The Biamp PDX Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon, has announced the first wave of the lineup for its 20th-anniversary edition, which will take place February 16-25, 2023.
The festival will feature an opening performance by the Bill Frisell Four (with Johnathan Blake, Gerald Clayton, and Gregory Tardy). The closing weekend includes performances by Dave Holland, Dumpstaphunk, Thee Sacred Souls, a Hubert Laws and Brian Jackson duo, and Kiefer.
Other artists in the initial announcement are listed below. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival’s website.
Ambrose Akinmusire
Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob
The Budos Band
Butcher Brown
George Colligan
Kris Davis
James Francies
Tord Gustavsen
Mark Guiliana
Hiatus Kaiyote
Angelique Kidjo
Storm Large’s Burlesque Big Band
Taylor McFerrin
Moor Mother
Charlie Musselwhite and Curtis Salgado
Ne Plus Jass Orchestra
Nickodemus
Shabazz Palaces
Yemen Blues