Portland singer-songwriter Coco Columbia and improvisational trio BERNSTEIN/JONES/MILLER perform in a benefit concert hosted by Beacon Sound. Proceeds from the night support the Improvisation Summit of Portland, a three-day festival of experimental film, music and performance presented in June by The Creative Music Guild. This is an all ages event.

Artist Bios:

Coco Columbia
Portland singer-songwriter and drummer Coco Columbia fuses infectious indie-pop melodies, dreamy eyed electro-soul soundscapes, complex harmony and jazz improvisation to create her own unique brand of bumpin’ space age electro-pop. (https://cococolumbia.bandcamp.com/)

BERNSTEIN/JONES/MILLER
BERNSTEIN/JONES/MILLER is a new trio featuring Noah Bernstein ( GRAMMIES , Shy Girls), Andrew Jones (The Crenshaw, Barbez) and Ryan A. Miller (U SCO, With Eyes Abstract).

(https://grammies.bandcamp.com/, www.soundcloud.com/thecrenshaw, usco.bandcamp.com)

Composition Through Improvisation: ISP 2013 Panel Discussion

Don’t miss this opportunity at the beginning of day two of the ISP to hear these master performers discuss their use of improvisation in composing new works.

Daniel Flessas: moderator, longtime KBOO DJ

Catherine Lee – Tardis Ensemble, oboist

John Niekrasz – Why I Must Be Careful, drums & percussion

Rich Halley – co-founder of the CMG, saxophonist

Linda Austin – founder of Performance Works NorthWest, dance

Reed Wallsmith – Blue Cranes, Battle Hymns and Gardens, saxophonist