Dear Music Lovers,

Thank you for visiting my site! Looking forward to an active and fun 2025. My quartet Conversation continues to gain traction, and on the regular rotation for the better Jazz clubs in the Portland area! We are currently presenting three distinct shows, highlighting the music of some our favorite artists, all presented as Jazz. We would love to see you at one or more of these shows.

"A Conversation With The Beatles". Our favorite Beatle songs reharmonized, arranged and presented as Jazz!

"A Conversation With The G.O.A.T.S". A tribute to the artists whom we believe are worthy of the designation, greatest of all time! Sinatra to Joni Mitchell and many in between.

"The British Are Coming!" Jazz takes on the music of the British Bands who took America and the world by storm in the 60’s. Beatles to Cream. Groovy stuff!

Conversation has been together for about four years now and has developed a unique sound and style. The band has performed at the prestigious Lake Chelan Jazz Festival three year running and will be performing for the first time at the PDX Jazz Festival in February.

Bass & Face is still going strong and continues to play on a regular basis at a few venues that seem to enjoy and get what we do. Great music, stripped to it’s essence of melody, rhythm and lyric. Unique, spontaneous and fun!

Check us out  at:

www.conversationquartet.com

https://www.youtube.com/@michaelwinkle9651

 

Below are upcoming live performance dates. See you soon!

Saturday 4/26/25 - Arrivederci 7:00-9:00
W/Conversation
17023 SE McLoughlin Blvd
Milwaukie, OR. 97267
(503) 659-1143
 
Friday, 4/18/25- Birch Street Uptown Lounge 8:00-11:00
W/Bass & Face
NE Birch St
Camas, WA 98607
360-210-7219
 
Saturday, 3/29/25 Conway's House of Jazz 7:00-10:00
W/Conversation
16100 SE 82nd Dr, Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: (503) 654-9000
 
Saturday, 3/28/25- Birch Street Uptown Lounge 8:00-11:00
W/Bass & Face
311 NE Birch St
Camas, WA 98607
360-210-7219
 
Friday, 3/7/25 - Pheasant Run Winery 5:30-8:00
Bass & Face
21690 Main St NE, Aurora, Oregon 97002
Call us (503) 678-3131
 
Sunday, 3/2/25 - St Josef’s Winery 1:00-4:00
W/Bass & Face
28836 S Barlow Rd, Canby, OR 97013
503-651-3190
 
Friday, 2/22/25 Five O’ Three 6:00-9:00
W/Jose Luis
21900 Willamette DR.
West Linn, OR. 97068
503-607-0960
 
Sunday, 2/23/25 Burlingame Space 7:00-9:00
W/Conversation
PDX Jazz Festival
8423 SW Terwilliger Blvd – pdx
 
Friday, 2/21/25- Birch Street Uptown Lounge 8:00-11:00
W/Bass & Face
NE Birch St
Camas, WA 98607
360-210-7219
 
Friday,  2/7/25 - Pheasant Run Winery 5:30-8:00
Bass & Face
21690 Main St NE, Aurora, Oregon 97002
(503) 678-3131
 

I am fortunate to have a fairly busy schedule with my great cover band, Pressure Point  We are playing events all over the Northwest at The Sentinel, Portland Art Museum, Convention Center, Reed College, Blackbutte, Suniver, The Woodmark and Faimont hotels and a bunch more great locations and venues throughout the year.  If you have an event that requires some great jazz as well as dance music ranging from big band to contemporary, Pressure Point is pretty hard to beat!  www.pressurepointband.com
Here is a link to the band’s promotional video https://youtu.be/CBL2FaM1J7A
 
I have noticed that house parties have become popular and wanted to mention that I could be available to perform at your next house party with any number of the A List musicians that I am privileged to perform with.
 
 Check out the video section on this page. A few independent film makers have chosen my music as the sound track for their short films. There is also a clip of pianist Joe Millward and I performing in the KMHD studio on Lynn Darroch's show "Bright Moments.                
NOTE:  I HAVE SEVERAL MORE VIDEO CLIPS
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