Schedule

2012 US Bank Portland Jazz Festival Presented by Alaska Airlines

February 17-26, 2012

 9th Annual Event Headline Artists and Shows

 

Friday February 17, 2012

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Thara Memory w/Carlton Jackson

1:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Thara Memory

Partner Event

Frank Tribble – guitar

5:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Anna Paul and Bearded Lady

6:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

Chance Hayden and Marc Hutchinson

6:30 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Tony Pacini

7:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Jazz Artery of the Pacific Northwest- Personal Histories from Williams Avenue

7:00 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Greta Matassa

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Thara Memory “Artfully Miles”

7:30 pm | Location:  | $22-$42 | Artist Profiles: Thara Memory

Partner Event

Ezra Weiss Group

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

3 Leg Torso

8:00 pm | Location: Tony Starlight's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tablao

8:00 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Patrick Lamb Band

8:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Bobby Torres

8:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

John Stowell and Rob Davis

8:00 pm | Location: Riverplace Hotel | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Robert Moore and the Wildcats Quartet

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

David Friesen and John Gross

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Damian Erskine and Carlton Jackson

9:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

George Colligan Leads the LATE NITE JAM

11:45 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Saturday February 18, 2012

Partner Event

Gordy Michael: Piano, Guitar, Vocals

5:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Enrico Rava w/Tim Duroche

5:00 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Enrico Rava

Partner Event

Tablao

5:30 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Dominic Castillo

6:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Dave Brothers, Terry Robb and Rob Busey Acoustic Jazz Trio

6:30 pm | Location:  | FREE

PDX Jazz Free Performance

Dan Balmer Trio with George Mitchell and Micah Kassell

7:30 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Greta Matassa

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett, Mel Brown

7:30 pm | Location:  | FREE

Ticketed Concert

Enrico Rava Tribe with the Tony Pacini Trio

7:30 pm | Location:  | $22-$42 | Artist Profiles: Enrico Rava

Partner Event

Tony Salutes The Stars of the Copacabana with the All-Star Horns

8:00 pm | Location: Tony Starlight's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Devin Phillips Band

8:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tom Grant and Shelly Rudolph

8:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Ron Steen Jazz Jam

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Kelley Shannon Quartet featuring David Friesen “A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan”

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Tom Wakeling & Steve Christofferson Quartet

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Disappointments featuring Tom Lund, Bill Erb, Tino Ferraro and Steve Eave

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Chance Hayden Trio

9:00 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

Better Homes & Gardens

9:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Joe Manis, Dave Captein, and Randy Rollofson

9:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

George Colligan Leads the LATE NITE JAM

11:45 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Sunday February 19, 2012

Partner Event

Jazz Brunch: Dave Captein and Randy Rollofson

10:00 am | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Westminster Jazz Ensemble

10:30 am | Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church | FREE

Partner Event

Gospel Brunch: SEI’s Sounds of Soul Choir

2:00 pm | Location:  | $15-$35

Partner Event

George Colligan Trio with Nicole Glover

4:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Roy Nathanson & Curtis Fowlkes w/Marty Hughley

5:00 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE

Ticketed Concert

The Jazz Passengers with special guest Dan Balmer and Farnell Newton Quintet

7:00 pm | Location:  | $22-$42 | Artist Profiles: The Jazz Passengers

Partner Event

The Quadraphonnes

8:00 pm | Location: The Blue Monk | Cover Charge May Apply

Monday February 20, 2012

Outreach

Charles McPherson with Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Alan Jones Academy of Music, and Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra.

3:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | FREE | Artist Profiles: Charles McPherson

Partner Event

Carlton Jackson & Dave Mills Big Band

6:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Nancy King and Mary Kadderly Winter 2012 Jazz Singing Workshop Performance

7:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Charles McPherson and the PSU Jazz Group

7:30 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | $10-$15 | Artist Profiles: Charles McPherson

Partner Event

Jazz Conversation: Charles McPherson with Randy Porter- Charles McPherson and Randy Porter Trio in a Tribute to Lester “Prez” Young and Charlie “Bird” Parker

9:30 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | $15-$20 | Artist Profiles: Charles McPherson

