Saturday morning of 16th annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party kicks off with “Meet the Rhythm Section,” featuring solos, duos, trios, and unusual pairings of two bassists, two drummers, two pianists, and more from guitarist Larry Koonse, pianists Randy Porter, Dena DeRose and Mike Wofford, bassists Nicki Parrott and Martin Wind, and drummers Lewis Nash, Gary Hobbs, and Matt Wilson.
Presented by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, this session of the jazz party carries reserved seating in the Alice Silverman Theatre at the Newport Performing Arts Center, equipped with the Meyer Constellation system’s superb acoustics. To get the discounts available for students, Lincoln County locals, and OCCA members, please call the center’s box office at 541-265-2787, or drop by in person at 777 W. Olive Street in Newport.