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May 2016
Sunday, May 1
Alberta Abbey: PDX Jazz Presents Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile, $20
advance/$25 day of show, 7 pm
Augustana Church: Jazz Service, Augustana Jazz Quartet
(Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen)
6-7:30 pm
Camellia Lounge: Vocal Jam, $7, 2-4:30 pm
Clyde’s Prime Rib: Ron Steen Jam, Bill Beach & Phil Baker,
8:30-11:30 pm
EaT, An Oyster Bar: New Orleans Brunch, Box of Chocolates (Reggie Houston, sax & vocals, Tim Acott, bass) 11
am-3 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Sunday Learners Jam, $5 donation appreciated, 2-5 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: May Day Latin Jazz Brunch, Mario Sandoval & Paper Chase, 11 am-3 pm; Rebecca Kilgore & John
Moak, 7 pm
Multnomah Arts Center: Skylark Tappers Dance Recital and
Concert, Marilyn Keller, vocals, Jack Buddeke, keyboards,
Kevin Deitz, bass, Mike Snyder, drums, Jeff Homan, saxophone, $20, 503-245-3994, 3 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Brunch, Kenneth West, 11 am-2 pm;
Lance Vallis, all ages, 6-8 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver: Tom Grant Band
Concert & Jam Session, 6:30-9:30 pm
Sunday, May 1st, 7:00
PDX Jazz Presents Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile
Alberta Abbey
$20/25
Monday, May 2
Jimmy Mak’s: Dan Balmer Trio, 8 pm
Lake Theater & Café, Lake Oswego: Greta Matassa & Rebecca Kilgore vocals, with Darin Clendenin, Clipper Anderson, $20 general/$100 VIP, all ages, 7 pm
Laurelthirst Pub: Kung Pao Chickens (Jon Neufeld, guitar,
Tracy Kim, guitar, Gary Guenther, clarinet, Tim Acott, bass),
9-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ron Steen Jam, Ray & Rebecca
Hardiman, Dennis Caiazza, 8-11 pm
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Sunday, May 1st, 7:00
Mario Sandoval & Paper Chase
Jo Bar & Rotisserie
Monday, May 2nd, 8-11 pm
Ron Steen Jam with Ray and Rebecca
Hardiman
Rose Room Bar and Grill
Tuesday, May 3
Camellia Lounge: First Thursday, Annie Averre, vocals, Randy Porter, piano, $7, 7-9 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Septet, 8 pm; Grant HS Band,
6:30 pm
Lechon: JB Butler, 8:30-11 pm
Michelle’s Pianos: Catarina New’s Jazz Party, Catarina New
Quartet & Big New Band, Renato Caranto, tenor saxophone, $20 (under 15 free) 7:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Reggie Houston & Friends, all ages,
6-9 pm
The Shedd, Great Hall, Eugene: Trio Brasileiro, Anat Cohen,
7:30 pm
Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St
Arrivederci! Wine Bar, 17023 SE McLoughlin
Blvd, Milwaukie 503-659-1143
Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway, 503-2282000
Bijou Cafe, 132 SW 3rd Ave, 503-222-3187
Birch Street Lounge, 311 NE Birch St., Camas
Cinetopia, 11700 SE 7th St., Vancouver 360213-2800
Clyde’s Prime Rib, 5474 NE Sandy 503-2819200
Duff’s Garage, 2530 NE 82nd Ave.
Wednesday, May 4
East Glisan Pizza Lounge, 8001 NE Glisan
Adrianna Hill Ballroom: Wednesdays @5, Bass & Face
971-279-4273
Downtown (Craig Snazelle & Mike Winkle) +21, 5 pm
EaT, 3808 N. Williams
Grant House, Vancouver: Terry Robb & Albert Reda, 6 pm
Fat Moose, 1382 Lewis River Rd. Woodland
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Quartet, 7:30 pm; 80’s Rewind
Half Penny, 3743 Commercial St SE, Salem
& Unwind, Christopher Brown Quartet, $10, 9:30-11 pm;
Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway, 503Minds Matter Jazz Soiree, Graham Covington Trio (Dennis
790-7752
Caiazza, Ron Steen), 6-7:45 pm
Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th, 503-295-6542
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Dan Wilensky & Friends, 7-10 pm
Jo Bar and Rotisserie, 715 NW 23rd Ave
Justa Pasta, Anson Wright & Tim Gilson, 7-9 pm
Justa Pasta, 1336 NW 19th, 503-243-2249
Rose Room Bar & Grill: King Louie’s Soul-Jazz Jam, 8-11
Laurelthirst Public House, 30th & NE Glisan
pm
Lechon, 113 SW Naito Parkway
Vie de Boheme: CD Release Show, JPJQ Jazz Quartet, 8 pm
Living Room Theaters, 341 SW 10th, 971Vinetopia, Forest Park: JB Butler 6-9 pm
222-2005
Wilfs at Union Station: Ron Steen’s Vocal Jazz Showcase,
Mazza’s 3728 NE Sandy Boulevard, 503-719First Wednesday, Tom Grant & Dave Captein, 7-10 pm
7980
O’Connor’s, Multnomah 7850 SW Capitol
Thursday, May 5
Hwy 503-244-1690
Arrivederci! Wine Bar, Milwaukie: Graham Covington Trio
Orenco Station Grill, 6195 NE Cornell Rd.
