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!
Sunday, 5/11/25 - St. Joseff’s Winery 1:00-4:00
W/Conversation
28836 S Barlow Rd, Canby, OR 97013
(503) 651-3190
Sunday, 5/4/25 - Jazz at Marine View Church 5:00-7:00
W/Conversation
8469 Eastside Dr.
NE Tacoma, WA. 98422
Saturday, 5/3/25 - Wilf’s 7:00-9:30
W/Conversation
800 NW 6th Ave. Portland 97209
(503) 223-0070
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
Wednesday, 4/16/25 - Corkscrew 8:00-10:00
W/Bass & Face
1665 SE Bybee Blvd.
Portland, OR 97202
503-239-9463
Friday, 4/4/25 - 13 Coins 8:00-11:00
W/Paul Ward
511 W. Columbia Way
Vancouver, WA. 98660
360-360-4646
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
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
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
