Billie Holliday News

'Company': Village Theatre Guild is performing "Company" at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 at 3S020 Park Blvd.

Pilobolus is a modern dance company that opens the 2009-2010 season for Portland Ovations this Friday.

Louis Armstrong in all his grinning glory, Billie Holliday swaying on stage and Ella Fitzgerald crooning into her microphone are just some of the images in a major new exhibition highlighting the golden age of jazz.

Author and This American Life contributor David Sedaris has a deep emotional connection with the music he listens to, often imagining himself in the role of the singer.

The Rocky Mountain Folks Festival felt more like an intimate cabaret for a few hours on Friday night, as the operatic pop of Rufus Wainwright and the jazzy blues of Madeleine Peyroux lent the fest a sophisticated edge.

Lynden Grosso, Nathan Smith and Louis Butterfield from the Thousand Mile Message band played their music on a float in the Stampede Parade and will be on stage this Thursday in Boitanio Park starting at 7:30 p.m. following My Wifea s Quartet at 6:30 p.m. Published: July 14, 2009 8:00 AM Updated: July 14, 2009 11:02 PM Performances in the Park this ...

I've mentioned Madeleine Peyroux in the past - most recently, in our Best of for 2007 , where we noted "Her smoky voice and fresh soulful delivery are perfect for the mix of acoustic blues, country ballads, classic jazz and torch songs she sings." I happened to notice she is playing Town Hall on 06/18/09 and that was enough of an excuse for a ...

Quick, name a magus of the female persuasion, a black sorceress who wields sound like a talisman.

For decades Benny Goodman and his clarinet popped up just about everywhere, and when they did, just about everyone knew it.