Thara John Memory was a trumpet player, composer, educator, and activist in the Portland jazz community. In 2011, the Portland Jazz Festival named him an Oregon Jazz Master. Memory arrived in Portland in 1970, when he first saw the city while on tour with R&B star Joe Tex. Memory was influenced both musically and personally […]

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