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

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

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

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

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

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

Story by Robert Ham — Feb 5, 2022 — Jazz musicians, at their best, love to dangle off a cliff,

Review by Robert Ham — February 2, 2022 — Alan Jones deserves to sound as relaxed and in reponse as

Note: This article is being published in memory of Dave Frishberg who recently passed. This appeared in the Jazz Society of

Greetings. I hope this finds you well. My first live recordings since the pandemic began — two new stories with

When this year’s Montavilla Jazz Festival kicks off, audiences will be greeted not by a lineup of live performers but

This self-guided sound walk will be released in full August 28, 2021 on the ECHOES mobile app. This one-mile walking

Preview by JSO Staff, July 2021— This weekend brings the return of a Portland tradition: the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival,

Interview by Tree Palmedo, July 2021— Ramsey Embick has lived many lives in the music industry. An Oregon native, he

Archival Interview by Don Campbell, November 2008— Portland’s music scene lost one of its titans this week when drummer, bandleader, and