6:00PM – Alan Jones Academy of Music Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas Wine Bar & Bottle Shop – FREE
Breakout student performers take center stage. Read more.
8:00PM – PJCE’s The Heroine’s Journey
feat. Marilyn Keller, Darrell Grant and Rebecca Sanborn
Alberta Rose Theatre – Tickets $5-35
Lyricists and songwriters Sanborn and Keller each debut their new songs honoring the power of dreams to change our waking lives, performed with Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. Read more.
11:30PM – George Colligan and Jazz Millenium
The 1905 – Tickets $15-20
Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and mentor George Colligan showcases four young Portland jazz artists. Read more.
2:00PM – Tunnel Six performs the Columbia River Suite
Portland Metro Arts – Tickets $5-20
LIVESTREAM
A pilgrimage following the Columbia River’s winding banks is the creative framework for this suite for sextet and spoken word. Read more.
5:00PM – Idit Shner and Mhondoro
Portland Metro Arts – Tickets $5-20
LIVESTREAM
Mhonodoro, meaning the lion spirit in Shona, a language of Zimbabwe, formed spontaneously, melding Zimbabwean folk and American jazz traditions. Read more.
6:00PM – Portland State University Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas Wine Bar & Bottle Shop – FREE
Breakout student performers take center stage. Read more.
8:00PM – Rich Halley with Matthew Shipp Trio
Portland Metro Arts – Tickets $5-30
LIVESTREAM
Dynamic tenor saxophonist Rich Halley performs in-the-moment improvisations with the New York City-based Matthew Shipp Trio to create a powerful emotional experience. Read more.
11:30PM – Barra Brown Quintet
The 1905 – Tickets $15-20
A rare performance by drummer/composer Barra Brown’s melody-driven improvisational ensemble of inventive original music. Read more.
10:00AM – Partner Event: Augustana Jazz Worship
Augustana Lutheran Church – LIVESTREAM
Livestream jazz worship in English at 10 AM PST and in Spanish at 11:30 AM PST from Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon.
2:00PM – James Powers Relativity Ensemble
Portland Metro Arts – Ticket $5-20
LIVESTREAM
A genre-bending 13-piece instrumental ensemble, playing new compositions exploring social issues, Identity, science fiction, and modern myth. Read more.
5:00PM – Noah Simpson Quartet
Portland Metro Arts – Tickets $5-20
LIVESTREAM
Noah Simpson’s energetic, attentive, and dynamic quartet strives to create forward thinking music rooted in Jazz. Read more.
6:00PM – Metropolitan Youth Symphony Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas Wine Bar & Bottle Shop – FREE
Breakout student performers take center stage. Read more.
8:00PM – Kerry Politzer Quintet featuring Alex Norris
Portland Metro Arts – Ticket $5-30
LIVESTREAM
2022 Festival Headliner, pianist/composer Kerry Politzer premieres original music from her album, In a Heartbeat, coming out this fall on PJCE Records. Read more.
Festival 22
Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union, Mr. Plywood, and The Skanner News
Friday 8/19
Alan Jones Academy of Music Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas – 6:00PM
PJCE’s The Heroine’s Journey
Alberta Rose Theatre – 8:00PM
George Colligan and Jazz Millenium
The 1905 – 11:30PM
Saturday 8/20
Tunnel Six: Columbia River Suite
Portland Metro Arts – 2:00PM
Idit Shner and Mhondoro
Portland Metro Arts – 5:00PM
Portland State University Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas – 6:00PM
Rich Halley with Matthew Shipp Trio
Portland Metro Arts – 8:00PM
Barra Brown Quintet
The 1905 – 11:30PM
Sunday 8/21
Augustana Jazz Worship
LIVESTREAM – 10:00AM
James Powers: Relativity Ensemble
Portland Metro Arts – 2:00PM
Noah Simpson Quartet
Portland Metro Arts – 5:00PM
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Combo
MJF Student Stage at Vino Veritas – 6:00PM
Kerry Politzer Quintet feat. Alex Norris
Portland Metro Arts – 8:00PM