Jazz on the River at The Venue

LIMITED SEATING

The Minntah Quartet with Special Guest Jimmy Herrod will perform at Jazz on the River, presented by Little Island Creamery and the Astoria Jazz Festival, on Sunday September 1, 2-4pm. Food by Surf 2 Soul.

The Minntah Quartet, formed by the young, award-winning singer Minntah Haefker. has been gathering steam on the local northwest music scene. Led by Haefker, members of the quartet include Tim Gilson on bass, Joe Bagg on Piano and Brent Follis on drums.

Based in Astoria and Portland, Minntah has been a frequent guest with her uncle’s eclectic chamber music group “3 Leg Torso.” She has also performed at the Astoria Music Festival, Astoria Jazz Festival, Cathedral Park Festival and with many Portland jazz groups, including the Brent Follis Trio, Tom Grant Trio and the Christopher Brown Quartet.

For this concert, Special Guest, Jimmie Herrod joins the quartet. The critically acclaimed, national and internationally known vocalist and Portland native, Herrod traverses many musical styles and genres including jazz, pup, funk and his own original songs. Herrod caught national attention as a finalist on the NBC show America’s Got Talent. He has performed with numerous symphonies, including the Oregon Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra and is currently a guest vocalist with Pink Martini.