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What the #%$! is jazz?
Issue #7 explores The Sounds of Portland Jazz, asking: In a city that prides itself on its music scene, why has some of its very best talent been overlooked? Paying tribute to Portland’s jazz history and looking towards its future, find out where the homegrown, incomparably worthy scene is going.
Plus, get a crash course in jazz from our guide, read features on The Thermals, Radiation City and The Ghost Ease, and find out how to sell out your next gig!
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From The Editor
An Open Letter to Jazz Musicians
Chris Young - Feb 1, 2016
The conversation about Portland jazz does not have to begin and end with Jimmy Mak’s or the Portland Jazz Festival. And while local jazz musicians are wont to improvise creatively, they should do...
Resources
A Portlander’s Guide To Jazz
Chris Young - Feb 4, 2016
From jazz in pop culture to the essential PDX jazz records to where you can experience it live, here's a crash course in local jazz.
Resources
Want to Sell Out Your Next Show?
Chris Young - Jan 18, 2016
Take these concert promotion tips from local music marketing pros and add them to your checklist—then pick up plenty more when Vortex hosts a marketing meet up at the Doug Fir on January 24...
Albums
The Thermals Won’t Disappear
Chris Young - Mar 8, 2016
Making it look easy for the seventh time, the post-pop punk trio tackles technology, love and death on their new studio record, 'We Disappear,' due out March 25. Catch them at the Wonder Ballroom...
Portraits of Portland Music
The Ghost Ease's Elegant Destruction
Sam Gehrke - Feb 17, 2016
From PDX to NYC, The Ghost Ease are set to decimate the nation’s ears, playing music as honest and 'RAW' as their personalities. Catch the dynamic trio celebrating the release of their new 'Live...-
From PDX to NYC: On The Road with The Ghost Ease
Photos by Sam Gehrke
February 17, 2016 12:00pm
Albums
At Home with Radiation City
Eric Skelton - Jan 27, 2016
The alt-pop quartet invites us into their home studio on the eve of the release of their new record, 'Synesthetica'—out February 12, 2016. Photos by Autumn Andel
Articles
Why Isn’t Jazz Popular?
Matt Fleeger - Jan 28, 2016
There’s something for everybody in jazz. It’s the most open-minded sound on the planet, no matter what the Jazz Police say. Photos by Jason Quigley
Portraits of Portland Music
The Sounds of Portland Jazz
Nathan Rizzo - Feb 2, 2016
In a city that prides itself on its music scene, why has some of its very best talent been overlooked? Photos by Jason Quigley-
Blitzen Trapper at Revolution Hall on Nov. 28, 2015
Photos by Jason Quigley
December 5, 2015 11:45am
Blitzen Trapper released their eighth studio album, All Across This Land, on October 2 and wrapped up their West Coast tour at home to celebrate the release—listen to the title track below. 
The Jeremy Wilson Foundation
There’s a vulnerability to being a full-time musician. It’s not only what happens onstage when one puts him or herself out there night after night to entertain, and it’s not just the paycheck that varies from month to month. Musicians work like freelancers, and those who don’t rely on a day job...
Vortex Marketplace
Portland and Oregon's vibrant music scene is supported by a bevy of local businesses and artists who value music in our community. The following supporters of Vortex Music Magazine play a vital role in encouraging, enabling and cultivating the music that circulates through the veins and culture...