(Dennis Caiazza & Ron Steen) $5, 7-10 pm
Hillsboro, 503-844-9119
Camellia Lounge: John Knowles, $8, 7-9 pm
Hotel Rose, 50 SW Morrison 866-866-7977
Christo’s Pizzeria & Lounge, Salem: Rebecca Kilgore, Dave
Rose Room Bar & Grill, 8102 NE KillingTull, Randy Porter, Tom Wakeling, $20 advance/$22 door, 7
sworth
pm
Salty’s on the Columbia, 3839 NE Marine Dr.
Jacqua Concert Hall, The Shedd, Eugene: Dick Hyman &
503-288-444
Evan Christopher, 7:30 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe Bar & Grill, 28242 E
Jazz Station, Eugene: UO Combos, donations appreciated,
Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale
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lege students, donations appreciated, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: PDX Jazz Presents, Avishai Cohen Quartet,
$25 reserved/$20 general, 8 pm
Pizzario, Hillsboro: Jazz Jam, Laura Cunard, keyboard, vocals, Evin McHill, drums, all ages, 7:30-10:30 pm
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Riverview Yoshida, Troutdale: Matt Schiff, guitar, 5-8 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana Torres, vocals, 7:30 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, 801 WashingTapalaya Restaurant: Milneburg Jazz Band, all ages, 6-9 pm
ton St, Vancouver, 360-694-5107
Waterfront Park, Side Stage: Cinco de Mayo Festival, Inka
Tony Starlight Showroom, 1125 SE Madison,
Jam, JB Butler, 5-6 pm
503-517-8584
Wilfs at Union Station: Randy Weisberg & Bridge City Jazz
Turn, Turn, Turn, 8 NE Killingsworth St, PortEnsemble, $10
land, 503-284-6019
Vie de Boheme Winery, SE 7th & Clay St.
Friday, May 6
Wilf ’s at Union Station, 800 NW 6th 503Aladdin Theater: Joey DeFrancesco, +21, $30 advance/$32
223-0070
day of show, 8 pm
Allison Inn, Newberg: Marilyn Keller, 6:30 pm
Radio Jazz and Blues
Arrivederci! Wine Bar, Milwaukie: Picante, 8-11 pm
KMHD 89.1 FM — all jazz
Bijou Café: Nancy King & Friends (Dan Gaynor, Scott
24/7 (blues on Friday nights); on
the web at kmhd.org
Steed, Todd Strait, Cheryl Alex) $10, 7-10 pm
Camellia Lounge: Barney Stein, 7-9 pm
KBOO 90.7 FM
Mondays
-“Noontime Jamboree”Classic Pianos: Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Tull Quartet (Randy
host Retta Christie, noon-2 pm
Porter, Tom Wakeling) 7:30 pm
Wednesdays – “Jazz Lives,” host
Nick Gefroh, noon-2:00 pm; “A
Five-0-Three Restaurant, West Linn: Mike Winkle & Joe
Jazz World,” Rita Rega - alternates
Millward, 6:30-9:30 pm
with “Jazz in the Afternoon,” host
Bob Riddle or Rita Rega, 2:00Jazz Station, Eugene: First Friday Art Walk, Ben Latteroca
4:00 pm
& Lyle Hopkins, donation appreciated, 5-7 pm; Jessie MarSaturdays - “The Motif,” host
Yugen Rashad, 4-7 pm
quez, $12 general/$9 members & students, 8-10:30 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: 20th Anniversary of the Alan Jones Sextet
KLCC - Eugene, 89.7 FM,
Cottage
Grove/Oakridge, 91.5,
(Nicole Glover, tenor (back from NY for this special event),
Riddle, 103.1, Sisters, 90.3
Greg Goebel, piano, John Nastos, alto, Charlie Porter, trumKLBR - Bend 88.1fm
KLFO - Florence 88.1 FM
pet, Jon Lakey, bass, Alan Jones, drums, compositions) $15.
