Tickets On Sale For Portland’s Vanport Jazz Festival! -05/15/25
May 15, 2025
For Immediate Release For more information:
James Taylor
james@vanportjazzfestival.ccsend.com
Tickets on sale for Portland’s Vanport Jazz Festival!
About: Portland’s own Vanport Jazz Festival is August 1-2, 2025. The event is named after the then 2nd largest city in Oregon built to accommodate the World War II ship builders.
Thousands of people, including many African Americans, migrated to Oregon for work. During This time, Portland’s jazz scene was vibrant and alive. Though the city is gone due to a flood, the Vanport Jazz Festival pays homage to this era by hosting a modern-day jazz festival with national-caliber talent and local up and coming artists.
Where: University of Portland, outdoors, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR
When: August 1-2, 2025, 6 pm – 9 pm Friday and on Saturday Noon – 9 pm
Artists: (Friday) Leela James, Jon B (Saturday) Norman Brown, Kim Waters, Avery Sunshine, Kayla Waters, Jazmin Ghent
Ticket information: Tickets are general admission or VIP. To purchase: Vanport Jazz Festival