Concert History Page
CMG has been proud to present many of the greatest musicians in the world. The following luminaries of jazz, free improv and new music have performed in our fair town:
Date |
Artist/Group/Event |
Venue |
|---|---|---|
15 Mar 08 |
Gust Burns, Jack Wright, Fabrizio SperraWade |
Community Music Center |
14 Feb 08 |
Wade Matthews, Stéphane Rives, with local artists John Paul Jenkins and Matt Hannafin |
New American Art Union |
30 Nov 07 |
Achim Kaufmann, Frank Gratkowski, Wilbert De Joode Trio |
Community Music Center |
10 Oct 07 |
Steve Swell’s Slammin’ the Infinite |
Holocene |
15 Sep 07 |
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura |
Community Music Center |
25 May 07 |
Zen Widow: Gianni Gebbia, Matthew Goodheart, Garth Powell |
Community Music Center |
3 Feb 07 |
Wayne Horvitz's Gravitas Quartet |
Community Music Center |
26 Oct 06 |
John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet |
Fez Ballroom |
9 Sept 06 |
Bik Bent Braam |
Lincoln Hall, PSU |
21 May 06 |
William Parker Quartet |
Fez Ballroom |
25 April 06 |
Ab Baars Quartet |
Fez Ballroom |
20 Feb 06 |
Müller, Gratkowski, Lonberg-Holm, Nordeson |
Blue Monk |
25 Oct 05 |
Tobias Delius Quartet |
Fez Ballroom |
3 Oct 05 |
KAMOSC Trio with Wolter Wierbos |
First Christian Church |
16 Sept 05 |
Satoko Fujii Four |
Commmunity Music Center |
2 June 05 |
Sonny Fortune & Rashied Ali |
The Old Church |
13 May 05 |
Queen Mab Trio |
First Christian Church |
25 Mar 05 |
All Ears |
The Old Church |
10 Mar 05 |
Tim Berne's Hard Cell |
The Old Church |
12 Feb 05 |
What We Live |
Fez Ballroom |
12 Dec 04 |
Müller, Rutherford, Vandermark, van der Schyff |
Commmunity Music Center |
21 Nov 04 |
Joëlle Léandre, Phillip Greenlief |
Blue Monk |
29 Oct 04 |
Tony Malaby |
Fez Ballroom |
9 Oct 04 |
Fire Into Music |
Fez Ballroom |
19 Sept 04 |
Natto Quartet |
Community Music Center |
19 June 04 |
Jewels & Binoculars |
Community Music Center |
28 May 04 |
FAB Trio |
Community Music Center |
10 Apr 04 |
William Parker Quartet |
Fez Ballroom |
28 Feb 04 |
Fred Frith |
Fez Ballroom |
23 Jan 04 |
Bill Horvitz Band |
Community Music Center |
6 Dec 03 |
Michiel Braam Trio |
Community Music Center |
21 Oct 03 |
Ab Baars Trio |
Blue Monk |
27 Sept 03 |
Trevor Watts Celebration Band |
Fez Ballroom |
5 July 03 |
Vandermark 5 |
Fez Ballroom |
11 May 03 |
Barre Phillips |
First Christian Church |
18 Apr 03 |
Gianni Gebbia |
Community Music Center |
1 Mar 03 |
String Trio of New York |
First Christian Church |
14 Feb 03 |
Paul Lovens / Rudi Mahall / Torsten Müller / Jeb Bishop |
Community Music Center |
8 Jan 03 |
Ellery Eskelin / Andrea Parkins / Jim Black |
Fez Ballroom |
7 Dec 02 |
Rich Halley 3 + Bobby Bradford |
Community Music Center |
20 Nov 02 |
Lisle Ellis & Paul Plimley |
First Christian Church |
1 Nov 02 |
Mark Helias's Open Loose Trio |
Community Music Center |
24 Oct 02 |
Bobby Previte's Bump |
Fez Ballroom |
16 Oct 02 |
Frode Gjerstad Trio |
Fez Ballroom |
13 Sept 02 |
Mark Dresser & Denman Maroney |
Community Music Center |
18 June 02 |
Frank Gratkowski Quartet |
Community Music Center |
15 May 02 |
Wolfgang Fuchs Trio |
First Christian Church |
6 May 02 |
Satoko Fujii Quartet |
The Old Church |
5 Apr 02 |
Kahil El'Zabar's Tri-Factor |
Community Music Center |
22 Mar 02 |
Marilyn Crispell |
First Christian Church |
