Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival

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

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. The Noon Tunes Summer Concert Series will return for its 30th year on Tuesdays in July and August! From noon-1:00pm enjoy music from some of Portland’s best regional and local musical talent. With eight FREE concerts, dancing, some of Portland’s favorite food vendors at Carts…

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. The annual Northwest String Summit celebrates Bluegrass, roots, and Americana sounds during its multi-day festival in North Plains, Oregon.

EVENTS CANCELED AND/OR POSTPONED. Please visit the event website for current information. 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.

Musicians and fans alike flock to concerts at the Oregon Zoo each summer to enjoy live music, sunshine and friends.

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 2020 EVENT IS CANCELED. The Vanport Jazz Festival is scheduled to return Aug. 7, 2021. See website for details. 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,…

EVENT POSTPONED. Please visit the event website for current information. 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…

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

Chamber Music Northwest takes you to the zoo with Saint-Saëns famous The Carnival of the Animals! Enjoy an auditory parade of lions, elephants, kangaroos, and more in this fun, family-friendly performance with entertaining narration by pianist Orion Weiss.

Chamber Music Northwest future Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim perform masterpieces by Bartók and Shostakovich, followed by Stravinsky’s powerhouse The Rite of Spring performed by pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Gilles Vonsattel.

Powerhouse vocalist and Broadway star Shoshana Bean is back for her third fundraiser for Beaverton High School’s performing arts department — this time, streamed at YouTube.com/ShoshanaBean. The Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway show will be streaming live on YouTube and will welcome Beaverton School District students hand-picked by Shoshana Bean from a…

Enjoy an evening of authentic Iraqi food (including vegan and gluten free options), live music and entertainment with a Middle Eastern flair!

Celebrate the great American composer and humorist Peter Schickele on his 85th birthday! Chamber Music Northwest’s program will include his acclaimed Spring Forward clarinet quintet.

Portland’s homage to the luscious dance bands of a bygone era launches into its fourth year of producing dances every month. The 11-piece ensemble painstakingly recreates the sounds of the large society dance bands that were so prominent in the 1920s and ’30s, found performing on ocean liners and in the grand ballrooms of Art…

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. Canadian inventive and angular dance rock outfit with new 2020 LP. FACEBOOK POTTERY – ‘WELCOME TO BOBBY’S MOTEL’ Who is “Bobby,” you ask? Enter Pottery. Enter Paul Jacobs, Jacob Shepansky, Austin Boylan, Tom Gould, and Peter Baylis. Enter the smells, the cigarettes, the noise, their…

Join us this summer for Brooks’ new concert series and enjoy music from our outdoor stage. Please note that tables will be spaced appropriately for social distancing. Hawaii Five-0-Three food truck will be onsite and wines by the glass and bottle will be available for purchase. Please note this is a 21+ event. We are…

In this new exclusive performance from their hometown of Boston, Chamber Music Northwest Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim, along with cellist Paul Watkins, will play Beethoven piano trio masterpieces from “Archduke Trio.” Presented by Chamber Music Northwest.

Presented by Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) Summer Festival. Bring the whole family to this magical, mysterious and funny performance of Bruce Adolphe’s Marita and Her Heart’s Desire. Young Marita – whose role is played by the violin – goes on a journey searching for her heart’s desire and is joined by a menagerie of animals…

Discover the next generation of classical music stars in this program of Ravel, Mozart, and Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time performed by Chamber Music Northwest Protégé Project artists and mentors. Chamber Music Northwest’s Protégé Project is a world-class professional residency for emerging professional musicians. Since its founding in 2010, Chamber Music Northwest’s Protégé…

From his home in Nashville, Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer preforms an evening of classical and crossover music, including a world premiere composed by CMNW Protégé George Meyer. Presented by Chamber Music Northwest.

Join David Shifrin in his final performance as Chamber Music Northwest’s Artistic Director. Preformance includes new clarinet solo written for him by David Ludwig and revisiting great performances of Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor with solos by oboist Allan Vogel and violinist Soovin Kim and more. Presented by Chamber Music Northwest.

