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John Nastos
Site for the local jazz musician and member of E4 - The Electric Quartet. The brain behind JazzPDX.org.
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Jan 3, 2009JazzPDX.org
This Thursday, Ben Darwish's project Commotion plays Holecene. Also appearing on the bill is C4 Influenz (Rod Nightingale of Linda Hornbuckle's band).
Commotion is appearing with a full horn section for the first time (the Someday Lounge gig that was supposed to premier this format was canceled due to Portland's snowpocolypse), including Tree Palmedo, John Nastos, [...]
Dec 22, 2008JazzPDX.org
Trombonist Nick Sweet (recently graduated from the Berklee School of Music) will be putting together a special and rare Portland show on December 26th while he's on a short break from the East coast. He'll be joined by three other Portlanders-turned-East-coasters including Jeff Picker on bass (Manhattan School of Music, Columbia University), Tyson Stubelek on [...]
Nov 13, 2008JazzPDX.org
Don't forget! Commotion and John Nastos E4 at Jimmy Mak's on November 14th. $10 gets you in for both shows.
Dec 11, 2008JazzPDX.org
On December 17th, the Someday Lounge will host a triple bill featuring DJ Tyler Tastemaker, the band Alpaca, and Commotion, which is headlining the evening.
Commotion is one of Ben Darwish's many projects, featuring jazz, funk, and rock. This evening is a special night for the band, as they will be joined by a horn section [...]
Nov 6, 2008JazzPDX.org
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from the John Nastos feed...I'm working on a new tech-related project: Tagalus (http://tagal.us)
It doesn't have anything to do with music, but for those of you interested in blogging, Twitter, Flickr, or any other service that lets you ‘tag' something, Tagalus might be of interest to you. Basically, the service lets users create and vote on definitions for a tag. [...]
Dec 18, 2008
It looks as if I'll be playing Tuesdays with the Mel Brown Septet at Jimmy Mak's well into January. Keep an eye on the calendar for specific dates.
Dec 3, 2008
Looks like I got behind and updating the site again - I've added a couple of dates to the calendar, but December is primarily private parties and events.
Remember to always check JazzPDX.org to find out where I'm playing as well as what else is going on in the Portland jazz scene.
Oct 29, 2008
On November 14th, my band will be playing a double bill with Ben Darwish's Commotion (Russ Kleiner, Sam Howard, and Chris Mosley).
I'll be lucky enough to be playing with Clay Giberson (organ), and Alan Jones (drums), playing some of the E4 book.
Cover charge for the evening is $10 (gets you in for both bands). [...]
Oct 12, 2008
A couple of news bits:
In November, I'll be playing each week with the Mel Brown Septet at Jimmy Mak's on Tuesday nights (filling in for Warren Rand)
Also, JazzPDX.org has a new look. Head over to the site and check it out.
Portland Oregon's online jazz resource. Information on events, musicians, etc. in blog format.