Bri Drennon explores the latest album from the multi-instrumentalist and Albert's Favourites' label founder that focuses on a message of community and resilience.

Over two days, the festival presented 41 musical acts across four locations in Southeast Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood, bringing together a diverse array of local musicians, youth performers and concertgoers bonded by their shared love of music.

Bassist Shao Way Wu's trio provided the perfect contemplative set for KMHD & Lan Su Chinese Garden members last Wednesday, August 12th.

Portland's Cosmic Tones Research Trio's Friday morning Woods Stage set at this year's Pickathon festival mesmerized.

Saxophonist David Murray and percussionist Kahil El'Zabar show on Friday, June 26th expressed the pair reading each other's instincts for decades.

The Rio-born, LA-dwelling guitar wizard's new album with arranger Vittor Santos sounds like what being a plant and eating sunlight must feel like.

The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.

Mint Gallery Records in Portland's Mississippi neighborhood is an art-focused shop in an art-focused area.

The Greatest Living Improviser chats with Justin Meyer about nostalgia for the old days, Coleman Hawkins, and the art of improvisation.

Before his shows at the Jack London Revue, trumpeter Theo Croker talked with A Smooth Ride's Anthony Dean-Harris about his musical progression, his bandmates, trumpet technician David Monette, and mor...

OPB's Lisa Wood talks with the a musician, a podcaster, the president of the record label Beggars Group, the biological son of legendary vibraphonist Roy Ayers, and nephew of saxophonist/flutist Alan ...

As part of their farewell tour, the quartet bring spectacular energy to the long running Gresham festival.

The 31-year-old trumpeter's latest album on Out of Your Head Records is captivatingly mesmerizing.

Stay just as cool as the jazz music you love on the air with our latest batch of KMHD thank you gifts.

This North Albina Ave gem is a record store, equipment shop, and record label that's the very much part of the heart of the Portland music community.

This gem of the Kenton neighborhood is an artistic nucleus of the community with quality selection and a real connection to this charming street.

On this special edition of Record Store Rundown, we find ourselves in NYC at one of the most iconic record stores for vinyl lovers all over the world! Let Rev Shines tell you all about A1 Records for ...

Watch bassist Peter Knudsen as he rolled through New York’s Winter Jazzfest with MAE.SUN to share this Portland music with the attentive New York crowds.

Portland keyboardist & bandleader Charlie Brown III played New York's 2026 Winter Jazzfest, putting in work on the stage, bringing that West Coast sound.

Portland native MAE.SUN (Hailey Niswanger) played New York's 2026 Winter Jazzfest with the KMHD crew, repping the PNW's musical prowess to the East Coast scene.

This well-designed gem in the middle of Foster-Powell is a record shop made for DJs from DJs.

Ralph Towner, a boundary-pushing jazz guitarist, pianist, composer and founding member of the seminal jazz-world quartet Oregon, died on Sunday, Jan. 18, in Rome, Italy. He was 85.

Vocalist and guitarist Rebecca Kilgore, passionate interpreter of the Great American Songbook, died on Jan. 7 at age 76.

The KMHD staff tells you all about our favorite albums of the year.

Posted up at the corner of SE 7th Ave & Hawthorne, Tomorrow Records is the charming little catchall neighborhood record store that fits folks' needs.