Andrew Oliver

Pianist, Composer, Arranger – Portland, OR

Tour Wrapup

Well, that was a whirlwind few days there, and I capped it off with a trip up to Seattle to rehearse the Kora Band for our upcoming recording session and cool gigs, but now I am back at home with a couple days to relax.  I’ll start by sharing a few pictures from our last [...]

Education Time

After a long drive and not much sleep, we woke up to some amazing Bay Area sun! This morning, we had a great time working with my good friend Colin Williams’ students at the Bay School of San Francisco.  They played great and we also spent quite a bit of time talking about some of [...]

Talent, who knew!

So it turns out the tiny town of Talent, between Ashland and Medford, has this fantastic club, the Avalon, where we just finished up.  What a great gig, attentive audience, great food, and everything!  Totally unexpected but highly appreciated. We started the day by admiring Mary Sue’s father’s amazing 6,000+ LP collection: Then enjoyed the [...]

Onward to Ashland!

Well we had a great time last night at Sam Bonds, good attendance, good vibe, and the other band was not only great, they were also really nice guys, as Mary Sue excitedly pointed out. A few photos from yesterday: rearranging the cars in a Wilsonville parking lot, Eric Gruber proves his claim that the [...]

Sextet Tour Begins! Tonight: Eugene w/Douglas Detrick

Well, the weather is nice (huzzah!) and we’re all set to go southward.  I just recently acquired (finally, about 10 years late) a CD player for my truck, so I don’t have to deal with the infernal iPod radio transmitter thing anymore.  In celebration, I am burning a bunch of CDs to listen to, including [...]

Thanks // Tour Next Week

Big thanks to everyone who came out to our Sextet CD Release show last night at TaborSpace, we had a great time and it was a fantastic audience as well!  Also thanks to the TaborSpace folks for providing such a great venue and piano (and coffee!) It’s always interesting how tunes develop over time, and [...]

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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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