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Mary Flower and PJCE together again for the first time / Coffeeshop Conversations #442

07/25/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // One of the most unusual and looked-forward-to musical events of this or any other year, Mary Flrower playing with the Portland Jazz Composers Orchestra "a night of musical fusion ...

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Ryan Meagher: Adding to the composer/guitarist/educator/administrator's versatility. Coffeeshop Conversations #441

07/08/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Returning to the podcast, Ryan tells us about what's on his busy menu plus what's all this about a Cowboy Jazz/Americana album?

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Reggie Houston by Paul K Ward

Reggie Houston: Living in Portland again and with a new band / Coffeeshop Conversations #440

06/29/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Celebrating Reggie's birthday, his move back to Portland and a new band. His birthday party is at Eat on July 2.

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Photo by Diane Russell

You just can't keep Lisa Mann down! Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #439

06/16/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // After a serious injury Lisa Mann is back gigging and is full of fire.

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Nicholas Grier's Junteenth Concert: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #438

06/04/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI  // Pianist, counselor, scholar and professor, Nicholas Grier brings a musical celebration of Juneteenth the the 1905 club on June 19th..

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Molly Tentarelli: She sings, she dances, she composes, she teaches...and that's not all. CC#437

04/22/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Molly Tentarelli is with Paul K Ward at his studio, I'm at my desk in NW Portland. Molly is as versatile an artist as it gets. Find out how and why. Listen to her sing at the end ...

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Brady Goss: not only Boogie Woogie. Coffeeshop Conversations #436

04/07/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Best known for his Boogie Woogie chops, Brady Goss does a lot more than that, including playing with Curtis Salgado.

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Photo by Diane Russell

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.

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The Norman Sylvester Band's 40th Anniversary at Alberta Rose Theater on 3/16/2025 - Photos

03/20/2025 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELLL //

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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.

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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 ...

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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

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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Shirley Nanette at the Benson Hotel - PDX Jazz Festival - 2/22/2025 - Photos

02/23/2025 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL //

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Pete Peterson

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

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Waterfront Blues Festival 2021. Photo by Diane Russell.

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.

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PDX Legends at Alberta Abbey on 2/01/2025 - Photos

02/03/2025 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL //

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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.

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