A community discussion event produced by the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble in partnership with Oregon Historical Society, Vanport Mosaic, and Maxville Heritage. Generously funded by the Oregon Community Foundation. The first event of our "From Maxville to Vanport" project!
The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is creating a new piece of community-guided music, “From Maxville to Vanport,” incorporating the stories of two unique towns in Oregon’s history: Maxville and Vanport. The project will culminate in a concert-length composition for the PJCE to be performed May 26 and 27, 2018, as part of the Vanport Festival (May 25–28). Maxville and Vanport both had significant multicultural populations at a time when Oregon was particularly unfriendly to non-white residents, and their histories deserve to be heard and better understood by all Oregonians.
The wonderful violinist Casey Bozell asked me to write a piece for her recital. "Love Letters" is the theme, with every piece inspired by another violin piece. Instead of writing my own love letter to another violin, I interviewed Casey about a piece that had been important to her, and she told a beautiful story about her experience with the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, and then I edited and scored the interview for solo violin. I can't wait to hear what she does with it!
The wonderful violinist Casey Bozell asked me to write a piece for her recital. "Love Letters" is the theme, with every piece inspired by another violin piece. Instead of writing my own love letter to another violin, I interviewed Casey about a piece that had been important to her, and she told a beautiful story about her experience with the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, and then I edited and scored the interview for solo violin. I can't wait to hear what she does with it!
Portland’s only non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to Oregon artists celebrates its tenth anniversary season in a fundraiser and “story-concert” event at the Fremont Theatre. The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble is turning ten! Since our first concert in January of 2008, the PJCE has been proving that Oregon jazz artists can make world-class music when the opportunity. On October 20th at the Fremont Theatre, we celebrate this important milestone by telling our story—how artists can build a network of support that allows them to reach new heights of creativity, and connects them to the most important conversations of our time.
The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is creating a new piece of community-guided music, “From Maxville to Vanport,” incorporating the stories of two unique towns in Oregon’s history: Maxville and Vanport. The project will culminate in a concert-length composition for the PJCE to be performed May 26 and 27, 2018, as part of the Vanport Festival (May 25–28). Maxville and Vanport both had significant multicultural populations at a time when Oregon was particularly unfriendly to non-white residents, and their histories deserve to be heard and better understood by all Oregonians.
From the organizer: Join us for the latest installment of our monthly improvised music series at Turn! Turn! Turn! This one is a doozy, featuring a veritable "who's who" of the Portland improv scene. Doug Detrick-trumpet Mike Gamble-guitar Matt Hannafin-percussion PLUS Dan Duval-guitar Doug Haning-keyboards Andre St. James-bass Tim DuRoche-drums These are some tasty ensembles, don't miss out ok? 8pm $5-$10 cover 21+
I'll be joining a group of improvisers curated by the Creative Music Guild. From the CMG: Portland musicians participate in a night of music improvisation featuring ad hoc groups created just for the night. Featuring: Andy Rayborn Grant Pierce Lee Elderton Tim DuRoche Doug Detrick Alissa DuRubeis Reed Wallsmith Joe Cuningham Derek Monypenny Matt Carlson Rich Halley John Savage TJ Thompson Noah Bernstein John Niekrasz and more....