To know the Portland Jazz scene is to know the name Ron Steen. He has been the #1 most instrumental musician here in Portland over the past several decades to have cultivated the necessary spaces for young musicians to plant themselves into so that they can grow to become the next generation of torch bearers to maintain the flam of the music we call Jazz. And I’m always honored to step into his shoes when he asks me to take the reigns of one of his sessions. And in this instance it happens to be at the hottest spot in town to see live Jazz music on a weekly basis [The 1905]. So whether you’re a musician or not, I encourage you to come through to participate in this time honored cultural tradition that we call the Jazz Jam Session.
House Band:
Greg Goebel (Greg Goebel)
Perry Thoorsell (Bass)
Christopher Brown (Drums)