http://jazzpdx.org Portland Oregon Online Jazz Resource Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:37:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 45.52874-122.644605Jazzpdxorghttp://feedburner.google.com The Portland-based piano/saxophone duo project Duo Chronicles (featuring Clay Giberson and John Nastos) will be performing live at Brasserie Montmartre on March 18th.  Music starts at 8 PM.  No cover. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEVWpPJ3yk httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknckkkfkSs<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/8t8wpc1lRXc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/8t8wpc1lRXc/duo-chronicles-at-brasserie-montmartre-318 http://jazzpdx.org/2010/duo-chronicles-at-brasserie-montmartre-318 This year's Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival is quickly approaching.  The one-day extravaganza happens at the beginning of May each year and features some of the best local jazz in the Northwest.  The festival is one of the best opportunities you'll get during the year to do a sampling of ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/7-piH2Tintc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/7-piH2Tintc/2010-silverton-wine-and-jazz-festival-preview http://jazzpdx.org/2010/2010-silverton-wine-and-jazz-festival-preview The Bridge Quartet (Alan Jones on drums, Tom Wakeling on bass, Darrell Grant on piano, and Canadian saxophonist Phil Dwyer on tenor saxophone) will be doing a rare Portland performance (perhaps the only one this year according to Wakeling) on Monday, March 8th. The group will be performing at Cafe Mango ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/4uUrqF-rp9c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/4uUrqF-rp9c/bridge-quartet-with-phil-dwyer-at-cafe-mango-38 http://jazzpdx.org/2010/bridge-quartet-with-phil-dwyer-at-cafe-mango-38 [caption id="attachment_1424" align="aligncenter" width="497" caption="Photo by Fran Kaufman"][/caption] If you're a jazz fan in Portland, you almost certainly made it to at least one of the many events that were part of this year's Portland Jazz Festival.  The festival, although shorter than it has been in past years, brought a number ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/n7hDkt5kkAA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/n7hDkt5kkAA/2010-portland-jazz-festival-roundup http://jazzpdx.org/2010/2010-portland-jazz-festival-roundup Each year, the Portland Jazz Festival hosts late-night jam sessions during the festival where local and touring musicians meet up and play late at night when the other gigs have ended. This year, the sessions are taking a different direction.  Rather than the typical 'call a standard and play it the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/ARMVd_Uuhj8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/ARMVd_Uuhj8/rendezvous-sessions http://jazzpdx.org/2010/rendezvous-sessions Writer and journalist Lynn Darroch has been busy creating new videos for his jazz stories series.  Be sure to also check out his radio show (KMHD, Fridays from 1-4 PM) where you can often hear Lynn doing a reading of one of his stories with the many musicians who roll ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/dWIOpjZ3McQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/dWIOpjZ3McQ/new-jazz-stories-and-videos-from-lynn-darroch http://jazzpdx.org/2010/new-jazz-stories-and-videos-from-lynn-darroch Not quite your typical jazz concert, but certainly worth mentioning: The Imani Winds, one of the world's best-known woodwind quintets will be appearing a Mississippi Studios this Thursday.  In the concert, they will be performing works by Wayne Shorter, Paquito D’Rivera and Jason Moran, Tickets are $15.  8 PM.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/DZRsXVDoZUI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/DZRsXVDoZUI/imani-winds-at-mississippi-studios http://jazzpdx.org/2010/imani-winds-at-mississippi-studios Los Angeles-based Latin percussionist Luis Conte will be in Portland this weekend for two shows where he will be the featured guest with two Portland-based groups. First, on Friday, February 12th, Conte will join the Portland Jazz Orchestra for a concert at the First United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St) ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/8a2vdfqkWD0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/8a2vdfqkWD0/latin-jazz-on-valentines-day-weekend-212-and-213 http://jazzpdx.org/2010/latin-jazz-on-valentines-day-weekend-212-and-213 On Friday, February 12th, the Analog Room (3954 N. Williams Ave) will host an intriguing night of music, featuring the music of Grahamsound and Metamess.  While those names may not sound familiar, the names of some of the performers will: Sam Howard on bass, Russ Kleiner on drums, Matt Weiers ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/CBmR0U3dJRM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/CBmR0U3dJRM/matt-weiers-chris-mosley-grahamsound-and-more-at-the-analog-room-212 http://jazzpdx.org/2010/matt-weiers-chris-mosley-grahamsound-and-more-at-the-analog-room-212 Guitarist Dan Faehnle (Pink Martini, Dianna Krall, Mel Brown B3 Quintet) will be performing on Monday, February 8th at Jimmy Mak's.  He'll be joined by an all-star Portland-based band, featuring Dan Gaynor on piano (recently back from NYC), Phil Baker (a Pink Martini band mate of Faehnle's) on bass, and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~4/kS01Y3-KDhw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Jazzpdxorg/~3/kS01Y3-KDhw/dan-faehnle-at-jimmy-maks-28 http://jazzpdx.org/2010/dan-faehnle-at-jimmy-maks-28