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The Portland Jazz Festival returns every February with a stellar series of concerts and events celebrating Black History Month.

Join Reed College in celebrating its third annual Black Arts Festival! Family-friendly, free and open to all, this festival offers a full concert experience with performances by: BbymuthaMaarquiiZsa ZsaBnickFather FannieHouse of OliverThese musical performances are accompanied by a BIPoC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Community Marketplace, featuring local vendors and food and drink purveyors,…

Resonance Ensemble performs Safe Harbor, a concert of powerful new vocal music exploring experiences of asylum and exile and what it means to be an immigrant as we celebrate the shared diversity that forms the unique story of the United States. At Safe Harbor, Resonance Ensemble will unveil their newly-commissioned work by the composer and…

Join us for our Thursday, March 5 show at The Alberta Rose Theatre, where we’ll speak with critically acclaimed filmmaker Hari Kondabolu, scientific journalist and author Sarah Scoles and more! Comedian Hari Kondabolu is probably the smartest person you’ll laugh at this year. Why? Because he earned a Masters in Human Rights from the London…

Local weirdos Plastic Weather have gone and made a circus, in the tradition of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, they present to you: The Plastic Weather Circus Spectacular. Featuring musical performances from Plastic Weather, Seance Crasher and Internet Beef. In the spirit of variety, there will also be the comedy stylings of Jay…

Relive the 1920s in all its decadence. The Oregon Symphony will take you through the dark cabarets and speakeasies of New York, Paris, Berlin, London and Atlantic City, featuring the top hits of the decade, from Rudy Vallée to Josephine Baker and from Kurt Weill to King Oliver. This concert will feature vintage imagery and…

Established in 2008, the Portland Lindy Exchange (PDXLX) is the biggest annual swing dance weekend in Oregon. Join us for 3 days of celebrating the music and vintage swing dances of the early 20th Century including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag. The Music PDXLX 2020 will feature LIVE swing and vintage jazz from…

Soul Queens & Blues Kings A benefit for HEALTH CARE FOR ALL- OREGON “Healing the Healthcare Blues” This very special showcase will celebrate icons of Soul and the Blues pioneers that helped shape the history of music. Norman “Boogie Cat” Sylvester brings together some of our local R&B favorites: Lenanne Miller, Renato Caranto, LaRhonda Steele,…

Since 2008, McMenamins Edgefield, a bucolic venue located 15 miles east of Portland in Troutdale, has welcomed musical acts to its Concerts on the Lawn series, which is a local rite of summer.

Chamber Music Northwest’s annual summer festival combines high-caliber classical music with a laid-back atmosphere.

Every Fourth of July weekend, the Waterfront Blues Festival takes over downtown Portland’s Waterfront Park.

The annual Harefest music festival in Canby presents the Northwest’s best tribute bands performing on three stages over two days. The Harefest experience has been described by many attendees and performers as “adult summer camp” not only for the fun-loving, good-natured attendees, but also because of its rustic location and tent camping around the festival…

The annual Northwest String Summit celebrates Bluegrass, roots, and Americana sounds during its multi-day festival in North Plains, Oregon. Visit their website early to purchase tickets, as they usually sell out fast.

Every August since 1999, Pickathon draws diverse musical performers to celebrate music and the outdoors at the lush Pendarvis Farm just outside of Portland.

The Vanport Jazz Festival honors the city of Vanport and the voices who formed Portland’s jazz community. Near the site of the historic 1948 flood, the event transforms Colwood Golf Course into a cultural revival, welcoming nationally renowned artists and breathing new life into Portland jazz.

Presented by Oregon Symphony. Get ready to fight a dragon, swim with merpeople, and find out just who put Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire. For the first time ever, audiences can rediscover the magic of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire while the Oregon Symphony performs Patrick Doyle’s unforgettable score.

