We’re proud to present our 3 PDX JAZZ Debut events at Beaverton’s wonderful new
The Reser – Patrica Reser Center for the Arts
2 Members Discount shows
1 FREE with RSVP
Please note The Reser’s Covid policy:
COVID 19 ATTENDANCE POLICIES The safety of our patrons, artists, staff, and volunteers continues to be important to us. For this performance – all patrons, regardless of age, are required to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend events until further notice.
The Reser strongly recommends but does not require guests to wear masks in our building or when attending Reser Presents performances.
SUN APRIL 10
OMAR SOSA & SECKOU KEITA SUBA Trio
feat percussionist GUSTAVO OVALLES
$30.00 – $40.00 / ADV Reserved Seating /
All Ages, Bar w/ Valid ID
“Through the music we bring a message of peace, hope and unity. When everything around us falling apart, the one thing we have inside ourselves is a divine connection with our inner voice.” Omar Sosa
SUBA is the second collaboration between 7-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist, composer, bandleader Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora master and vocalist Seckou Keita, featuring folkloric Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles. Their latest recording made NPR Music’s ’20 Best Albums of 2021’ list and received a 4-star review in DownBeat.
Both charismatic and virtuoso performers, Sosa and Keita share a special musical chemistry that inspires audiences to their feet with a unique fusion of jazz and world music. Each concert is an uplifting experience, reflecting the close and compassionate listening of artists engaged in a captivating musical conversation.
TUES, APRIL 19 – SOLD OUT!
THE AMERICAN REFRAIN : JAZZ & MODERN MUSIC
Feat. Portland’s freshest new talents
Noah Simpson trumpet
Charlie Brown III keys
Garrett Baxter bass
David Hagen drums
Machado Mijiga tenor
Adriana Wagner trombone
All Ages, Bar w/ Valid ID
A celebration of jazz, this hour-long show with narration walks the audience through the tenets of the genre; building community, storytelling, fighting for social justice, and improvisation, highlighting the modern evolution of jazz and how it has shaped contemporary music of today.
SAT, APRIL 23 – ALMOST SOLD OUT!
JOHN SCOFIELD
w/ Vicente Archer string bass, Jon Cowherd keys, Josh Dion drums
$29.50 – $49.50 ADV Reserved Seating
All Ages, Bar w/ Valid ID
Scofield’s muse has evolved from guitar standards to post-bop to fusion and back again. (He wears) a gilded robe as the modern messiah of “Terminator jazz.” DownBeat
John Scofield, aside from being one of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, is a creative artist of an even rarer sort: a stylistic chameleon who has forged a consistent, rock-solid aesthetic identity. A triple GRAMMY® award winning artist with more than 40 recordings to his credit, Scofield has expressed himself in the vernacular of bebop, blues, jazz-funk, organ jazz, acoustic chamber jazz, electronically tinged groove music, jam band style and orchestral ensembles with ease and enthusiasm.
Scofield is joined by a stellar band featuring Jon Cowherd (keyboardist with Brian Blade Fellowship and Cassandra Wilson among others), Vicente Archer (string bass with Robert Glasper, Louis Hayes, and Scofield Combo 66, etc.), and drummer Josh Dion.
