Ezra Weiss at the Portland Jazz Fest

Ezra Weiss and the Monday Night Big Band

Ezra Weiss was profiled in November’s Oregon Jewish Life Front & Center section. Besides rave album reviews and airtime, he teaches at Portland State University.

Ezra Ezra Weiss Big Band will be making its debut at the 2017 Portland Jazz Festival. “I will be conducting my compositions with some of my favorite musicians on the planet,” says Ezra.

Musicians are:

John Nastos, Tim Jensen, Devin Phillips, Renato Caranto, Mieke Bruggeman, reeds
Greg Garrett, Charlie Porter, Derek Sims, Tom Barber, trumpets
Stan Bock, John Moak, David Bryan, John Onstad, trombones
Dan Gaynor, piano
Eric Gruber, bass
Alan Jones, drums
Chaz Mortimer, percussion
Marilyn Keller, Jeff Baker, guest vocalists