TITLE SPONSOR:

ALASKA AIRLINES & HORIZON AIR

Alaska Airlines saved this festival and we are extremely grateful to them. Please share your support with them too.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

The Oregonian A & E

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:

PCC Structurals

Portland Trail Blazers

US BANK

MUSIC RETAIL SPONSOR:

Music Millennium

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:

Azumano Travel

Mother's Bistro

Music Performance Fund

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.

NW Natural

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

Rogue Ales

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.

Portland Center for the Performing Arts

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.

Sherman Clay Pianos

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.

Travel Portland

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.

West Cafe

Witham & Dickey

MEDIA SPONSORS:

Jazz Times Magazine

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

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

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

OregonLive

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.

Yelp

Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great (and not so great) in your world. You already know that asking friends is the best way to find restaurants, dentists, hairstylists, and anything local. Yelp makes it fast and easy by collecting and organizing your friends' recommendations in one convenient place. .

GRANT AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT:

Oregon Arts Commission

The Oregon Arts Commission was established in 1967 to foster the arts in Oregon and ensure their excellence. Nine commissioners, appointed by the governor, determine policies, establish Long-Range Plans, and review applications to grants programs to determine funding levels.

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

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.

Qwest Foundation

Bea Eidsness Education Fund

Enterprise Foundation

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.

Renaissance Foundation