KLCO - Newport, 90.5 FM
8 pm & 10 pm
KLFR - Reedspoprt, 89.1 FM
KMPQ - Roseburg, 88.1 FM
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Courtney Freed, 10 pm-midnight
Langdon Farms: Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman, piano,
Craig Snazelle, bass, Dave Averre, drums 6-8:30 pm
Lechon: JB Butler, 8:30-11 pm
Living Room Theater: Paula Byrne, vocals, George Mitchell,
piano, Dan Presley, bass, 8 pm - midnight
Salty’s on the Columbia: Mel Brown & Jof Lee, 7-10 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Solae’s Lounge: Christopher Brown Quartet, 9 pm-midnight
The Shedd, Jacqua Hall: Dick Hyman & Evan Christopher,
7:30 pm
Every Sunday, 6-7:30 pm
Trail’s End Saloon, Oregon City: Norman Sylvester Band, 9
Jazz Service - Augustana Jazz Quartet
pm
Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell,
Wilfs at Union Station: Midnight Honey (Bre Gregg, Shelly
Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen
Rudolph, vocals, Dan Gildea, guitar, Jeff Langston, bass,
Augustana Church
Charlie Doggett, drums) 8 pm
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Saturday, May 7
Blue Diamond: Franco Paletta & the Stingers, 9 pm
Bossanova Ballroom: Rebecca Kilgore, Dance band lead
by Casey MacGill, with David Evans, Jen Hodge, possible
guests, midnight-3 am
Camas Garden Fair: Carol Rossio Trio (Steve Blackman, guitar, Laura Cunard, piano) noon-3 pm
Director Park: Portland Lindy Exchange Dance, Midnight
Serenaders, 1-4 pm
Howard Hinsdale Cellars, Silverton: Jon Deshler & Friends
(Jon Deshler, trumpet, J. Jorgensen, bass, Laura Cunard,
piano & vocals) 7 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Mother’s Day Special: Nancy Evergreen, $15 general.$12 members & students
Jimmy Mak’s: With a Little Help from (His) Friends: Latin
Beatles Tribute, Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana Torres, Paul
Creighton and Margaret Linn, vocals 7:30 pm & 10 pm
Mississippi Pizza: Dig Deep, $8, 9-midnight
Portland Prime: Mel Brown Trio (Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett)
7-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Spare Room: Devin Phillips Group, Chance Hayden, +21,
$10, 9 pm
Waterfront Park, Main Stage: Cinco de Mayo Festival, Inka
Jam, JB Butler, noon-1 pm
White Owl Social Club: Kentucky Derby Party, Devin Phillips Group, Chance Hayden, +21, $20, noon
Wilfs at Union Station: Andy Stokes & King Louie Trio,
$10, 7-10 pm
Every Sunday, 6:30-9:30 pm
Tom Grant Band Concert & Jam Session
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver
Every Thursday, 7:00-10:00 pm
Laura Cunard Jam
Pizzario, Hillsboro
Sunday, May 8
Augustana Church: Jazz Service, Augustana Jazz Quartet
(Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen)
6-7:30 pm
Aurora Colony Vineyards: Mother’s Day Brunch, Rebecca
Hardiman, Tom Grant, piano, 11 am-2 pm
Camellia Lounge: Mother’s Day High Tea Jazz, 11 am-1 pm
Classic Pianos: Christo’s Pizzeria & Lounge, Salem: Rebecca
Kilgore, Dave Tull, Randy Porter, Tom Wakeling, $20, 7:30
pm
Corkscrew Wine Bar: Hank Sinatra and his Atomic Cowboys, 7-9 pm
Every Monday, 8 pm
Clyde’s Prime Rib: Ron Steen Jam, Ray & Rebecca HardiJimmy Mak’s: Dan Balmer Trio, no cover
man, Scott Steed, 8:30-11:30 pm
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lates (Reggie Houston, sax & vocals, Tim Acott, bass) 11
am-3 pm
Garden Vineyards, Hillsboro: Mother’s Day Brunch, Shelly
Rudolph & Chance Hayden, noon
Jazz Station, Eugene: It’s Her Day…Celebrate Mom! Singer’s
showcase, 1-3 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Latin Jazz Brunch, Bryant Allard & Picante 11 am-3 pm; Dan Wilensky & Friends, 7-10 pm
Marino Café: PJSF Sunday Singer’s Jam, $5, 2 - 4pm
Milwaukie Sunday Framer’s Market, Milwaukie: Jonathan
Smith, guitar, Steve Hall, organ, Jon Huteson, drums, all
ages, 10 am-1 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Brunch, Kenneth West, 11 am-2 pm;
Lance Vallis, all ages, 6-8 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver: Tom Grant Band
Concert & Jam Session, 6:30-9:30 pm
Vie de Boheme: Re-Birthing the Cool, Be Bop & Beyond,
6:30-10 pm
Monday, May 9
Jimmy Mak’s: Dan Balmer Trio, 8 pm; Alex Koehler Band,
6:30 pm
Lake Theater & Café, Lake Oswego: Woody Guthrie’s 26
NW Songs $20, all ages, 7 pm
Laurelthirst Pub: Kung Pao Chickens (Jon Neufeld, guitar,
Tracy Kim, guitar, Gary Guenther, clarinet, Tim Acott, bass),
9-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ron Steen Jam, George Mitchell &
Dave Captein, 8-11 pm
Monday, May 9th, 7 pm
Woody Guthrie’s 26 NW Songs
Lake Theater & Cafe, Lake Oswego
Every Tuesday, 8 pm
Mel Brown Septet
Jimmy Mak’s
Tuesday, May 10
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Septet, 8 pm; Sherwood HS Jazz
Band, 6:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Reggie Houston & Friends, all ages,
6-9 pm
Wednesday, May 11
Jazz Station, Eugene: Gonzalo Bergara Quartet, $12 general/$9 members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Quartet, 7:30 pm; 80’s Rewind &
Unwind, Christopher Brown Quartet, $10, 9:30-11 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Tasha Miller, 7-10 pm
Justa Pasta, Anson Wright & Jasnam Daya Singh, 7-9 pm
Every Wednesday, 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: King Louie’s Soul-Jazz Jam, 8-11
Christopher Brown Quartet
pm
80’s Rewind and Unwind
Wilfs at Union Station: Ron Steen’s Vocal Jazz Showcase, Dr.
