Jazz at Centrum

Diana Krall with John Clayton

[Diana Krall playing piano with John Clayton on bass]

Diana Krall, who as a youth attended Jazz Port Townsend workshops, is joined here on the bass by John Clayton, Jazz Port Townsend's Artistic Director.

Jazz P.T. will be happening in 2008 the week of July 20-27. Our faculty list is nearly complete (see below), and we'll be taking workshop registrations soon.

Can't wait for a taste of some Port Townsend jazz? Centrum's next jazz event will be a special November 10 performance in choro, a Brazilian cousin of jazz noted for a rich improvisational style soaked in both African and European traditions. For Tickets, call 360.385.3102, x117 or buy tickets on our secure online server.

2008 Jazz Port Townsend Faculty Nearly Complete

The following jazz performers are confirmed to appear at Jazz Port Townsend 2008! The Festival will take place July 20-27, 2008, with intensive week-long workshops for jazz participants capped by mainstage and club shows the Thursday-through-Sunday weekend of July 24-27.

Wycliffe Gordon, trombone
Eric Alexander, tenor (pictured)
Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet
Monty Alexander, piano
George Cables, piano
Benny Green, piano
Gary Smulyan, sax
Terell Stafford, trumpet
Lewis Nash, drums
Clarence Acox, drums
Bruce Forman, guitar
Chuck Deardorf, bass
John Clayton, bass
Jeff Clayton, sax

Brazilian Choro Workshop Full: Performance Tickets Still Available

Due to high demand, the Brazilian choro workshop (November 8-11, 2007) is completely full. Tickets to the November 10 performance are going just as fast, but thanks to the capacity of the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater there is still room at the show. Tickets are available by calling Centrum at 360.385.3102, x117 as well as on our secure online site.

The Brazilian Passion of Mike Marshall

[Mike Marshall onstage with Hamilton de Holanda]

A great clip of Mike Marshall (at right, in this video) playing the choro music of Brazilian great Jacob do Bandolim.

Marshall will perform at Centrum on November 10, at Fort Worden's Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, with his band Choro Famoso. Tickets for the 7:30 pm show are available by calling Centrum at 360.385.3102, x117 as well as online at our secure server.

Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon: A Musical Conversation

[Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon playing jazz from hotel room windows]

Enjoy this musical conversation that took place from the windows of a hotel in Perugia, Italy. The footage is from 1993 and features Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon, who has just been added to the Jazz Port Townsend lineup in 2008. The week-long festival takes place July 20-27.

Mike Marshall Live Onstage

[Mike Marshall in onstage performance]

Mandolin virtuoso Mike Marshall (at right, in this video) will bring his band Choro Famoso to Fort Worden State Park for a special performance of choro music on November 10 at 7:30 pm at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater. Tickets are available by calling Centrum at 360.385.3102, x117 as well as on our secure online site.