Portland’s Jazz Hero Darrell Grant has teamed up with Portland coffee legend Andrea Spella to produce a special Spella Caffè roast, “MJ BREW,” inspired by Grant’s MJ New Quartet in honor of International Jazz Day, April 30. MJ New’s sophisticated chamber jazz venerates the classic cool of the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ). To celebrate International Jazz Day, each sale of MJ BREW benefits PDX Jazz's The Incredible Journey Of Jazz (IJOJ) education program. Grant will be selling half-pound bags of MJ BREW at his upcoming tour locations paired with his album “Smokin’ Java” for $20, $5 of which will go back to PDX Jazz to support the IJOJ.
Read morePairings Portland, One of Portland's Most Unique Establishments Turns Four
One-of-a-kind wine shop Pairings Portland, brainchild of wine fanatic Jeffrey Weissler and partner Megan Wilkerson, will celebrate its fourth anniversary Monday, March 6, 2017 with a blowout weekend of special events Friday, March 3-Monday, March, 6. As part of Four Years - Four Days - Four Events, Pairings Portland will feature free tastings from three environmentally-conscious wineries, one band, and a “Greatest Hits” tasting with wines that have been with the shop since its inception.
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