2845 SE Stark Street
Portland, OR 97214
Open daily: 5PM – 2AM

BASEMENT JAMS

Every Third Wednesday – Doors at 7pm

Come experience an open jam where you’re welcome to join the house band for a song or two! Our hosts José Rioseco, Owen Lowe, and Nathan Gleason are brewing something special to share with the Portland music scene. Focusing on building community, musical understanding and appreciation for performers and audience alike, the house band will be showcasing some of the hottest players in town. You don’t need to play a note to enjoy this show – come grab a drink and kick back while the band lays it down for your listening pleasure. $5

OUR COMMUNITY

Welcome to Basement Jams at The Goodfoot!

The Goodfoot has been a household name in the Portland Music scene for over 2 decades now. Countless musicians have met, performed, and perfected their skills here. Basement Jams is a community oriented project for musicians to have a space in which musical exploration is not only encouraged but also rewarded, as well as giving audiences a deeper insight in what it takes to foster the music scene and create the opportunities necessary to for the next generation of Portland based musicians to develop their abilities as well as flourish their careers. In short, we’re taking the next step towards a strongest music scene. We can’t do this without you!

OUR ETHOS: We believe in mutual respect, humility and kindness, both personally and musically. Our house band has come together to make this happen; musicians from different walks of life have joined forces to create a welcoming jamming space that also pushes musicians to bring their best. The house band is: Mani Striffolino, Owen Lowe (bass), Kyle Merrifield (tenor saxophone), Josh Makosky (guitar) Crystal Staley (vocals), and José Rioseco (drums). Our system revolves around our setlist and structured jams around these songs. The event is split in 2 sections. The first hour or so of our event is open for anyone to join the list and come up and play in free form jam style. However, after the first hour, the house band will take the stage and you’ll get a chance to join us! Feel invited to sit in with the band, and either call a song from our setlist or request a jam with the band and we’ll set you up! It’s as simple as that. You get a month to prepare the solo of your dreams, you can choose the song you prefer, and then you can join us and throw it down! How cool is that? Just remember we don’t take requests outside of the setlist. No exceptions 😉 We might not always be able to accommodate everyone depending on attendance. We suggest coming in early if you’re interested in playing with the house band. Remember that while we’re trying to have as many musicians as possible to come through, this is first and foremost a performance. We try to keep intermissions between songs as short as possible, and we appreciate your help!

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OUR SETLIST (rotates monthly)

  • Curtis Mayfield – Move on Up
  • Yussef Kamaal – Black Focus
  • Takuya Kuroda – Rising Son
  • Takuya Kuroda – Piri Piri
  • Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News
  • D’Angelo – Feel Like Makin’ Love
  • Roy Hargrove – Strasbourg/St. Denis
  • Grover Washington Jr. – Mr. Magic
  • Alfa Mist – Keep On

Video coming soon

Details for this week:

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Goodfoot Jam Night in the basement
The Goodfoot Jam Night play with a live band
The Goodfoot hosts open jam night with a live band