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T here’s no doubt that jazz has found its place in the Bend music scene. With two local jazz series, lovers of the popular style have spoken with an outpouring of support. Jazz encompasses so many different instruments, styles and rhythms that finding a performer you dig shouldn’t be difficult. Jazz at the Oxford enters […]
Show Ponies Los Angeles may not be the epicenter for string bands, but the Show Ponies have crept their way up into the surrounding mountains and tapped into the clear water, rolling hills aesthetic. With fiddle, banjo and guitar, joined by the occasional harmonica riff and a mix between male and female lead vocals, the […]
Here are our picks for the weekend in Bend, have a good one all you nine-to-fivers! friday 21 Champagne Charlie MUSIC—Colorado-based Champagne Charlie is a musical trifecta—Dixie band trumpets, Big Band boisterous and the fighting spirit (not to mention standup bass) of the Stray Cats. And Ryan “Peepers” King’s voice? That voice! A froggy and […]
There are many forms of jazz, from gritty subterranean bebop to boisterous New Orleans parade music—and over the past few years, Jazz at the Oxford has done a remarkable job presenting a wide variety. Which is good: Unlike perhaps any other form of music, jazz relies on clubs to present its musicians—at famed clubs, like […]
thursday 20 The Next 50 Years for Wilderness in Oregon PANEL—Nature lovers celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Wilderness Act this fall. Brent Fenty, executive director for the Oregon Natural Desert Association, and Dana Whitelaw, executive director for the High Desert Museum, speak to the importance of wilderness in the High Desert and how to […]
thursday 23 Dee Williams and “The Big Tiny” WORDS—Tiny houses are totally trending. Whether it’s because small things are inherently adorable, because we’ve romanticized the notion of “living simply,” or because folks are legitimately concerned about the size of their environmental footprint, Dee Williams gets it. The author of “The Big Tiny” has been living […]
The fifth annual Jazz at the Oxford has announced its 2014/2015 lineup of artists. The concert series has sold out 43 consecutive shows and has brought unique artists including composer and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and drummer Mel Brown to Central Oregon. This year, the series includes an educational component and a diverse lineup of artists. Tickets are available […]
Without the traditional suit and tie, and instead country clad in 10-gallon hats, oversized belt buckles reserved for rodeo champions, pearl snaps and bolo ties, Cow Bop are snappy dressers for Central Oregon ranch life; but not what one would expect to see onstage at a jazz concert. An unlikely romance, southern meets jazz meets […]
Rarely do two pianists share the same stage. Even rarer is a performance with three. And four? That’s bonkers. Yet an ivory drubbing jazz concert featuring individual sets by four of Oregon’s premier piano artists is exactly what’s in store for Bend Dec. 27 and 28 at The Oxford Hotel. Instrumentalists Gordon Lee, Darrell Grant, […]
wed 23- thur 24 The Trembling Giant FILM—In some circles the word “hunting” conjures up images of machine gun-toting rednecks with no regard for nature. This beautifully filmed, thoughtful documentary about bow hunting for elk in the American West reminds us that such simplistic, narrow-minded hunting associations are just that. 6:30 pm. McMenamins, 700 NW […]
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