Jazz Scene

We remember Rebecca Kilgore who passed Jan 7, 2026 In memorium of legendary vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, we repost an article Read more

The 1905, Portland’s dedicated home for live jazz, is proud to announce the 1st Annual 1905 Jazz Festival, taking place Read more

NANCY KING June 15, 1940 to August 5, 2025. The Jazz Society of Oregon would like you to remember this Read more

Drummer and bandleader Alan Jones, who has been a force on the Portland jazz scene since the early 1980s, has Read more

Side-by-Side: Ben and Michelle Medler, Partners in JazzBy Lynn Darroch     It’s 7:00 pm on a Monday. Ben Medler, laptop Read more

At a special event benefiting the 43rd Annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, the Jazz Society of Oregon will put the Read more

One of the more exciting days on the calendar — International jazz Day — is on the horizon and Portland Read more

Like so many of us, keyboardist Todd Marston spent the long hours during the pandemic lockdowns looking within. He re-committed Read more

The hype surrounding the 2023 edition of the Biamp Portland Jazz Festival has been somewhat muted this year. And that’s Read more

Saxophonist BrandonLee Cierley had a dual purpose in mind when he named his latest album Camaraderie. The title is a Read more

PJCE, the imprint run by the braintrust behind the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, is closing out 2022 with authority. The Read more

Originally from Reno, Nevada, drummer Matt Mayhall took a typically meandering path to land here in Portland. After graduating from Read more

Trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor would be forgiven for shedding a few tears. The last couple of years have been difficult for Read more

Thirty years ago, the Portland jazz community lost one of its most dynamic voices. Until his passing from lymphoma in Read more

When friends and frequent collaborators Thara Memory and Ken Berry dreamed up the Creative Jazz Orchestra in the late ’70s, Read more

One of the best ways to make a career out of being a jazz musician in a market as relatively Read more

In Ken Burns’ documentary Jazz, bassist Charlie Haden remembered the conversations he and Ornette Coleman would get into about the Read more

Something about writing music for his trio integer seems to mellow Todd Marston out. In his various guises, either solo Read more

The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA), the august body of jazz writers and photographers from around the world, recently announced their Read more

International Jazz Day is Saturday, April 30th! The Jazz Society of Oregon presents four shows at The 1905 in celebration! Read more

In an era when, due to continually shrinking funding options and pitiful payouts for streams, most independent artists are being Read more

Filling the shoes of Douglas Detrick, the multi-talented artist and composer who, after eight years is stepping down as the Read more

The dull reality that independent jazz artists have to face these days is that, without the help of a record Read more

Story by Robert Ham — February 17, 2022 Nicholas Salas-Harris took on the role of PDX Jazz Artistic Director at Read more