Tuesday February 21, 2012

Partner Event

Carey Campbell Jazz Jam

7:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Ayars Times Two

7:30 pm | Location: Tony Starlight's | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Mardi Gras @ the Mission Theater /Bridgetown Sextet featuring Andrew Oliver, Devin Phillips, Marilyn Keller

7:30 pm | Location: Mission Theater & Pub | $15 | Artist Profiles: Marilyn Keller, Andrew Oliver, Devin Phillips, Mardi Gras @ The Mission Theater

Partner Event

Tom Wakeling with Steve Christofferson, David Evans and Todd Straight

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Mel Brown B3 Organ Band

8:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | Cover Charge May Apply

Wednesday February 22, 2012

Partner Event

Randy Porter

5:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Dan Duval & Bill Athens

5:30 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Belinda Underwood

7:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Ron Steen Duo

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

White Bird Dance Presents Garth Fagan “Griot New York”

7:30 pm | Location:  | $26-$64

Partner Event

Camellia Lounge Jazz Jam

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Mel Brown Quartet

8:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Reflecting on Williams Avenue’s Jazz History- Performance & Lecture- Sweet Baby James and King Louie

8:00 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Chuck Israel’s Jazz Orchestra plays the Music of Bill Evans

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Thursday February 23, 2012

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Dee Dee Bridgewater w/S. Renee Mitchell

12:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Dee Dee Bridgewater

Partner Event

Mark Simon Piano

5:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tony Pacini

5:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

John “JB” Butler & Damian Erskine

5:30 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Xavier Tavera

6:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Johnny Martin

7:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Dee Dee Bridgewater – To Billie with Love: A Celebration of Lady Day

7:00 pm | Location: Newmark Theater | $28-$58 | Artist Profiles: Dee Dee Bridgewater

Partner Event

Randy Porter

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Intervision

8:00 pm | Location: Jimmy Mak's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Ron Steen “Jam Session”

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Jim Templeton Quintet (Paul Mazzio/Pete Petersen/Kevin Deitz/Mike Snyder)

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Rogue: Go By Train (Dan Balmer, Micah Kassell, Clay Giberson)

9:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Nel Centro: John Gross Trio with Cameron Morgan & Scott Cutshall

9:00 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Brett McConnell Lovetet

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Art Bar: Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg

9:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Friday February 24, 2012

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Roy Haynes w/Alan Jones

12:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Roy Haynes

Partner Event

Jim Templeton Piano Bar

5:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tablao

5:00 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Vijay Iyer w/Sean Brennan

5:00 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Vijay Iyer + Prasanna + Nitin Mitta = Tirtha

Partner Event

Pete Krebs and the Portland Playboys

6:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ West Cafe: Mary Kadderly “The Lure of the Jazz Lyric”

6:30 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Johnny Martin

7:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Randy Porter

7:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band

7:00 pm | Location: Newmark Theater | $28-$58 | Artist Profiles: Roy Haynes

Partner Event

Tony Pacini Trio

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Farnell Newton Group

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Nines: Kelley Shannon “Classically Carmen-A Tribute to Carmen McRae” with guitarist Dan Duval and bassist Glen Moore

8:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Benson Hotel: Naomi LaViolette Duo

8:00 pm | Location: The Benson Hotel | FREE | Artist Profiles: Ben Darwish - Commotion, Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ RiverPlace Hotel: Tom Grant Duo

8:00 pm | Location: Riverplace Hotel | FREE

Partner Event

The Bureau of Standards Big Band

8:00 pm | Location: Tony Starlight's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Mary Kadderly & Dan Gildea

8:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Alan Jones Sextet

8:00 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

David Friesen Trio

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Hotel Fifty: Justin Morell Trio featuring Damien Erskine and Ben Darwish

9:00 pm | Location: Hotel Fifty | FREE | Artist Profiles: Ben Darwish - Commotion, Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Rogue: Reggie Houston Trio

9:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Swing Papillion

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Tim Willcox Quartet featuring David Goldblatt

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Art Bar: Trio Subtonic

9:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Dave Captein and Randy Rollofson

9:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Bill Frisell – “For Portland Only” the Music of John Lennon, Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant

9:30 pm | Location: Crystal Ballroom | $25-$45 | Artist Profiles: Bill Frisell

Partner Event

Farnell Newton Group

10:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz Midnight Jam Session hosted by the Ezra Weiss

