Upcoming events

11/01/2024 Doors at 7 PM, music at 7:30 PM

“Playing with Words” | PJCE + Literary Arts

PSU's Lincoln Recital Hall
1620 SW Park Ave, Portland

Join us on November 1st at Portland State University where we will premiere six commissioned compositions inspired by six Oregon Book Award finalists and winners’ works! The 12-member ensemble performance …

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11/07/2024 5:00-7:00 PM

Happy-Hour Jazz | Ryan Meagher Organ Quartet

Wilf's
800 NW 6th Avenue at Union Station Portland, Oregon 97209

Join PJCE at Wilf’s for Happy Hour Jazz on Thursday nights
Each week features a PJCE Records artist for two early evening sets highlighting a mix of orginal music and well …

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11/14/2024 5:00-7:00 PM

Happy-Hour Jazz | Machado Mijiga Trio

Wilf's
800 NW 6th Avenue at Union Station Portland, Oregon 97209

Join PJCE at Wilf’s for Happy Hour Jazz on Thursday nights
Each week features a PJCE Records artist for two early evening sets highlighting a mix of orginal music and well …

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11/16/2024 10:00 pm

“First Frontier” | Album Release Concert

The 1905
Portland, OR

A new voice
emerging on the Portland jazz scene,
guitarist/composer Chris Clark-Johnson

 

Chris Clark-Johnson’s First Frontier is a captivating debut album that invites listeners into a
sonic landscape both familiar and fresh. The full-length …

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Albums and Podcasts

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PJCE’s 2022-2023 season will be the first under Executive Director Meg Morrow and the organization’s soon-to-be-announced-first-ever Artistic Director, (announcement expected in late October). Former Executive Director and current Interim Artistic …

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PJCE Seeks Artistic Director!

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Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is excited to announce a search for our first-ever Artistic Director! This is an important evolution in the organization’s continued growth, and one of the …

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