September 2025 Check-In's

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September 2025 started out with our Alaska Cruise, Saturday, August 30 to Saturday, September 6, 2025. For commentary and photos from this cruise, CLICK HERE to go to CruiseRookies.net/2025h30a.

Celebrating Shelli's Birthday At
Margarita Factory, Vancouver, Washington
Sunday, September 7, 2025

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Celebrating Shelli's Birthday With
Suberban Slim's Blues Band At
Slims PDX (Est. 1911), Portland, Oregon
Sunday, September 7, 2025, The FIRST SUNDAY Of Every Month

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Late Lunch, Live Music and Free Member Wine Flights At
Maryhill Winery, Vancouver Waterfront, Washington
Monday, September 8, 2025

Celebrating Sonny's Birthday & 19 Years Cancer Free!
The Blue Diamond, Portland, Oregon
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Alan Jones Social Music At
The 1905, Portland, Oregon
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Noah Simpson:Trumpet, Leon Cotter:Tenor, Matt Sazima:Piano, Garrett Baxter:Bass, Alan Jones:Drums & Composer
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Social Music is built on a simple truth: we're all in it together. The band doesn't just play at people -- they play with them. Every show is a conversation, a risk, a leap. The musicians listen as much as they lead, and the audience? They help steer the whole damn ship.

At the center of it all is drummer and composer Alan Jones, joined by four of Portland's most electrifying young players: Noah Simpson on trumpet, Leon Cotter on tenor sax, Matt Sazima on piano, and Garrett Baxter on bass. These aren't hired hands -- they're fearless collaborators, in it for the feeling, the surprise, the realness of the moment.

Alan says it best: "Musicians can't do it without the listener, and the listener's got nothing to listen to without the music. In a live performance, we work together -- what the audience brings has a huge influence on what the musicians deliver. When we play, every listener knows they're part of the creation."

The band just spent a long weekend in the studio putting down all original compositions, never before recorded, but tested and stretched over countless live shows. These are pieces the band knows deep in their bones. The melodies and forms are so ingrained that they can approach them like standards -- free to explore, improvise, and take chances. That's what you'll hear tonight.

Ron Steen Trio & Guests At
Conway's House of Jazz, Clackamas, Oregon
Friday, September 12, 2025

Ron Steen:Drums, Tony Pacini:Piano, Dennis Caiazz:Bass, Judy:Taps
Guests substituted at times on all 3 instruments

Judy Tap Dancing. Click the above play button to view the video.

Open Mic Jazz Every Sunday 6pm-9pm At
Billy Blues Bar & Grill, Vancouver, Washington
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Early Dinner, Live Music and Member Appreciation Week At
Maryhill Winery, Vancouver Waterfront, Washington
Monday, September 15, 2025

Member Appreciation Week At Maryhill Winery: 25% off food and bottles of wine plus 2 extra wine tastings in addition to the usual 7 tastings in the free Member Wine Flight. They added Pesto Salmon to the menu which we ordered.

The Big Easy Band At
Conway's House of Jazz, Clackamas, Oregon
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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Early Dinner, Live Music and Member Appreciation Week At
Maryhill Winery, Vancouver Waterfront, Washington
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Member Appreciation Week: 25% Off All Food & Wine Bottles. 2 Premium Extra Wine Pours.
A beautiful day at The Vancouver Waterfront.

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