Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

44th Annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

The Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is live for our 44th anniversary of this landmark jazz festival!

This is a free event, but you will have many opportunities to support the festival through cash donations and purchasing drinks from the beer and wine garden! There will be food carts and booths so you won't need to bring any nourishment with you. Bring your own low chair or a blanket. Dogs are discouraged unless they are service animals. No outside alcohol is allowed. Alcohol consumption is allowed for those 21 and over in the beer and wine garden only. We do not allow any umbrellas or tents on the festival grounds since they will block the view of others. Please remember to protect yourself with sunscreen! Get there early to get a good parking spot (street parking only) - or better yet, take public transit to the park!

Schedule of Events

1:00-2:00pm - Junior Slam AJAM Band
Junior Slam AJAM Band will play straight-ahead jazz (genre of jazz that developed in the 1960s, with roots in the prior two decades). The seven-member band, led by Kiran Raphael, is part of The Alan Jones Academy of Music, a private music education institution for all ages in Portland, founded by drummer, composer, and Berklee alumni Alan Jones.

2:30-3:30pm - Alan Jones' Social Music
Alan Jones’ Social Music Born in Portland, drummer/composer Jones started touring in Europe at age 16 with Amsterdam-based organist Count Dutch. Jones has recorded with international stars like Kenny Wheeler and Lee Konitz, as well as local Portland legends such as Jim Pepper and Ralph Towner.

4:00-5:00pm - Lauren "Lo" Steele
Jazz singer and composer Lauren "Lo" Steele incorporates soul, gospel, blues and modern R&B and will sing original songs from her first album, "Happy Girl".

5:30-6:30pm - Conjunto Berretin
Cojunto Berretin is a group of top tango musicians, playing traditional Argentine tangos, milongas, and valses for social dancing. Among its members are some of Portland's top jazz musicians, members of the Oregon Symphony, and Tango Berretin founder/dancer/teacher, Alex Krebs. The group has performed at tango festivals across the country and has released seven albums.

7:00-8:00pm - Onion
Onion, an instrumental quintet creates an orchestrated jazz fusion sound of original compositions with layers of jazz, rock, hip-hop, and funk, inspired by groups like Return to Forever.

8:30-9:45pm - Tyrone Hendrix and the PDX Soul Collective
Tyrone Hendrix and the PDX Soul Collective: Innovative drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Tyrone Hendrix, cousin of Jimi, blends soul, funk, and jazz. Hendrix performed with artists, such as Prince and Stevie Wonder.