Fri, 02/23/2018 - 7:30pm
This tribute show celebrates the legacy of four friends from Houston, TX whose five decades-long careers spanned hard bop, soul, and funk-jazz with chart-...
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 7:00pm to Sat, 02/24/2018 - 6:45pm
MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO & RUSSELL MALONE QUARTET
(DOUBLE BILL)
Marcus Roberts
“His combination of talent, ambition, discipline, stylistic openness and...
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Jazz conversation with pianist, Marcus Roberts hosted by PDX Jazz Board Member, Deborah DeMoss Smith.
Free Event
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Jazz conversation with guitarist Rusell Malone hosted by PDX Jazz Board Member Marcia Hocker.
Free Event
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 9:30pm
George Colligan
George Colligan Trio w/ Buster Williams & Lenny White
George Colligan is a New York-based pianist, organist, drummer, trumpeter, teacher,...
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 7:00pm to Fri, 02/23/2018 - 6:45pm
For Portland Only
The loss of Geri Allen this summer was emotionally hard sending shock waves through the jazz community as she touched so many of us in a very...
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Jazz conversation with bassist, Buster Williams & drummer Lenny White hosted by Portland State University professor, George Colligan.
Free Event
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Jazz conversation with pianist, Ethan Iverson hosted by Mary Sue Tobin.
Free Event
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 12:00pm to Fri, 02/23/2018 - 12:45pm
Jazz conversation with drummer – Terri Lyne Carrington, tenor and soprano saxophone – Ravi Coltrane, and bass – Esperanza Spalding hosted by Portland State...
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 8:00pm to Thu, 02/22/2018 - 7:45pm
The world and Africa, in particular, have changed since the founding of pianist/composer Abdullah Ibrahim’s Ekaya ensemble in 1983. The septet, whose name...
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 7:30pm
Mostly Other People Do the Killing formed in 2003 shortly after bassist/composer/bandleader Moppa Elliott moved to New York City from Ohio. The original...
Tue, 02/20/2018 - 7:30pm
The Genius of Eddie Jefferson with Special Guest Richie Cole
Allan Harris
Over the past 20 years, Harris has steadily developed his reputation as one of the...
Tue, 02/20/2018 - 7:00pm to Wed, 02/21/2018 - 6:45pm
Tahirah Memory Trio
Lisa Fischer
Ms. Lisa Fischer and her band Grand Baton first set out on tour in 2014, with no product to sell, no recordings or video to...
Tue, 02/20/2018 - 6:00pm to Wed, 02/21/2018 - 6:45pm
Jazz conversation with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim hosted by Portland State University Professor, Darrell Grant.
Free Event
Mon, 02/19/2018 - 7:30pm
UP Jazz Octet Celebrates Kenny Wheeler & Norma Winstone
For this special Tribute to Al Jarreau, Bobby has put together a fantastic set of some of Al’s most...
Mon, 02/19/2018 - 7:30pm
2006 Thelonious Monk Competition Winner
With pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan, potent jazz improvisation fuses with the rich folkloric music of his native...
Sun, 02/18/2018 - 7:30pm
Regina Carter: Ella Accentuate The Positive
A hundred years after her birth, the ever-eloquent Ella Fitzgerald continues to teach us lessons. Regina Carter has...
Sun, 02/18/2018 - 4:00pm to Mon, 02/19/2018 - 3:45pm
Randy Porter
Jazz pianist Randy Porter has a refined understanding of improvisation and the spontaneous communication between musicians. As a Steinway Artist,...
Sun, 02/18/2018 - 2:00pm to Mon, 02/19/2018 - 1:45pm
Harlem Awakenings
Amina Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a classical concert pianist. In the late 1980s, she entered...
Sat, 02/17/2018 - 10:00pm to Sun, 02/18/2018 - 9:45pm
“There’s a disarming spirit of generosity in the musicianship of Julian Lage, and a keener sense of judicious withholding. A guitarist with roots tangled up in...
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