In the contemporary world, we tend to live and breathe narrative. The connective tissue of the Story has threaded into much of our cultural consumption. Whether we are digesting the news of the day, taking in the entertainment media, or sharing anecdotes with loved ones, we’ve learned to mimic the narrative arc perpetuated in our…

Part of the 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival. Note: seating is limited for this show. 21+. Donald Harrison Jr. has combined a whirlwind career as a saxophonist with establishing cultural and educational traditions in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for creating nouveau swing, a jazz style that combines R&B, funk, hip-hop and African dance,…

Donavon Frankenreiter has been writing, recording and touring his music for 20 years. With over a dozen full-length record releases and hundreds of songs written, the traveling troubadour has become beacon for funkified jams, stylish stomps and feel-good grooves. From his surf-inspired serenades to classic blues-rooted funk, Donavon is always evolving. It would seem he’s…

Inventive power-pop group with members of The Decemberists & Malkmus/Jicks.

Love and the complications surrounding it have long proven to be Joshua Radin’s songwriting forte. Though he never intended to be a live performer, there was little choice when the first song he ever wrote, “Winter,” was featured on an episode of “Scrubs.” The resulting fervor around the song soon led to a record deal,…

Tommy and the band return for another amazing night of soulful blues rock and searing guitar playing.

Lawrence Hayward, known mononymously as Lawrence, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is known as the frontman in the British indie pop bands Felt, Denim and Go-Kart Mozart. Meet & Greet Experience tickets are available for $78.

Sam Riddle is an American country rock artist from Montana. With influences ranging all over the musical spectrum, Riddle has honed in on a sound and style all his own. His music hits the soul of America’s hard working, blue collar people, with an emphasis on love, having fun, and believing that true greatness lies…

Part of the 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with Soul’d Out. Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner spent the last part of the new millennium’s first decade as the go-to bassist for practically every artist in black vanguard music. Part of the fabric of Los Angeles’ hip-hop/jazz/soul avant-garde since 2005, Georgia Anne Muldrow has built…

Presented by PJCE Records. Guitarist and composer, Ryan Meagher (pronounced Marr), led off the PJCE Records presents series back in January ’19 with his Simple Songs: reimaginings of tunes from various composers and bands ranging from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and the Shins to Beethoven, Neil Young, and Joni Mitchell. The March 1st set is a…

7X GRAMMY® Winner TobyMac’s popular “Hits Deep Tour” will make 32 stops nationwide in 2020. Joining TobyMac on the tour will be rising stars Tauren Wells, Jordan Feliz, We Are Messengers, Ryan Stevenson, Aaron Cole, and Cochren & Co.

Part of the 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with OMSI. Dan Tepfer has made a name for himself as a pianist-composer of wide-ranging ambition, individuality and drive — “a remarkable musician” in the words of the Washington Post and one “who refuses to set himself limits” in those of France’s Télérama. The…

Part of the 2020 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival. Over the course of a stellar career that has spanned more than 30 years, saxophonist Kenny Garrett has become the preeminent alto saxophonist of his generation. From his first gig with the Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington) through his time spent with musicians such as…

The multi-platinum Latin superstar Prince Royce announces his ALTER EGO US Tour 2020 tour with which he will visit 40 cities, starting in Seattle, Washington on March 4 and marking the largest American tour of his career. The Prince Royce ALTER EGO Tour will present concerts at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, The Forum…

Wonkadelic glitch-funk from Australia meets Siberian neo-shamanic soundscapes for an evening of music that inspires, moves, and heals. Intentionally bringing an Arctic blast from above to the fires Down Under, the lands of the respective artists communicate to us through their musical articulations.

5 Guys Named Moe is a high-energy 12-piece horn-driven show band. With lyrics like “who’s the greatest band around?” and “who makes the cats jump up and down?” 5 Guys Named Moe was originally named after the 1943 hit song by Louis Jordan and started out as a 5-piece in 1984. Over the last thirty-five…

FLIGHT SEVEN YEAR: Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to celebrate this thing called Flight. Electric word FLIGHT here for 7 years and that’s a mighty long time. But we’re going to tell you there’s something else. The dance floor. A world of never ending happiness you can always see your friends day or…

Bikini Hut’s highly anticipated performance of the year will shake up your idea of a typical fashion show. After being featured in Portland Fashion Week, KATU, KOIN6, FOX12, and TLC’s hit reality TV show Little People Big World, we are ready to once again hit the spotlight. Embrace our fierce creativity in promoting positive body…

