OMN will be podcasting all of the Jazz Conversations for the seventh year! Javon Jackson, pictured.
OMN began podcasting the Jazz Conversations at the Portland Jazz Festival in 2011, and although they are fewer this year, we're happy to be able to do it again. Here's the schedule. They're all at the ArtBar. OMN's Tom D'Antoni will MC again this year and handle one of the conversations himself.
Thursday, February 16
4:00PM-4:45PM: Jazz Conversation: Mel Brown hosted by Christopher Brown
Friday, February 17
4:30PM-5:30PM: Jazz Conversation: Javon Jackson hosted by Doug Ramsey, TBD.
5:30PM-6:30PM: Jazz Conversation: Maria Schneider hosted by Angela Allen
Saturday, February 18
3:30PM-4:15PM-Jazz Conversation: Jimmy Heath hosted by Mel Brown
4:30PM-5:30PM- Panel: “Remembering Jimmy Mak” moderated by JD Stubenberg
5;30-6:30PM-Panel: “Trumpet Summit” with David Weiss and Eddie Henderson hosted by Paul DeBarros TBD
Sunday, February 19
1:30-2:30PM: Jazz Conversation: James “Blood” Ulmer hosted by Tom D’Antoni
ArtBar Performances
Thursday, February 16
5:00PM-7:00PM: Performance: Christopher Brown Quartet
Friday, February 17
11:00PM-1:00AM: Performance: Jasnam Daya Singh & David Valdez Chamber Ensemble presents Mezzo Monk w/ Tomas Pereira, Tim Jensen and Dave Captein
Saturday, February 18
11:30PM-1AM: Performance: Gordon Lee/Warren Rand Quintet w/ Tim Gilson,
Sunday, February 19
4:30PM-6:30PM: Performance: Mile 22 Octet
Portland State University – Lincoln Hall #75
Friday, February 17
12:00PM-1:00PM: Ralph Peterson Jr. w/ Christopher Brown
Friday, February 24
12:00PM-1:00PM: John Beasley w/ Martin Mueller