Upcoming events

06/15/2025 5:30 & 7:30 PM Sets

Dig. Deep. at The 1905

The 1905
830 N Shaver Street

Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble in Small Group Format

For one night only, the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble strips down from its signature 12-piece configuration to present an intimate, revelatory evening …

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08/06/2025 6:30 & 8:30 PM Sets

“Big Water” Album Release Party

The 1905
830 N Shaver Street

Debut Album “Big Water” from Bassist Ross Garlow on PJCE Records

Inspired by Oregon’s Rivers.

PJCE Records is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of “Big Water,” the captivating debut album from …

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08/29/2025

PJCE featuring Mary Flower

Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta Street

PJCE feat. Mary Flower Blues at
12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival
KICK-OFF NIGHT! 

Virtuoso Mary Flower meets PJCE’s 12-piece ensemble for a night of musical fusion where fingerstyle roots blossom into jazz band brilliance.

Award-winning Portland …

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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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