Music❯Jazz

A special screening of Jem Cohen’s 2015 documentary with a live score by award-winning jazz pianist Todd Marston & Micah Hummel’s Advancing Composers Ensemble.

Powaqqatsi is an artful cinematic experience that speaks to the impact of modernization and industrialization on traditional ways of living. Enjoyed alone or as the second in The Qatsi Trilogy , you won’t want to miss this thought-provoking...

Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling children’s...

The Ben Wolfe Trio with Nicole Glover and Ron SteenThu, Nov 05TICKETS $50 | ALL AGESBen Wolfe - bassNicole Glover - saxophoneRon Steen - drumsWe are thrilled to welcome home two of Portland's favored jazz musicians; acclaimed bassist, Ben Wolfe...

SOLD OUT Author Talk & Film Screening with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu at Hollywood Theatre Parallel Worlds Bookshop and the Hollywood Theatre present a special author conversation with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu, celebrating the release of...

AN EVENING WITH JOHN SCOFIELD’S “ELECTROSPECTIVE” featuring OTEIL BURBRIDGE, LARRY GOLDINGS & ADAM DEITCH Through his 54-year career, 3-time Grammy Award winner John Scofield has occasionally detoured from the traditions of straight-ahead jazz, exploring a blend of funk and...

Shu Lea Cheang is an artist, conceptualist, filmmaker, and networker who has worked in the field of net-based installation, social interface, networked performance, and film production. Her work traverses between hard and soft, sex and politics...

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) Directed by Sasha Waters Freyer. 1hr 31min. Not Rated. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Best-selling poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, queer and out but intensely private—Oliver’s poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites. She was America’s unlikely, contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty...

Classic cinema and innovative live music come together in this one-of-a-kind performance by acclaimed cellist and composer Gideon Freudmann. Performing an original live soundtrack to “Sherlock Jr.” using cello, looping, and real-time digital effects, he’ll transform this silent film masterpiece into a thrilling modern performance experience! In “Sherlock Jr.,” Buster Keaton stars as a movie projectionist who dreams of becoming a great detective. Packed with inventive visual storytelling, legendary stunts, and timeless comedy, this 1924 silent classic remains one of Keaton’s most beloved and enduring films. The evening will begin with a live set showcasing Freudmann’s innovative original music, followed by a complete screening of the film with live musical accompaniment. Blending film, humor, and musical innovation, this unique event offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience a silent-film masterpiece reimagined through the artistry of a truly original musician.

“With Her Own Wings” is a concert-length experience in music, art, film, light, storytelling, emotion, and the human con…