Jimmy Mak’s
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Thursday, May 12
Alberta Abbey: PDX Jazz Presents Sting: The Jazz Remix
featuring Darrell Grant, Marilyn Keller & All 4 Naught, $20
advance/$25 day of show, 7:30 pm
Aurora Colony Vineyards Tasting Room: Ray Hardiman,
piano, Craig Snazelle, bass, 6-8 pm
Camellia Lounge: Paula Byrne, vocals, Mike Horsfall, piano,
$10, 6:30-9:30 pm
Christo’s Lounge, Salem: The Dirk Quin Band, $13 advance
Corkscrew Wine Bar: Jonathan Smith, guitar, Steve Hall,
organ, David Burrow, drums, 21+, 8-10 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Greg Goebel Quartet, $12 general/$9
members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown’s B3 Organ Group (Dan Balmer,
Renato Caranto, Curtis Craft, Louis Pain) 8 pm
Pizzario, Hillsboro: Jazz Jam, Laura Cunard, keyboard, vocals, Evin McHill, drums, all ages, 7:30-10:30 pm
Riverview Yoshida, Troutdale: Matt Schiff, guitar, 5-8 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana Torres, vocals, 7:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Milneburg Jazz Band, all ages, 6-9 pm
The Shedd, Great Hall, Eugene: Poncho Sanchez & His
Latin Jazz Band, 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 12th
PDX Jazz Presents: Sting - The Jazz Remix
Darrell Grant, Marilyn Keller, & All 4
Naught
Alberta Abbey
Friday, May 13
Bijou Café: Graham Covington Trio (Dennis Caiazza & Ron
Steen) $7, 7-10 pm
Camellia Lounge: Rick Greene, Phil Baker, Charlie Doggett,
$10, 7-9 pm
Jacqua Concert Hall, The Shedd, Eugene: Frank Vignola and
Vinny Raniolo
Jazz Station, Eugene: Sugar Beets Party, $12 general/$9
members & students, 7 pm & 9 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: CD Release Event, Tyrone Hendrix, 8 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Mario Sandoval, 10 pm-midnight
Langdon Farms: Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman, piano,
Shao Way Wu, bass, Kurt Deutscher, drums, 6-8:30 pm
Lechon: JB Butler, 8:30-11 pm
Oregon Zoo: Daniel Noland Trio, 5:30-7 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: CD Release, Lisa Mann $10/15, @
www.BrownPaperTickets.com); 9 pm-midnight
Salty’s on the Columbia: Mel Brown & Jof Lee, 7-10 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
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Thursday, May 12th
Greg Goebel Quartet
Jazz Station, Eugene
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Wednesday, May 11th
Anson Wright Duo
Justa Pasta
Solae’s Lounge: Christopher Brown Quartet, 9 pm-midnight
The Shedd, Great Hall, Eugene: Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, 7:30 pm
Wilfs at Union Station: Michael Allen Harrison & Friends,
$10
Saturday, May 14
Arrivederci! Wine Bar, Milwaukie: Jazz, $5, 7:30 pm
Camellia Lounge: Lori Boone & Gordon Lee, $8, 7-9 pm
Howard Hinsdale Cellars, Silverton: Jon Deshler & Friends
(Jon Deshler, trumpet, J. Jorgensen, bass, Hank Will, piano)
7 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Django Djazz, 7:30-10pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Tahirah Memory, 8 pm
Portland Prime: Mel Brown Trio (Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett)
7-11 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Spare Room: Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm
Vie de Boheme: Ken deRouchie Band
Wilfs at Union Station: Jazz H-Tet, Mike & Haley Horsfall,
$10
Sunday, May 15
Augustana Church: Jazz Service, Augustana Jazz Quartet
(Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen)
6-7:30 pm
Burlingame Space: House Party Concert Series, MMQ (Michelle Medler, sax, flute, Brian Ward, electric & acoustic
pianos, Ben Medler electric and acoustic basses, Edwin Coleman III-drums) sliding scale $12-$20 at http://www.burlingamespace.com, 6 pm
Camellia Lounge: Vocal Jam, $7, 2-5:30 pm
Clyde’s Prime Rib: Ron Steen Jam, Steve Christofferson &
Dennis Caiazza, 8:30-11:30 pm
