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
The World is With Ukraine – An International Show of Support
A host of Portland, Oregon-based international musicians and dancers come together to raise money for Ukraine. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Ukrainian.Foundation, whose focus is on providing medical supplies to Ukraine.Performers include:Kevin Burke (Legendary Irish fiddler)Inna Kovtun (Folkloric Singer from Kyiv, Ukraine)Espacio Flamenco (Music and dance from Southern Spain)O.B. Addy (Afrikan reggae percussionist from Ghana)Michelle Alany and the Mystics (Balkan, Klezmer and Sephardic-inspired)Andrea Algieri (Italian singer/songwriter)Jet Black Pearl (Dutch live-looping accordion songstress)Andre Temkin (Leader of the band Chervona)Darka Dusty & the Borshch Beatniks (Ukrainian folk-pop fusion)Tickets:$30 General Admission$50 Supporter (includes Preferred Seating – in the first 7 rows of the center section)$100 VIP (includes Preferred Seating)$20 Live Stream Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
The World is With Ukraine – An International Show of Support
A host of Portland, Oregon-based international musicians and dancers come together to raise money for Ukraine. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Ukrainian.Foundation, whose focus is on providing medical supplies to Ukraine.Featured Performers: TORA’DAN (Turkish Ensemble)WINNIE CHINESE DANCERSJEN FORTI (Italian Songbird)JET BLACK PEARL (Dutch Accordion Songstress)MICHELLE ALANY & the MYSTICS (Global Folk Magic)JOHNNY FRANCO and his REAL BROTHER DOM (Brazilian Duo)ALEXANDRA COUTINHO-BUYS (Fado Singer) with Tim Connell DARKA DUSTY & the BORSHCH BEATNIKS (Eclectic Ukrainian) With Special Guest BÉLA R. BALOGH (Hungarian Violinist)Produced by Darka DustyTickets:$30 General Admission$50 Supporter (includes Preferred Seating – in the first 7 rows of the center section)$100 VIP (includes Preferred Seating)$20 Live Stream Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Terrible Tales Told in Beautiful Melodies – TOM WAITS TRIBUTE feat. Bre Gregg, Shelly Rudolph, Donna Jones and more
Portland’s tribute to the great Tom Waits featuring an amazing lineup of instrumentalists and vocalists. With innovative staging, a little magic, a lot of music, and a touch o’ whiskey, we’ll conjure up for you the essence in Tom Waits’ lyrical obsessions of tragic blues, narcotic jazz, sinister opera, and delirious, drunken carnival mambos. Catch the voices of Bre Gregg, Shelly Rudolph, Donna Jones, Jet Black Pearl plus spectacular musical arrangements performed by Dan Gildea, Paul K Ward, Madi DeSantis, Jason Wells, Mary-Sue Tobin, and James Latham. More than a concert – a special stage experience! Performers include Dan Gildea – GuitarsBre Gregg – Vocals Paul K Ward – Piano James Latham – Bass/Vocals Donna Jones – Vocals Shelly Rudolph – Vocals Jason Wells – Trumpet Madi DeSantis – Drums Jet Black Pearl – Accordion/Vocals Doors open at 6:00$25 General AdmissionMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianTom Waits portrait by Aaron Reichart
Mike Dawes
Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on one instrument. He is hailed as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarist with a repertoire spanning solo viral video hits alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward from The Moody Blues. Dawes was named “Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World” by Total Guitar Magazine / MusicRadar in both December 2017 and 2018 readers polls.Dawes’ recent solo album, ERA, spawned a viral hit with his arrangement of “One” by Metallica that has over 4 million YouTube views. His debut record, “What Just Happened?”, featured the fan favorite original, “Boogie Slam” and another viral hit with the Gotye song, “Somebody That I Use To Know” with almost 5 million YouTube views. Dawes is also featured on multiple Justin Hayward live releases such as Spirits…Live, which debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Chart. Dawes also a strong reputation as a music educator, acting as a columnist for Guitar World and Acoustic Guitar as well as teaching multiple guitar workshops all over the world. In addition to touring North America and Europe with Justin Hayward, Dawes has also toured with fingerstyle guitarists such as Andy McKee and TommyEmmanuel. Dawes has also been a part of several ‘International Guitar Night’ tours.Tickets: $25 Advance$30 Day of ShowPresented by EmporiumMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Jeffrey Foucault • Erik Koskinen
In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power, a decidedly Midwestern amalgam of blues, country, rock’n’roll, and folk. He’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career on multiple studio albums, countless miles, and general critical acclaim, being lauded for “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), and described as “Quietly brilliant” (The Irish Times), while catching the ear of everyone from Van Dyke Parks to Greil Marcus, to Don Henley, who regularly covers Foucault in his live set.Erik Koskinen, who plays in Jeffrey Foucault’s band, opens the show with a set of his own tunes.Tickets: $25 Advance$30 Day of ShowMinors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Masters of Hawaiian Music with George Kahumoku, Jr, Led Kaapana and Jeff Peterson
