Sinopsis
Beyond Category tells the stories behind the music of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, its record label PJCE Records, and members from all corners of the Portland Jazz Scene.
Episodios
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Ian Christensen's "Finding"
11/11/2016 Duración: 11min“Finding” is the title of saxophonist and composer Ian Christensen’s debut album, and it’s the twenty seventh release on PJCE Records. When Ian talks about getting lost in the music, he’s talking about what some people call a “flow state.” It’s the state of fulfillment you experience when you are completely absorbed in a task that you care about. For Ian, the moments when he achieves it make all his hard work seem easy.
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Catherine Feeny
28/10/2016 Duración: 07minPortland singer/songwriters Catherine Feeny, Annalisa Tornfelt, Tahirah Memory, Johanna Warren, and Haley Heynderickx join our 12-piece jazz ensemble on original arrangements of their songs, October 29th at The Old Church at 7:30 pm. Curator Catherine Feeny talks about our guest artists.
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Ryan Meagher's "Mist Moss Home"
12/10/2016 Duración: 06minGuitarist and composer Ryan Meagher’s fifth album is called Mist, Moss, Home. It’s a musical celebration of all things Oregon, the state he now calls home. Get the album at pjce.org.
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George Colligan
16/08/2016 Duración: 06minGeorge Colligan has composed a suite of new music for the PJCE. It's called "Fathers and Sons" and it's about family—George's answer to the question "how does one person go into another person?" Hear the new piece at the Montavilla Jazz Festival, Aug 20th in Portland, OR.
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Holland Andrews
31/05/2016 Duración: 07minHolland Andrews, aka Like a Villain, joins the PJCE to perform her newest composition, "Deviate." Inspired by her work in the mental health field, the piece for her voice, electronics and clarinet explores the depths of human experience through the lens of trauma. Hear the new piece at the Portland Improv Summit, the summer festival of the Creative Music Guild.
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Beyond Category — Episode 14 — Streetcar Named Desire
17/05/2016 Duración: 06min"Sound is all around us," says Portland Center Stage sound designer Casi Pacilio. She tells us some of the secrets of designing sound for the PCS production of Streetcar Named Desire happening May 14 to June 19, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. Use the discount code "PJCE" for $10 off your tickets!
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Episode Thirteen — Grasshoppers — Beyond Category
17/02/2016 Duración: 06minThe PJCE's first-ever student mentorship concert is February 20th, 2016! Meet our "grasshoppers," Devina Boughton and Andres Moreno, both high school students, and their professional mentors Kerry Politzer and Ezra Weiss, and hear them talk about the ups and downs of the mentorship process.
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Beyond Category — Episode Twelve — Montavilla Jazz Festival Recap
13/12/2015 Duración: 14minWhat kind of crazy does it take to launch a new jazz festival? Beyond Category host and producer Douglas Detrick interviewed the Montavilla Jazz Festival's Programming Director Ryan Meagher before the festival, and then interviewed musicians, staff, volunteers, and sponsors during the festival to produce this recap of this unique festival.
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Beyond Category — Episode Eleven — Jessika Smith
04/12/2015 Duración: 04minJessika Smith's hard-swinging big band music comes out on PJCE Records December 18th, 2015. With all the difficulty that went into composing and producing this album, the hardest part for Jessika was finding the confidence to write the first note. She found it and then some.
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Beyond Category — Marilyn Keller — Episode Ten
20/11/2015 Duración: 05minMarilyn Keller is one of Portland's favorite singers and storytellers in the jazz and gospel scenes. She shares her experience learning to express her heritage through music, and getting in touch with the strength of her ancestors.
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Beyond Category — Paul Knauls — Episode Nine
12/11/2015 Duración: 04minThe third installment of a special podcast series produced in partnership with Portland Center Stage and their production of Ain't Misbehavin'. Paul Knauls was the owner of one of North Portland's favorite nightclubs, the Cotton Club. He shares stories about the club's role in Portland jazz scene.
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Beyond Category — Lynn Darroch — Episode Seven
06/11/2015 Duración: 06minWriter, historian, and performer Lynn Darroch tells stories of the history and culture of jazz in the Pacific Northwest during the time of Fats Waller. This episode was produced by Andrew Oliver, recorded by Branic Howard, and features original music by Christopher Brown.
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Beyond Category — Darrell Grant — Episode Eight
06/11/2015 Duración: 05minPianist and composer Darrell Grant talks about his PJCE Records release "The Territory." How do you make it to the end of a big project? How will you recognize the end when you get there? This accomplished and creative composer shares what he's learned about making music in the Oregon territory.
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Beyond Category — Episode Six — Christopher Brown
23/10/2015 Duración: 06minDrummer Christopher Brown about his journeys across the world playing jazz, and finding his way back to Portland. This is the first episode of a special series sponsored by Portland Center Stage and their production of Ain't Misbehavin'.
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Beyond Category — Episode Five — Carlton Jackson
16/09/2015 Duración: 05minPortland drummer Carlton Jackson shares stories about the Oregon Coast Jazz Party's freewheeling, joyful atmosphere. This episode was sponsored by the Oregon Coast Jazz Party, a three-day celebration of jazz in beautiful Newport, OR. Go to http://oregoncoastjazzparty.org to buy tickets and learn more.
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Beyond Category — Episode Four — Darrell Grant
10/08/2015 Duración: 07minDarrell Grant, a skilled and accomplished composer, is premiering a new band at the Montavilla Jazz Festival that's playing his arrangements of pop tunes from the likes of Adele, Pharrell Williams, and Lorde. Why? "The idea is to create a vibration, wherein there is the opportunity for people to realize themselves."
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Beyond Category — Episode Three — Barra Brown
29/07/2015 Duración: 09minEpisode Three of Beyond Category, the podcast of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. A close family friend of Barra's was rushed to the hospital the night before the band went into the studio to record this album, and this event had an impact on the music.
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Beyond Category — Cartridge — Episode Two
16/06/2015 Duración: 04minIn Episode Two of Beyond Category, we introduce you to John Savage, one half of the avant world-jazz duo Cartridge. Their album, "Black Heron and the Spoonbill" will be available June 17th online and at their CD release show at Turn Turn Turn at 8pm in Portland.
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Beyond Category — Episode One — Andrew Durkin
29/04/2015 Duración: 04minIn the first episode of the PJCE's new podcast Beyond Category, Andrew Durkin reveals his own personal coffee ceremony, and the traditional ceremony of Ethipoia that he learned about from his daughter's second grade report, that inspired his newest work for the PJCE Sextet.