Ron Steen is literally the Godfather
of Jazz Jams in Portland, Oregon, and
one of the most successful musicians in the area. He has had an ongoing jam
session since 1980, and has been hosting Produce Row for about 13 years. Any
New York pros who come through town stop in to Produce Row to jam on Monday
nights. In addition to hosting at present FIVE jam sessions in town, including
the new Vocalist Session at Wilfs . Ron sits on the board of the Mt.
Hood Jazz Festival and plays very regular casual and club dates.
I found him to be very intelligent, knowledgable and easy to talk to. As we were
sitting in his kitchen, I noticed that he had no less than a hundred DVD movies
on a shelf, all with library tags. Now thatÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs a movie fan! The interview
went well. Listen to the whole thing if you can, it is very good. See
what Ron is up to at his Blog: Ron
Steen Jazz and stay tuned for Part 2 of this interview.
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