The 2012 Portland Jazz Festival will be held Friday February 17 through Sunday February 26 at multiple venues throughout Portland. The 9th annual 11 day festival will include jazz education and outreach along with a series of concerts featuring an eclectic mix of internationally recognized and local musicians playing a wide-range of jazz styles.
Date: February 17-26th 2012
Website: http://pdxjazz.com
Twitter: @pdxjazz
***FREE TICKETS*** Time’s up!
The winner of the Portland Chocolate Festival admission tickets is:
(1)Commenter Robin B: “Dominics on McLoughlin Ave. My friend husband plays in a band there.”
(2) Commenter Stephanie W: “Doug fir!!! Amazing atmosphere, great food plus and they have an outdoor patio for summer time!!!”
Congratulations ladies thanks for participating! I’ve sent you both an email.
Venues:
(click to see their website)
Crystal Ballroom
Mission Theater & Pub
Newmark Theater
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Winningstad Theatre
Concert Schedule:
February 17 @ 7:30pm Winningstad Theater: Thara Memory
February 18 @ 7:30pm Winningstad Theater: Enrico Rava’s Tribe
February 19 @ 7:00pm Winningstad Theater: The Jazz Passengers
February 21 @ 7:30pm Mission Theater: Mardi Gras Celebration
February 22 @ 7:30pm Arlene Schnitzer Hall: Garth Fagan Dance
February 23 @ 7:00pm Newmark Theatre: Dee Dee Bridgewater
February 24 @ 7:00pm Newmark Theatre: Roy Haynes Quartet
February 24 @ 9:30pm Crystal Ballroom: Bill Frisell -Tribute to John Lennon “Speedy” West and Jimmy Bryant
February 25 @ 3:00pm Crystal Ballroom: Vijay Iyer, Prasanna, Nitin Mitta (WIN FREE TICKETS)
February 25 @ 7:00pm Newmark Theatre: Bill Frisell solo & the 858 Quartet
February 25 @ 9:30pm Crystal Ballroom: Charlie Hunter solo and the Portland Jam Band Marathon
February 26 @ 3:00pm Newmark Theater: Branford Marsalis/Joey Calderazzo Duo
Where to Buy Tickets:
Tickets can either be purchased on the PDX Jazz website ( shown below) or you can purchase tickets at the listed show venue.
Online: http://pdxjazz.com/portland-jazz-festival/tickets
Ticket Price: Tickets range from $22 – $58 (Some fees may apply)
:::Giveaway::: WIN TICKETS TO PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 2012
TWO (2) Portland Palate readers will win two (2) tickets to attend this year’s Portland Jazz Festival 2012!
Tickets will be for —> February 25 @ 3:00pm Crystal Ballroom to see Vijay Iyer
—OR—
February 24 @ 9:30pm Crystal Ballroom: Bill Frisell -Tribute to John Lennon
Here is how to enter: *CONTEST IS CLOSED
Comment on THIS post Q: where is your favorite Portland venue is to listen to live music?
For additional Entries: (really simple to do entries) click on the Tweet button at the top of this post and click on the “like” button. Make sure you come back and leave 2 seperate comments on this post telling us you did these. This will give you a total of 3 entries!
Contest ends Monday, Febuary 13th, 2012 at 8 pm Pacific time.
One entry per person, please. Winners will be notified by emailed on Monday January 13th by 10pm. Giveaway provided by Portland Jazz Festival.
GOOD LUCK!!!
