Andrew Oliver

Pianist, Composer, Arranger – Portland, OR

Kora Band Retreat

After the recent holiday festivities, I was lucky enough to do something I’ve always wanted to do, and hope to repeat again: go off to a proverbial (or almost literal, in this case) cabin in the woods with a band for a weekend and work on new music!  The Kora Band’s trumpeter, Chad McCullough’s parents [...]

Columbia City Theater Tomorrow!

KEXP Tomorrow Night!

In preparation for our big show at the Columbia City Theater on Thursday night, the Kora Band will be appearing tomorrow on KEXP’s “The Best Ambiance”, a great and very comprehensive radio show about the music of Africa hosted by Jon Kertzer.  We’ll be talking and performing around the 7:00 hour, so if you’re in [...]

Lots of Seattle Time!

So I’ve been spending lots of time this month in Seattle, working with the Kora Band as well as with my ongoing occasional duo project with Kane Mathis, as well as some gigs with Chad McCullough.  It’s been fun so far, especially the train rides, which I find to be a pretty productive time for [...]

Kora Band @ Jimmy Maks Audio!

As promised, I’ve posted the audio from our recent Jimmy Maks gig with the Kora Band.  We really enjoyed this show and are happy to share it with you.  It features many of the songs on our album in newer versions as well as our new arrangement of Mamadou Bitiki-Kaira, and Kane’s excellent solo kora [...]

New Audio and Video

I’ve switched themes here, hoping that this will be a bit clearer of a layout and style.  Hope you enjoy it.
Earlier in the month, the Kora Band played a couple of very fun gigs in Portland and Seattle  We’re gearing up for our big shows at Jimmy Maks in Portland on Oct. 9 and Cafe [...]

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  • 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>