Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Under St John’s Bridge | July 17-19

July 16, 2009 — PDXPIPELINE

Update: Portland’s 2010 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Is This Weekend! | 30th Anniversary

There is yet another cool festival going on this weekend and it is free. I am not sure I would pass up checking out Sand in City or the Portland International Beer Fest this weekend, but this is one of those where you can put down a blanket, enjoy food and drinks, and just relax.

OK, you can do that at these as well. Seriously Portland…too many choices this month.

From Cathedral Park Jazz Fest website:

What began in 1981, when friends and neighbors threw a party in the memory of St. John’s Cathederal Park Jazz Festival Under St John's BridgeHoward Galbraith, has turned into the largest and oldest free jazz and blues event west of the Mississippi. The founding group incorporated with non-profit status and developed a formula for maintaining the quality of music and atmosphere that still exists at the festival today.

Drawing on local and nationally known as Jazz and Blues greats, the entertainment is always top-notch. Long time radio sponsor Kmhd 89.1fm simulcasts all twenty hours of the festival over its jazz station airwaves reaching 90,000 listeners in the greater Portland Metro area. Information booths for community organizations and sponsors and a variety of food concessions complete the community oriented festival atmosphere.

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival has a long tradition of taking place on the third weekend of July in the majestic natural setting of Cathedral Park beneath the historic St. Johns Bridge. This festival is a free 3-day event that provides a very diverse audience the opportunity to enjoy “Jazz,” America’s original art form. The Festival draws an attendance of about 1,500 on Friday night and 3,000 to 5,000 people per day over the weekend.

The event provides families, young people and seniors of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds an opportunity see world-class music that most people could not experience otherwise. The festival is administered and staffed through volunteer efforts and has been for all of it’s long history. The financial support is from both the private and public sector and its success is dependent on the continuation of this generosity.

29th Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Music Line-up

July 17, 18, 19, 2009

FRIDAY . JULY 17
6:00 – Bill Rhoades Trio

8:00 – Duffy Bishop

SATURDAY . JULY 18
Noon – Toshi Onizuka
2:00 – Kate Davis
4:00 – Jessie Marquez
6:00 – Carleton Jackson

SUNDAY . JULY 19
Noon – Grant Richards
2:00 – Dan Schulte
4:00 – Alyssa Schwary
6:00 – Allen Hinds
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