11th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival presents Joe Kye’s the Well Sessions featuring Shin Yu Pai
Joe Kye takes listeners on a transcendent personal journey, recollecting lineage and love through generations and geography. Looping violin, vocals, and traditional Korean instruments, Joe’s improvisations swirl with spoken word and deep ancestral connection, unraveling our inner cocoons with awareness and self-compassion. Portland’s most adventurous jazz festival enters its second decade with a three-day village-style celebration of local, world-class artistry with more than 30 concerts and events across 12 venues. TicketsGeneral Admission — $35 online, $45 doorStudents — $10 (must present ID at door)Arts for All — $5 (must present S.N.A.P. or Oregon Trail card at door)Click HERE to purchase tickets Montavilla Jazz Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Ticket sales from Montavilla Jazz Festival support community building programs and jazz education in Montavilla and beyond. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival presents PJCE featuring Mary Flower
Award-winning Portland guitarist Mary Flower blends Piedmont, Delta blues, ragtime, and jazz with masterful fingerstyle technique. A two-time International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship finalist and renowned educator, Mary joins Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE), a nonprofit dedicated to creating and performing original jazz by local musicians since 2008. Together, they build bridges across Portland’s diverse communities through collaborative programming celebrating roots music and place-based creativity. This project began as a celebration of Portland’s rich musical heritage, bringing Mary Flower’s masterful roots compositions into conversation with Portland’s innovative jazz arrangers. Mary’s work seamlessly blends traditional blues forms with the harmonic sophistication that jazz audiences appreciate, and the music thrives with orchestration and accompaniment by PJCE. The arrangers preserve the essence of Flower’s writing and expand the sonic palette to showcase the 12-piece ensemble. Audiences will experience the intimate storytelling of the blues tradition and reveal a new dimension through jazz orchestration. Click HERE to purchase tickets Montavilla Jazz Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Ticket sales from Montavilla Jazz Festival support community building programs and jazz education in Montavilla and beyond. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian.Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
10th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival Sept. 1 – 3, 2023 – Alan Jones Quartet featuring Tivon Pennicott, Kevin Hays and Joe Martin
Festival headliner Alan Jones assembles a dream team of award-winning talent for a concert of original music designed to inspire and challenge.Lineup: Alan Jones, drums, compositions; Tivon Pennicott, tenor sax; Kevin Hays piano; Joe Martin, bassTickets$35 Advance$45 At the DoorArts for All – $5 (Available only at the door – must present Oregon Trail Card at entry)Students – $10 (Available only at the door – must present valid ID at entry)Notes: Discounted tickets are not available for presale. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian.Born from humble Pacific Northwest roots, Alan Jones has enjoyed a rich performing career both in Portland and across Europe. Beginning his touring career at just 16 years old with Amsterdam-based organist Count Dutch, Alan’s performing career has since grown into an escapade involving some of jazz’s greatest living artists. As a performer, Alan’s discography ranges from local legends such as Jim Pepper and Ralph Towner to international phenomena like Kenny Wheeler and Lee Konitz. His own band, the Alan Jones Sextet, has recorded four albums to date and performs regularly. Alan also leads several other groups, most notably Social Music, which enjoy a regular performing schedule in some of Portland’s most notable venues. Alan Jones’ Social Music presents music “for the people,” aiming to create an atmosphere of refreshment, relaxation, and camaraderie. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
11th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival presents Nicole Glover Trio featuring Tyrone Allen and Kayvon Gordon
Nicole Glover brings her trio to her hometown for the first time to perform selections from their latest release, Plays. Portland’s most adventurous jazz festival enters its second decade with a three-day village-style celebration of local, world-class artistry with more than 30 concerts and events across 12 venues. TicketsGeneral Admission — $35 online, $45 doorStudents — $10 (must present ID at door)Arts for All — $5 (must present S.N.A.P. or Oregon Trail card at door)Click HERE to purchase tickets Montavilla Jazz Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Ticket sales from Montavilla Jazz Festival support community building programs and jazz education in Montavilla and beyond. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
10th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival – Sept. 1 – 3, 2023 – Darrell Grant’s Piano in the Dark with special guest Billy Childs
