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PSU Jazz Concert featuring Camille Thurman / June 6, 2023

06/07/2023 | 0 comments

By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // Saxophonist Camille Thurman and the PSU Big Band Jazz Concert at Lincoln Hall June 5, 2023. Thurman has her own sound and has absorbed a number of the protean ...

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Tina Granzo on collaborating with Ryan Meagher on AftEarth: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #389

06/01/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Tina Granzo did the drawings which accompany Ryan Meagher's music on their evocative AftEarth project. How does that work? How did one affect the other?

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Artichoke Music Celebrates 50 Years with a Week of Special Events

05/29/2023 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD //  Check out all of the events during Artichoke's 50th Anniversary

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Ryan Meagher: An unforgettable new mix of music and fine art Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #386

05/22/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Composer/guitarist Ryan Meagher and fine artist Tina Granzo have combined to capture in a new album/book what life was like during the Covid lockdown. It will be a lasting document of ...

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Dennis Caiazza on the bass and braciole - Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #384

05/04/2023 | 0 comments

By Tom D'Antoni // Meet ace bassist Dennis Caiazza, all around smart guy, fellow Orioles fan and East-coast compare He’s generally not the headliner in the band but he is indispensable ...

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Mieke Bruggeman: Bari sax queen, teacher and queen bee / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #383

04/28/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // You've seen Mieke Bruggeman playing baritone sax with the Quadraphonnes, But she also teaches, is Education Coordinator with Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble among other schools. She ...

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Painting by Diane Russell

Peter Dammann on nearly all of the 2023 Waterfront Blues Festival Lineup. / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #382

04/20/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Waterfront Blues Festival Artistic Director returns for his annual visit to tell us all about who's playing and why.

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Gordon Lee: Catching up with the pianist/composer / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #378

04/07/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // The always busy Gordon Lee has a new album coming and is appearing at the David Ornette Cherry Tribute at Alberta House on Thursday, April 13.

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Marcia Hocker: She curates and sings at Siren Nation's Billie Holiday Tribute / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #375

03/16/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Marcia Hocker has played many roles in Oregon's music scene. She's curating and singing at Siren Nation's Billie Holiday Tribute at the Alberta Rose Theater on Saturday April 8. 

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Portland Throws a Benefit for Joey Scruggs

03/15/2023 | 0 comments

Portland Music industry worker Joey Scruggs was hit by a car. A group of Portlanders is staging a benefit concert for him at t he Mission Theater on Saturday, March 18. Listen to Steve Wilkinson, one of ...

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Wayne Shorter: A musical obituary by Christopher Woitach, Paull K. Ward and David Evans / audio

03/10/2023 | 3 comments

By PAUL K. WARD //  Three Portland musicians pay tribute to the late saxophone master, Wayne Shorter.

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Adriana Wagner: A trombonist's personality? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #374

03/09/2023 | 0 comments

By: TOM D'ANTONI // Does the instrument you play reflect your personality? Adriana Wagner is a Jazz (mostly) trombonist. Listen to what she has to say and make up your own mind.

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Hubert Laws and Brian Jackson 2023 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival at the Newmark Theater 2/25/23. Review

02/27/2023 | 1 comments

By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // Hubert Laws is one of the more famous flute players in jazz, who also established himself in the classical music world early in his career. His tone and articulation ...

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The night I talked with Max Roach in 1990 / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #371

02/16/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Drummer, percussionist, composer, icon Max Roach from March 1, 1990, on my American Radio Network show. I need say no more.

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Angelique Kidjo

2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival preview

02/14/2023 | 0 comments

By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN' CONLEY // This year's Biamp Portland Jazz Festival begins on Thursday, February 16 and runs through Saturday, February 25. Here are the highlights.

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Aaron Barnes: Making The 1905 into one of the world's best clubs. Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #370

02/09/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Portland Jazz club The 1905 was named by Down Beat Magazine as one of the top Jazz clubs in the world. Find out how Aaron Barnes made it that way.

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Larkin Poe at Crystal Ballroom, 2-4-2023 / Photos

02/05/2023 | 0 comments

By JOHN RUDOFF //

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