Cam Smith @dinnerwitjesus dropped by the KMHD studios to hip us to his residency series Black American Music Thursdays this December at @radioroompdx and to talk about his love of Dilla & Herbie Hancock.
Lounge Vibrations is a new monthly residency , Thursdays at Keys Lounge. Cam Smith opens the residency with Black American Music for the month of December.
@dinnerwitjesus
Chicago-born drummer and sound artist Cam Smith weaves ancestral rhythm, modern grooves, and cinematic sound as a Black, non-binary creator shaping transformative, energy-led music.
8–10pm • No cover!
December dates:
• Thu, Dec 4
• Thu, Dec 11
• Thu, Dec 18
• Wed, Dec 24
| @dinnerwitjesus - "the heart gateway"
On the YouTube now
Link in bio. Enjoy + stay free!
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#futuresoul
#Neospirituals
#dinnerwitjesus
#Portlandsoul
#theheartgateway
This show is planting seeds for our liberation, come thru and plant them with me🌱 Come take in my latest painting series like a prayer and receive the medicine from an anticipated performance art piece by @dinnerwitjesus@akelajaffi@_giiiseeelle@cmlgsn as well as from the danza of Huehueteotl Itotiani 🌀
5/2 5:30-8:30
At Milagro theater
Life lately :)
1. It was so fun doing ambient Sunday with @moonglyphrecords@specksrecords was doing my best Alien: Isolation impression on the @elta_music_official solar 42
2. I LOVE MY JAE
3. @orchidbecomingwasp pic from IFCC poetry performance w/ @efo.celus
4. Coast trip
5. Me making an attempt at being the thinker 😭💀
#ambient #synth #pdx #love #fyp
The Sound Smith 🎼
Reserve your spots! 🎟️
HCAO’s Silent Auction /e/hcaos-silent-auction-tickets-1697891612519?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile
Night 4 of the Improv Fest:
DinnerWitJesus / Alphabet / Dammann-Lane-Niekrasz-Llinás
Thurs, Oct 16, 2025
8PM | $15–30
Turn! Turn! Turn! – 8 NE Killingsworth, Portland, OR
A night of sonic exploration, genre-defying artistry, and improvisational brilliance. Join us for 3 powerful performances from some of the most inventive musicians in the PNW and beyond.
DinnerWitJesus
A dynamic fusion of ancestral rhythms, electronic textures, and jazz/funk experimentation. Led by Cameron, a Black, queer, non-binary “Sound Smith” from Chicago’s South Side, this project channels drumming as sacred storytelling. With roots in film, media arts, and African traditions, Cameron creates transformative soundscapes that honor the past while pushing music’s future forward.
Alphabet
Portland’s experimental jazz collective known for 100% improvised sets — from ambient whispers to lo-fi grooves to sonic chaos. Featuring:
Cameron Landers – Guitarist exploring sound as a spiritual journey
Brandon Warren – Rhythm explorer inspired by bird calls & water
Brent Carmer – Former jazz pianist turned bass innovator
Ben Congo – Teen saxophone prodigy and rising Coltrane torchbearer Dammann-Lane-Niekrasz-Llinás
An improvisational supergroup blending violin, bassoon, percussion, and guitar:
Isabel Dammann – Violinist/fiddler/vocalist crossing classical, folk, & free improv. Member of Sprig of That. Violin ref for Pinocchio (2022).
Kara Marie Lane – Bassoonist & educator dedicated to performance & pedagogy.
John Niekrasz – Percussionist & composer blending sound, movement, and resistance; MFA from Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Daniel Reyes Llinás – Colombian guitarist/composer with a global reach, bridging chamber, theater & paleo-futuristic vibes. Expect the unexpected. Come curious. Leave transformed.
Well yall almost 2 years later and alot of changes in life, levels of musical knowledge/ programming and a lot of growth. This album my first true creation to share: “The Age of Knowing” is here !! An album meant to encapsulate not only my own internal changes over the years but our shift from Age of Pisces (believing) into the Aquarian Age (knowing) on earth. Shadows of the former age still loom within us and on the globe. And this piece of my sonic art is meant to conjure those hidden shadows of my own and (others if you will) into the light. Your support is so appreciated I thank and love everyone who’s had half a conversation with me over the past few years yall inspired so much. Love and let’s keep rising 💚✨🙏🏾🕉️
#ambient #jazz #spiritualjazz #pdx #pdxmusic #blackmusic #blackamericanmusic #sonic #healing #frequencies #astrology #aquarius #aquarianera #ageofknowing #pnwmusic #pnw #bandcampfriday #bandcamp #lovemusic #ancestors #ase #carribbean #trinidad🇹🇹
Next Saturday (09-27-2025) 10pm the series continues!! @the_1905 “999 Sonic Activation” with this lovely group I cannot waittt ✨🔥💚 ticket link is in my bio get them ahead of time :)