EaT, An Oyster Bar: New Orleans Brunch, Box of Chocolates (Reggie Houston, sax & vocals, Tim Acott, bass) 11
am-3 pm
Elysian Ballroom: Empowered Event, Paula Byrne, vocals,
Tim Gilson, bass, 1 – 4 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Sunday Learners Jam, $5 donation appreciated, 2-5 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Latin Jazz Brunch, Nancy Curtin, vocals, Vince Frates, piano, Dave Captein, bass 11 am-3 pm;
Robert Moore Trio, 7-10 pm
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Saturday, May 14th
Tahirah Memory
Jimmy Mak’s
8 pm
Wednesday, May 18th
David Friesen Quartet
8 pm
East Glisan Pizza Lounge
Mark Madison’s Home: Jazz House Party, David Jay White,
bass, vocals, percussion, Jon McLaughlin, piano, $10, call
Mark Madison, 503-713-3814 or David Jay White, 503297-9837, 2-4:30 pm
St. James Lutheran Church: Jazz Vespers Service, (Mike
Horsfall, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel, Dennis Elmer) 5-6
pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Brunch, Kenneth West, 11 am-2 pm;
Lance Vallis, all ages, 6-8 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver: Tom Grant Band
Concert & Jam Session, 6:30-9:30 pm
Vie de Boheme: Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, 6:30 pm
Monday, May 16
Jimmy Mak’s: PDX Jazz Presents, Jaleel Shaw Quartet, featuring George Cooligan, 7:30 pm
Lake Theater & Café, Lake Oswego: May Day! May Day!
with Joan Freed $15, all ages, 7 pm
Laurelthirst Pub: Kung Pao Chickens (Jon Neufeld, guitar,
Tracy Kim, guitar, Gary Guenther, clarinet, Tim Acott, bass),
9-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ron Steen Jam, Tom Grant & Dave
Captein, 8-11 pm
Wednesday, May 18th
Ryan Meagher’s Evil Twin
Ian Christensen Quartet
Turn, Turn, Turn
8 pm
Tuesday, May 17
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Septet, 8 pm; Mt. Hood CC Jazz
Band, 6:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Reggie Houston & Friends, all ages, 6-9
pm
Wednesday, May 18
East Glisan Lounge: David Friesen Quartet (David Friesen,
bass, Dan Gaynor, piano, Rob Davis, tenor, soprano, Charlie
Doggett, drums) all ages, 8-10 pm
Hoppy Brewer, Gresham: Jonathan Smith, guitar, Steve Hall,
organ, Jon Huteson, drums, 21+, 6-9 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Quartet, 7:30 pm; 80’s Rewind &
Unwind, Christopher Brown Quartet, $10, 9:30-11 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Dan Wilensky & Friends, 7-10 pm
Justa Pasta, Anson Wright & Tim Gilson, 7-9 pm
Ringside Fish House: Matt Schiff & Al Criado, 6-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: King Louie’s Soul-Jazz Jam, 8-11
Monday, May 16th
pm
Jaleel Shaw Quartet
Turn, Turn, Turn: Ryan Meagher’s Evil Twin (John Gross and
Jimmy Mak’s
Tim Willcox, tenor sax; Ryan Meagher and Ryan Miller, gui7:30 pm
tar; Scott Cutshall and Todd Bishop, drums); Ian Christensen
Quartet (Ian Christensen, tenor sax; Noah Bernstein, alto
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West Linn Library: Jass Two Plus One (Steve Boden vocal,
guitar, Dick Saunders, clarinet, soprano sax, John Walling,
bass) all ages, 6:30-7:30 pm
Wilfs at Union Station: Ron Steen’s Vocal Jazz Showcase,
Laura Stilwell, Pete La Malfa & Jonathan Lakey, 7-10 pm
Thursday, May 19
Christo’s Lounge, Salem: Paula Byrne, vocals, Randy Porter,
piano, Tim Gilson, bass, $12, 7-9 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Colligan Plays Monk, $12 general/$9
members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown’s B3 Organ Group (Dan Balmer,
Renato Caranto, Curtis Craft, Louis Pain) 8 pm
Lincoln City Performing Arts Center: Inka Jam, JB Butler, 7
pm
No Ho’s Hawaiian Café, NE Fremont: David Friesen, bass,
Tim Willcox, tenor, Charlie Doggett, drums, all ages, 6:30-9
pm
Pizzario, Hillsboro: Jazz Jam, Laura Cunard, keyboard, vocals, Evin McHill, drums, all ages, 7:30-10:30 pm
Riverview Yoshida, Troutdale: Matt Schiff, guitar, 5-8 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana
