Posts Tagged: portland conservatory of music
Jazz At The Movies: This Bud’s for You!
WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team and the Portland Conservatory of Music are excited to present the next film in our Fall 2026 series, Bud Lives! A Love Letter to Bud Powell, a new documentary celebrating one of the greatest pianists in jazz history. Bud Powell was one of the founding fathers of bebop and helped change the way jazz piano was played. Bill Evans called Powell his greatest influence, while Herbie Hancock described him…
Jazz at the Movies returns
WMPG’S Jazz At The Movies team and the Portland Conservatory of Music are excited to kick off our Fall 2026 season with a very special showing of the film The Monkathon, a new movie of guitarist Miles Okazaki’s live solo performance of the entire Thelonious Monk’s songbook. If you’re a Monk fan, you won’t want to miss this! Award winning guitarist Miles Okazaki decided to honor his hero, Thelonious Monk, by performing all 66 of…
