Jazz pianist Darrell Grant explores Oregon through music | Oregon Art Beat

“Oregon has been seen as a utopia,” says Portland jazz pianist Darrell Grant. “It was the road to a brighter future, to individualism and possibility. And I realized, I would be really interested in seeing if I could tap into the ethos or the vibration that the land drew out of us and see what would happen if I tried to write music based on that.” That exploration led to his 2016 album, “The Territory, a musical exploration of Oregon’s culture, topography and ethos. Listen to musical highlights, and hear Grant discuss how both the beauty and the ugliness of Oregon’s early utopian dreams have informed his work, in this video from Oregon Art Beat’s archives.
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Beautiful music 🎵🎶!!!