Torres, vocals, 7:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Milneburg Jazz Band, all ages, 6-9 pm
The Shedd, Jacqua Hall: Shirley Andress,
Fever: The Songs of Peggy Lee, 7:30 pm
Friday, May 20
45th St. Pub: Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm
Alan Jones Academy of Music: Brandon Braun Quintet
(George Colligan, piano, Thomas Barber, trumpet, Rob
Davis, saxophone, Jonathan Lakey, bass, Brandon Braun,
drums) 8:30 pm
Aloft Hotel: Anson Wright Trio (Jasnam Daya Singh, Chris
Higgins) 7-10 pm
Benson Hotel: Johnny Martin Trio, Steve Christofferson,
8:30 pm-midnight
Duff’s Garage: Lloyd Jones Struggle, $7, 9 pm-midnight
Jazz Station, Eugene: Ron Bertucci Quintet, LCC Faculty
Jimmy Mak’s: Tony Starlight vs Jazz, 8 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Mario Sandoval,10 pm-midnight
Langdon Farms: Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman, piano,
Whitney Moulton, bass, Ron Steen, drums 6-8:30 pm
Lechon: JB Butler, 8:30-11 pm
Portland Prime: Jarrod Lawson Trio, +21, 7 pm
Salty’s on the Columbia: Mel Brown & Jof Lee, 7-10 pm
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Thursday, May 19th
George Colligan Plays Monk
Jazz Station, Eugene
7:30 pm
Friday, May 20th
Brandon Braun Quintet
Alan Jones Academy of Music
8:30 pm
Friday, May 20th
Jarrod Lawson Trio
Portland Prime
7:00 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Solae’s Lounge: Christopher Brown Quartet, 9 pm-midnight
Wildish Theater, Springfield: Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra,
Dave Glenn, trombone, $20 general/$15, students, seniors/
family $50, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 21
Benson Hotel: Johnny Martin Trio, Steve Christofferson,
8:30 pm-midnight
Brickhouse: Dig Deep, 9:30pm-12:30 am
Cascade Theater, Bend: Jazz at Joe’s Presents, Dan Balmer
Trio (George Mitchell, Michael Raynor) 7 pm
Howard Hinsdale Cellars, Silverton: Jon Deshler & Friends
(Jon Deshler, trumpet, J. Jorgensen, bass, Hank Will, piano)
7 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Tom Bergeron, Mario Ciribelli, $12
general/$9 members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Andy Stokes, 8 pm
Portland Prime: Mel Brown Trio (Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett)
7-11 pm
Revolution Hall: Soul Sensation & Soul Vaccination, Farnell
Newton & the Othership Connection, Vinnie Dewayne, 8
pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Solae’s Jazz Lounge: David Friesen’s Quintet: David Friesen,
bass, John Gross, tenor, Dan Gaynor, piano, Tim Willcox,
tenor, Charlie Doggett, drums, all ages, 9 pm
St. Gabriel’s Church: The Ellington Sacred Suite, Marilyn
Keller with The Chuck Israels Jazz Band, 7:30 pm
The Shedd, Jacqua Hall: Shirley Andress,
Fever: The Songs of Peggy Lee, 7:30 pm
Wilfs at Union Station: Graham Covington Trio (Dennis
Caiazza & Ron Steen) $10, 7-11 pm
Friday, May 20th
Dave Glenn with the Swing Shift Jazz Orchestra
Wildish Theater, Springfield
Jimmy Mak’s
7:30 pm
Sunday, May 22
Sunday, May 22nd
Augustana Church: Jazz Service, Augustana Jazz Quartet
TheEllington Sacred Suite with Marilyn
(Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen)
Keller
6-7:30 pm
Bethel AME Church
Bethel AME Church: The Ellington Sacred Suite, Marilyn
6:00 pm
Keller with The Chuck Israels Jazz Band, 5 pm
Clyde’s Prime Rib: Ron Steen Jam, Greg Goebel & Kevin
Deitz, 8:30-11:30 pm
EaT, An Oyster Bar: New Orleans Brunch, Box of Chocolates (Reggie Houston, sax & vocals, Tim Acott, bass) 11
am-3 pm
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Jazz Station, Eugene: Sunday Learners Jam, $5 donation appreciated, 2-5 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Sunday Brunch, Bobby Torres Trio,
11:30 am-3 pm; Robert Moore Trio, 7-10 pm
Marino Café: PJSF Sunday Singer’s Jam, $5, 2 - 4pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Brunch, Kenneth West, 11 am-2 pm;
Lance Vallis, all ages, 6-8 pm
