The Portland Jazz Festival is teaming up with the RiverPlace Hotel to present jazz on Friday and Saturday nights.  The current line-up is as follows:

Chance Hayden (May 9)

Gordon Lee (May 10)

Mary Kadderly & Dan Gildea (May 16)

Mitzi Zilka & French Cafe (May 17)

Shelly Rudolph (May 23)

Dan Balmer (May 24)

Eddie Parente & Vince Frates (May 30)

Darrell Grant (May 31)

John Stowell (June 6)

Devin Phillips (June 7)

Ben Darwish (June 13)

Clay Giberson (June 14)

George Mitchell (June 20)

Andrew Oliver & Tim Wilcox (June 21)

Kate Davis (June 27)

Grant Richards (June 28)

The address is 1510 SW Harbor Way.

From the press release for this weekend’s shows at Alan Jones’ new club: The Cave

 

Thursday May 8th: ALAN JONES PRESENTS…

 

his new Quartet of Portland all-stars Randy Porter, Rob Davis and Tom Wakeling! Collectively known (for now) as The Cavemen (clever, don’t you think…thanks Randy!) This group will be performing new original music of Alan’s along with not too common and very interesting re-workings from the modern jazz literature.

 

 

Best-known for his leadership of the Alan Jones Sextet, which for many listeners defines the essence of Portland jazz with its adventurous, hard-swinging original music, grounded in both jazz tradition and the rugged individualism of the Northwest.

 

 

Friday May 9th: THE STEVE CHRISTOFFERSON TRIO

 

Steve is well known as one of the most intuitive and creative vocal accompianists that exists, but he’s also one of the funkiest and most swinging of jazz piano players. Come see imagination and taste in action as Steve re-invents his outstanding trio.

 

Saturday May 10th: DAVID FRIESEN – SOLO BASS

 

A rare opportunity to hear in an intimate Portland setting what you would normally have to travel to the big European Jazz Festival stages to hear…David Freisen playing solo bass! He practically invented the genre. Weird, crazy, solo bass…that must be boring you say? Never in the hands of David!…ok maybe a little weird.

 

————————————————————————————

 

THE CAVE atmosphere blends the dim under ground funky sophistication of a fifties European Jazz club, the creative bohemian vibe of the legendary Village Vanguard in NYC, and the Oriental feel of a Persian cafe.

 

The Cave is an environment where inspired world-class musicians can experiment and develop their art…an environment that encourages original composition, creative project ideas, young emerging artists, and fresh new combinations of veteran players.

 

Excellent hand-crafted Persian food can be ordered off the Green Onion restaurant menu or from the buffet in the Cave, with plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans.

 

And of special note, there is a meticulously selected wine list featuring varieties that not only pair perfectly with the Persian cuisine, but are among the most interesting and exciting wines available for the price.

 

 

There is a $5 cover charge at the door. 

 

Music begins at 8:00pm Wednesday-Saturday

 

all ages are welcome and encouraged until 9:30pm

 

Find The Cave at the Green Onion:

 

636 SW Jackson St (at the corner of Broadway in the PSU neighborhood). 

 

Free parking after 7pm, across Broadway from The Cave in the metered slots in front of the tennis courts. Also, 2 blocks from The Cave in PSU parking structure (enter on Broadway or on 6th Ave between Harrison and Hall).  

 

For more info and a complete schedule of performances CONTACT:

 

Alan Jones – (503) 333-5197 www.alanjonesmusic.com or the Green Onion - (503) 274-4294

This Monday, Tim Willcox will bring his quartet to Jimmy Mak’s, playing music from his new album on Sound Architecture (Diatic Records).  As usual on Mondays at Jimmy Mak’s, there is no cover charge.

On Saturday, May 10th, the 2008 Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival will take place, showcasing many Portland musicians in venues all over Silverton.  Performers include Dave Frishberg, Darrell Grant, Randy Porter, Dan Schulte, Mel Brown, and many more.  The music takes place from noon until 9 PM, with a late set by Bobby Torres finishing out the evening.  Find more information at the festival’s website.

Every Friday until at least mid-June, Ben Darwish presents bands during the after-work happy hour at the Someday Lounge.  Stop by and hear great music for no cover charge from 5-7 PM.  The Someday Lounge is located at 125 NW 5th Avenue.

The Blue Cranes’ newest album, Homing Patterns has a nice review in today’s Oregonian.  Head over to the Blue Cranes website and make sure to catch their CD release party on May 7th at Holocene.

For those of you out there looking for a good combination of jazz, soul, and hip-hop:

Saturday, May 3rd at Holocene.  $7 advance tickets, $10 at the door.

 Alan Jones’ newest project - the Cave.  Here’s the press release:

 

The Cave is an environment where inspired world-class musicians can experiment and develop their art…an environment that encourages original composition, creative project ideas, young emerging artists, and fresh new combinations of veteran players.

 

Excellent hand-crafted Persian food can be ordered off the Green Onion restaurant menu or from the buffet in the Cave, with plenty of options for vegetarians and vegans.

And of special note, there is a meticulously selected wine list featuring varieties that not only pair perfectly with the Persian cuisine, but are among the most interesting and exciting wines available for the price.

 

There is a $5 cover charge at the door.

Music begins at 8:00pm Wednesday-Saturday

all ages are welcome and encouraged until 9:30pm

 

Every Wednesday starting May 7th: NANCY KING INVITATIONAL

Without a doubt one of the world’s greatest jazz singers. Do we collectively have any idea how lucky, how fortunate we are to be living in a time and place where we can hear Nancy sing every Wednesday!?!?!

Don’t get caught sleeping, this may not last forever…

 

Every Thursday starting May 8th: ALAN JONES PRESENTS…

Best-known for his leadership of the Alan Jones Sextet, which for many listeners defines the essence of Portland jazz with its adventurous, hard-swinging original music, grounded in both jazz tradition and the rugged individualism of the Northwest. Recently returned from Europe, Alan will weekly present a rotating cast of local, national and international musicians.

 

Friday May 9th: THE DARRELL GRANT QUARTET

Having played with the greatest musicians of the 20thcentury, and freshly inducted into the pdx jazz society hall of fame, Darrell brings music from his new cd release "Truth & Reconciliation"

 

Saturday May 10th: DAVID FRIESEN - SOLO BASS

A rare opportunity to hear in an intimate Portland setting what you would normally have to travel to the big European Jazz Festival stages to hear…David Freisen playing solo bass! He practically invented the genre. Weird, boring you say? Never in the hands of David!…ok maybe a little weird.

 

Find The Cave at the Green Onion:

636 SW Jackson St (at the corner of Broadway in the PSU neighborhood).

Free parking after 7pm, across Broadway from The Cave in the metered slots in front of the tennis courts. Also 2 blocks from The Cave in PSU parking structure (enter on Broadway or on 6th Ave between Harrison and Hall).