First concert of our Spring season! Programming includes works by Johannes Brahms, Paul Ben-Haim, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini and more. Free to attend. Donations gratefully accepted. Portland Chamber Music is a non-profit organization bringing free classical music performances out into the neighborhood. Spring Season is funded in part by Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission,…

Somewhere, out on a lonely road in the Applegate Valley, a man can barely see a foot in front of his face. The mountain air is heavy and a deep fog hangs low. Out here, only one thing will keep you pointed in the right direction…only one thing is your true north…your lifeline on the…

Presented by Oregon Symphony. The best dance parties are brought to you by a full orchestra! With “Mambo” from West Side Story and Leroy Anderson’s Sandpaper Ballet, this is a line-up sure to get you off your feet and dancing in your seat.

Sounds et al and Holocene present a night of emotionally engaging electronic music, with performances from Fennesz, Britton Powell and Visible Cloaks.

Legendary rock band TOOL brings their 2020 tour to Moda Center on March 11, 2020. The tour has received widespread accolades with the Los Angeles Times calling it “impeccable,” the Chicago Tribune describing the outing as a “twisting multimedia rollercoaster of a concert” and The Arizona Republic saying it’s “a visually breathtaking night of dystopian…

FREE live performance by The Lone Bellow sponsored by 101.9 KINK radio.

Join violin virtuoso Soovin Kim – Chamber Music Northwest Artistic Director Designee – for an evening of some of Bach’s most beloved solo works, including the beloved “Chaconne” from Violin Partita No. 2. Presented by Chamber Music Northwest.

World-renowned trumpeter and survivor-turned-cancer-research-advocate Ryan Anthony performs James Stephenson’s Concerto for Hope, written especially for him. The piece is bookended by Vivaldi’s sparkling Concerto for Two Trumpets and Dvořák’s infectiously optimistic Eighth Symphony.

PBO Concertmaster Carla Moore leads a program of pure fun! Musical characters abound as the orchestra explores the less serious side of the Baroque, with highlights including Marais’s “Operation on a Gall Bladder,” Vivaldi’s “Echo” concerto and the “original Four Seasons” by Giovanni Guido. Sunday concert is in Kaul Auditorium on Reed College’s campus.

Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you “Entertainment with Edge”, announces its upcoming production of a feminine ending, by Sarah Treem. a feminine ending is a gentle, bittersweet comedy about a girl who knows what she wants, but not quite how to get it. Having recently graduated from a major conservatory, and with…

Sounds et al presents two West Coast artists – Byron Westbrook and Patricia Wolf – each bringing their own refined experimental/electronic music to Disjecta

Open Music is a brand new concert series devised and hosted by Creative Chair Gabriel Kahane. For the inaugural concert, welcome composer, violinist and singer Caroline Shaw in advance of the Oregon Symphony premiere of her piece Partita for Eight Voices, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 2013 at the age…

Britnee Kellogg was three years old when she started singing, and she’s never stopped. Her impressive career began at local fairs and talent shows—anything that gave her the chance to perform. If it had a stage and a microphone, she was there. Today, you’ll find Britnee sharing the stage with the likes of Blake Shelton,…

Benedict Sheehan (“rising star in Orthodox liturgical music”—Orthodox Arts Journal) returns to conduct a once-in-a-lifetime program featuring Cappella Romana with over 100 singers from the Pacific Youth Choir and basso profundo Glenn Miller. Tchaikovsky’s singular artistic voice in his Liturgy broke open the floodgates of creativity in Russian Orthodox choral music, including music for young…

Step into the world of the roaring ’20s where flappers and mobsters mingled and sultry jazz filled the air. Join us for a classy afternoon brunch with all the fixin’s, live entertainment, and a wacky collection of characters stirring up trouble. Raffles, card games, photo booth, costume contest, smooth jazz vocalists, hilarious interactive characters, mimosas…

Portland Piano International’s SOLO Series presents Anderson & Roe. Known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as “the most dynamic duo of this generation” (San Francisco Classical Voice), “rock stars of the classical music…