Cory Limuaco plays at The 1905

Two Shows - 6:00p and 8:15p

 Jazz musicians, at their best, love to dangle off a cliff, with only their wits and their fingertips holding themselves and whatever song they’re playing from complete disaster. Especially in a live setting, it’s a constant resetting of their creative boundaries, pushing up to and just beyond the edge every time. Few players in Portland embody that concept better than drummer Cory Limuaco. He throws his full self into every performance, whether that’s working in the cosmic realm of Mae.Sun, blending neo-soul and fusion as a member of greaterkind, backing up superstar rapper Aminé, or deconstructing jazz and pop favorites with his own ensemble. He’s a daredevil with a fluid sense of time and a splashy attack who, as he put it on a recent Instagram post, plays “like it’s my last time, every time.”  That attitude has kept Limuaco in high demand among the various music communities in Portland since he began playing live about six years ago. And his flexibility allowed him to come out of the COVID lockdowns at full speed as evidenced by his recent performances at Mississippi Studios with trumpeter Noah Simpson and his frequent appearances at The 1905