June 6th, 2008

Be sure to check out the JazzPDX.org Picture Gallery for pictures of some of Portland’s top musicians including:
- The Incredible Journey of Jazz at the Portland Jazz Festival - featuring Stan Bock, Derek Sims, Bryan Dickerson, etc.
- Ron Steen’s Produce Row Jam Session - featuring Russell Scott, Greg Goebel, Dan Gaynor, etc.
- Shelly Rudolph’s Band - featuring Ron Steen, Dave Captein, and Clay Giberson
- Thara Memory’s Superband - featuring Janice Scroggins, Stevie Ray Mays, Marylin Keller, etc.
- Diesel 10 - featuring Dan Balmer, Jeff Leonard, and Alan Jones
- Another Produce Row Jam - featuring Phil Baker, John Stowell, Derek Sims, etc.
- Shelly Rudolph Trio - featuring Clay Giberson and John Nastos
- Sweet Baby James - featuring Louis Pain, Renato Caranto, and Micah Kassell
- Drew Shoals Collective - featuring Ben Darwish, Farnell Newton, Eric Gruber, and John Nastos
The gallery gets updated most Fridays with new pictures. Keep checking back.
If you have pictures from the Portland jazz scene, send them to submit@jazzpdx.org to get them featured on the site.
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May 21st, 2008

Drew Shoals brings his collective to Zaytoon on Saturday, May 24th. This time, the collective includes Ben Darwish, Eric Gruber, Farnell Newton and John Nastos.
April 28th, 2008
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.
March 1st, 2008

John Nastos and E4 will be playing at Jimmy Mak’s this Monday, March 3rd. Sets at 8 and 10 PM. No cover.
E4 is Clay Giberson, Damian Erskine, and Drew Shoals. Sound clips at johnnastos.com
February 14th, 2008
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.
January 22nd, 2008
Drew Shoals will play with his collective at Zaytoon on Saturday, January 26th.