The Shedd, Jacqua Hall: Shirley Andress,
Fever: The Songs of Peggy Lee, 2 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver: Tom Grant Band
Concert & Jam Session, 6:30-9:30 pm
Vancouver Eagles: A Benefit for Homeless Women Vets, ReBirthing the Cool, Be Bop & Beyond, 2-5 pm
Monday, May 23
Jimmy Mak’s: Dan Balmer Trio, 8 pm
Lake Theater & Café, Lake Oswego: James Harman’s Bamboo Porch Revue $15 general/$80 VIP, all ages, 7 pm
Laurelthirst Pub: Kung Pao Chickens (Jon Neufeld, guitar, Tracy Kim, guitar, Gary Guenther, clarinet, Tim Acott,
bass), 9-11 pm
Produce Row Café: Swing & Standards Jazz Band (Bill
Coones, bass and vocals, Dave Howell, piano, Duncan Branom, drums, Jason Gersing (Goose) sax) 7-9 pm
Produce Row: Swing & Standards Jazz Band (Bill Coones,
vocals, bass, Dave Howell, piano, Duncan Branom, drums,
Jason (Goose) Gershing, sax, 7-9 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ron Steen Jam, Bill Beach & Kevin
Deitz, 8-11 pm
Tuesday, May 24
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Septet, 8 pm; Beaumont Middle
School Fundraiser, 6:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Reggie Houston & Friends, all ages,
6-9 pm
Sunday, May 22nd
Learners’ Jam
Jazz Station, Eugene
2:00 pm
Sunday, May 22nd
Re-Birthing the Cool Benefit ConcertVancouver Eagles
2:00 pm
Wednesday, May 25
Billy Blues Bar & Grill, Vancouver: Norman Sylvester Band,
9 pm
Camellia Lounge: Tom Wakeling & Steve Christofferson, $7
Jazz Station, Eugene: Richard Smith, $12 general/$9 members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Quartet, 7:30 pm; 80’s Rewind
& Unwind, Christopher Brown Quartet, $10, 9:30-11 pm;
Beaumont Middle School Fundraiser, 6 pm
Justa Pasta, Anson Wright & Bill Athens, 7-9 pm
Nonna: Kate & the Crocodiles (Kate Morrison, vocals, Craig
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Bidondo, keyboards, Gavin Bondy, trumpet) 6-9 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: King Louie’s Soul-Jazz Jam, 8-11
pm
Wilfs at Union Station: Ron Steen’s Vocal Jazz Showcase,
Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman & Ed Bennett, 7-10 pm
Thursday, May 26
Aurora Colony Vineyards: Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman, piano, Kevin Deitz, bass 6-8 pm
Christo’s Lounge, Salem: MPEG (Reinhardt Melz, Mike
Prigodich, Damian Erskine) $12, advance $7
Jazz Station, Eugene: Bird Returns, Idit Schner, $12 general/$9 members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown’s B3 Organ Group (Dan Balmer,
Renato Caranto, Curtis Craft, Louis Pain) 8 pm; Chance
Hayden, 6 pm
O’Connor’s Vault: True North (Kathy James, piano, Eric
Austin, saxophone, Brad McMillan, trombone, Steve Morgan, bass, Steve Turmell, drums, Dan Murphy, vocals) $7,
7-10 pm
Pizzario, Hillsboro: Jazz Jam, Laura Cunard, keyboard, vocals, Evin McHill, drums, all ages, 7:30-10:30 pm
Riverview Yoshida, Troutdale: Matt Schiff, guitar, 5-8 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana
Torres, vocals, 7:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Milneburg Jazz Band, all ages, 6-9 pm
Vie de Boheme: Portland Woodshed Jazz Orchestra, Bryant
Allard, 8 pm
Friday, May 27
Gemini Pub, Lake Oswego: Norman Sylvester Band, 9 pm
Jazz Station, Eugene: Dana McWayne Quartet, $12 general/$9 members & students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Soul Sister Sessions, Saeeda Wright, 8 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Mario Sandoval, 10 pm-midnight
Langdon Farms: Rebecca Hardiman, Ray Hardiman, piano,
Dan Presley, bass, Bryant Allard, trumpet 6-8:30 pm
Lechon: JB Butler, 8:30-11 pm
Portland Prime: Jarrod Lawson Trio, +21, 7 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ty Curtis, $10, @ www.BrownPaperTickets.com); 9 pm-12:30 am
Salty’s on the Columbia: Mel Brown & Jof Lee, 7-10 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Solae’s Lounge: Christopher Brown Quartet, 9 pm-midnight
