"The Oregon Music Hall of Fame's, or OMHOF's, volunteer board elects singers, instrumentalists, engineers, and other music industry professionals and contributors. OMHOF annually anoints an "Artist of the Year" and an "Album of the Year" in recognition of recent work. (Indie-rock mainstays The Decemberists captured "Artist of the Year" for 2025, while Blind Pilot's In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain won "Album of the Year.")"
"Beyond its mission of preserving Oregon musical history, OMHOF promotes the future of Oregon music. It awards five graduating high school seniors scholarship money to go towards a college education in a music-focused discipline, with one specifically reserved for women. OMHOF's website specifies that its "Women in Music" scholarship is to be awarded to a woman "regardless of their sex assigned at birth.""
"Upon receiving her 2025 Hall of Fame call, Mary-Sue Tobin's thoughts turned to her late mother-"She would have loved this"-and the community she continues building within Portland's jazz scenes. Tobin, a 30-year resident of Portland who grew up in Eugene, is one of the busiest jazzists in town: She is the artist-in-residence at Montavilla Jazz, leads two bands, plays saxophone regularly in three others (recently linking up with Rachel Brashear), performs with artists including esperanza spalding and The Temptations,"
On Saturday, Oct. 11, music luminaries gather at Aladdin Theater to honor the Oregon Music Hall of Fame 2025 inductees. OMHOF elects singers and instrumentalists and names an Artist of the Year and an Album of the Year; The Decemberists won Artist of the Year and Blind Pilot's In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain won Album of the Year. OMHOF awards five scholarships to graduating high school seniors for music studies, including a Women in Music scholarship awarded to a woman regardless of sex assigned at birth. Mary-Sue Tobin is a 30-year Portland resident who performs, teaches, leads bands, and advocates for local jazz festivals.
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