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Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
03/22/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // The one and only Curtis Salgado is about to record his first live recording. He'll be doing many of his most memorable songs. "Twelve songs that are not usually in my show," he says.
The Norman Sylvester Band's 40th Anniversary at Alberta Rose Theater on 3/16/2025 - Photos
03/20/2025 | 0 comments
By DIANE RUSSELLL //
Melissa Aldana at the Old Church Concert Hall, March 4th, 2025-PSU Jazz Ensemble/George Colligan. - Review
03/13/2025 | 0 comments
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // A master class and a concert from saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Both inspiring.
Bill Frisell's Marvelous Dream / From c. September 2020 / Audio
03/12/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Guitarist-composer Bill Frisell visited me in the KMHD studio a few years before I (c.20I7) recorded this recounting of a dream he told me about that afternoon. A marvelous dream which ...
Erykah Badu at the Moda Center on 03/7/2025 - Photos
03/11/2025 | 0 comments
By MIKE LEWIS // At the Moda Center / Biamp Portland Jazz Festival
Women In Jazz Week at the 1905: Saeeda Wright, Cheryl Alex, Kathleen Hollingsworth / Video and audio interviews
03/06/2025 | 0 comments
By PAUL WARD // Listen to these stories by Saeeda Wright (vocals and compositions), Cheryl Alex (flute, vocals, composition), and Kathleen Hollingsworth (piano, vocals, composition) — all three ...
Arietta Ward: Behind Women In Jazz Week at the 1905 / Video conversation with Paul K Ward
03/05/2025 | 0 comments
By PAUL K WARD // Arietta Ward joins an all-star roster of Portland, Oregon's top Jazz musicians whose roles as leaders and mentors are informed by their special experience as women jazz performers. ...
PSU Jazz Band with Melissa Aldana: March 4th, 2025, 7pm, The Old Church PSU Jazz Band with Melissa Aldana / Preview
02/26/2025 | 0 comments
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // Melissa Aldana, a native of Chile, has been making a name for herself as one of the great saxophonists in today’s jazz world. She was recently named Downbeat magazine’s ...
Shirley Nanette at the Benson Hotel - PDX Jazz Festival - 2/22/2025 - Photos
02/23/2025 | 0 comments
By DIANE RUSSELL //
Pete Peterson: Busy Saxophonist Coffeeshop Conversations #433
02/19/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Saxophonist Pete Peterson juggles multiple bands, composing, a full schedule of teaching. Find out how. At the end, listen to a tune he plays on with Ben Rice's band PDX Hustle
Norman Sylvester: The Boogie Cat celebrates his band's 40th / Coffeeshop Conversations (not) @ Artichoke Music #432
02/11/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Oregon's beloved Boogie Cat, Norman Sylvester celebrates his band's 40th anniversary on Sunday, March 16 at Alberta Rose Theater.
David Vest and Terry Robb make an album together / Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #430
01/27/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Two famed musicians, Guitarist Terry Robb and pianist David Vest have combined to make an album of duets called Criss Cross. Find out how that happened and why...right here.
Chris Doss on everyone at the 2025 Portland Jazz Festival / Coffeeshop Conversations (not) at Artichoke Music
01/21/2025 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // PDX Jazz Executive Director Chris Doss tells us about everyone playing at 2025's Biamp Portland Jazz Festival February 20 to March first,
Portland bass legend talks about Bobby Rush
12/20/2024 | 0 comments
By Rob Shoemaker // The long-time bass player in Norman Sylvester's band went to see Bobby Rush at Jack London. His impressions.
Arietta Ward's Ettabration: The Jazz Edition at IFCC on 12/11/24 - Photos
12/13/2024 | 0 comments
By DIANE RUSSELL //
Bonnie Raitt at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on 10/2/2024 - Photos & Review
10/06/2024 | 0 comments
By DIANE RUSSELL // The most heartfelt moment of the night for me, came when Bonnie sang her Grammy Award winning song “Just Like That”. Bonnie opened up about her friend and inspiration, ...
Colin Stetson at Mississippi Studios, 9/10/24 / Review
09/19/2024 | 0 comments
By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // Colin Stetson, who has toured as a sideman with some big pop acts such as Arcade Fire, but is also known for his solo sax work, which includes extended techniques and ...
Adriana Wagner Quartet at Montavilla Jazz Festival on 8/31/2024 - Photos
09/01/2024 | 0 comments
By DIANE RUSSELL //
Ryan Meagher: PJCE Records and the 2024 Montavilla Jazz Festival Coffeeshop Converssations @ Artichoke Music #427
08/28/2024 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Ryan Meagher returns to Artichoke to talk about PJCE Records and the 2024 Montavilla Jazz Festival
Jazz / Blues
Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
By TOM D'ANTONI // The one and only Curtis Salgado is about to record his first live recording. He'll be doing many of his most memorable songs. "Twelve songs that are not usually in my show," he says.
The Norman Sylvester Band's 40th Anniversary at Alberta Rose Theater on 3/16/2025 - Photos
By DIANE RUSSELLL //
Melissa Aldana at the Old Church Concert Hall, March 4th, 2025-PSU Jazz Ensemble/George Colligan. - Review
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // A master class and a concert from saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Both inspiring.
Bill Frisell's Marvelous Dream / From c. September 2020 / Audio
By TOM D'ANTONI // Guitarist-composer Bill Frisell visited me in the KMHD studio a few years before I (c.20I7) recorded this recounting of a dream he told me about that afternoon. A marvelous dream which changed his life. There was no recording of our original conversation, so I asked him to tell the story of the dream for posterity.
Coffeeshop Conversations will return in a couple of weeks.
Erykah Badu at the Moda Center on 03/7/2025 - Photos
By MIKE LEWIS // At the Moda Center / Biamp Portland Jazz Festival
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Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
Mar 22, 2025
By TOM D'ANTONI // The one and only Curtis Salgado is about to record his first live recording. He'll be doing many of his most memorable songs. "Twelve songs that are not usually in my show," he says.
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