Improvisation Summit of Portland 2024 will be held on October 15th – October 29th at 10 different venues!
The Creative Music Guild champions the work of accomplished improvisational and experimental artists, while supporting our community of musicians and music-lovers. We bring together performers from around the world and pair them with local emerging talent. This confluence spawns an incubation process that fuses ideas, intuition, and composition; the vocabulary of improvisation.
We are happy to announce that for our annual festival “The Improvisation Summit of Portland 2024,” we are expanding our format to : 15 nights at 10 different venues! We will be showcasing the unique programming of the CMG’s dedication to high-quality curation that represents our community far and wide.
Click on the link to each show for more info about the players, ticket info, etc.
Naomi Moon Siegel & Marina Albero / Illegal Son
$15-30 8pm
KAPALA & Emily Harris/ Mealz
$15-30 8pm
DaMiNo / Chris Icasiano / Akila Fields & Noah Bernstein
$15 8pm
Friday 10.18 Blue Butler Studios
Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade
w/ Carmen Staaf, Adam Ratner, Tony Scherr & Mark Ferber
$30 7pm and 9pm
Machado Mijiga Omari Jazz Alex Meltzer & Harlan Silverman
$20 10pm
Round Robin hosted by DJ Mint Whisper
Cosmos Dark
R.Ibn Sayed El Khalif
Robert rodriguez
Davaste phelps
Chris Clark Johnson
Christian San Nicolas
Alex Meltzer
Dae Bryant
$15 8pm
Matt Mayhall & Andy Clausen
$15 6pm
Andy Clausen / Brandon Seabrook
$15-30 8pm
Xylyn’s Congregation / Mike Lockwood’s Safe Travels/ Ryan Miller & Grant Pierce
$15 8pm
Thurs 10.24 Portland Arts Collective
Company Night
$15 8pm
Friday 10.25 Leaven Community Center
Mat Maneri & Lucian Ban / Lisa Mezzacappa vs. The CMG All-Star Improviser’s Orchestra
Aurora Josephson
Maxx Katz
Logan Strosahl
Emily Warden
Noah Simpson
Chris Shuttleworth
Timmy Barnett
Alex Callenberger
Shao Wey Wu
Dana Reason
Alex Meltzer
John Niekrasz
$20-30 8pm
Saturday 10.26 Leaven Community Center
3rio w/ Lisa Mezzacappa Mike Gamble and Machado Mijiga / Integer
$15-30 8pm
James Falzone/Shao-Way Wu/Tim DuRoche
Dan Clucas/Joe Cunningham/Tim DuRoche
$10 4pm
Chris Corsano Mike Watt Joe Baiza / Ilyas Ahmed
$15 8pm
Monday 10.28 Jack London Revue
PJCE and Soul’d Out Present
Peter Epstein Sam Minaie & Matt Mayhall
$15 8pm
Wayne Horvitz & Sara Schoenbeck/
Battle Hymns and Gardens
$15-30 8pm