Masters of Hawaiian Music features three of the most popular musicians from Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show,” sharing Hawai‘i’s unique “slack key” –- open tuning — guitar styles that traces its roots to 19th-Century paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture.Growing up in rural Hawai’i, slack key masters George Kahumoku, Jr., Led Kaapana, and Jeff Peterson were immersed from childhood in Hawaiian music and culture that brought family together with entertainment, learning, and joy. All are multiple Na Hōkū Hanohano (Hawaiian “Grammy”) Award winners.Four-time Grammy winner Kahumoku, called “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man”—he’s a, vocalist, storyteller, songwriter, author, teacher, sculptor, farmer, and chef. Kaapana is a National Heritage Fellow, unsurpassed in his guitar picking style, with rascal good humor, one of Hawai’i’s most influential musicians. Peterson is a star of the current generation enlivening slack key traditions, known for his versatility from slack key to classical, jazz to film soundtracks. Tickets$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Howie Day with special guest Christopher Worth
Howie Day’s emotionally resonant lyrics and inventive melodies have earned him both critical praise and a legion of devoted fans. He is known for his energetic, heartfelt shows, where he connects with audiences through the strength of his songwriting and his quirky sense of humor. Day’s warm tenor voice “soars into fluttering, high registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit,” as one critic put it. A native of Bangor, Maine, Day began playing piano at age five and guitar at age 12. By 15, he was writing his own songs and performing across New England. Shortly after graduating high school, Day became a fixture at college coffeehouses across the U.S. He wrote, financed and released his first effort, Australia, which was named Best Debut Album at the 2001 Boston Music Awards. Day began experimenting with effects pedals and loop-sampling techniques as he performed, layering live percussion with vocal harmonies and guitar parts to become a veritable one-man band. He went on to sell over 30,000 copies of Australia as he navigated the independent music scene and continued to hone his craft. After signing with Epic Records, Day released his major-label debut, Stop All The World Now, and hit the road to support it. Since the release of this ground breaking album 20 years ago, featuring 4x platinum single “Collide”, Howie Day continues to astound audiences with his everlasting music. Two additional studio albums (Sound The Alarm, Lanterns) and his incredible live show will no doubt cultivate life changing and poignant moments for people around the world for many years to come. Howie is the highest-grossing musical artist to emerge from the great state of Maine! Amazing Portland-based singer/songwriter Christopher Worth opens the show. Minors ok with parent/guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
St. Patrick’s Day Concert with Kevin Burke with special guests Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary
Right on time for St. Patrick’s day, Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present Irish fiddle legend Kevin Burke with his special guests Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’LearyOne of the greatest fiddlers of this or any generation, Kevin Burke is known far and wide, a legend in traditional Irish music. His bow has driven the Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Open House and Celtic Fiddle Festival. He was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship in the US, and in Ireland the prestigious Gradam Ceoil Award His solo performances of flawless unaccompanied fiddle, delivered with humorous stories of the tunes and their makers, are an absolute delight. Kevin’s easy and welcoming manner leaves the audience feeling like privileged guests, and with a richer understanding of this great tradition. Whatever context, band or solo, Kevin Burke’s fiddle is a dynamic melodic force, the voice of the master.“A lyrical player of emotional electricity.” -The Washington PostLong time friends and musical collaborators, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary have toured together widely, both in duo and as part of The Alt. They are internationally recognized members of the traditional music community, noted for their instrumental skills and diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary song. Both are songwriters, who love and research traditional Irish/Scottish songs. With an engaging stage presence and understated virtuosity, they present a timeless selection of songs and instrumentals. “Nuala and Eamon bring us beautiful music that ranges from the ancient Irish tradition to reflections on the present day.…lyrically fresh, harmonically rich and presented with magnificent ease.” -The Irish TimesTickets:$25 Advance$30 At the Door Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our Health & Safety Policies HERE