Gil Scott-Heron photo by Adam Turner. BY DENNIS MORAN Friday, March 11 & Saturday, March 12, 8pmLangston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (Live stream option, Saturday night)104 17th Ave S$5-15 On March 11 and 12, LANGSTON will celebrate a seminal jazz poet,...
Brandee Younger photo by Daniel Sheehan February 17–26Multiple VenuesPortland, OR$0-50 BY REBECCA JANE Portland’s 2022 Biamp PDX Jazz festival will offer 11 days of a wide variety of performances. Like years past, this year promises a showcase of music...
Chad Taylor and James Brandon Lewis photo courtesy of the artists Saturday, February 26, 8pmChapel Performance Space4649 Sunnyside Ave N$10-20 BY M.V. SMITH One of the defining jazz artists of his generation, James Brandon Lewis was voted Rising Star tenor saxophonist...
Gregg Belisle-Chi and Tim Berne photo courtesy of The Royal Room Thursday, March 3, 7:30pmRoyal Room5000 Rainier Ave$20 advance/$25 doors BY ANDREW D. MEYER Brooklyn native and stalwart of the creative music scene, Tim Berne, brings his powerhouse alto saxophone...
Wolfgang Muthspiel photo by Laura Pleifer, Scott Colley by Tom Beetz, and Brian Blade by Daniel Sheehan. Wednesday, February 2, 7pmTown Hall Forum & Livestream1119 8th Ave$10-25 BY PAUL RAUCH Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel has always endeavored to...