PRESENTING SPONSORS:

QWEST

A forerunner in the world of voice, video and data, Qwest® continues to take a leading role in communications and community as it supports the Portland Jazz Festival as a presenting sponsor 5 years running.

The voice of the Arts and Entertainment in Portland, the Oregonian A&E has been a beacon for the Portland Jazz Festival as a presenting sponsor since our inception.

CONCERT SPONSORS:

For 5 years Amtrak Cascades has sponsored the Jazz Festival and provided jazz fans a ride from Eugene, OR to Vancouver, BC. Cut your gas costs. Sit back and enjoy the view. Catch the train to the Portland Jazz Festival this February!

With a reputation for innovative ideas, and a passion to serve its community, Portland-based Azumano Travel continues to sponsor the Portland Jazz Festival for its 3rd year.

Enterprise Rentals is the largest car rental company in North America and a sponsor of Portland Jazz Festival since 2004.

With a commitment to improving life in the Pacific NW, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation continues to inspire learning, discovery and achievement as a funder of the Portland Jazz Festival.

"Making a difference where we work and play", Umpqua Bank invests in youth, education, the arts and community development, as a 2008 Portland Jazz Festival sponsor.

A premier arts and entertainment venue in the Pacific Northwest, the PCPA is nationally recognized as one of the top 10 performing arts centers in the nation.

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE SPONSOR:

One of the world's largest airlines, Lufthansa is building bridges worldwide by transporting jazzphiles to their favorite venues and by sponsoring the Portland Jazz Festival.

DOMESTIC AIRLINE SPONSOR:

American Airlines is one of the largest domestic airles and a proud sponsor of the Portland Jazz Festival.

MUSIC RETAIL SPONSOR:

The oldest record store in the Pacific Northwest, Music Millennium carries its mission of "a place where music and people still matter" beyond its walls as the music retail sponsor of the 2008 Portland Jazz Festival.

FESTIVAL SPONSORS:

B&O have been innovators at synthesizing audio-visual design with technology for over 80 years, and trumpet the talent at the Portland Jazz Festival as a third year sponsor.

Portland State University's Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute champions "a lifetime of jazz" as it connects the rich culture of jazz with today's artists and public, through ventures like its sponsorship of the Portland Jazz Festival.

Elephants is more than a store; it's a group of people who are in the business of making life better.

Keeping to its mission of "enriching lives through music" the Music Performance Fund supports the local and international jazz community as a Portland Jazz Festival sponsor.

Establishing Portland as a preferred destination for travelers of all varieties, Travel Portland highlights the riches of our region by sponsoring events such as the Portland Jazz Festival over the past 5 years as a celebration of the arts in the Pacific NW.

We are pleased to provide branding solutions for the 2008 Portland Jazz Festival. Quango Design + Marketing is a full-service partner dedicated to meeting the individual needs of clients with practical custom solutions.

Rogue Ales has sponsored the Portland Jazz Festival since 2004, keeping our thirtsy beer-savvy patrons happy by providing them with premium hand-crafted, chemical-free, frosty malt beverages.

A purveyor of exquisite pianos, Sherman Clay Moe's Pianos serves as an instrument of support for the jazz community, and 5-year sponsor of the Portland Jazz Festival.

Proud to serve the energy needs of our Northwest customers with clean, reliable, and efficient natural gas since 1859.

MEDIA SPONSORS:

As the world's leading jazz publication, Jazz Time Magazine has been a herald for the Portland Jazz Festival 5-years running.

89.1 KMHD is "your source for jazz, blues and NPR news" and one of the original sponsors bringing you the Portland Jazz Festival.

88.5 KPLU has delivered "NPR News and All that Jazz" for 40 years and has supported the Portland Jazz Festival since 2004.

OregonLive.com is a diversified Web site featuring The Oregonian's output, reinforced by 24/7 Associated Press NewsFlash and SportsFlash feeds, Sports Network content, the state's most comprehensive high school sports reporting service, entertainment calendars, Webcasts, streaming audio, forums, chat rooms, enhanced classifieds and more. Oregonlive proudly supports the 2008 Shape of Jazz to Come.

A national leader in transit service, TriMet is a 5-year sponsor of the Jazz Festival. Saving you money on gas and parking, TriMet bus and rail service can get you to Portland Jazz Festival venues.

GRANT AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT:

The Enterprise Foundation provides "quality affordable housing in safe thriving neighborhoods", and empowers the jazz community as it sponsors of the Portland Jazz Festival for its 5th year.

The Shape of Jazz to Come Signature Series is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The presentation of the Shape of Jazz to Come has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America's New Works: Encore Program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.