Heather Keizur brings her warm, expressive voice to Christo’s for an intimate evening of timeless standards. Raised in Canada and now based in the Pacific Northwest, she sings in both French and English, blending her love of American jazz standards and authentic French chansons. Whether caressing a ballad or leaning into a playful swing tune, Heather is known for her passionate, deeply felt presentations that draw listeners in. In 2008, Heather returned to her love of jazz and entered the Portland music scene, performing with many of the Northwest’s premier musicians. She has led ensembles featuring Seattle guitarist Milo Petersen (formerly with Eartha Kitt) and Bay Area pianist David K. Mathews (Santana), and appeared in Seattle, New Orleans, Vancouver, BC, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. For 17 years, Heather has shared a close musical partnership with pianist Steve Christofferson — a collaboration rooted in deep listening, trust, and a shared devotion to European and American jazz traditions. Their work together is marked by intuitive interplay and elegantly crafted arrangements, allowing each song to unfold with natural phrasing and emotional clarity. Whether in a hushed ballad or an up-tempo swing, the duo creates performances that feel at once spontaneous and finely detailed, shaped by years of musical conversation on stages throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Their duo recording Moon River received praise from the Jazz Society of Oregon for its “great feeling and musicianship,” noting the pair’s rare sense of intimacy. DownBeat critic Scott Yanow highlighted Heather’s artistry, describing her as having “a great voice, filled with emotions, power, and wistfulness.” Michael Elliot, a Hollywood orchestrator, arranger, and composer writes, “Heather Keizur is a wonderfully talented jazz singer... mindful, or respectful of the lyrics, making them her own personal story.... dipped in a little French Au Jus sauce to add a hint of European style. It's kind of a dreamy feeling.” At Christo’s, Heather presents Favorites — songs from Henri Salvador, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Tony Bennett — an evening of timeless melodies, romance, and classic elegance. Joining Heather and Steve are Tim Gilson on bass and Todd Strait on drums. 

Dmitry Matheny and his all-star band join forces with Holly Pyle for another west coast tour! Celebrated for her “soulfully graceful, liquid-like voice” (Phoenix New Times), the classically trained Los Angeles vocalist Holly Pyle tours and performs with leading jazz and Americana groups, and appears regularly as a solo a-cappella act using electronic looping to build masterful sonic creations. Flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music, Dmitri Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following, releasing eleven CDs and touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The San Francisco Chronicle calls Matheny “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.” For a decade Dmitri and Holly have toured the western states, delighting audiences with their creative collaborations. Popular programs include The SnowCat, an original theatrical production for kids and families, Jazz From The Silver Screen, The Brazil Project: Bossa Nova & Beyond, and deep dives into the songbooks of Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, and Stevie Wonder. According to All About Jazz, the Dmitri Matheny Group is “an all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States.” Holly Pyle on vocals, Joe Bagg on keys, Eric Gruber on bass, Michael Raynor on drums, Dmitri Matheny on flugelhorn. 

Bandleader & saxophonist Randy Kem is joined by an all star band featuring bassist Tim Gilson, pianist Jof Lee, and drummer Mike Snyder. A fantastic group of players who always put on a great show! Randy Kem, saxophones Jof Lee, piano Tim Gilson, bass Mike Snyder, drums 

