Jim Pepper Native Arts Council

Jim Pepper Native Arts Council The Jim Pepper Native Arts Council has produced our 10th annual Jim Pepper Native Arts Festival, aka "Jim PepperFest 2022: Water Spirit."

The Jim Pepper Native Arts Council is a 501c3 charitable organization with an educational mission, improving access to culturally relevant music education in Jim Pepper's name and reflecting the educational legacy of his mother, Floy Pepper. We were virtual for the third year due to covid-related issues. We are developing an original concept in K-12 culturally relevant music education curriculum w

e have named "Speak/Sing NativeTM". The website that will house this e-learning system is under construction.

03/19/2026

Aren't this clip and the stories in it fabulous? We are very grateful to PDX Jazz for welcoming us into the family.

Our great friend Dr. Jose Cuellar, PhD, (aka Dr. Loco) Chicano educator, musician and bandleader walked on a few days ag...
01/23/2026

Our great friend Dr. Jose Cuellar, PhD, (aka Dr. Loco) Chicano educator, musician and bandleader walked on a few days ago. He curated two annual all-star Jim Pepper tribute concerts in San Francisco, at the La Brava Theater in 2015 and at Yerba Buena Gardens in 2016.
In 2017 he and fellow saxophone player Francis Wong traveled to Portland to join our celebration. He will be missed by many.

The 2nd annual San Francisco tribute concert to Jim Pepper, "In the Spirit of Flying Eagle II", took place at Yerba Buena Gardens on June 8, 2016. This video...

Ralph Towner passed away a couple of days ago. I was aware of a few videos of Ralph performing Jim Pepper's Witchi Tai T...
01/20/2026

Ralph Towner passed away a couple of days ago. I was aware of a few videos of Ralph performing Jim Pepper's Witchi Tai To, and when I went looking, I found 10 videos of Ralph playing the song in various configurations on both guitars and keys. Solo. Duo with Gary Peacock. Ralph Towner Trio. Three live shows with Oregon and on four Oregon albums.

Ralph Towner -- Witchitaito

Acosia Red Elk has been added to the bill! Order your tickets now!
01/17/2026

Acosia Red Elk has been added to the bill! Order your tickets now!

We are very pleased to announce our partnership with PDX Jazz to bring Dine/Navajo trumpeter Delbert Anderson's band to ...
10/14/2025

We are very pleased to announce our partnership with PDX Jazz to bring Dine/Navajo trumpeter Delbert Anderson's band to Portland on Tuesday, March 10 at The Old Church.

Jim Pepper Native Arts Council vice chair and chair at the 2025 Portland Elders Picnic.
08/16/2025

Jim Pepper Native Arts Council vice chair and chair at the 2025 Portland Elders Picnic.

Jim Pepper Native Arts Council in the house!! At Poryland Indigenous Marketplace in the Electric Blocks.
07/26/2025

Jim Pepper Native Arts Council in the house!! At Poryland Indigenous Marketplace in the Electric Blocks.

08/02/2024

Gary Ogan's new band Think Tank performed one of his new songs, titled "Warrior Song", at the 12th Annual Jim Pepper Native Arts Festival. That's Tony Carr, Ted Swenson and Jolie Clausen killin' it....

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