The great Mike Winkle, our favorite jazz crooner, returns with his fantastic Conversation Quartet! Featuring Mike and the band's favorite psychedelic 60's hits re-imaged as jazz. Beatles, Animals, Cream, Traffic, Zombies, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Procol Harem and more! Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, Michael was surrounded by an incredible music scene that offered such a diversity of musical genres that inspired him to want to play music and attempt to emulate some of his early heroes. His voice has been favorably compared to a host of artists including, Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Bobby Caldwell, Sam Cooke and others. After over 40 years of performing, Michael has found his own voice and style that is really just a synthesis of everything that he has listened to, absorbed and loved! he'll be joined by fellow Portland lads and terrific players Craig Snazelle on bass, Jose Luis on keys, and Kurt Deutscher on drums. Don't miss it! 

Always a pleasure to have the fantastic trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor and his smashing quartet featuring fellow PDX heavyweights Jack Radsliff on guitar, Garrett Baxter on bass and Micah Hummel on drums! Since returning home to Portland in 2020, trumpeter & composer Cyrus Nabipoor has become a mainstay of the scene. Nabipoor’s honest & distinctive voice on the horn soars over a unique blend of jazz and rock. He has been a featured artist at the PDX Jazz Fest, Cathedral Park Fest, Montavilla Jazz Fest, and New Orleans French Quarter Fest. In addition to writing for his own group, Nabipoor has had several works commissioned by Portland Jazz Composer’s Ensemble. He recently released his highly-anticipated debut studio album, 'In Lieu of Tears'. The album is a landmark in the development of Nabipoor's writing style as well as his trumpet playing. Cyrus Nabipoor’s unmistakable voice on the trumpet rings with honesty, warmth and lyricism. Melody reigns as Nabipoor balances focused clarity with daring exploration. Through his pairing of trumpet and electronics, Nabipoor bridges the conceived dichotomy of nature & technology, exploring new tonal possibilities. Born and raised in Portland OR, Cyrus began playing trumpet at age 11. He wanted to play trombone, but it wouldn’t fit on his bike. As an adolescent Cyrus was taught by Cynthia Plank and trumpeter Derek Sims. In high school he joined the Alan Jones Academy of Music. Cyrus holds a Bachelor of Music from Loyola University New Orleans, where he graduated magna cum laude and was awarded outstanding undergraduate in both Jazz and Brass. While at Loyola, he studied with Nick Volz, Tony Dagradi and Jimbo Walsh. Cyrus also spent a very formative term at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Norway studying with ECM legend Per Jørgensen and Martin Winter (Bergen Philharmonic). In 2015, Cyrus was awarded the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Scholarship. “It is never possible to anticipate his next move…The jazz equivalent of a first-year pitcher who throws 99 m.p.h….His trumpet chops are deadly.” -JazzTimes “A bandleader and composer/arranger for whom no style or emotion is off limits.” -Offbeat 

Founded in 2021, Seattle jazz quartet Fourager is composed of tenor saxophonist Jackson Cotugno, bassist Julian Weisman, guitarist Martin Budde and drummer Rocky Martin. Each member of Fourager showcases original compositions rooted in the jazz tradition while actively stretching the traditional roles and responsibilities of their instruments in the quartet setting. The band performs throughout the West Coast, and explores themes of transformation and self sufficiency through connecting to nature, and the powerful gifts of friendship and community in the post-pandemic era. Fourager releases their 2025 debut recording June 7 at Seattle's Jazz Fellowship in Pioneer Square. Recorded by Ben Lange at Lang Studios May 12 and 13, 2024, mixed and produced by Ross Hoyt, and mastered by Dan Dean, Fourager embarks on a 10 date West Coast tour to celebrate their eponymously titled album. 

Oakland California based, Rio de Janeiro native, Grammy Nominated, Marcos Silva, (composer, multi-instrumentalist, educator) has extensive performance history with household names in Brazilian music including Flora Purim, Airto Moreira (he was their music director for 24 years), Paquito D’Rivera, Leny Andrade, Emilio Santiago, Marcio Montarroyos, Jon Lucien, Claudio Roditi, Dori Caymmi, Nana Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Edu Lobo and Romero Lubambo, among an even longer roster including exciting contemporary Brazilian guitarist, Chico Pinheiro. Given his experience touring internationally with fellow Brazilian artists and interactions with Jazz luminaries, Marcos’ amiability and stories behind compositions have proven to be fun and fascinating for audiences familiar and new to his repertoire. Marcos Silva has toured with many world- renowned artists, most recently Dori Caymmi. He was musical director for Flora Purim and Airto Moreira for 24 years. Marcos has written arrangements for Dizzy Gillespie’s band and replaced Gil Evans as arranger-composer of Airto’s Spiritual Mass in Germany. He is sought after as a producer of recordings, including several of his own. Marcos heads the Brazilian Music Department at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, CA. Accompanying Marcos on a 2025 tour throughout the state of Oregon is bassist Andrew Lion (a Downbeat Four-Star recipient for the Post Bop group he co-leads, Negative Press Project), saxophonist Idit Shner (Mhondoro, Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies University of Oregon), drummer Zach Mondlick (Marcos Silva, California Jazz Conservatory) and guitarist Seth Burrows (Cascade School of Music).