Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble’s (PJCE) 2026 Young Jazz Composers (YJC) will have their debut compositions performed by a quintet of PJCE musicians Monday, March 16, 7 pm at The Hallowed […]
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Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is excited to present seven commissioned pieces of jazz inspired by singular Black leaders and communities performed by their signature 12-member ensemble at The Sanctuary
Trumpeter Quinn Walker is releasing his debut album, The Trail, this month through Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) Records. The release represents a decade-long dream realized to present his compositional
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The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) has two full album releases to start the new year. The first, from veteran pianist George Colligan, is a stunning collection of songs that
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As Montavilla Jazz and the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) look forward to their 10th festival, they are opening up their community-guided creative process to the public as new music
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PJCE Records, a grassroots recording label documenting the wide variety of original music being created by Portland area jazz composers and improvisers, has a new release coming out at the
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble’s (PJCE) winter season opens Saturday, January 8 with a concert featuring a quintet from the Young Jazz Composers Program. The concert starts at 7:30 pm at
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