Quinn Walker Quartet performs at the 1905
Two Shows 6:30p and 8:30p
Quinn Walker is a Portland-based trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator. Quinn Walker strives to bring exciting music that can live within and outside the bounds of the jazz idiom simultaneously.
A bandleader, collaborator with many groups, composer, and educator, Quinn has become an important part of the jazz scene in Portland while receiving his Bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from Portland State University in 2019, and Eugene while receiving his Masters degree in jazz studies from the University of Oregon in 2022. Walker leads several groups of his own around the PDX area including his quartet the Quinn Walker Group and the bigSMALLband an 8 piece group featuring Quinns writing for small big band + vocalist. Quinn co-leads the Blue Butler Big Band with Paris Butler, the Walker-Barber Group with David Barber, and Garden Trio with David Barber and Xylyn Hathaway. Quinn Released his debut album “The Trail” in the summer of 2024 under the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Label (PJCE).
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Every day of the week in the evenings, and often multiple times per day on weekends, The 1905 plays host to the exquisite jazz community that Portland has to offer. In addition to keeping a finger on the pulse of the local scene, The 1905 has hosted internationally recognized musicians such as 5 time Grammy award-winner Antonio Sanchez, and Jazz greats like Ralph Peterson Jr.
