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R.I.P. Carlton Jackson – A Portland Jazz Legend
Summer of Sparkling at Argyle Winery ft. LowDown Brass Band & …
49th ANNUAL JUNETEENTH OREGON – Livestream
PDX Jazz Premiere April 1, 2021 of new piece by James Brandon Lewis
PDX JAZZ Spring 2021 Mix
A tasty warmer weather mix of new music from artists we love who have or will be performing at PDX Jazz Festivals or Events.
Additional PDX Jazz Playlists
PDX Jazz Promotional Video
Song: Archie Shepp, 'Hipnosis'
Thundercat covers "What's the Use?" by Mac Miller
During the 2020 BIAMP Portland Jazz Festival, Thundercat closed his set at the Kridel Grand Ballroom with one of our favorite tracks off of the late rapper's "Swimming."
Kassa Overall: Backpack Jazz Producing In Portland
In February 2020, backpack jazz producer Kassa Overall brought his mobile studio to Portland for the PDX Jazz Festival and the release of his second, and most personal, album through Brownswood Recordings.
Along the way, he dished out real talk on his nomadic creative process and why music is his secret for a balanced life.
Meet Mel Brown, The Portland Jazz Legend Who Plays For Something Greater Than Himself
If you've heard any '70s-era Motown record, you've probably heard Mel Brown's drumming. But if you happen to live in Portland, it's much more likely that you've seen him play live jazz.
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PDX Jazz Podcast
PDX JAZZ RADIO HOUR
Episode 1 - Air Date 1.19.2021
The PDX Jazz podcast series will be online soon!
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Interviews with PDX Jazz Festival Artists
Archie Shepp / Ashley Kahn Jazz Conversation
Portland Jazz Festival at Art Bar 2020
Giant of the Jazz avant-garde Archie Shepp talks music with journalist Ashley Kahn at the Art Bar for the 2020 Portland Jazz Festival.
Stanley Jordan/Ashley Kahn Jazz Conversation
Portland Jazz Festival 2020 at the Art Bar, February 21, 2020.
Listen to guitarist Stanley Jordan and Jazz journalist Ashley Kahn talking music. Portland Jazz Festival Jazz Conversation.
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