“Jimmy Mak’s is just about exactly what you’d expect of a jazz club”
- Sunset Magazine

JIMMY MAK'S
221 NW 10th Ave. (between Davis and Everett)
503-295-6542
Open Monday-Thursday, 5pm-midnight
Friday and Saturday, 5pm-1am
Music begins at 8pm

Hailey Niswanger
with Special Guest Thara Memory
Friday, January 6th
$12 Cover
Homegrown alto-saxophone phenom Hailey Niswanger is coming back for a visit, and is gonna bring it to the stage at Jimmy Mak’s with her teacher, Thara Memory! Playing a combination of soul-jazz and straight-ahead jazz, they’ll be backed by piano genius Janice Scroggins, bass-master Ben Jones, and Ghanan master-drummer Israel Annoh. Ms. Niswanger got her start playing in the highly acclaimed West Linn high school jazz program, under the direction of the late Jeff Cumpston. At the same time, she started studying with Thara Memory in the elite Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra. Her hard work paid off as she went on to study at the Berklee College of Music. Her work there has led to a multitude of amazing associations, including taking over the alto chair once held by Miguel Zenón and Jaleel Shaw in the Either/Orchestra. Her debut recording, Confeddie, has received widespread acclaim and led to a profile in the Wall Street Journal by legendary jazz journalist Nat Hentoff. She is also featured in the upcoming documentary But Can She Play. Listen up folks; this girl is the real deal and you need to catch her now, because she will get too big for Jimmy Mak’s. You can mark my words. Check out this incredible young lady at www.haileyniswanger.com.

The Curtis Salgado Band
Saturday, January 7th
Advanced Tickets: $20 Reserved Seating/$15 General Admission
Available at www.ticketsoregon.com
Curtis Salgado became a part of the burgeoning Northwest blues scene starting in 1972, with a band called Three-Fingered Jack. Eventually he hooked up with up-and-coming guitarist/vocalist Robert Cray, and recorded the album "Who's Been Talking." In six years with Robert, the higher level of visibility enabled Salgado to sit in with the likes of Muddy Waters, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Albert Collins and Bonnie Raitt. Aside from being a tremendous vocalist, Curtis is one of the finest blues harmonica players in the country. Curtis famously schooled John Belushi on blues and R & B history, which Belushi soaked up like a sponge, and used a good portion of Curtis' show as the basis for the Blues Brothers act he and Dan Akroyd put together. The first Blues Brothers album was dedicated to Curtis.
Curtis left the Cray band before it broke through nationally, and from 1984 - 1986 he fronted Boston's Grammy- Winning Roomful Of Blues.
Upon returning to Portland, he formed The Stilettos, who toured nationally with such acts as Steve Miller and The Doobie Brothers. He even did a stint as lead vocalist with Santana in the 1990's.
After three critically acclaimed solo albums with Shanachie Entertainment, his latest release, “Clean Getaway”, may be the breakthrough that Curtis has been working toward.
As a liver cancer survivor, the experiences of the past two years have given Curtis a new perspective.
“I'm playing music with the most incredible people…people are supporting me and a record company is supporting me.... even in these tough times in the business. So I've got nothing to complain about. To me, I've won the lottery; I've won all the Grammy’s. I don't need stardom to feel validated. Of course, I'd like to sell a lot of records, as much for the company as for me, but on a personal level, I don't care. I'm alive! People are throwing so much love at me it's embarrassing. It makes me humble. So I'm just trying to stick to my guns, perfect my craft and make great music!”
Visit him at www.curtissalgado.com.

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Dinner reservations are always recommended to guarantee seating for weekend shows, and special events. Please call us at 503-295-6542 to make reservations.

“Don’t miss nationally known Jimmy Mak’s jazz club”
- USA Today