On Friday, February 29th, Darrell Grant will perform on Steinway L1037 following a screening about the piano - “Note By Note, The Making of Steinway L1037″ - at the Hollywood Theatre. Also featured will be classical pianist Susan DeWitt Smith. Tickets are $6 and the proceeds from this presentation will help with the ongoing restoration of the Hollywood Theatre. The film starts at 7:30 PM.

(Photo by Hiroshi Iwaya via darrellgrant.com)

Drew Shoals Collective at Zaytoon on 3/1

The occasional Tugboat Brewery jam session led by drummer Russ Kleiner is happening tonight with house band Damian Erskine and Dan Duval. The jam will return next on March 12th, with Damian Erskine and Chris Mosley. 9-11 PM.

JazzPDX.org took a little break during the jazz festival, but now the festival has concluded and we’re back to help you find jazz events to attend for the other 51 weeks in the year. While the Oregonian is pessimistically saying “Farewell to Jazz,” JazzPDX.org is optimistically saying hello to some exciting upcoming music, including the return of the Rob Scheps Big Band, Alan Jones with Ingrid Jensen, and more. Don’t let the festival events be the only jazz you hear all year.

John Nastos will perform at the Old Church on February 21st as part of this year’s Portland Jazz Festival.

The following is from Darrell Grant’s press release about the event, which is hosted by the Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute at PSU that he founded:

“Conceived as a professional showcase to highlight the finest young jazz talent to come out of Oregon, LVJI’s series provides Portland jazz listeners the opportunity to hear the future as it arrives.” This year we are pleased to present a young player who is establishing himself as important new voice in Portland jazz–saxophonist and composer John Nastos. John will be joined by a stellar lineup of players that includes drummers Drew Shoals and Alan Jones, bassist Dave Captein and special guest New York pianist Sam Harris.”

The concert starts at 7:30. Advance tickets are $10 for general admission ($8 for students) and are available through the PSU box office (503-725-3307) or any Ticketmaster outlet.

On February 8th, Jeff Lorber came to Jimmy Mak’s to play two sold-out shows alongside Patrick Lamb, Marlon McClain, Reinhardt Melz, and Damian Erskine. Patrick has sent along an Mp3 of part of the performance, as well as several videos to check out. Enjoy!

MP3 Audio file

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This Sunday at the Someday Lounge: