Mar 28 Thursday
Told through the voices of local residents and community leaders, Resilience is a story of economic perseverance in three Maine communities. While there are always obstacles, working together, Maine people have always exhibited tremendous strength and determination when weathering a storm- staying true to the vision and values that have defined Maine’s communities for hundreds of years.
This film was commissioned by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and produced by Blaze Partners and Timber + Frame.
Doors open at 6:00 pm, the film starts at 7:00 pm, and a panel discussion immediately follows.
Resilience will also be airing on Maine Public Television on Thursday, March 28 at 9:00 pm and Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 pm.
Join in the fun and register your team for a 2024 News & Brews Trivia night!
Team check-in starts at 5:30pm. Trivia starts at 6:00pm!
*Note that we can’t accept teams with more than 5 players.
Click HERE to see the full 2024 News & Brews schedule!
Apr 04 Thursday
Apr 09 Tuesday
Maine Public is pleased to be a media sponsor of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain presented by Portland Ovations. Join the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for a concert filled with funny twanging, foot-stomping and melodious light entertainment. With only ukuleles, singing and a bit of whistling, the orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky to Otis Redding, on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm at Merrill Auditorium.
To take advantage of the Maine Public Member discount, please use the code MainePublic15.
Apr 19 Friday
Maine Public is pleased to be a media sponsor of the Collins Center for the Arts presenting Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo. Zenón, a groundbreaking saxophonist, and Perdomo, a renowned pianist, perform from their Grammy-winning Latin jazz album.
To take advantage of the Maine Public Member discount, please use the code MPR15.
Mar 30 Saturday
he band's staple arrangements of slide guitar, harmonica, drums, and bass give the straight-ahead & timeless sounds of early electric blues.
“Southside” as the band's name suggests, focus and inspiration is of classic Chicago Blues. “The best of Chess” so to speak with songs by the greats, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and more. Eric (vocals/guitar) and Mike(harp) Fernald joined with rhythm section Josh Brown (drums) and Bruce Jarvis (bass) to create Southside Blues.
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It has been said for years by the music alumni from the University of Southern Maine that the things that make their school special are great community, opportunities, and faculty mentors. On April 4, six alumni of the Dr. Alfred & D. Suzi Osher School of Music jazz program will return to Portland and Gorham from around the country for the Osher School of Music Jazz Alumni All-Stars Residency. For several days they will become the mentors, giving performances, master classes, and workshops for current music students. This includes two public events.These Jazz Alumni All-Stars are Katie Oberholtzer ‘20, jazz voice; Bailey Giles ‘21, saxophone; Daniel Cole ‘01, guitar; Daniel Strange ‘07, piano; Duane Edwards ‘21, bass; and Phil McGowan ‘04, drums.On Thursday, April 4 from 6 to 9:30 p.m., bring your instruments and join these All-Stars for a performance and jam session. The session will be located on the second floor of the McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success on the Portland campus. For information about parking at USM, visit https://usm.maine.edu/parking-services.Event information: https://usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/osher-school-of-music-alumni-all-stars-jam-session/ Then on Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. the group will perform at One Longfellow Square. Visit https://onelongfellowsquare.com for tickets and information.For more information, contact the Music Box Office at (207) 780-5555.Alan Kaschub, director of the “We are eager to share this exciting group of alumni with the community. Each of them has a wonderful story to tell about how their education at USM impacted their career.”Anyone who loves live music should take advantage of this opportunity to hear a group of fantastic musicians from all over the country making music together from their musical roots in Maine. As the School prepares to move to the new Crewe Center for the Arts on the Portland campus, the events around this residency will give its new neighbors a better understanding of the role the school plays in live music of the area now, and how that will be enhanced from their new home in Portland.Pianist Daniel Strange from the Class of 2007 writes, "I am so excited to be returning home to the OSOM after 17 years away! I have enjoyed every moment of an exhilarating career in music that wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for the outstanding mentorship and encouragement that I received daily as an OSOM student. I look forward to sharing many of my professional experiences and knowledge gained from those experiences with the current students in the hope that it may further inspire their passion to pursue the many avenues of entrepreneurship and joy that a career in music has to offer."2001 grad, guitarist Dan Cole said, “I’m excited to come back to USM for this residency. Corthell Hall will always feel like a second home to me. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s, I was at USM on a weekly, if not daily basis, and l learned most of my early lessons about music by attending USM recitals, masterclasses, and taking lessons with many of the outstanding teachers at USM.”If you have questions about disability access or need to request disability accommodations (e.g. sign language interpreters, materials in electronic format, etc.), please contact the USM Music Box Office, (207) 780-5555, usm.music@maine.edu, TTY 711 (Maine Relay). Requests should be made as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the accommodation process.
Apr 05 Friday
Few musicians embody the spontaneous energy of jazz like Matt Wilson. The New York-based drummer combines buoyant zeal, idiosyncratic style, infectious humor, joyous swing and an indomitable spirit of surprise. Together, with his universally recognized personal warmth, these qualities have made Wilson one of the most in-demand players and educators on the modern jazz scene, both beloved and respected by his peers, elders and students. Not bad for a mischievous Midwestern boy from Knoxville, Illinois. Wilson has released thirteen albums as a leader. His latest recording, Honey And Salt (Music Inspired By The Poetry Of Carl Sandburg), was recognized on over thirty worldwide “Best of 2017” lists, including Top Ten in the National Public Radio Critics Poll, JazzTimes, Irish Times, Boston Globe, Jazziz and All About Jazz. The album received a coveted 5-star review (masterpiece) in DownBeat.
