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07/22/2016

Montavilla Jazz Festival 2016 - Serious cats gather to play for you

George Colligan headlines and plays two diverse sets. A festival full of mind-blowing Jazz. August 20 & 21.

The Montavilla Jazz Festival began in 2014, in a dark, sweltering room full of intensity and inspiration for both fans and musicians alike. The sweaty gathering of Portland's most talented players was a contrast to some of the other Jazz festivals which have grown safe and predictable. There was nothing predictable about it then, nor when it moved to a new location; Portland Metro Arts, 9003 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97216.

It's there again this year on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21. Tickets and full festival information here.

OMN has been a media sponsor since the festival's inception.

One of its principals is co-founder and programming director (another term for curator, I suppose) Ryan Meagher. Listen to his OMN Coffeeshop Conversation from January 2016.

Check OMN for more as we get closer to the festival.

HERE'S THE FULL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

• 2:00 p.m. – The 3 Trumpet Band
• 3:10 p.m. – Todd Bishop
• 4:20 p.m. – The Gordon Lee Quartet featuring Warren Rand
• 5:40 p.m. – The InBetweens
• 6:50 p.m. – Jeff Baker – Phrases featuring Darrell Grant
• 8:10 p.m. – George Colligan: Fathers and Sons with the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

• 2:00 p.m. – Jessika Smith Big Band
• 3:10 p.m. – Thomas Barber’s Spiral Road
• 4:20 p.m. – Scenes
• 5:40 p.m. – Batida Diferente
• 6:50 p.m. – Trio Uncontrollable featuring Dan Balmer
• 8:10 p.m. – George Colligan Trio with Boris Kozlov and Rudy Royston

George Colligan Trio with Boris Kozlov and Rudy Royston

“George Colligan has been enjoying an increasingly visible profile and continually takes giant leaps forward.” – JazzTimes
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Jeff Baker - Phrases featuring Darrell Grant

Called “…one of the best male vocalists in the jazz world today” by WCLK in Atlanta, Jeff Baker has quickly become one of the most significant talents in the next generation of jazz vocalists. The 2016 Montavilla Jazz Festival will mark the world premier of Phrases.
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The 3 Trumpet Band

“…terrific writing and playing! Funky great grooves, beautiful voicings, cool harmonies and the playing is KILLIN!!!” –Rick Hammett, Boston trumpeter/entrepreneur
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Todd Bishop

…a strange and excellent musical experience…
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George Colligan: "Fathers and Sons" with the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble

A new suite of music penned exclusively for this performance with one of Portland’s most exciting large jazz ensembles.
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Batida Diferente

Brazilian jazz standards and originals with an exciting jazz twist.
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The Gordon Lee Quartet featuring Warren Rand

“Lee is a master…” – All About Jazz;
“[Lee’s music is] soulful, insinuating, or both…” – JazzTimes
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Thomas Barber’s Spiral Road

Simple melodic material interwoven with complex rhythm and harmony.
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Trio Uncontrollable featuring Dan Balmer

Unpredictable, unfettered, uncontrolled, deconstructed, groove-based, soul-based, solo-based, individual teamwork jazz and beyond.
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Scenes

“Considerably absorbing…Dynamically astute and rhythmically sensitive, this is very satisfying music, the kind of interactive jazz that doesn’t hit you over the head as much as insinuate itself into your consciousness.” – Cadence Magazine
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The InBetweens

“This exploratory trio belongs to a social network of musicians who filter jazz protocols through an indie-rock lens.” – Nate Chinen New York Times;
“The Inbetweens are dangerous in the best way. Check out their newest and mightiest salvo NOW!” – Nels Cline, guitarist (WILCO, Nels Cline Singers)
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Jessika Smith Big Band

The Sound of the New Big Band; “Jessika Smith is a composer whose language speaks to every milestone of her genre…” – Sean Ongley/Thru Magazine
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