Arietta Ward leading her monthly story telling and singing residency at the Show Bar inside Revolution hall. Keeping her company last night were her sister, Nafisaria Matthews. MaryEtta Collier, LaRhonda Steele and pianist Michael Elson. They traded stories and sang at this free-to-the -community event. @nafisaria@mz.ettasworld@larhondasteele@domphenom
We are thrilled to announce Outer Orbit’s second album, Heart Shaped Plane! Pre Order starts today!! Out May 26, 2026! We are printing vinyl for the very first time, in collaboration with the wonderful folks at @heady_wax_fiends
Pre order link in bio. We’ll be shipping out in May.
Album Release tour dates coming soon!
The album features Sarah Clarke, Peter Knudsen, Tyrone Hendrix, Damian Erskine, Michael Elson, Galen Clark, Carlin White and special guest John Medeski. Special thanks to @micah_kassell for the beautiful cover painting and design!
TUESDAY JANUARY 20TH IS THE PREMIERE OF
🎶🎙SONG SPEAK SESSIONS🎙🎶
WITH MYSELF AND MICHAEL ELSON 👑🎹
WITH A FEATURED GUEST EVERY MONTH
An intimate new monthly series of sharing songs & the stories of their special meanings.
Our special guest is the Legendary LLOYD "HAVE MERCY" JONES👑
His historic contributions ranges from performing at the famed Vortex festival with Brown Sugar, being one of the catalysts of the Portland Blues community & touring around the world. It's an honor to have him be featured at SongSpeak Sessions.
Come on out for a wonderful evening of music,conversation & collaboration.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20TH
SHOW BAR (AT REVOLUTION HALL)
1300 SE STARK ST
6P-9P
FREE
21+
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#AriettaWard #MzEtta #MzEttasWorld
#MICHAELELSON #DOMPHENOMPDX #LLOYDJONES #ICON #SONGSPEAKSESSIONSPDX #SHOWBAR #LIVEMUSIC #PDXMUSIC
Michael Elson has been a consistent part of my journey for more than a decade. Throughout the years, we've come together for various performances & it's never the same presentation.
It's an honor to perform with Elson two times a Month!
1st is
Every 2nd Wednesday at
Havalina
8927 N. Lombard St **January 14th**
7-9p
It's exciting to be in the North!
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2nd is
🎶SongSpeak Sessions🎶
Every 3rd Tuesday (unless noted)
at
Show Bar in Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St #101
With special guest Lloyd Jones 👑
**January 20th**
6-9p
Both are free to the Public
A brand new journey for us & I'm grateful to have a Michael Elson in my life🎹🌟🎶
📷: Norm Eder, Liz Robbins, Jeremy Scott, Mr. Paul Knauls Sr & Me
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#AriettaWard #MzEttaPDX #MzEttasWorld #MichaelElson #DomPhenomPDX #ElsonEttaExperience #HavalinaPDX #ShowBarPDX #SongSpeakSessions
#LloydJones #Duo #MusicIsLife #MusicalBestie
Happy Monday🌟
We are thrilled to announce "SongSpeak Sessions," a new monthly series curated by Arietta Ward and Michael Elson.
Inspired by the concept that "Every melody starts with a moment worth telling," SongSpeak Sessions is an intimate evening where we share the memories and experiences held most dear in various songs.
Each session features a special guest invited into the conversation to share their favorite musical moments and collaborate with us.
We begin the Journey with my Dear musical Uncle Lloyd "Have Mercy" Jones
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month (unless noted)
Show Bar at Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St #101
Portland, OR 97214
6p-9p
Free
We look forward to having you join us.
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#AriettaWard #MzEtta #MichaelElson #ElsonEttaExperience #SongSpeak #SongSpeakSessions #Storytelling #LloydJones #ShowBarPDX
Adam you left us almost ten years ago and sometimes I think I can still hear your breathless guffaws like you were just here in the room with me. You were an incredibly powerful force during your time here, spreading joy and energy and grabbing everyone in your orbit to join you on adventures. What a gift it has been to spend time with dear friends learning some of the music you left us, and what a beautiful testament to your memory that we were brought together again to smile and laugh and create art. Miss you so much.
Join us November 17 at the Alberta Rose as we celebrate the man and some of his music.
Thanks so much to @neilmattson and @juli0sus and @swattykins for making this all happen, and to the rest of the crew of musicians and engineers who contributed to this great record.
In my on going quest to do things besides doom scroll on tour I learned this Oscar Peterson solo on Tea For Two. Kind of picked it at random since it was short and didn’t sound too hard, and it ended up miraculously having the exact same two octave C to C range as my tiny travel keyboard. So much cool language in this solo, and Oscars ability to play a million notes with no trash in there always amazes me.
A very excellent trip with @andrejzapata in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the North Cascades. Two nights of camping at Big Heart Lake. Hard to tell from the pictures, but the series of lakes in the area have some of the most stunning colors I’ve ever seen, and change as the day goes on, ranging from aquamarine to sapphire to jade. Highly recommend.
