Andrew Oliver

Pianist, Composer, Arranger – Portland, OR

Urs Leimbgruber, and more

So on Thursday night I was invited to play in the Creative Music Guild Large Ensemble directed by Swiss virtuosic improvising saxophonist Urs Leimgruber.  The CMG is a great Portland-based nonprofit that brings many fantastic creative improvisers to town.  They are now moving into involving more local musicians as well, which is fantastic.  We had [...]

Back To Work!

So, it’s back to work time in many ways.  I have begun the process of returning from Banff to “real life” and have found a new-found love of practicing and time management.  I hope that I am able to sustain these positive habits and that the “time management” one will lead me to some better [...]

Last Day..

Well I’ve fallen quite behind on blogging here – things are so busy and intense that it is difficult to keep up.
Many great things have happened this week – master classes with Hank Roberts and Edmar Castaneda were definately highlights as well as having the opportunity to play a gig with Don Byron at the [...]

  • Andrew Oliver

    I'm a Portland-based pianist, composer, and arranger. Here you can find more information about me and my projects. The main page contains my blog, and there are regular updates and new content throughout the site. Enjoy the music!

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  • Most Recent Album:

    <a href="http://andrewoliverkoraband.bandcamp.com/album/just-4-u">Kaira by Andrew Oliver Kora Band</a>