Cool cats from all over
December 21st, 2009
Calling all fedoras, fancy dresses and sport coats. Feb. 21-28, 2010, the Portland Jazz Festival returns to get music lovers, culture vultures, movers and shakers up and out of their regular winter routine.
Want to be one of the cool kids? Click below to make a reservation at a participating Jazz Festival hotel:
Need more convincing? This year’s lineup features legendary artists such as John Coltrane collaborator Pharoah Sanders; the Mingus Big Band, which pays homage to the jazz great for which they are named; contemporary trumpeter Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy; and Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, who will give us a taste of southern hemisphere summertime. In contrast, several emerging artists from the cooler climes of Norway will make their North American debuts during the festival.
The Portland Jazz Festival offers a wide variety of big concert halls as well as intimate gatherings held at hotel bars and lounges in downtown Portland. Whether your preference is a big stage production at the Newmark Theatre or a hotel lounge with a table pulled close to the band as they freestyle the night away, the Portland Jazz Festival has you covered.
Surely, now you’re ready to buy your concert tickets. One final “selling point” — the festival also includes scads of free shows.
Tags: Downtown, Jazz, jazz festival, Portland Jazz Festival, portland perks
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