9 Feb 02 |
Michael Bisio and Joe Giardullo |
First Christian Church |
20 Jan 02 |
Rob Blakeslee Quartet |
Old Church |
6 Dec 01 |
Vinny Golia Quintet |
Old Church |
15 Nov 01 |
ICP Orchestra |
Old Church |
1 Nov 01 |
Konk Pack |
Old Church |
18 Sep 01 |
Georg Graewe Quartet |
Community Music Center |
15 Sep 01 |
Nmperign + 2 |
First Congregational Church |
16 Aug 01 |
David S. Ware Quartet |
Hollywood Theatre |
16 Jun 01 |
John Butcher, Matthew Sperry, Gino Robair |
Community Music Center |
12 May 01 |
Theo Jorgensmann Quartet |
Community Music Center |
11 Apr 01 |
AMM |
Old Church |
6 Apr 01 |
Carlo Actis Dato |
St. David's Church |
28 Mar 01 |
Sam Rivers Trio |
First Congregational Church |
16 Feb 01 |
Jean Derome and Pierre Tanguay |
Community Music Center |
2 Feb 01 |
Ben Goldberg's Junk Genius |
Community Music Center |
15 Jan 01 |
Dave Douglas's Charms of the Night Sky |
Old Church |
5 Dec 00 |
Frank Gratkowski with Michael Bisio and Eyvind Kang |
First Christian Church |
1 Nov 00 |
Ellery Eskelin with Andrea Parkins and Jim Black |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
24 Oct 00 |
Trio 3 (Lake, Workman, Cyrille) |
Old Church |
2 Sep 00 |
ICP Orchestra |
Aladdin Theater |
21 Jun 00 |
Peter Brötzmann 12tet |
McGuire Auditorium (Warner Pacific College) |
1 May 00 |
Peter Kowald |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
1 Apr 00 |
Wayne Horvitz's Zony Mash |
Community Music Center |
25 Mar 00 |
Gianni Gebbia, Damon Smith, Garth Powell |
Community Music Center |
2 Mar 00 |
Scott Fields, Peggy Lee, Dylan Van der Schyff |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
19 Feb 00 |
Vinny Golia and Bertram Turetzky Duo |
First Christian Church |
26 Jan 00 |
Fröde Gjerstad Trio with William Parker and Hamid Drake |
IFCC |
3 Dec 99 |
Bert Wilson and Rebirth |
Community Music Center |
20 Oct 99 |
Equal Interest (Myra Melford, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins) |
First Congregational Church |
5 Oct 99 |
Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley Duo |
Onda Gallery |
18 Sep 99 |
Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink Duo |
Community Music Center |
27 Aug 99 |
Michael Bisio and Bob Nell Duo |
Community Music Center |
23 Jun 99 |
13 Ways (Fred Hersch, Michael Moore, Gerry Hemingway) |
Old Church |
4 May 99 |
Gregg Bendian's Trio Pianissimo |
Episcopal Church |
3 Apr 99 |
Erik Friedlander's Topaz |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
1 Mar 99 |
Sex Mob |
Jimmy Mak's |
30 Jan 99 |
Mats Gustafsson Trio |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
23 Jan 99 |
Roswell Rudd/Rob Scheps Quartet |
Community Music Center |
31 Dec 98 |
Serious Music, Big Fun |
It's a Beautiful Pizza |
1 Dec 98 |
Ben Goldberg Quartet |
First Congregational Church |
22 Nov 98 |
Paul Plimley |
Community Music Center |
8 Nov 98 |
Bobby Bradford Quartet |
Matt Dishman Community Center |
2 Nov 98 |
Michael Bisio & Joe McPhee |
Bijou Cafe |
27 Oct 98 |
Tina Marsh Creative Opportunity Orchestra |
First Congregational Church |
23 Sep 98 |
Tim Berne & Michael Formanek |
Snake and Weasel |
17 Sep 98 |
Chaski |
Echo Theater |
21 Aug 98 |
Rent Romus's Life's Blood Trio |
Bean Coffee House |
28 Aug 98 |
Vinny Golia Ensemble |
Bijou Cafe |
31 May 98 |
Dave Storrs and the ToneSharks |
Bijou Cafe |
17 May 98 |
