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The Jazz Society’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is a free concert open to the public and held over three days in mid-July at Cathedral Park at the base of the St. Johns Bridge in the Cathedral Park neighborhood of Portland. Nearing four decades of history, the festival is the longest running jazz and blues festival west of the Mississippi River. This major musical event in the heart of summer features the region’s best local jazz and blues musicians. It also fosters cooperation and pride in the North Portland neighborhoods of Cathedral Park and St. Johns, and recognizes and promotes the community’s local businesses. The concerts will also be streamed over KBOO 90.7 FM or at kboo.fm. July 16 (Fri): Steve Cheseborough @ 4:30-5 pm Sonny Hess & Lady Kat “Smokin’ True Blue” @ 6-7 pm Fenix Rising @ 7:30-8:30 pm Lloyd Jones with The Atlas Horns @ 9-10 pm July 17 (Sat):Collective Combo from PSU Jazz @ 1-2 pm Michael Raynor Quartet @ 2:30-3:30 pm Andrew Oliver Trio @ 4-5 pm Melao de Cuba @ 5:30-6:30 pm Korgy & Bass @ 7-8 pm Jarrod Lawson @ 8:30-9:45 pm July 18 (Sun): Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra @ 1-2 pm Tony Pacini Trio @ 2:30-3:30 pm Julianne Johnson with the Ron Steen Quartet @ 4-5 pm 500 Miles High (A tribute to Chick Corea) @ 5:30-6:30 pm Soul Vaccination @ 7-8:15 pm