Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

10/23/2024

Please donate to keep the festival FREE to all!
www.jazzoregon.org

10/23/2024

10/15/2024

Music critic Rick Mitchell will join me this Wednesday at 3 pm at The World of Jazz on KBOO FM. 90.7, kboo.fm. He's at Music Millennium this Saturday for a reading.

08/10/2024

+ JUST ANNOUNCED +

Ben Wolfe Trio fea. George Colligan and Aaron Kimmel

August 16 and 17 | 6 & 8:15 PM

New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe’s music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” (Ben Ratliff – The New York Times). With acclaim by some of the jazz world’s most respected critics, Wolfe continues to produce works that draw top-flight reviews from fans and jazz journalists alike.

TICKETS JUST $30 | LINK IN BIO

08/06/2024

More jazz after the ? Join us Saturday at 7pm — no cover & all ages

07/24/2024

Lose anything at the festival?
We have some items found!
Contact [email protected] if you are looking for any lost items!

07/22/2024

What an amazing turn out! Thank you to all our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, musicians, and of course YOU for making this a year to remember! Join us next year for the 45th annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival and remember to support local art and musicians all year long!

THANK YOU! 🎷💛

07/21/2024

Sunday, July 21:
1pm-2pm the Yugen Rashad Soul Jazz Project, led by self-taught musician and award-winning Portland broadcaster Rashad, who performs from behind his keyboard while playing bass with his left hand emphasizes improvisation.
2:30pm-3:30pm Internationally renowned jazz pianist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, teacher and bandleader George Colligan will play with his trio, featuring Zyanna (new vocalist).
4pm - 5pm – Bobby Torres Ensemble, led by percussionist, songwriter, session musician and record producer Torres, who toured for 10 years with Tom Jones, then formed his own Latin jazz group in Portland.
5:30pm-6:30pm - Mel Brown B-3 Organ Group will perform a Tribute to Les McCann. Nearly every member of the group led by Portland’s own “Gentleman of Jazz” Brown played with the late McCann.
7pm- 8pm Jujuba – the 10-member Nigerian Afrobeat group Jujuba combines the rhythms of Afrobeat legends Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade with the godfather of soul, James Brown, and features Talking Drum master, Nojeem Lasisi. Percussion, rhythm, and horn sections create a sound designed to bring audiences to the dance floor.

07/20/2024

Saturday, July 20:
1pm-2pm – Junior Slam AJAM Band will play straight-ahead jazz (genre of jazz that developed in the 1960s, with roots in the prior two decades). The seven-member band, led by Kiran Raphael, is part of The Alan Jones Academy of Music, a private music education institution for all ages in Portland, founded by drummer, composer, and Berklee alumni Alan Jones.
2:30pm-3:30pm – Alan Jones’ Social Music Born in Portland, drummer/composer Jones started touring in Europe at age 16 with Amsterdam-based organist Count Dutch. Jones has recorded with international stars like Kenny Wheeler and Lee Konitz, as well as local Portland legends such as Jim Pepper and Ralph Towner.
4pm-5pm – Jazz singer and composer Lauren “Lo” Steele incorporates soul, gospel, blues and modern R&B and will sing original songs from her first album, “Happy Girl”.
5:30pm – 6:30pm - Cojunto Berretin is a group of top tango musicians, playing traditional Argentine tangos, milongas, and valses for social dancing. Among its members are some of Portland’s top jazz musicians, members of the Oregon Symphony, and Tango Berretin founder/dancer/teacher, Alex Krebs. The group has performed at tango festivals across the country and has released seven albums.
7pm-8pm – Onion, an instrumental quintet creates an orchestrated jazz fusion sound of original compositions with layers of jazz, rock, hip-hop, and funk, inspired by groups like Return to Forever.
8:30pm - 9:45pm – Tyrone Hendrix & the PDX Soul Collective: Innovative drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Tyrone Hendrix, cousin of Jimi, blends soul, funk, and jazz. Hendrix performed with artists, such as Prince and Stevie Wonder.

07/20/2024

Friday, July 19:
4:30pm-5:30pm – The four-piece Jr. T Blues Band with Tevis Hodge, plays an eclectic mix of Piedmont, Delta, Texas, urban and country blues, jug band, jazz, and folk music.
6pm -7pm – the soulful R&B band, Fenix Rising led by saxophonist/blues vocalist Fenix Sanders, has performed weekly for nearly 20 years at Portland’s Blue Diamond.
7:30pm-8:30pm – Ms. Vee and a Badass Band, led by singer, musician, writer and comedienne, Valyria Lewis and under the direction of jake Koprowski, will play a Soul Blues-Souther Soul sound that marries soul, funk, and R&B. Ms Vee has won numerous awards in the US and internationally.
9pm-10pm – The five-member band of singer/songwriter/harmonica player Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys plays Blues blended with R&B, soul, jazz, funk and rock. A childhood accident that left Wheels paralyzed from the neck down did not deter him from pursuing his love of music.

07/18/2024

Are you ready for tomorrow? Day 1 of Cathedral Park Jazz Festival kicks off at 4:30pm Tomorrow July 19, 2024. We are so excited to finally be back in the park and all together again!
Here’s our official poster and line up for this year’s festival, as well as a list of some of our sponsors. Thank you all!

See you THIS WEEKEND!!!

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
July 19-21, 2024
Under the St. Johns Bridge