All-Star Lineup Performs Tribute to Jimmy Mak's Founder

Jim Makarounis was the owner and namesake of the legendary Portland jazz club Jimmy Mak's. He died earlier this year at 53, after a battle with larynx cancer.

The tribute concert is part of the 2017 Soul’d Out Festival and will feature performances by iconic Portland jazz drummer Mel Brown’s hard-bop septet and his award-winning Hammond B-3 organ quintet, which will back well-known guest artists including Bobby Torres, Dan Balmer, LaRhonda Steele and Andy Stokes.

A third set backed by The Yachtsmen will feature Jarrod Lawson, Paul Creighton and Moose E. Lee, and the Soul Vaccination Horns.

An after-party featuring the Chris Brown Quartet will take place in the Roseland’s ground-floor club, Peter’s Room, following the concert.

Proceeds from “Musical Inspiration: Honoring Jimmy Mak” will be used to establish a music scholarship at PSU in Jimmy Makarounis’ name.