Montavilla Jazz Festival 2014 – The Inaugural Year
On August 16 and 17, 2014, Portland, Oregon witnessed the creation of a new festival platform for live jazz, in the form of the inaugural Montavilla Jazz Festival (MJF). While Portland boasts multiple other excellent jazz festivals, MJF now occupies a unique niche, focused entirely on showcasing the vibrant new sound of Portland’s originally composed, progressive jazz scene. The festival was curated by the Portland Jazz Composers’ Ensemble and presented by the Montavilla Neighborhood Association with fiscal sponsorship and other support from Southeast Uplift. The festival happened at Post5 Theatre in the Montavilla neighborhood and featured 13 bands; nearly 400 individuals attended.
The Blue Cranes
David Friesen - Circle 3 Trio
Participating Artists
George Colligan’s Theoretical Planets
Superjazzers
PJCE Core Sextext Featuring Darryl Grant
Alan Jones and the Cavemen
Ryan Meagher
Trio Flux
Rich Halley 4
Kerry Politzer Group
Thomas Barber’s Spiral Road
Optic Nerve Trio
Blake Lyman Quintet
2014 Festival Details
When it Went Down:
August 16-17
Where it Went Down:
Post5 Theatre
Portland, Oregon
Number of Acts: 13