Ji Tanzer News Today

Since this will be the last Hear in Portland memo before the holidays, we’re giving you the scoop on a new local project that was released this fall, and a head’s up for two upcoming shows to look out for around the New Year. Also, you might want to scoop up some concert tickets that would make a great gift for the Jack White fan in your life. MUST-LISTEN One great new release from...

The Portland post-jazz quintet Blue Cranes has been carving their own unique space in the Portland music scene since 2007. The group consists of Reed Wallsmith on alto saxophone, Joe Cunningham on tenor saxophone, Rebecca Sanborn on keyboards, Jon Shaw on bass, and Ji Tanzer on drums. The group recently dropped their ambitious fifth album Voices—an album years in the making, and a collaboration with nine talented vocalists who all have the shared experience of...