Jazz
Each February jazz streams down Broadway in Portland, Oregon. The Festival features over 125 events at various venues throughout downtown Portland. See GRAMMY Award winning artists. Discover an emerging talent. Enjoy intimate jazz in hotel ballrooms, clubs, and restaurants. The 4th annual Portland Jazz Festival presented by Qwest will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Crystal Silence, the breakthrough recording of Chick Corea & Gary Burton (2/16) and one of the first ECM releases. The 2007 Portland Jazz Festival recognizes ECM Records for their nearly four decades of making an indelible imprint on contemporary jazz with a series of concerts, lectures, and workshops titled Crystal Silence: The Story of ECM Records, February 16–17. Artists include renowned saxophonist, Branford Marsalis (2/16); clarinetist and saxophonist Don Byron’s Music of Junior Walker and The All-Stars project (2/17); ECM recording artist, sax man Trygve Seim; pianist Geri Allen (2/17) with her trio; trumpeter Dave Douglas (2/17); Kurt Elling & Patricia Barber (2/24) for a West Coast “Evening at the Green Mill”; and saxophone legend Charles Lloyd (2/18) on a double bill with Tomasz Stanko, plus more to come. Be sure to check pdxjazz.com for the latest updates and Festival news. Tickets on sale now! The Festival takes place in Downtown Portland, with its European blocks and clean light rail, visitors can choose from more than 18 Festival hotels and enjoy the full festival experience. For discounted room rates and packages that include breakfast and free parking click here. For more hotel deals including a free welcome package click here. ________________________________________________ Jimmy Maks Jimmy Maks jazz club in Portland’s Pearl District presents local, national and international jazz artists. Click here for Jimmy Maks calendar. Click here for sound clips. The food’s great too! The Blue Monk And across town in the Belmont District The Blue Monk also serves up cool jazz and great food. Click here for their calendar. The Portland Jazz Society The Jazz Society of Oregon is a great resource for jazz fans. Click here to visit their web site.
