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Led by pianist Kerry Politzer, Bossa PDX is a Portland-based band that pays tribute to the masters of Brazilian jazz and bossa nova. Kerry Politzer is a Portland-based jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She is on the music faculty of Portland State University and Clackamas Community College, and has also taught at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University, the University of Portland, and the University of Manitoba. Prior to her latest album Alternate Route (Whirlwind Recordings), Kerry released eight jazz CD’s as a leader, including Blue in Blue, which featured saxophonist Donny McCaslin and was termed a “first-rate jazz outing” by AllAboutJazz.com. She has also been a featured sideman on albums of George Colligan, Laura Dreyer, and the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE). Her commissions include works for the PJCE as well as a solo piano piece, “Microclimates,” for the pianist Andree-Ann Deschenes. This piece was featured on Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline. In 2019, Kerry was awarded a Regional Arts and Culture Council Artistic Focus grant to explore the music of Brazilian composer Durval Ferreira. The project culminated in the August 2019 release of Diagonal: The Music of Durval Ferreira. Kerry continues to be inspired by Brazilian music. The pianist has headlined the Montavilla Jazz Festival and performed at other festivals and venues including the 25th Annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival, the Black Dolphin, Jazz Forum, the Oregon Coast Jazz Party, Jazz in the Valley, Smalls, the Sound Room, and many others.

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Kevin Deitz - bass

Nick Milo - piano/keys

Richard Smith - guitar

LaRhonda Steele - vocals

John Bishop - drums

Classics and originals from the Great American Soul Songbook.

Nick Milo's career has brought him into the role of long-time music director for

legendary musicians from Joe Cocker and Maria Muldaur to Tower of Power.

As a composer Nick has worked in film and television and has composed for

many top artists on the global R&B and soul scene, including Greg Adams and

East Bay Soul.

Richard Smith is a Los Angeles based recording artist and music professor at

USC. His last 3 singles (2021 and 2022) have landed him in the most-

played category on Sirius XM. His recordings feature Jeff Lorber, Kenny

G, Vinnie Coaliuta, Alex Acuna and members of Tower of Power. He is a

member of Greg Adams and East Bay Soul and helped pen the title cut of their

last CD ‘The Real’

LaRhonda Steele is a Blues and gospel singer and songwriter, is recognized as

one the region's best rhythm and blues vocalists. She has been dubbed "The

First Lady of Portland Blues”—a title of leadership that she lives up to as she

shares songs that carry forth directly from her soul and spiritual life-force.

She currently fronts the LaRhonda Steele band, is music director of the non profit

Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir, and is music director of Portland Center for

Spiritual Living. LaRhonda regularly lights up the stage at the Waterfront Blues

Festival, Alberta Rose Theatre, and clubs around town.

LaRhonda’s voice can be enjoyed on recordings of national and international

artists including Gino Vannelli, Curtis Salgado, Lloyd Jones, Mary Flower, and

Norman Sylvester, to name a few.

Kevin Deitz is an educator, a composer/arranger, and multi-instrumentalist who

has performed with the Portland Opera Company, Portland Chamber Orchestra,

Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Mose Allison, Frankie Avalon, Dave Brubeck,

Terrence Blanchard, Andrea Bocelli, Paquito D’Rivera, The Eagles, Kurt Elling,

Benny Golson, Ill Divo, The Moody Blues, Kenny Rankin and Brian Wilson

amongst many others. He is an artist/endorser for Conklin Basses and

Sidewinder strings and his album of original compositions, Skylines, is on the

Origin Arts label.

John Bishop: as a drummer, educator, record label owner, graphic designer,

and festival presenter, John Bishop has been one of the primary voices in

Northwest Jazz for 40 years. He has performed in concerts and clubs with Lee

Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, Ernestine Anderson,

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Gary Peacock, Buddy DeFranco,Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, and countless others. He’s appeared on more than

100 albums, including sessions with Hal Galper, Larry Coryell, Ernie Watts, Mark

Murphy, Joe Locke, Bud Shank, George Cables, Ralph Towner, Teo Macero, and

Jerry Bergonzi. He was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008 and

was named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019.

TICKETS $35 - ALL AGES

Charlie Porter - trumpet

Nick Biello - tenor sax / flute

George Colligan - piano

Garrett Baxter - bass

Christopher Brown - drums

Charlie Porter is a GRAMMY Award–winning jazz trumpeter and composer who has been active on the international jazz scene for over two decades. He has released six albums as a leader, including Immigration Nation, which was named one of the Best Albums of the Year by DownBeat. As a performer and bandleader, Porter has appeared at major jazz festivals worldwide and at leading New York venues including The Blue Note, Smalls, Dizzy’s Club, Birdland, and The Jazz Gallery, among many others.

Of Lebanese, Greek, Italian, and British ancestry, Porter brings a naturally cross-cultural perspective to his work, shaping projects that merge musical traditions, interdisciplinary collaboration, and narrative design in ways that continually push the boundaries of jazz. He has collaborated and performed with a wide range of artists across generations of the music, including Joe Zawinul, Orrin Evans, Chuck Israels, Kenny Washington, Paquito D’Rivera, Winard Harper, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, among many others. His work emphasizes long-form composition, ensemble interplay, and concept-driven projects that often expand the possibilities of traditional jazz presentation — from live collaborations with visual artists to immersive, narrative-driven releases. DownBeat has described his playing as “fluid, expressive, and magnificent.” In addition to his work as a recording artist, he continues to develop new projects that explore the evolving language of modern jazz.

Charlie’s current work includes the upcoming release of his seventh album as a leader, Sci-Fi Standards, Vol. 1: The Future We Knew, due this summer. The project reimagines music from classic science-fiction cinema through an original jazz lens, blending composition, improvisation, and ensemble interplay. Following boundary-expanding releases such as Cipher and his Sketches project — which featured live collaboration with visual artists — the album continues Porter’s ongoing exploration of new creative frameworks. Its release will coincide with tours throughout the East Coast, West Coast, and Asia.

As a composer, Porter has been commissioned by the Doris Duke Foundation and Chamber Music America. He is currently Professor of Trumpet at New York University.