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Nothin’ But the Blues

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Program

JACK PETTIS/BILLY MEYERS (arr. Tyzik): “Bugle Call Blues”

ALBERTA HUNTER/LOVIE AUSTIN (arr. Tyzik): “Down Hearted Blues”

PORTER GRAINGER/EVERETT ROBBINS (arr. Tyzik): “T’aint Nobody’s Bizzness If I Do”

TRADITIONAL (arr. Tyzik): “St. James Infirmary”

JEFF TYZIK: “Downtown Shuffle”

W. C. HANDY (arr. Tyzik): “St. Louis Blues”

BESSIE SMITH (arr. Tyzik): “Backwater Blues”

MA RAINEY (arr. Tyzik): “Bad Luck Blues”

JIMMIE COX (arr. Tyzik): “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”

SHAYNA STEELE/DAVID COOK (orch. Tyzik): “Wear Me Down”

Vocal powerhouse Shayna Steele and your PSO bring you a blues-infused program featuring legendary hits like “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” and Ma Rainey’s “Bad Luck Blues.”

Passport holders already have access to PSO digital concerts and do not need to purchase individual tickets through Portland Symphony TV.

Ticket holders will receive an email with a link to set up your PSO TV account and watch the concert on the CONCERT PREMIERE DATE. Please note, this PSO digital concert is available for viewing in the United States only. Tickets will be available to purchase through JUNE 10.

On demand dates, artists, and programs are subject to change. 


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Jayce Ogren guest conductor

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Shayna Steele vocals

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