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Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell

Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell

Matt Mitchell and Tim Berne photo by Robert Lewis. Thursday, February 13, 7:30pmRoyal Room5000 Rainier Ave S Both virtuoso instrumentalists, com­posers, and bandleaders in their own right, saxophonist Tim Berne and like-minded pianist Matt Mitchell have been...
Jaimie Branch: Fly or Die

Jaimie Branch: Fly or Die

Jaimie Branch photo by Dawid Laskowski. Tuesday, February 18, 7:30pmRoyal Room5000 Rainier Ave S The modern era of jazz and impro­vised music has ushered in a new generation of prophetic voices and community-driven sounds that are quick to dispel any question that the...
188 Sullivan: Charlie Parker’s New York in the 50’s

188 Sullivan: Charlie Parker’s New York in the 50’s

Charlie Parker photo by William Gottlieb. Monday, February 24, 7:30pmRoyal Room5000 Rainier Ave S It’s hard to overestimate the impor­tance of Charlie “Bird” Parker, the co-inventor of bebop whose extravagant skill as a composer and alto-saxophon­ist shaped the very...
17th Annual Biamp PDX Festival

17th Annual Biamp PDX Festival

Omar Sosa and Yilian Cañizares photo by Frank Socha. February 19–March 1Various Venues, Portland OR The 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival charges into its 17th year filled with powerful, grooving, soul shaking tal­ent from all over the PNW and be­yond. In celebration of...
Miguel Zenón Quartet

Miguel Zenón Quartet

Henry Cole, Miguel Zenón, Hans Glawischnig, and Luis Perdomo photo courtesy of the artists. Saturday, February 29, 8pmTown Hall Forum1119 8th Ave Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón ar­rives for a February 29th date in Se­attle. Zenón possesses the usual acco­lades...