Kat Edmonson • Dominic Castillo
Kat Edmonson is an award-winning songwriter and singer “with an equal foothold in jazz, cabaret and vintage cosmopolitanism pop” (The New York Times). She has been featured on Austin City Limits, Tiny Desk Concerts, A Prairie Home Companion, and The Late Show. The New York Times describes her music as “fresh as a spring bouquet” while NPR says, “Hearing Edmonson makes it virtually impossible to do anything but stop and listen.” Raised on the music and film of the early-to-mid-twentieth century, Kat is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. She performs original songs and familiar classics in her live show, interweaving humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings, and her love of film with disarming candor and vulnerability. Her longtime band members’ keen and sensitive accompaniment allows Kat to freely veer off-script as she’s often inclined to do In the winter of 2022, Kat made her theatrical debut in “The Hang”: a new jazz opera by Taylor Mac and Matt Ray. Upon its opening, the off-off Broadway show received “Critic’s Pick” in The New York Times highlighting Kat’s “extraordinary artistry.” About her performance, Vulture praises the burgeoning actress for her “weightless, soaring scat arias,” The Wrap says, “Kat Edmonson emerges as the Teresa Stratus of off-off Broadway.” “The Hang” imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates as he asks his friends to use every moment left to think on virtue.Portland singer/songwriter Dominic Castillo opens with a solo set. Tickets: $25 Advance$29 At the DoorMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The Bros. Landreth • Ruby Friedman Orchestra
Canadian band The Bros. Landreth welcome a new day with Come Morning, an album that marks both a rebirth and refinement of the JUNO-winning band’s blend of North American roots music and harmony-heavy soul. Bonnie Raitt recently covered their song “Made Up Mind” and it’s brought them into the spotlight in the USA.Portland’s Ruby Friedman Orchestra opens the show Tickets: $25 Advance$30 At the DoorMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Jerry Joseph Acoustic • Dimpker Brothers
From “The Beautiful Madness of Jerry Joseph: An Essay by Patterson Hood” Jerry Joseph is a musician who lives in Portland Oregon, but he’s often gone. He’s been inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame but is still rather obscure to a lot of people. He plays well over 150 shows a year in the usual places. Across America. Sometimes in Europe, Mexico, and Central America. Then there’s these other places he plays—Lebanon, Israel, Kurdish Iraq, India, and Afghanistan. All over the Middle East, often in war zones and refugee camps. In addition to his touring, Jerry has set up a non-profit called Nomad Music Foundation that acts as a sort of School of Rock for displaced teenagers in areas of conflict. So far, he has taken guitars and taught lessons in camps in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Sulaymaniyah and Dahuk, both in Kurdish Iraq. These life-changing missions have been written up in Rolling Stone, Relix, and PBS News Hour. Oh yeah, and he’s really fucking great. A triple threat—someone who works at the highest levels as a songwriter, singer, and player. Jason Isbell, who kinda personifies such, recently tweeted about triple threats and listed Jerry Joseph (along with Richard Thompson and St. Vincent) among the greatest examples of that phenomenon. Most likely, if you know who Jerry is, you agree, but there’s also a big chance that you don’t. His talent, drive, work ethic, amazing body of work, and flat out badass-ness make him one of the most underrated and tragically overlooked artists alive today. He deserves better, and I’m hoping to help shine a light on who and what Jerry Joseph is and why you should listen to what he’s doing and saying.Read more at https://www.jerryjoseph.com/bio And then come to the show.Martin and Adam Dimpker are Sweden’s Dimpker Brothers. The brothers have played music together for most of their lives and the result is something many refer to as “blood harmonies”. In addition to their harmonic connectedness, the brothers are exceptional multi instrumental musicians sought after as sidemen. Tickets: $20 Advance$24 At the DoorAges 21+. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Chris Fairbanks with special guest Sean Jordan