Ned Rothenberg and Jason Dumars |
Bijou Cafe |
2 May 98 |
Rich Halley and the Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
29 Apr 98 |
Day and Taxi |
Bijou Cafe |
28 Apr 98 |
Chris Speed Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
15 Apr 98 |
Michael Vlatkovich Quintet |
Bijou Cafe |
29 Mar 98 |
Myra Melford Quintet |
The Old Church |
28 Mar 98 |
James Emery & Michael Bisio |
Bijou Cafe |
30 Nov 97 |
Steve Lacy Trio |
The Old Church |
8 Nov 97 |
Scott Fields Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
20 Oct 97 |
Mathew Shipp & William Parker |
Community Music Center |
12 Oct 97 |
Rova Saxophone Quartet |
The Old Church |
4 Sep 97 |
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
31 Aug 97 |
Ken Filiano Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
24 Jul 97 |
Bill Plake Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
18 Jul 97 |
Tom Guralnik Trio, Clyde Reed Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
21 May 97 |
Joe McPhee & Michael Bisio |
Bijou Cafe |
25 Apr 97 |
Rich Halley and the Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
20 Apr 97 |
Rob Blakeslee Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
14 Apr 97 |
James Emery |
Bijou Cafe |
9 Mar 97 |
Rob Blakeslee Quintet |
Bijou Cafe |
6 Mar 97 |
Scott Fields Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
12 Jan 97 |
Michael Vlatkovich Quintet |
Bijou Cafe |
1 Dec 96 |
Michael Vlatkovich Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
2 Nov 96 |
Tim Berne & Michael Formanek |
Bijou Cafe |
28 Oct 96 |
Oliver Lake Matador |
Community Music Center |
22 Sep 96 |
Dave Douglas Parallel Worlds |
Community Music Center |
12 Aug 96 |
Michael Bisio & Rob Blakeslee |
Bijou Cafe |
7 Jul 96 |
Bob Meyer Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
20 Jun 96 |
Michael Bisio Quintet |
Community Music Center |
19 May 96 |
Tina Marsh and CO2 Orchestra |
Bijou Cafe |
28 Apr 96 |
Rich Halley and the Lizard Brothers |
Community Music Center |
26 Apr 96 |
Vinny Golia Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
13 Feb 96 |
Vinny Golia Large Ensemble |
Warner Pacific College |
11 Feb 96 |
Sludge 2000 |
Green Onion |
11 Nov 95 |
Rob Blakeslee Ensemble; Dottie Grossman and Richard Meltzer |
David Morrison Books |
5 Nov 95 |
Strangely Familiar (Bill Horvitz, Steve Adams, Joe Sabella) |
Green Onion |
4 Nov 95 |
Rob Blakeslee Quintet |
Community Music Center |
27 Oct 95 |
Walter Norris |
Community Music Center |
19 Oct 95 |
Michael Vlatkovich Quintet |
Green Onion |
15 Oct 95 |
Human Feel/Thousand Pieces |
Berbati's Pan |
10 Oct 95 |
Jerry Granelli & UFB |
Berbati's Pan |
3 Sep 95 |
Ann Dyer & No Good Time Fairies |
Key Largo |
11 Dec 94 |
Path |
Bijou Cafe |
3 Dec 94 |
Babkas |
Bijou Cafe |
27 Nov 94 |
Michael Vlatkovich Ensemble |
Bijou Cafe |
12 Nov 94 |
Elliot Sharp / Zeena Parkins |
Bijou Cafe |
6 Nov 94 |
Urs Leimgruber / Fritz Hauser |
Bijou Cafe |
21 Oct 94 |
N.Y. Composers Orchestra |
The Old Church |
20 Oct 94 |
Steve Coleman |
Key Largo |
17 Oct 94 |
Either Orchestra |
Clinton Street Theater |
22 May 94 |
Area 51 |
Bijou Cafe |
13 May 94 |
Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet |
Clinton Street Theater |
8 May 94 |
Chico Freeman / Arthur Blythe |
Jazz Club |
30 Apr 94 |
BEYOND BOP FESTIVAL: Gus; Rich Halley & the Lizard Brothers; Thom Bergeron; Strangely Familiar; NW Creative Orchestra |