Chasing the magic of the unexpected, Darrell Grant curates ephemeral encounters at and beyond the keyboard melding tradition and innovation. Lineup: Darrell Grant, Billy Childs, Andre Raiah, Rebecca Sanborn, Jasnam Daya Singh, and Yawa pianos and keyboards. Tickets$35 Advance$45 At the Door Arts for All – $5 (Available only at the door – must present Oregon Trail Card at entry) Students – $10 (Available only at the door – must present valid ID at entry) Notes: Discounted tickets are not available for presale. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Since the release of his debut album Black Art, one of the New York Times’ top ten jazz CDs of 1994, Darrell Grant has built an international reputation as a pianist, composer, and educator who channels the power of music to make change. He has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe in venues ranging from Paris’s La Villa jazz club to the Havana Jazz Festival. Dedicated to themes of hope, community, and place, Grant’s compositions include Step by Step: The Ruby Bridges Suite honoring the civil rights icon, The Territory which explores Oregon’s landscape and history, and Sanctuaries, a jazz chamber opera exploring gentrification. Since moving to Portland, Oregon, he has been named Portland Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalist Association, received a Northwest Regional Emmy, an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship, a MAP Fund grant, and the Governor’s Arts Award. He is a Professor of Music at Portland State University where he directs the Artist as Citizen Initiative. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
SUNDOWN – A Salute to Gordon Lightfoot on His 85th Birthday – A Benefit for Columbia Riverkeeper
Gord’s gone but his songs live on.Tonight they will shine for a celebration of his music on what would have been his 85th birthday.Featuring:Tom MayKristen Grainger & Dan WetzelThe Donny Wright BandDon Lange & David Jacobs-StrainThe Slipshod Bluegrass bandKate Power and Steve EinhornTerry Prohaska & Rich GilletteThe Dylan May BandDoug SmithMeridian GreenWayne HoffmanGary FurlowScott DochertyTickets$25 Advance – SOLD OUT OF IN-PERSON TICKETS – Please buy a Live Stream ticket instead. $25 Live Stream (Enjoy the show from the comfort of your own device)With kind support from Music Millennium, Redhare, and River City Folk.Net proceeds go to Columbia Riverkeeper, in keeping with Gordon’s philosphy. Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
SUNDOWN – A Salute to Gordon Lightfoot – A Benefit for The Jeremy Wilson Foundation
Gord’s gone but his songs live on.Tonight they will shine for a celebration of his music and a fundraiser for The Jeremy Wilson Foundation for musicians healthcare.Featuring:Tom May Doug Smith Donny Wright with Brad Price Dave Ross Terry Prohaska & Rich Gillette Don LangeKristen Grainger & Dan WetzelKate PowerMatt Snook & Steve BlanchardRidge & Ann GilmourChance WooleyTickets$25 Advance $30 At the Door$25 Live Stream (Enjoy the show from the comfort of your own device)With kind support from Music Millennium, Redhare, and River City Folk.Net proceeds go to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation. Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our venue FAQ here
The Greatest Generation: The Share Your Embarrassment Tour
It’s not a dream! The Greatest Generation is strapping on our rocket boots and heading back out on the road to celebrate, roast, rate and review Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It’s a film co-written and directed by William Shatner, about boldly going to the center of the galaxy to shoot photon torpedoes at God. Tickets: $30 Advance$35 At the Door$75 VIP Package (includes early access to venue, preferred seating, M&G with Ben and Adam, and a signed tour poster) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Eilen Jewell with special guest Nick Delffs
Hailed by American Songwriter as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices,”Eilen Jewell rises from the ashes on her captivating new album, Get Behind The Wheel, picking up the pieces of her shattered world and finding new purpose and meaning after watching her marriage, her band, and what felt like her entire career fall apart in a series of spectacular, heartbreaking implosions. Co-produced by multi-instrumental wizard Will Kimbrough (with Todd Snider and Hayes Carll), the collection pushes the acclaimed singer and songwriter’s trademark blend of vintage roots-noir into more psychedelic territory, with spacious, cinematic arrangements complementing her revelatory explorations of grief, loss, resilience, and redemption.An Idaho native, Jewell built her career the old fashioned way, touring relentlessly with the kind of undeniable live show that converts the uninitiated into instant acolytes. Over the course of nine albums, she’s crisscrossed the globe countless times and shared bills with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Loretta Lynn, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, and Emmylou Harris. Rolling Stone lauded Jewell’s “clever writing,” while NPR declared that she has a “sweet and clear voice with a killer instinct lurking beneath the shiny surface,” and The Washington Post mused that “if Neko Case, Madeleine Peyroux and Billie Holiday had a baby girl who grew up to front a rockabilly band, she’d probably sound a lot like Eilen Jewell.” Singer songwriter Nick Delffs opens the showGet your tickets in advance because this show will likely sell out. $32 Advance$37 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
JOHN JORGENSON BLUEGRASS BAND is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring four legendary, award-winning musicians – John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals – delivering bluegrass like no one has ever heard it before. The band’s undeniable live shows have received stellar reviews and have the bluegrass world buzzing. The four combine forces to form a spot-on union of impeccable musicianship, incomparable songwriting, incredible harmony vocals (a fresh twist combining bluegrass with elements of West Coast folk rock) and seasoned showmanship. This is the “high lonesome sound” of American roots music at its finest Tickets:$30 Advance$40 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
