I just returned to Portland from my third consecutive experience at the Reno Jazz Festival. It's a pretty amazing event; 8,000 studen...

My son Liam was born December 19, 2009. I did not sleep again until December 19, 2010. Those of you with children can relate; some babies...

Drummer and Record Label Entrepreneur Matt Jorgensen is a Seattle native who lived in New York for a number of years...

Ryan Meagher, one of the organizers of the Montavilla Jazz Festival I wanted to just say a quick word about a new jazz festival in Por...

Joe Manis and Nicole Glover at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Hey everyone. Last week was incredible; we had our third successful ...

Persian Jazz Collective I just arrived back in Portland after an extended weekend run up to Seattle. I combined an invitation to perfor...

This year was my second time as an adjudicator at the Reno Jazz Festival. Running for over 50 years, this festival is one of the biggest ...

Crepuscule With Portland The PDX Jazz Festival is still happening. Last year, I was doing one of the many Jazz Conversations with the g...

The PDX Jazz Festival is well underway. I've been performing a lot in the past week; our area recital at PSU on Tuesday with the Pers...

Last weekend, I flew to Reno, Nevada. No, I didn't go to gamble or see Sawyer Brown in concert. (Anybody remember Sawyer Brown? Winn...