Chris Fairbanks has delighted audiences for more than two decades in comedy clubs across the country and on Comedy Central, TruTV, TBS, Fox and Amazon. Originally from Montana, Fairbanks found his way down to Austin and launched his comedy career, then moved to Los Angeles where he can be found skateboarding on a recently-replaced hip, or recording hispopular podcast Do You Need A Ride?! co-hosted by Karen Kilgariff.His latest release The Rescue Cactus Album is available everywhere on 800 Pound Gorilla Records.Sean Jordan was named Portland’s Funniest Person by Willamette Week Magazine, has written for Comedy Central, and he was named one of the “Comics to Watch” by Splitsider Magazine. In 2019, Sean charted at #2 on iTunes with the release of his debut stand up album The Buck Starts Here.$22.50 Advance$27 At the Door Ages 18 & over(to comply with liquor laws, patrons aged 18 – 20 must be accompanied by an adult)Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
I Put a Spell On You – Nina Simone Tribute with LaRhonda Steele and the Adrian Martin Sextet
LaRhonda Steele sings the timeless songs of Nina Simone as a member of the nimble sextet led by guitarist Adrian Martin$24 GA Advance$29 GA At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
I Put a Spell On You – Nina Simone Tribute with LaRhonda Steele and the Adrian Martin Sextet
LaRhonda Steele sings the timeless songs of Nina Simone as a member of the nimble sextet led by guitarist Adrian Martin$24 GA Advance$29 GA At the Door$24 Live Stream – Enjoy the show from the comfort of your own device. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Whiskey River – A Tribute to Willie Nelson by The Adrian Martin Septet feat. James Low
James Low sings the timeless songs of Willie Nelson as a member of the nimble septet led by guitarist Adrian Martin$24 GA Advance$29 GA At the Door$20 Live Stream (watch the show from the comfort of your own device) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
I Put a Spell On You – Nina Simone Tribute with LaRhonda Steele and the Adrian Martin Sextet
LaRhonda Steele sings the timeless songs of Nina Simone as a member of the nimble sextet led by guitarist Adrian Martin$25 GA Advance$32 GA At the Door$25 Live Stream – Enjoy the show from the comfort of your own device. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our venue FAQ here
Montavilla Jazz Festival 22 presents: PJCE’s The Heroine’s Journey feat. Marilyn Keller, Darrell Grant and Rebecca Sanborn
In this double-bill concert, Sanborn and Keller step forward as lyricists and songwriters, each contributing a set of new songs about how recognizing and honoring dreams, both literal and figurative, can change lives. Commissioned and performed by Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. Lineup: Marilyn Keller, vocalist, lyricist; Darrell Grant, pianist, composer; Rebecca Sanborn, vocalist, lyricist, composer; Douglas Detrick, arranger (songs by Sanborn), artistic director; Bryn Roberts, Dylan Hayes, Ezra Weiss, arrangers (songs by Keller/Grant); Lee Elderton, soprano sax; John Savage, alto sax; Tim Willcox, tenor sax; Mieke Bruggeman, bari sax; Pablo Rivarola, trumpet; Quinn Walker, trumpet; James Powers, trombone; Chris Shuttleworth, trombone; Ryan Meagher, guitar; Jasnam Daya Singh, piano; Eric Gruber, bass; Ji Tanzer, drums; Machado Mijiga, drums.Tickets $29 GA Advance$34 GA Day of Show$10 Students with ID$5 Arts for All (with Oregon Trail Card – available at the door only) Minors ok with parent/guardian About Montavilla Jazz Festival: The mission of Montavilla Jazz Festival is not only to bolster Portland’s dynamic jazz culture, but also to enrich the local community. Like the neighborhood that serves as its home, MJF is a progressive, diverse, locally minded event that offers Montavilla residents an opportunity to come together, form connections and plug into Portland jazz. Ticket sales from Montavilla Jazz Festival supports community building programming and jazz education in Montavilla and beyond. Montavilla Jazz Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The Arcadian Wild with special guest Wesley Randolph Eader
Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick, Nashville-based acoustic quartet The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. Combining elements of progressive bluegrass, folk, and formal vocal music, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder.Local folk singer songwriter Wesley Randolph Eader opens the show$19 Advance$24 At the Door Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian.Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
