BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford
From October 2018 through March 2019, the OXFORD hotel and the Bend community welcomed an incredible and diverse lineup of world-class artists over five separate weekends.
Our tradition of featuring unique and innovative talent that rarely has the opportunity to play in Bend continues. We are already planning ahead for our 10th series, slated to begin October 2019.
If you have questions about purchasing your tickets, please call Ticket Tomato at 800.820.9884.
FINE DINING AT EACH SHOW
10Below's Executive Chef, Darrell Henrichs, creates a fantastic prix fixe menu especially for the jazz series. A la carte appetizers are available as well. You'll love Chef's seasonal offerings, prepared with precision and flair.
FREE Music Education Workshops
We are thrilled to offer our FREE Music Education Workshops. These workshops, held in our lower level jazz room, provide local music students and professionals the opportunity to talk with, learn from and play with some of the artists performing at BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford. Special thanks to our host and facilitator, Georges Bouhey, for helping to make these wonderful events so successful.
We hope you were able to join us for the following workshops in our 9th series:
- Lee Ritenour - Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11:15 am
- Kat Edmonson - Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11:15 am
- Paul Taylor - Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 11:15 am
Parking is available in the garage adjacent to Oxford Hotel Bend.
Read about the March 2016 or November 2017 workshop, or see a clip from Randy Brecker's January 2015 workshop!
ARTIST BIOS AND TICKET INFORMATION
Read artist bios, review show times, and purchase your tickets below.
Lee Ritenour Sold Out Our Opening Weekend
Lee Ritenour's diverse music became the foundation of over 3,000 sessions as a young guitarist with a broad spectrum of artists including Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Simon & Garfunkel. From one of his first sessions at 16 with the Mamas and the Papas to accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, Lee's 40-year storied career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 collaboration, Harlequin, with Dave Grusin, 17 Grammy nominations, numerous #1 spots on guitar polls and the prestigious "Alumnus of the Year" award from USC. Learn more about Lee.
- Friday, October 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 5:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT
Guitar Legends 2018 Were Phenomenal
- Friday, November 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 5:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT
Kat Edmonson's Sophisticated Sound Delights Crowd
Kat Edmonson's most recent album, Old Fashioned Gal, was released in April 2018, with NPR Music's "Songs We Love" premiering the title track. The album follows her critically acclaimed 2014 release, The Big Picture, which debuted #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers, #1 on Contemporary Jazz Chart and #2 on the Total Jazz Chart. No stranger to the Billboard charts, people are taking notice of her unique sound: her 2012 release, Way Down Low, was described by The New York Times as "fresh as a spring bouquet" while The Boston Globe's Steve Greenlee heralded it as "one of the greatest vocal albums I've ever heard." Learn more about Kat.
- Friday, January 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 5:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT
Fun, Electric Weekend with Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor has been a groundbreaking force among the sax elite in the genre since his debut, but began an exhilarating upswing with Ladies' Choice (2007) - his first #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart. Following that success, "Push To Start" from Prime Time (2011) topped the Smooth Jazz Songs chart and hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. After more than ten albums and thousands of charismatic performances worldwide, Paul still has his antenna up: ready to absorb & be inspired. Learn more about Paul.
- Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday,February 9, 2019 at 5:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday,February 9, 2019 at 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT
Frank McComb Brought His Magic To Our 9th Series' Final Weekend
Frank McComb is a divine soul man who speaks with the native tongue of soul, jazz, blues and pop. His virtuoso vocal and piano work has made him not only an indispensable and highly sought after session musician, but a favorite on the soul, jazz and R&B scenes. His fans affectionately describe his work as the perfect combination of Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. Frank was honored by MusicRadar as the 27th greatest keyboard player of all time. Learn more about Frank.
- Friday, March 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 5:00 pm - SOLD OUT
- Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 8:00 pm - SOLD OUT