"Portland has an incredible jazz scene. Always has, hopefully always will. From the historically Black Albina district to KMHD Jazz Radio, Montevilla Jazz Festival to the Jack London Revue, The 1905 jazz bar to Albina Music Trust-the Rose City's cup runneth over with world class jazz music. Champion of the genre, the Portland Jazz Festival has been bridging the gap between inter/national jazz musicians and local artists since 2003."
"For their 23rd outing, Portland Jazz Festival continues its trend from last year of pulling out stops, delivering a lineup of jazz and jazz-adjacent acts to get us through late winter/early spring. The festival is spread across Portland, as it always is, but has moved from the month of February to March in 2026. From March 5 to 14, the festival will take over Portland favorites Aladdin Theater, Alberta Rose Theatre, Holocene, Jack London Revue, Mission Theater, Mississippi Studios."
"The 2026 festival is highlighted with Mavis Staples. Staples, the last surviving member of The Staple Singers, cut her pearly whites in the churches and upper rooms of Chicago starting in the late 1940s. The Singers' minted hits including Soul Train favorites "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself." Curtis Mayfield's production on "Let's Do It Again" will send the most devout celibate straight into the arms of Marquis de Sade. The diva was friends with MLK and turned down a marr"
Portland maintains a vibrant, historic jazz ecosystem anchored by the historically Black Albina district and institutions such as KMHD Jazz Radio, Montevilla Jazz Festival, Jack London Revue, The 1905 jazz bar, and Albina Music Trust. The Portland Jazz Festival, active since 2003, connects international and local artists, showcasing luminaries like Pharoah Sanders, Erykah Badu, Archie Shepp, Thundercat, Terry Riley, Ravi Coltrane, Moor Mother, and Angel Bat Dawid alongside local acts. The 23rd festival shifts to March 5–14, 2026, across many venues including Aladdin Theater, Holocene, Mississippi Studios, Revolution Hall, and more, and is highlighted by Mavis Staples.
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