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2010 Portland Jazz Festival Sells Out Seven Of Eight Featured Concerts Including Pharoah Sanders, Mingus Big Band, Luciana Souza, Dave Holland,and Three Acclaimed Groups From Norway

Devin Phillips, the young saxophonist who evacuated Hurricane Katrina with the NOLA2PDX program in 2005, took the stage at the Newmark Theater and showed the audience in his adopted hometown that he has the chops to share thestage with the legendary Pharoah Sanders, who welcomed him with open arms. At one point Phillips introduced Pharoah as “my idol”. It was a fitting moment for a festival that encourages the development of young players and Portland jazz musicians.

Beginning with a sold out show featuring Luciana Souza… Read the release

Read reviews and previews of the 2010 Portland Jazz Festival:

The Oregonian

Oregon Music News

Willamette Week and this

Portland Tribune

Audiophile Audition

Oregon Music News continues its complete coverage of the Portland Jazz Festival in an interview with Dave Holland, a review of Monday’s Incredible Journey of Jazz at Beverly Cleary School, a preview of Luciana Souza’s Thursday show, and more.

Monday, the Oregonian posted their exclusive Pharoah Sanders interview online for your reading pleasure. Read every Oregonian 2010 Portland Jazz Festival article online.

Wednesday, The Willamette Week interviewed Sue Mingus and Dave Douglas.

Click here for last week’s articles from the Oregonian and Portland Tribune.

Some great stories have been published recently highlighting the artists and events of the 2010 Portland Jazz Festival. We couldn’t say it better. Take a moment to read these and you might uncover a hidden gem that you’ll want to take in over the week’s festivities.

Portland Jazz Festival rebuilding its base by Ryan White, Oregonian