Jazz in Bend, Oregon
Bend's Premier Jazz Music Experience
Jazz at the Oxford is an annual concert series hosted at The Oxford Hotel in the heart of downtown Bend. Each season features a curated lineup of nationally recognized and emerging artists, creating an intimate live music experience that draws both locals and visitors. Over the past several years, the series has featured Grammy-winning performers and acclaimed touring artists, continuing to grow in both attendance and regional visibility.
Jazz At The Oxford
Sponsors have the opportunity to align with a premium cultural experience in one of Central Oregon's most desirable destinations.
- Direct access to an engaged, experience-driven audience
- Association with high-quality live music and hospitality
- Multi-event visibility across the full concert season
James Torme
October 16-17, 2026
Hailed by the New York Post as “definitely his father's son — smooth and cool,” award-winning vocalist James Tormé carries one of the greatest names in jazz into thrilling new territory. The son of three-time Grammy winner Mel Tormé, James has headlined the Walt Disney Concert Hall, L.A.'s Greek Theatre, New York's Birdland, and London's Ronnie Scott's, blending old-school charm with new-school swagger. Celebrating his father's centennial, Tormé delivers the Great American Songbook with incomparable warmth, wit, and swing — “an extraordinary singer with immense resources — audacious and brilliant” (London Jazz News).
Arturo Sandoval
November 13-14, 2026
Arturo Sandoval is a living legend of the trumpet. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, Emmy winner, 2024 Kennedy Center Honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Born in Artemisa, Cuba, and mentored by the immortal Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval has become one of the most dazzling virtuosos ever to lift a horn, equally commanding in blistering bebop, Afro-Cuban fire, and tender balladry. From the world's great symphony halls to its most storied jazz rooms, every Sandoval performance is an electrifying celebration of freedom, artistry, and joy.
Patrick Lamb's Holiday Soul
December 14-15, 2026
There's a reason this has become a holiday tradition. Patrick Lamb's Holiday Soul is a horn-driven, melodic tribute to the holiday season with all your favorite classics. Billboard-charting saxophonist and Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Lamb leads a full live band, joined by a guest choir that fills the room with chills and sing-alongs that make every voice part of the show. Familiar enough for the kids, brilliant enough for the jazz crowd — the night that becomes the night you do every December.
*Tickets available for individual purchase only.
Carol Riddick, Karen Briggs, and Gerald Veasley
January 8-9, 2027
Joining Patrick Lamb for this unforgettable performance are three extraordinary artists: acclaimed bassist Gerald Veasley, whose chart-topping career includes years with Grover Washington Jr. and Joe Zawinul; internationally renowned violinist Karen Briggs, celebrated for her iconic performances with Yanni and collaborations with jazz and R&B legends; and soulful vocalist Carol Riddick, whose powerful voice has been featured alongside artists including Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, and DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Together, they bring decades of world-class musicianship, energy, and soul to the stage.
Haley Reinhart
February 19-20, 2027
Haley Reinhart is a double-platinum singer-songwriter whose smoky, genre-defying voice has enchanted audiences worldwide. After rising to fame on American Idol, she became a global sensation with Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox — her jazz reinvention of “Creep” spent fifty-eight weeks on Billboard's jazz charts — while her double-platinum “Can't Help Falling in Love” has become a modern standard. With four acclaimed solo albums spanning jazz, soul, and vintage pop, Reinhart delivers old-Hollywood glamour with fearless modern edge — an intimate, powerhouse performance from one of her generation's great voices.
St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All Stars
March 12-13, 2027
Discovered by Prince at seventeen and cast in Purple Rain with The Time, St. Paul Peterson was hand-picked to front Prince's group The Family, the first voice ever to sing “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Today he leads St. Paul & the Minneapolis Funk All Stars, an electrifying supergroup drawn from Prince's inner circle, featuring alumni of The Revolution, The Time, The Family, the New Power Generation, and Mint Condition. Together, they bring the legendary Minneapolis Sound roaring to life — the era-defining fusion of funk, rock, and R&B that changed popular music forever.