11:59 pm | Location: Mission Theater & Pub | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Saturday February 25, 2012

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Bill Frisell w/Robert Baird

12:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Cleveland High School

1:00 pm | Location:  | FREE

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra

1:45 pm | Location:  | FREE

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Charlie Hunter w/Matt Fleeger

2:00 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Charlie Hunter

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra II

2:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Vijay Iyer + Prasanna + Nitin Mitta = Tirtha “From New York to Tamil Nadu”

3:00 pm | Location: Crystal Ballroom | $25-$45 | Artist Profiles: Vijay Iyer + Prasanna + Nitin Mitta = Tirtha

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage:Lincoln High School Big Band

3:15 pm | Location:  | FREE

Outreach

Musicians Panel “No Strings Attached” Charlie Hunter, Dan Balmer, Dan Duval w/Tom D’Antoni

3:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Charlie Hunter, Portland Artists Bios

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: PSU Jazz Combo

4:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Brubeck Institute

4:45 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Gordy Michael: Piano, Guitar, Vocals

5:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

Jazz Conversation: Branford Marsalis w/Devin Phillips

5:00 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE

Partner Event

The Martens Combination

6:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Mary Kadderly & Dan Gildea

6:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Ticketed Concert

Bill Frisell Solo and the 858 Quartet

7:00 pm | Location: Newmark Theater | $28-$58 | Artist Profiles: Bill Frisell

Partner Event

Devin Phillips Quartet

7:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Nines: Nancy Curtin with guitarist John Keyser and bassist Tim Gilson

8:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Benson Hotel: Jon Lakey and David Kim

8:00 pm | Location: The Benson Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Tony Starlight Show

8:00 pm | Location: Tony Starlight's | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Linda Lee Michelet

8:00 pm | Location: The Heathman Hotel | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

The Stolen Sweets

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Kelley Shannon Quartet featuring Dick Berk “A Tribute to Billie Holiday”

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett & Mel Brown

8:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Hotel Fifty: Bobby Torres Trio featuring Dan Gaynor & Chris Woitach

9:00 pm | Location: Hotel Fifty | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Rogue Ales: Louis Pain, Micah Kassell & Renato Caranto

9:00 pm | Location:  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Rich Halley Quartet with Michael Vlatkovich, Clyde Reed & Carson Halley

9:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Gary Hobbs Trio

9:00 pm | Location: Brasserie Montmartre | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ The Art Bar: Upper: Upper Left Trio

9:30 pm | Location: The Art Bar  | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Partner Event

Scott Hall, Dave Captein & Carlton Jackson

9:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Charlie Hunter Solo Jam and The “PDX Afrobeat Breakdown” featuring Scott Pemberton Trio with special surprise guest, Ben Darwish – Commotion and Jujuba

9:30 pm | Location: Crystal Ballroom | $25 | Artist Profiles: Jujuba, Ben Darwish - Commotion, Scott Pemberton Trio, Charlie Hunter

Partner Event

Portland Jazz Quintet

10:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz Midnight Jam Session hosted by the Ezra Weiss

11:59 pm | Location: Mission Theater & Pub | FREE | Artist Profiles: Portland Artists Bios

Sunday February 26, 2012

PDX Jazz Free Performance

PDX Jazz @ Nel Centro: Jazz Brunch featuring Brooklyn Street Jazz Quartet

10:00 am | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Partner Event

Klezmer Brunch: Klezmocracy

10:00 am | Location:  | $30 / advance reservation call 503-222-1069

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: PSU Jazz Combo II

1:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Combo

1:45 pm | Location:  | FREE

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Big Band

2:30 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Ticketed Concert

Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Duo

3:00 pm | Location: Newmark Theater | $28-$58 | Artist Profiles: Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Duo

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Lincoln High School Combo

3:15 pm | Location:  | FREE

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: PDX Jazz Project

4:00 pm | Location:  | Cover Charge May Apply

Outreach

PDX Jazz Student Stage: Brubeck Institute

4:45 pm | Location:  | FREE

Partner Event

Human Spirit

8:00 pm | Location: The Blue Monk | Cover Charge May Apply

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