The great Gordon Lee returns with his phenomenal quartet featuring some of Portland's finest players; alto saxophonist John Nastos, trombonist James Powers, Xylyn Hathaway & drummer Todd Strait. A high energy band playing all original music! Gordon Lee is a composer, jazz pianist, arranger, conductor and music educator. Although he is best known for his jazz performances and compositions, Lee is active in many styles of music. He has had commissions to compose chamber music and music for large ensembles from Oregon Symphony members, the Amadei String Quartet, big bands, and vocalists including a collaboration with Ghanaian singer Obo Addy on an orchestral suite in 2004. He taught improvisation, theory and jazz history at Western Oregon University from 1999 to 2019 and was Executive Director of the award winning W.O.U./Mel Brown Summer Jazz Camp. He conducted the jazz ensembles at Reed College from 2009 to 2017. After a degree in music at Indiana University, Lee moved to Portland, Oregon in 1977 and began playing with one of the originators of jazz-rock fusion, Native American saxophonist and song writer Jim Pepper. This association lasted until Pepper’s death in 1992. Lee has organized and presented many Pepper memorial concerts since then, including at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. in 2007. In 1980 Lee moved to New York City and worked as a jazz pianist. He was one of the house pianists at 1/5 Avenue from 1981-1984. He performed with such jazz and pop stars as Don Cherry, Bill Frisell, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and the Temptations. The roster of great musicians Lee has worked with are Benny Golson, Bobby Hutcherson, Dewey Redman, Houston Person, Lew Solof, Frank Foster, Joe Lovano, Javon Jackson & Richie Cole . In 1985 Lee returned to Portland, Oregon. He began playing with drummer Mel Brown in 1986, a musical relationship that continued for over 20 years, playing every Tuesday night at Jimmy Mak’s jazz club in Portland. In 1989 the Mel Brown Sextet, playing Lee’s compositions and arrangements, won the international Hennessy Jazz Search beating out over 700 bands from around the world. The next year Lee’s cd “Gordon Bleu” won Best Jazz Recording of 1990 from the Northwest Music Association. Lee has other cd’s since then: “Land Whales in New York” featuring Jim Pepper, 1991; “On the Shoulders of Giants” with Leroy Vinnegar and Dick Berk in 1993; and “Rough Jazz” with John Gross and Alan Jones 1997. His 2004 album, "Flying Dream”, featuring Lee’s music and an all star big band, “This Path” a trio album from 2010 and “Tuesday Night” with the Mel Brown Septet in 2014 are on the Origin Arts label. “One, two, three” and “Rough Jazz Live at Jimmy Mak’s” are on the Diatic Records label Lee received a Master's of Music degree in conducting from Portland State University in 1999 and conducted the jazz band at Western Oregon University from 1999-2003. He has performed all over the world: several times at the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz; the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in L A.; the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.; Les Ducs des Lombards in Paris, France; across Austria and southern Germany as well as Tokyo, Japan; Lima Peru; Istanbul, Turkey. He has performed with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of David Amram and the Oregon Symphony under Norman Leyden and Bill Conti. He was a guest lecturer and performer in China in 2007, 2015 and 2016. With his unique experience in jazz, classical, world music and their blending, as composer, pianist and conductor, Gordon Lee blazes new paths. He continues his intention of presenting the highest quality original music while informing the public about the many potentials for spiritual growth that music can be. “Pianist Gordon Lee’s solos are often vast feats of architecture, their immense proportions looming up with great suddenness…symphonic precision as well as spontaneous improvisation” Jazz Society of Oregon 

Jack Radsliff is on the short list of jazz guitarists in the Pacific Northwest. As a bandleader, his trio has become a fixture at clubs throughout the region. As a collaborator, Radsliff is a first-call for many; frequently playing in the bands of Ron Steen, Michael Raynor, Cyrus Nabipoor, Galen Clark, Christopher Brown, Chuck Israels, Alan Jones, Kerry Politzer, George Colligan, Dan Balmer, Idit Shner, Kathleen Hollingsworth, Torrey Newhart and many more: a veritable who’s who of Oregon’s jazz musicians. In addition to his steady work around the PNW, last year afforded Jack opportunities to work as sideman to Jonathan Pinson, Greg Ward, Domo Branch and Charlie Brown; release his sophomore record “Barefoot” (PJCE Records) featuring Randy Porter, Todd Sickafoose and Alan Jones; and tour the west coast extensively with Ian George, Cyrus Nabipoor and the Jack Radsliff Trio. Jack’s playing can be heard on more than a dozen records to date. His own records, “Migration Patterns” (2017) and “Barefoot” (2024), have been well received; both making it onto critics “best of” lists. In his relatively short recording career, Jack has contributed to releases from Cyrus Nabipoor, Tony Glausi, Martina DaSilva, Dan Rossi, Machado Majiga and Pablo Rivarola. With more and more music coming out, follow Jack on instagram (@JackRadsliff) to stay up to date. Jack Radsliff, guitar + compositions Kiran Raphael, piano Christian Ramirez, bass Alan Jones, drums