This week’s press release from The Cave:

Wednesday June 4th: NANCY KING INVITATIONAL

This week Nancy invites the prodigious, very talented, and quite young pianist Dan Gaynor. Dan is also what in basketball would be called a “play maker”. He sets up opportunities for other people to score.

Thursday June 5th: ALAN JONES PRESENTS…

his new Quartet of Portland all-stars Randy Porter, Rob Davis and Tom Wakeling. Collectively known as The Cavemen 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.

Friday June 6th: PSU STUDENT COMBO NIGHT

Organized, facilitated and run by world-renowned pianist Darrell Grant and the spectacular composer/arranger Charlie Gray, the jazz program at PSU has become one of the best places to be if you want to learn jazz for real. The students in these combos are exercising their right to use jazz as a vehicle for real creativity.  If the last combo night was any indication, be prepared to hear some exciting, beautiful, inspired and mature music.

Saturday June 7th: ROBERT MOORE and the WILDCATS

Robert Moore is as unique a singer as he is a trumpet and harmonica player. Coming out of Birmingham Alabama and definitely embodying that Southern “thing”, he combines his influences of soul and gospel into his own distinct interpretations of bebop and swinging jazz. In Robert’s approach you hear King Pleasure, Mark Murphy, Mose Allison, & Ella alongside Otis Redding, Roger Miller & classic blues masters. Joining Robert on Saturday will be Dan Gildea on guitar, Dennis Caiazza on bass, and the legendary Ron Steen on drums.

The Cave is located at 636 SW Jackson, under the Green Onion restaurant.

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.

See the original JazzPDX.org post about this gig.

If you’re looking for newer information on The Cave (upcoming shows, etc), try clicking here to view all of the JazzPDX.org posts tagged with “The Cave.”

 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). 

 

This Saturday, April 5th, the Jazz Society of Oregon will be presenting their annual fundraiser, First Jazz.  The event features two separate concerts - a daytime event at Jimmy Mak’s with the Whiskey Hill Youth band and Red Holloway, and an evening concert at the Old Church with Darrell Grant and Eric Alexander.  You can learn more about the details of the event at the JSO First Jazz page.

This past Saturday, Alan Jones and his new quartet held their Portland CD release event for “Day” at Jimmy Mak’s. The quartet (Alan, Darrell Grant, Tom Wakeling, and Canadian saxophonist Phil Dwyer) has released this inaugural recording on the Seattle-based label Origin Arts.

The recording features a mix of standards and originals recorded beautifully by Nick Moon in the new recording studio at Clackamas Community College. On the days that they recorded the CD, they also recorded live gigs in the evenings which will be released in September as another CD (appropriately named “Night”).

You can hear a low-fidelity clip of the new CD at Alan’s website.

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)

Featuring:
Steve Wilson - saxophones
Bill Frisell - guitar
Adam Rogers - guitar
Joe Locke - vibes
John Patitucci - bass
Brian Blade - drums
Darrell Grant - keyboards, vocals

Recorded 2005 - released May/June 2007

Visit Darrell Grant’s website, or go directly to Origin Arts to buy the CD.