January 30
Aladdin Theater - Bill Frisell: “Guitar In The Space Age!”, 7 pm
February 6
Mazza's Club - 2nd Annual JSO Amateur Vocalist Competition co-sponsored by the Portland Jazz Singers Foundation; $10, 7pm
February 20
Oxford Hotel, Bend: “Jazz at the Oxford” – Soul Vaccination & B3 Legend Chester Thompson, $49, 8 pm
February 21
Oxford Hotel, Bend: “Jazz at the Oxford” – Soul Vaccination & B3 Legend Chester Thompson, $49, 5 pm & 8:15 pm
February18 - March 1
“Portland Jazz Festival” - Tributes to Frank Sinatra @ 100, Ray Charles, Laura Nyro, Michel Legrand, Abbey Lincoln, Jim Hall, Motown and Chi-Town, Plus Rare Performances by NEA Jazz Masters, Ron Carter, Lou Donaldson, Lee Konitz and Sheila Jordan, Brazil Sensation Bebel Gilberto to Open Festival, Blues Prodigy Lucky Peterson Set For Aladdin Theatre Finale
Don't forget the radio. Here are some of the special programs that are regularly available.
There is always Jazz just a dial away. Support your local Jazz stations to keep it that way!
KMHD Portland, 89.1fm - all jazz 24/7 (blues on Friday nights): listen on the web at www.kmhd.org
KBOO Portland, 90.7fm: Corvallis 100.7fm; Hood River 91.9fm; listen on the web at www.kboo.fm
KPSU Portland, 98.1 fm, 1450am
KLCC Eugene, 89.7fm; Cottage Grove/Oakridge, 91.5fm; Riddle, 103.9fm; Sisters, 90.3fm: listen on the web at www.klcc.org
KLBR Bend, 88.1fm
KLFO Florence, 88.1fm
KLCO Newport, 90.5fm
KLFR Reedspoprt, 89.1fm
KMPQ Roseburg, 88.1fm
Sundays
KMHD -"Art Abrams' Jazz Summit", 11am-2pm; "High Standards" with host George Fendel, 2-6pm
KLCC - "Jazz Sunday," host Jeffrey Ogburn, 6-8pm
Mondays
KPSU -"NW Jazz & More!"-host Noah Peterson, 10am - 12pm
KBOO - "Noontime Jamboree" Retta Christie, 9/19 special guest is Dave Frishberg, noon-2 pm; "Blue Monday," host Bill Rhoades, 2-4pm
Wednesdays
KBOO - "Jazz Lives," host Nick Gefroh, 12-2pm; "A Jazz World," host David Lifton alternates with "Jazz in the Afternoon," host Bob Riddle, 2-4pm
KLCC - "The Soul of Jazz," host Carl Woideck, 7:30-10pm
Thursdays
KLCC - "Jazz Inside and Out," host Ethel Weltman, 7:30-10pm; "Night Jazz," host David Gizara, 10pm-1am
Fridays
KMHD - blues shows, 4pm-2am
Saturdays
KMHD -"Bossa Nova" host Krishna, 9-11am; Jukebox Saturday Night, with host Art Abrams, 6-7pm
KBOO - "Blues Junction",host Tom Wendt, 2 pm-4 pm; "Jazz Rap II," host Yugen Rashad, 4 pm-7 pm