2025 Portland Jazz Festival: Free Performances and Events

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The Portland Jazz Festival has celebrated jazz music and culture in Portland for more than 20 years. View all of the free performances scheduled during the two-week festival. 

Explore live performances, jazz conversations and events. Artists cover a full range of the genre, from new musicians leading the evolution of jazz to Grammy award winners. 

Events throughout the festival are ticketed and free. This festival has a full schedule of events and activities you can participate in for free. Ticketed events are $20-$90, depending on the musician. 

Here are the details about free performances and events during the 10-day festival. 

2025 Portland Jazz Festival

The Portland Jazz Festival is taking place February 20-March 1, 2025. Here’s the schedule for all of the free performances and events. RSVP is required for some of these free events.

Free Performances and Events

The free performances and events at the Portland Jazz Festival are hosted at different venues throughout town. All of these events are free to attend.

Jazz Vespers: Mike Horsfall Trio ft. Dan Balmer w/ Laurent Nickel & Tim Rap

Sunday, February 16 | 4:50 p.m.

St James Lutheran Church

1315 SW Park Ave.

Cameron Landers

Thursday, February 20 | 5:00 p.m.

The Duniway Portland, a Hilton Hotel

545 SW Taylor St.

Saeeda Wright & Alex Milsted

Friday, February 21 | 5:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center

375 NE Holladay St.

Patrick Carr

Friday, February 21 | 5:30 p.m.

Hotel Vance

1455 SW Broadway

Kevin Deitz Trio

Friday, February 21 | 6:00 p.m.

The Benson Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton

309 SW Broadway

Cosmic Groove Orchestra

Friday, February 21 | 7:00 p.m.

Artichoke Music

2007 SE Powell Blvd.

Ramsey Embick

Saturday, February 22 | 12:00 p.m.

The Nines

525 SW Morrison St.

“Jazz in Film” Short Film Screenings & Conversation

Saturday, February 22 | 1:00 p.m.

McMenamins Kennedy School

5736 NE 33rd Ave.

Arietta Ward Quartet

Saturday, February 22 | 5:30 p.m.

The Hoxton, Portland

15 NW 4th Ave.

Shirley Nanette Trio w/ Bradford Bleidt & Steve Maliszewski

Saturday, February 22 | 6:00 p.m.

The Benson Portland

309 SW Broadway

Michelle Alany & New Old Friendz

Saturday, February 22 | 7:00 p.m.

Artichoke Music

2007 SE Powell Blvd.

Pahua

Saturday, February 22 | 8:00 p.m.

Holocene

1001 SE Morison St.

Adlai Alexander

Sunday, February 23 | 12:00 p.m.

The Nines

525 SW Morrison St.

Chance Hayden’s Desert Room All Stars Ft. Shelly Rudolph

Sunday, February 23 | 6:00 p.m.

McMenamins Al’s Den

303 SW 12th Ave.

Biamp Portland Jazz Festival: Conversation

Sunday, February 23 | 7:00 p.m.

The Burlingame Space

8423 SW Terwilliger Blvd.

PJCE | RISE IN LOVE

Monday, February 24 7:30 p.m.

Portland State University

1620 SW Park Ave.

Anson Wright Duo w/ Jasnam Daya Singh

Tuesday, February 25 | 4:00 p.m.

The Jupiter NEXT Portland

800 E Burnside St.

Hunglish Duo Project

Tuesday, February 25 | 4:00 p.m.

Inn at Northrup Station

2025 NW Northrup St.

Trio Triptych

Tuesday, February 25 | 5:30 p.m.

Hotel Vance

1455 SW Broadway

Gilson-Bidondo Duo

Wednesday, February 26 | 4:00 p.m.

Inn at Northrup Station

2025 NW Northrup St.

Joe Bagg Quartet w/ Ryan Meagher, Tim Willcox and Michael Raynor

Wednesday, February 26 | 5:00 p.m.

AC Hotel by Marriott Portland Downtown

888 SW 3rd Ave.

Adrian Baxter Trio

Wednesday, February 26 | 5:00 p.m.

The Duniway Portland, a Hilton Hotel

545 SW Taylor St.

Dan Gildea

Thursday, February 27 | 4:00 p.m.

The Jupiter NEXT Portland

800 E Burnside St.

Haley Horsfall Trio w/ Mike Horsfall and Bill Athens

Thursday, February 27 | 5:00 p.m.

AC Hotel by Marriott Portland Downtown

888 SW 3rd Ave.

Bang Bang

Thursday, February 27 | 7:00 p.m.

Atlantis Lounge

3552 N Mississippi Ave.

Mel Brown B3 Organ Group w/ special guest Sean Holmes

Thursday, February 27 | 8:00 p.m.

Jack London Revue

529 Southwest 4th Ave.

His Mother Called Him Edward, The World Called Him Duke ‘Jazz Education Series’ Presentation w/ Ashley Kahn

Friday, February 28 | 11:00 a.m.

Mt Hood Community College

26000 SE Stark St.

Miles Davis / Kind of Blue ‘Jazz Education Series’ Presentation w/ Ashley Kahn

Friday, February 28 | 2:30 p.m.

University of Portland

5000 N Willamette Blvd.

The Walker Barber Duo

Friday, February 28 | 5:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center

375 NE Holladay St.

Olivia Fields Quintet

Friday, February 28 | 5:30 p.m.

The Hoxton, Portland

15 NW 4th Ave.

Son de Cuba

Friday, February 28 | 7:00 p.m.

Artichoke Music

2007 SE Powell Blvd.

Brian Myers Trio

Saturday, March 1 | 5:00 p.m.

The Duniway Portland, a Hilton Hotel

545 SW Taylor St.

For more information, visit PDX Jazz’s website.

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