Clinton Street Theater |
17 Apr 94 |
Rich Halley and the Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
12 Mar 94 |
Gus |
Bijou Cafe |
19 Feb 94 |
Bert Wilson |
Community Music Center |
6 Feb 94 |
The Tone Sharks |
Bijou Cafe |
8 Jan 94 |
Human Feel |
Community Music Center |
11 Dec 93 |
Obstacles |
Bijou Cafe |
6 Dec 93 |
Charles Gayle Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
14 Nov 93 |
The Code |
Mt. Tabor Pub |
29 Oct 93 |
Malachi Thompson |
Community Music Center |
19 Oct 93 |
Marty Ehrlich Quartet |
Key Largo |
11 Sep 93 |
Babkas |
Bijou Cafe |
25 Jun 93 |
Bub Orchestra |
Bijou Cafe |
23 Jun 93 |
Koch/Schutz/Studer |
Bijou Cafe |
23 May 93 |
Vinny Golia NW Collective |
Bijou Cafe |
21 May 93 |
Ian McIntosh N'tet |
Bijou Cafe |
18 Apr 93 |
Alan Lewine PDXtet |
Community Music Center |
9 Apr 93 |
Billy Tipton Sax Quartet |
Community Music Center |
2 Apr 93 |
Michael Vlatkovich Ensemble |
Bijou Cafe |
21 Mar 93 |
Soma |
Bijou Cafe |
7 Mar 93 |
Flux Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
3 Mar 93 |
Splatter Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
21 Feb 93 |
Tony Wilson Sextet/Houle Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
7 Feb 93 |
Gus |
Bijou Cafe |
29 Jan 93 |
Robin Holcomb |
Community Music Center |
24 Jan 93 |
Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
10 Jan 93 |
Elyra Campbell |
Bijou Cafe |
12 Dec 92 |
Billy Tipton Sax Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
5 Dec 92 |
Garbo's Hat |
Bijou Cafe |
22 Nov 92 |
Jacks Headlights |
Bijou Cafe |
17 Nov 92 |
Tim Berne Blood Count |
Key Largo |
8 Nov 92 |
Extreme Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
24 Oct 92 |
Bert Wilson & Rebirth |
Community Music Center |
18 Oct 92 |
Halley/Storrs |
Bijou Cafe |
11 Oct 92 |
Van Manakas |
Bijou Cafe |
25 Sep 92 |
Jessica Williams |
Community Music Center |
25 Jun 92 |
Either Orchestra |
Community Music Center |
16 Jun 92 |
Michael Vlatkovich Ensemble |
Bijou Cafe |
7 Jun 92 |
Splatter Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
17 May 92 |
Extreme Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
9 May 92 |
Circular Cowboys |
Bijou Cafe |
2 May 92 |
Soma |
Bijou |
21 Apr 92 |
Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
17 Apr 92 |
Manufacturing of Humidifiers |
Bijou Cafe |
14 Apr 92 |
Van Manakas |
Bijou Cafe |
23 Feb 92 |
Portland Sax Quartet |
Bijou Cafe |
19 Feb 92 |
1 World Vision |
Raindance |
16 Feb 92 |
Plimley/Ellis/Bendian |
Community Music Center |
26 Jan 92 |
Zygoat |
Bijou Cafe |
17 Jan 92 |
Big World |
Bijou Cafe |
14 Jan 92 |
Jacks Headlights |
Bijou Cafe |
15 Dec 91 |
New Klezmer Trio |
Bijou Cafe |
6 Dec 91 |
Transvalue |
Bijou Cafe |
23 Nov 91 |
Francois Houle & Etc. |
Bijou Cafe |
11 Nov 91 |
Lizard Brothers |
Bijou Cafe |
19 Oct 91 |
Circular Cowboys |
Bijou Cafe |
24 Sep 91 |
Primal Mates |
Bijou Cafe |
5 Jul 91 |
Vinny Golia & A Cast of 1000's |
Bijou Cafe |
26 Mar 91 |
Mike Heffley |
Raindance |
19 Mar 91 |
Lizard Brothers |
Raindance |
12 Mar 91 |
Portland Sax Quartet |
Raindance |
5 Mar 91 |
One Hand Clapping |
Raindance |
26 Feb 91 |
John Gross Quartet |
Raindance |
12 Feb 91 |
Aphelion |
Raindance |
5 Feb 91 |
I.Q. |
Raindance |
29 Jan 91 |
Thousand Pieces |
Raindance |
22 Jan 91 |
Lizard Brothers |
Raindance |
