Contemporary American and Norwegian jazz artists come together during the 2010 Alaska Airlines/ Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by U.S. Bank, February 21 - 28, throughout downtown Portland, Oregon.
This years provocative theme is borrowed from the title of British jazz writer Stuart Nicholsons book on the globalization of jazz with a special spotlight on Norway, a forefront of redefining Americas indigenous art form and making it their own. The festival focus showcases three North American premieres that exemplify what Nicholson calls the “Nordic Tone" as a counterpoint to a series of diverse, contemporary American jazz masters pushing the boundaries of jazz.
Hailed as one of the major annual jazz events in North America by the Jazz Journalists Association and lauded by critics as a “bullet train to jazz nirvana", the Portland Jazz Festival is where you experience leading, international jazz innovators, plus performances showcasing NW artists and stimulating jazz outreach programs.
From Norway we have borrowed the rallying cry of Uten Jass Blitz eb Treg du Tass (loosely translated as Without Jazz my life would have less meaning), which you can experience in February. While for now... Vi ses snart (See you soon)!
For more information contact All About Jazz.
