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Rose City Swing Plays Pride Festival

Waterfront Park 1020 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR

Rose City Swing, the 16-piece big band arm of The Rose City Gay Freedom Bands, plays the Main Stage at Portland 's Pride Festival.

Peacock in The Park and Rose City Swing

Washington Park Ampitheater 410 SW Kingston Ave., Portland, OR

Rose City Swing will be among the entertainment at the 32nd Anniversary of Peacock in The Park.  

Montavilla Jazz Festival

Portland Metro Arts 9002 SE Stark Street, Portland, Oregon

All performers are local jazz talent including: Kerry Politzer Bryan Smith Dana Reason Mel Brown B3 Organ Group Ezra Weiss Big Band Kathleen Hollingsworth Ian Christensen Sherry Alves with George Cooligan Bobby Torres Ensemble CMG Sound Foundry Mel Brown and Gordon Lee with the PCJE There's an after hours jam session at East Glisan Pizza […]

$15

50/50 Cascadia Composers Double Birthday

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Cascadia Composers 11th concert season kicks off with new music celebrating the 50th birthday years of composers Ted Clifford and Paul Safar. Performers include members of the Delgani String Quartet, pianists Asya Gulua and Maria Choban,vocalist Nancy Wood as well as the composers themselves. Art songs, jazz and poetry inspired pieces and free improvisation with unique instruments […]

$5 – $20

Joe Accuardi-Gilliam guest conducts PWS

Lincoln Hall, Portland State university 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Dr. Chris Chapman has been our music director since 2015. This past summer he accepted a position as director of bands at Central Michigan University. Congrats, Chris! That also means we need a new artistic director and conductor. We held interviews over the summer and accepted five conductors to conduct one concert each as part of […]

Free

Swing Music at Local Senior Center

Hollywood Senior Center 1820 NE 40 Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United States

Rose City Swing is a 20-piece jazz band playing swing, Latin, bebop, funk, and rock grooves together since 1991. The jazz branch of Portland's Rose City Pride Bands, RCS enjoys entertaining audiences at dances, Pride festivals and corporate events across Oregon. You can hear Rose City Swing at a one-hour free concert at Hollywood Senior Center. […]

Free

Rose City Swing plays at Jack London Revue

Jack London Revue 529 SW 4th, Portland, OR, United States

Rose City Swing is a 20-piece jazz band playing swing, Latin, bebop, funk, and rock grooves together since 1991. The jazz branch of Portland's Rose City Pride Bands, RCS enjoys entertaining audiences at dances, Pride festivals and corporate events across Oregon. Band leader Cynthia Rae Plank is pleased to feature vocalists Veronica Darling, Angela Freeman, and […]

$7

Winter Concert for Legacy Emmanuel Hospital

Legacy Emmanuel 2801 N Gantenbein Ave, Portland, OR, United States

I've lost track of the number of years that Rose City Pride Bands have performed here in the Atrium. Both the Rose City Swing Band and Rose City Wind Symphony will play 45-minute sets.  

Free