The Secret Sisters—Laura and Lydia Rogers—grapple with love and loss on their new album Saturn Return. Saturn Return is the Alabama-based duo’s second release for New West Records. Like its predecessor, 2017’s Grammy-nominated You Don’t Own Me Anymore, the record was produced by Brandi Carlile and Phil and Tim Hanseroth. The elements that made listeners…

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. 20th Anniversary Tour from Oklahoma/Texas emotive red-dirt country group. Jason Boland And The Stragglers FACEBOOK Music is having a moment. Listeners are crying out for something true––some meaty songs that’ll give us some comfort, even as they cut closer to the bone. Everyone is finally…

The small town of Sweet Home, Oregon, plays host to the Northwest’s premier country music and camping festival, the Oregon Jamboree, held every August. In addition to great entertainment, this family style event hosts RV/tent camping, food booths, beer & wine gardens and kids activities. The mission of the Oregon Jamboree (a 501(c)-3 non-profit) is…

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. LA-based surf/psych-rock throwback icons on Lolipop Records. FACEBOOK The Mystic Braves embody a century of boundary-pushing Southern California creativity—from the birth of Hollywood in the early 1900s to the lysergic mania of the psychedelic ’60s to the pure-pop bliss of the ’80s Paisley Underground to…

Join for a piano high-wire act (without a net) you will never forget! This virtual piano extravaganza features the celebrated Anderson & Roe Piano Duo presenting a two-day, immersive concert experience for solo and duo pianists. Hear signature dynamic performances coupled with Los Angeles mixology, Portland photography, and Austrian music inspired by current events, Corona…

Your ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ is here with a BRAND NEW set of emotive anthems, and this time he is packing his suitcase full of hope. Puddles is hopin’ for harmony and happiness around the planet. That’s a tall order for most, but this giant clown is willing to do his part one…

EVENT CANCELED. Please visit the event website for current information. High & Mighty Brass Band FACEBOOK There’s a reason that musical trailblazers from Galactic to DJ Logic have recently chosen to collaborate with High and Mighty Brass and legends such as Dr. John, Rebirth Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty have chosen them to share the…

The Milk Carton Kids Listening to The Milk Carton Kids — Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale — talk about their creative process, it’s easy to imagine them running in opposite directions even while yoked together. “Joey and I famously have an adversarial relationship,” Pattengale says. They dig at each other in interviews and on stage,…

Energetic, sparkly pop-punk duo with 2020 LP ‘Do You Wonder About Me?’ FACEBOOK They’ve been compared to tornadoes, firecrackers, and lightning storms, and described as genuine, unapologetic, and down-to-earth. Their live shows are a whirlwind of belting and high-kicks, their pure energy as yet unmatched. Almost three years since the release of their debut album,…

The Pacific Northwest’s premiere alt-classical ensemble turns the evening purple, blending their deep textures with the unique harmonic landscape of the artistic power of Prince. Joined by musicians who have worked with Prince such as Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix, expect a lively evening of diversely-curated music that influenced or was influenced by The Purple…

The Dance for Romance is a Valentine’s Day social dance for singles, friends, couples and partners. Enjoy award-winning live blues music and a professional DJ spinning pop songs you can dance to solo, grouped or partnered. Arrive early for one or more dance lessons or love life workshops, and throughout the night you can enjoy…

Jangle/psych rock cult-faves with Miracle Legion origins, ageless hooks. Polaris (from The Adventures of Pete & Pete) FACEBOOK “The Band That Lives Inside Your TV” are back! Polaris, the house band from cult-classic Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete, are escaping from your childhood television set and busting out on a national tour…

Actor/gaming YouTube sensation/musician with alt-rock hits and covers. NateWantsToBattle FACEBOOK A popular voice actor, musician, gaming commentator, and YouTube star, NateWantsToBattle is the nom de plume of Richmond, Virginia native Nathan Sharp. Sharp launched his popular YouTube channel in 2012, where he performs original songs about video games and cover songs from popular anime games…

An auto/moto/bike race and music festival.