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05/26/2018 7:30 pm

From Maxville to Vanport: Vanport Mosaic

Alberta Rose Theatre

3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211

A live performance of the The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble’s (PJCE) “From Maxville to Vanport” featuring poetry by Renee Mitchell, music by Ezra Weiss, and video by Kalimah Abioto.

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06/24/2018 6 pm reception, 7 pm concert

Jimmie Herrod Sings Billie Holiday

Portland Center Stage, Ellen Bye Studio

128 NW Eleventh Ave Portland, OR 97209

Portland-based jazz singer and songwriter Jimmie Herrod performs with a sextet of members of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. Herrod, who sings with Pink Martini and many others, will perform …

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Albums and Podcasts

From Maxville to Vanport – Beyond Category – Ep 29

Grasshoppers 2018 – Beyond Category – Ep 28

Holler Sessions – Ep 27 – Beyond Category

Beyond Category – Ep 26 – Edna Vazquez

Edna Vazquez & PJCE – Oregon Arts Watch – March / 2018

2 months ago

A live performance review of the PJCE’s Old Church performance with Edna Vazquez from February 2018.”By the end of the concert, she felt familiar to me, too. We wanted the …

From Maxville to Vanport

8 months ago

New songs illuminating Oregon’s history.

“Maxville to Vanport” is new multi-media concert of songs and video for the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble featuring vocalist Marilyn Keller that tells the story of two little-known …