This Monday, Go By Train (Dan Balmer, Micah Kassell, Clay Giberson) plays their usual last-Monday slot at Jimmy Mak’s.  Head over for the no-cover electro-acoustic experience unique to them.  Music starts at 8 PM.

Every Monday night at O’Conners Vault in Multnomah Village (7850 SW Capitol Hwy), Dave Fleschner and his trio host a jam session.  The trio (with Charlie Doggett on drums and Dan Gildea on guitar) open up the evening with an hour of their music starting at 8 PM, and at 9, musicians are called up to join in.  The show is free for musicians - other audience members pay a $5 cover.

This Saturday at Jimmy Mak’s, vocalist Jessie Marquez and guitarist Mike Denny will come up from Eugene to play a concert promoting their new CD: Get the Feeling.

Marquez’s music focuses on a Cuban-American connection in what is known as ‘filin’ music. Here’s what Marquez’s website says about the genre:

Playing on the English word “feeling,” Cubans have aptly named this emotional genre. An offshoot of bolero, filin draws from American jazz, Brazilian bossa nova, and the Cuban people’s familiarity with the many shades of love and longing.

Marquez is not just another American singer with a taste for Latin music. She actually travels to Cuba to perform and learn about the music. In fact, in 2003, members of the Afro-Cuban All-Stars heard her sing in Havana, and offered to arrange and record her first CD, Sana Locura.

“Far from the hotbeds of Latin music, singer and composer Jessie Márquez has carved out a niche for herself in the Northwest. She returned to Cuba to record an album of tropical Latin classics and originals with some of Havana’s top musicians, and adapted effortlessly to the Cuban style with a commanding vocal presence, highlighted by a sincere, evocative delivery with a sensuous edge.” — Hispanic Magazine

Music at Jimmy Mak’s starts at 8 PM. For this show, there is a $10 cover.

From the press release:

Acclaimed Jazz Bassist David Friesen will perform in Portland October 25th, at an auction and dinner to benefit Fish Emergency Service. Fish is a great local nonprofit organization that provides essential supplies to people in need.

 

The event will feature a scrumptious menu, including a sampling of Tillamook specialty cheeses and beverages provided by Stumptown Coffee. Tickets are $35, and can be purchased online at http://fishharvestingforthehungry2008.eventbrite.com/

This week The Cave presents:

• 10/22 - Nancy King with Tom Wakeling on bass and Steve Christofferson on piano
• 10/23 - The Darren Kleintet with Russ Kleiner (drums), Patrick Harry (bass), Gus Slayton (tenor saxophone), John Nastos (alto saxophone)
• 10/24 - David Friesen Trio with John Gross on saxophone and Charlie Doggett on drums
• 10/25 - FROM NEW YORK CITY Josh Deutsch and Four Across: Josh Deutsch trumpet/comp, Carmen Staaf piano, Matt Aronoff bass, Brian Adler drums

From the press release:

The Darren Kleintet will be performing at The Cave on Thursday, October 23rd.  The Kleintet is an ever-changing band, featuring the music of guitarist Darren Klein.  The lineup this evening features John Nastos on alto sax, Gus Slayton on tenor sax, Patrick Harry on bass, and Russ Kleiner on drums. 

www.myspace.com/darrenkleinguitar

 

Starting at 6 PM!  Don’t miss it!

UPDATED: Just was informed by Music Millennium that the band got into a car accident and are canceling both of their PDX performances.  Hope they are all okay.

This Saturday, bassist David Friesen will join long-time collaborator Uwe Kropinski on guitar at Woodstock Wine and Deli (4030 S.E. Woodstock Blvd) for an evening of jazz.  Writer Tom D’Antoni has written a great piece about their partnership and collaboration for the Oregonian that can be found at OregonLive.com.

The Woodstock Wine and Deli is a great venue to host music.  The food and wine is great, the audiences tend to be there for the music and are often silent during the performance, and the cover is cheap - $10 will get you into the show.  Music starts at 7:30 PM.