CMG Improvisation Summit of Portland Festival 2019

Tuesday, 10/15
No Fun
$7
8:30pm-late (21+)
Some wild and local sounds of the CMG community featuring:
Social Stomach, Winnie Black, Galaxy Research, Halfbird, and Starship Infinity


Wednesday, 10/16
Turn! Turn! Turn!
$10-20 (sliding)
8:30-10:30pm (all ages)
PAK (NY, Tzadik recording artists) 
Phobia Outfit (Pdx)
Zvi (Pdx)


Thursday, 10/17
Holocene
Confluence: the Visiting Artist Series
8pm
$15 (21+)
Darius Jones (NY, solo sax)
Embedded Star Ensemble (Pdx) with Shahzad Ismaily (NY)
Saloli (Pdx)


Friday, 10/18 — Early Show and Q&A
Beacon Sound
207 SE Grand Ave (new location!)
5-7pm
Free (donations gladly accepted)
Shahzad Ismaily with Lisa Schonberg, Mike Gamble, Dana Reason, and Paris  Myers
followed by interview/ Q&A with Bob Ham (Portland Mercury, XRay FM)


Friday, 10/18
S1 Gallery
$15 ($10 for S1 members)
8pm
Synths, guitars and saxophones oh my!
Featuring:
Shahzad Ismaily (NY), Max Kutner (NY), Jamondria Harris (Pdx), Crystal Cortez (Pdx), Briggan Kraus (NY)
& the Annual Improvised Round Robin Duets!


Saturday, 10/19 —  Afternoon workshop
S1 Gallery
Shahzad Ismaily Workshop: “Merging Composition and Improvisation” 
1-3pm
$20 General ($10 for S1 Members)


Saturday Evening, 10/19
Leaven Community
Extradition Series Fall Concert
$10-20 (sliding)
Doors at 7, music at 7:30pm
Featuring works by Toshi Ichiyanagi,  Sarah Hughes, Matthias Kaul, Luke Nickel, and Daniel James Wolf 


Sunday, 10/20
The 1905
Jazz and free jazz all day long!!11:30-1:30pm: Noah Simpson trio (free)

3-5pm: Dan Clucas/Ralph Thomas/Michael  Vlatkovich/Andrew Jones/Tim DuRoche ($5)

5-7pm: Rich Halley’s Outside Music Ensemble  ($10)

8-11pm: Hearts and Minds  (Chicago) ($15)

The Improvisation Summit of Portland 2019 is supported by the Fred W. Fields Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.