Apr 06 Saturday
Neil Berg's 101 Years of Broadway, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd., Sanford. Creator Neil Berg returns to Sanford with an all-new show, a sprawling revue of treasures from the best-loved musicals of all time. A stellar assembly of Broadway’s finest performers takes center stage, delivering electrifying show-stoppers from the musicals that defined their careers. 7 p.m. $29-$49. (207) 206-1126 / www.sanfordpac.org/broadway
Apr 07 Sunday
The Potboilers is an immersive, collaborative, spontaneous, multi-genre musical experience, whose motto is: 'Groove plus melody equals joy.’
The band is Heather Pierson, keys and vocals; Rafe Matregrano, guitar and vocals; Shawn Nadeau, bass; Craig Bryan, drums.
Heather Pierson is a nationally touring singer/songwriter whose songs and musicianship embody joy, playfulness, and a desire to share from the heart.
Rafe Matregrano is a multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire whose wise-beyond-his-years chops, unique approach and cheerfulness light up the stage.
Bassist Shawn Nadeau brings a rock-solid thump and nearly two decades of performing experience to every ensemble, informed by a wide spectrum of unique rhythmic and melodic sensibilities ranging from rockabilly to reggae to jazz.
Drummer Craig Bryan's early career consisted of hard rock and the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra while still in high school. This early musical dichotomy was just the beginning of a very diverse career that included a 3 year stint with Cuban percussionist and singer Roberto Olivero while living in Arizona.
Together, these four craft a refreshing sound through original compositions and a fresh take on well-known classics.
Apr 13 Saturday
Join us for a relaxed evening of Great American Songbook standards. Featuring Sue Sheriff, vocals; Myles Kelley, Keys; Tom Bucci, Bass and Rusty Quinn, Drums.
Apr 14 Sunday
Born in Chicago"This is the American tale: the immigrant’s odyssey, the survivor’s hymn and the hero’s journey, that hero being the Blues that emerged from the South, came of age in Chicago and ascended to its throne on the stages of the Fillmore and Woodstock." — Terry Abrahamson, Chicago Blues GuideThe Maine Jewish Film Festival will be presenting the film Born in Chicago followed by The Blues Prophets, LIVE in concert. This event is in partnership with The Hill Arts.Directed by Bob Sarles and John Anderson, Born In Chicago, a Ravin' Film presented by Shout! Studios, is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It's the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers - young white, middle class kids who followed the evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago's ghettos. Passed down from musician to musician, the Chicago blues transcended the color lines of the 1960s as young, white Chicago musicians apprenticed themselves to legends such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.The Blues Prophets introduced many local patrons to the music. The members are Doug Wainoris, guitar/vocals. DW Gill, harmonica/vocals. Jeffrey Davison, drums/vocals. Jamie Isaacson, piano. Jack Tukey, bass guitar. The band traveled to the blues bars of Chicago, played many stages in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Boston, and throughout Maine/New England, honing their craft and becoming an institution. During their travels they met and played with living legends of the day such as James Cotton, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Professor Longhair, Jimmy Johnson and Bonnie Raitt.
April 14 3:00pmAdam Swanson, Professional Jazz Pianist and Entertainer
Music at Woodfords Church in Portland
One of the world’s foremost pianists and historians of vintage American popular music, including ragtime, early jazz, and the Great American Songbook, Adam Swanson is the only Four-Time World Champion Old-Time Piano Player. He has been a featured performer and lecturer at ragtime and jazz festivals across the United States and abroad, and made his New York debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of nineteen, where he performed with Michael Feinstein.
The program will include a Keaton silent movie, One Week. Buster Keaton of vintage Hollywood fame starred in this classic silent film in 1920.
We invite the community to join us for this entertaining, inspiring and energetic music event.
Admission will be a free-offering, with all the donations at the door to support the Music Community Outreach Programing at the church. Parking is available in the church lot next to the main building.
For more information, contact: Paul Schnell, Director of Music202 Woodford StreetPortland, Maine.music@woodfordschurch.org 207-774-8243
Apr 18 Thursday
Join Portland Swing Project for Thursday Night Stomp, our bi-weekly swing dance. Absolute beginners welcome, no partner needed. Beginning lesson 7pm, music and dancing 7:30-9:30pm. Band, DJ and lesson schedule at: https://www.portlandswingproject.com/thursday-night-stomp.html
Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the oftencontradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists and composers of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between jazz and his many musical influences.
Ever since he came to New York in 1993 from Venezuela, Perdomo has emerged as one of the most in-demand sidemen – as evidenced by his celebrated work with a wide array of jazz and Latin stars – from Ravi Coltrane to Ray Barretto, and by his six critically- acclaimed recordings as a leader. The release of his magnificent new, Hot Tone label debut CD, 22, features bassist Mimi Jones’ supple, deep basslines and drummer Rudy Royston’s quicksilver rhythms, in a trio he christened The Controlling Ear Unit. “I wanted to create an environment where a sensitive player could make his own musical choices, without fear of the consequences,” Perdomo says. “The word ‘unit’ is appropriate because although the current group is a trio, it doesn’t really have to be restrained to that. It could have a different format, depending on what the music calls for.”