Northeast (NE)

The Galen Clark Organ Trio brings a genre-bending approach to the classic organ trio instrumentation, exploring entropic soundscapes, psychedelic funk, and groove-heavy, electronic-tinged jazz. The music ranges from organ trio classics to soaring originals and takes influence from legends such as Jimmy McGriff, John Scofield, and The Meters.

The lineup features Micah Hummel on drums and Dan Balmer on guitar. Galen Clark is a keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and educator based in Portland, OR. He leads the soul funk collective Outer Orbit and the genre-bending group Trio Subtonic, and he is 1/3 of the NW collaboration Patterns Fly with D'Vonne Lewis and Andy Coe.

Dan Balmer has performed or toured with Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Les McCann, Javon Jackson and Karrin Allyson, Benny Golson, Jeff Hamilton, Gerald Clayton, John Clayton, Terell Stafford, Ingrid Jensen, Duduka da Fonseca, Kendrick Scott, Taylor Eigsti, Buddy De Franco, Bruce Forman and countless others.

$15 Advance/$20 DOS - tickets are non-refundable

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Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Be ready for a night of four-to-the-bar swing tonight with Portland's own Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band!! ​ The band is formed by dancers for dancers, and they know a thing or two about music. ​ Known for their solid swing sound, this band is committed to making danceable music for all you swing dancers. ​ The band is inspired by vintage sounds with an emphasis on 1940's "transition era" sound that blends swing, jump blues, and vintage rock n' roll. ​ The band loves to play tribute to the Black and African American bandleaders and musicians of the time with adapted arrangements of well-known classics and lesser-known cuts during this masterful era of jazz music.
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Dianne and Dan
8 - 9 Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band
9 - 9:30 DJ Break w/ Dianne
9:30 - 10:30 Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

Weekend matinees play from 1-3 pm, free, all ages. Oct 3 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band Oct 4 (Sun): Tuba Django - playing in the style of Django Reinhardt with a twist of Tuba! Oct 10 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass Oct 11 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble Oct 17 (Sat): Marilee Hord‘s Bluegrass Matinee (subbing for Josh Cole) - good, old-fashioned bluegrass Oct 18 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz Oct 24 (Sat): Filthy Skillets (bluegrass matinee) - putting their own twist on traditional bluegrass Oct 25 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies Oct 31 (Sat): The Sixties (Frank "Buzz Holland" Goodman & Joe Chiusano) - laying down the grooves of that golden era Nov 1 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble Nov 7 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band Nov 8 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz Nov 15 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz Nov 21 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass

strongboi is a fresh project born in Berlin, the result of a fiery collaboration between Ziv Yamin and Alice Phoebe Lou. Started as a passion project between two close friends, with a super lo-fi vision of using mainly Casio keyboards and toys, strongboi has now evolved into a full band project that still emulates its lo-fi beginnings but whose live shows take you on a journey from disco dance tunes to jazzy ballads, all forms of expression are on the table. Having released 3 singles in 2020 that put them on the map, strongboi is returning with their debut self-titled album, recorded at their studio, La Pot. The album is a fun and wild offering from the duo, spanning many emotions and influences but very much their own, as they ready themselves to take these songs to the stage.

Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Lone Fir Hot Club will be performing tonight at Thursday Swing. ​ The band's sound leans heavily on Jazz Manouche or the "Gypsy Swing" songbook offered by the original Hot Club featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli. ​ The band takes additional inspiration from the Jazz Manouche of both sides of the Atlantic and dabbles in 1940's American swing to bop traditional era music. ​ Come out and dance to their playful stylings this week at Thursday Swing!
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Katie and Tristan
8 - 9 Lone Fir Hot Club
9 - 9:30 DJ Break
9:30 - 10:30 Lone Fir Hot Club

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

The session begins at 8PM every Tuesday with an hour of jazz from a rotating house band led by Portland based band leader and trumpet player, Pablo Rivarola. The last two hours of the session will be a curated jazz jam featuring some of Portland’s best young jazz musicians.

Join us every Tuesday night at your favorite mid-century lounge for some of Portland’s best jazz. No cover charge and happy hour prices all night long!

Sunday Nights at Radio Room are LIVE. Join us for Never Ending Happy Hour and FREE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY 7PM~9PM

Live Jazz Friday Nights

Salty’s on the Columbia is thrilled to have live jazz performed by the magnificent Mel Brown Trio in our café dining room.

This trio of world-class jazz players features Jof Lee on piano, Tim Gilson on bass, and Mel Brown on drums. Drummer Mel Brown is known as Portland’s ultimate timekeeper and ‘Mister Groove.’ An Oregon icon in jazz, Mel Brown has been labeled the ‘Gentleman of Jazz’, with a career spanning over 40 years. Mel first made his mark as a Motown staff drummer, recording and touring with Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, and others. He subsequently spent ten years working with Diana Ross and other pop acts before giving up the road in 1991 and returning home to his first love – jazz.

This fabulous trio is a treasured part of the Salty’s family.

Calling all hip cats and jazz enthusiasts! Join us at Kennedy School once a month for a night dedicated to impressive jazz riffs from musicians with serious chops - featuring a different artist each month and hosted by local jazz musician Brent Follis.

Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Portland's own vintage jazz band, Puddletown Stompers, will be performing this week at our weekly LIVE music dance party! ​ The band will be performing hot jazz tunes from the 'fabulous fives' era and beyond. ​ We'll be keeping things swingin', so join us for a dance this week!
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Austin Neverman
8 - 9 Puddletown Stompers
9 - 9:30 DJ Break w/ Austin
9:30 - 10:30 Puddletown Stompers

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

Late night jazz on the last Friday of every month at LaVerne's Free & 21+

INTRODUCING LIVE JAZZ ON SATURDAY NIGHTS. Every Saturday from 10pm ~ Midnight your visit to Keys Lounge will be soundtracked with the sweet sounds of live jazz. 🎷🎶🎺🍸 See you there! 👀