The Creative Music Guild of Portland, Oregon

A non-profit organization promoting new music that advances the arts of jazz improvisation and composition.

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Contact Information

cmg@creativemusicguild.org

Creative Music Guild
P.O. Box 40564
Portland, OR 97240-0564 USA
503.772.0772

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Booking

Musicians interested in having the Creative Music Guild consider their projects for future Portland performances should send a relevant compact disc and bio/promo info with a cover letter stating dates of interest and plans for their project to:

Creative Music Guild
Attn: Booking
P.O. Box 40564
Portland, OR 97240-0564 USA

booking@creativemusicguild.org

These materials will be reviewed by the booking committee and the artists will be contacted regarding our decision.

It is important that the materials, especially recordings, be of the project being pitched—or as close as possible. Prospective artists should get materials to CMG no later than four months before targeted date to allow proper time for review, negotiations, booking of venues, publicity, etc.


Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 12: DOUBLE BILL! Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilsen-Love Duo AND Torsten Mueller, Dylan Van Der Schyff, John Butcher Trio

Friday, May 30, 2008 Featured Artists: Ab Baars and Ig Henneman Opening Act: Tim DuRoche (drums) and Reed Wallsmith (alto saxophone) Suggested donation: $9-$12. Gallery Homeland (the Ford Building) on the southwest corner of SE 11th and Division 2505 SE 11th Ave Portland, Or 97202 Dutch musician-composer and bandleader Ab Baars performs on tenor saxophone, clarinet and shakuhachi. He focuses mainly on the Ab Baars Trio, Duo Baars-Henneman and the ICP Orchestra. Ab Baars has been internationally acclaimed for both his solo and ensemble music performed in hundreds of concerts throughout Europe, North America, Japan and Australia in the past 25 years. Dutch musician-composer and bandleader Ig Henneman performs on viola, and writes compositions for orchestras, ensembles, soloists, including pieces for film and theater. As an improviser, she mainly focuses on the Henneman String Quartet, Duo Baars-Henneman and the Queen Mab Trio. Since 1985, Ig Henneman has lead her own groups, showcasing improvisers as well as her own compositions, in hundreds of concerts throughout Europe, North America and Japan.