Spirit Mt. Casino, Grand Rhonde: Franco Paletta & the
Stingers, 9:30 pm
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Saturday, May 28
Jazz Station, Eugene: Battle of the Bands, $10 general, $7
members, students, 7:30-10 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Sabroso, 8 pm
Las Primas: Inka Jam, JB Butler, 6-9 pm
Nehalem Bay Winery, Nehalem: Norman Sylvester Band, 6
pm
Portland Prime: Mel Brown Trio (Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett)
7-11 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Spirit Mt. Casino, Grand Rhonde: Franco Paletta & the
Stingers, 9:30 pm
Sunday, May 29
Augustana Church: Jazz Service, Augustana Jazz Quartet
(Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz, Ron Steen)
6-7:30 pm
Blue Room: Jonathan Smith, guitar, Steve Hall, organ, Jon
Huteson, drums, 21+, 6-9 pm
Clyde’s Prime Rib: Ron Steen Jam, Gordon Lee & Dennis
Caiazza, 8:30-11:30 pm
EaT, An Oyster Bar: New Orleans Brunch, Box of Chocolates (Reggie Houston, sax & vocals, Tim Acott, bass) 11
am-3 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Latin Jazz Brunch, Mario Sandoval &
Paper Chase, 11 am-3 pm; Rebecca Kilgore, Christopher
Woitach & John Moak, 7-10 pm
Music Millennium: In Store Concert, Swing & Standards
Jazz Band (Bill Coones, vocals, bass, Daniel Noland, guitar,
Leonard Maxon, drums) 3-5 pm
Old Church: Tap Dance Festival, Josh Rawlings Trio with
Garbiel Burbano, 8 pm
Scandals: Laura Cunard & Laurent Nickel Quartet, Marilyn
Keller, 2-4 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Brunch, Kenneth West, 11 am-2 pm;
Lance Vallis, all ages, 6-8 pm
Tommy O’s Pacific Rim Bistro, Vancouver: Tom Grant Band
Concert & Jam Session, 6:30-9:30 pm
Vie de Boheme: Pranksters Big Band, 6:30 pm
Waterfront Park, Rozone Stage: Rose Festival, Patrick Lamb
Monday, May 30
Jimmy Mak’s: Dan Balmer Trio, 8 pm
Lake Theater & Café, Lake Oswego: Dave Fleschner, Earl
Thomas & Friends, $15, all ages, 7 pm
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Laurelthirst Pub: Kung Pao Chickens (Jon Neufeld, guitar, Tracy Kim, guitar, Gary Guenther, clarinet, Tim Acott,
bass), 9-11 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Ron Steen Jam, Phil Goldberg &
Phil Baker, 8-11 pm
Tuesday, May 31
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Septet, 8 pm; AJAM 6:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Reggie Houston & Friends, all ages,
6-9 pm
Wednesday, June 1
Grant House, Vancouver: Terry Robb & Albert Reda, 6 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown Quartet, 7:30 pm; 80’s Rewind &
Unwind, Christopher Brown Quartet, $10, 9:30-11 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Dan Wilensky & Friends, 7-10 pm
Wilfs at Union Station: Ron Steen’s Vocal Jazz Showcase,
First Wednesday, Tom Grant, Margo Tufo, 7-10 pm
Tuesday, June 2
Jimmy Mak’s: Mel Brown’s B3 Organ Group (Dan Balmer,
Renato Caranto, Curtis Craft, Louis Pain) 8 pm; Ashley
Henry & Friends, 6:30 pm
Mt. Hood Community College: Loren Stillman with the
Mt. Hood Jazz Ensemble, 7 pm
Pizzario, Hillsboro: Jazz Jam, Laura Cunard, keyboard, vocals, Evin McHill, drums, all ages, 7:30-10:30 pm
Tapalaya Restaurant: Milneburg Jazz Band, all ages, 6-9 pm
Friday, June 3
Jimmy Mak’s: Stephanie Schneiderman & Friends, 8 pm
Jo Bar & Rotisserie: Dominic Castillo, 10 pm-midnight
Newmark Theater: Tiempo Libre, 7:30 pm
Rose Room Bar & Grill: Bobby Torres Ensemble, Julana
Torres, vocals, 7:30 pm
Salty’s on the Columbia: Mel Brown & Jof Lee, 7-10 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
Saturday, June 4
Five-0-Three Restaurant, West Linn: Ron Steen Trio featuring Rebecca Hardiman & Ray Hardiman, 6:30-9:30 pm
Jimmy Mak’s: Ken DeRouchie Band & Robbie Laws Band,
8 pm
O’Connor’s Vault: Eric Skye & Mark Goldenberg
Portland Prime: Mel Brown Trio (Tony Pacini, Ed Bennett)
7-11 pm
Shirley’s Tippy Canoe: Ollie McClay/Craig Bidondo Duo,
6-10 pm
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