear Ben Harris a rising artist road-test his competition set live before he takes it to the national stage.

Bridge City Soul plays at Clyde's Prime Rib

• Ramsey Embick
• Eddie Wright
• Mary Minnieweather-Tucker
• Orester "Rusty" Cox 
• Doug Lewis
• Randy Star 

BridgeCity Soul - Soul Band, Dance Band, Funk Band is not just the brainchild of Ramsey Embick but the dream of everyone in the band. Soul and R&B music must rank among the most unique of American musics with its pulsing beat, soul stirring vocals and compelling message! BridgeCity Soul has 6 members all steeped in this idiom.