Tahirah Memory

Last updated
Tahirah Memory
GenresJazz and soul
OccupationsSinger

Tahirah Memory is a jazz and soul singer. She is from Portland, Oregon and has performed internationally.

Contents

Career

Memory's performances have been described as intimate experiences for the audience. [1] Her albums include Pride (2015) [2] and Asha (2019); Asha was nominated for several SoulTracks awards. [1] Pride was produced by Jarrod Lawson. [2] Memory has performed with Lawson in London [3] and Birmingham. [4] In 2013 Memory performed at a benefit for the American Music Program, run by her father, Thara Memory. [5]

Memory performed at the Skanner Foundation's 35th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast in 2021 [6] and was a headliner of the Portland Black Music Expo in fall 2021. [7]

Personal life

Memory is a single parent. Her father was famous Portland jazz trumpeter Thara Memory. [1]

Related Research Articles

Dantes Nightclub in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Dante's is a nightclub and live music venue in Portland, Oregon. The venue, located along West Burnside Street and owned by Frank Faillace, hosts a variety of acts ranging from burlesque to rock music.

Keller Auditorium Performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Keller Auditorium, formerly known as the Portland Municipal Auditorium, the Portland Public Auditorium, and the Portland Civic Auditorium, is a performing arts center located on Clay Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Portland's Centers for the Arts. Opened in 1917, the venue first changed names in 1966, being renamed again in 2000 in honor of a $1.5 million renovation donation by Richard B. Keller. An extensive remodeling and modernization in 1967–68 effectively changed its original exterior appearance beyond recognition.

Esperanza Spalding American jazz bassist and singer

Esperanza Emily Spalding is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award.

The American Music Program is a youth jazz band in Portland, Oregon founded by jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator Thara Memory. This non-profit youth music program mentors primary school students from 7th-12th grade. On May 9, 2015, the group won Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington Competition, playing Ellington's Tattooed Bride from memory.

Thara Memory Musical artist

Thara Memory was a trumpeter and educator from Eatonville, Florida. He attended Alabama State University and Marylhurst University. He lived in Portland, Oregon, United States from the 1970s until his death in 2017. His daughter, Tahirah Memory, is an internationally known jazz vocalist.

Janice Scroggins was a jazz pianist and instructor in Portland, Oregon.

Bear Paw Inn Bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

The Bear Paw Inn is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Handsome Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Handsome Pizza is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant was established in 2012.

Baby Doll Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Baby Doll Pizza is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Gracies Apizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Gracie's Apizza is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon's St. Johns neighborhood, in the United States.

Scotties Pizza Parlor Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Scottie's Pizza Parlor is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Red Sauce Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Red Sauce Pizza is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Atlas Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Atlas Pizza is a pizzeria with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon.

Escape from New York Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Escape from New York Pizza (EFNY) is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Bridge City Pizza Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Bridge City Pizza is a pizzeria and sandwich restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Woodstock neighborhood, in the United States.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

East Glisan Pizza Lounge is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Pizzeria Otto Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Pizzeria Otto is a pizzeria with two locations in Portland, Oregon. The original restaurant opened in northeast Portland in 2014, and a second has operated in southeast Portland since 2019.

Assembly Brewing Brewery and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Assembly Brewing is a brewery and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Bolivia Carmichaels American drag performer

Bolivia Carmichaels is the stage name of Daniel P. Elliott, an American drag performer based in Portland, Oregon. Since 1995, she has performed at LGBT establishments such as CC Slaughters, Darcelle XV Showplace, and the defunct Embers Avenue, and has also participated in many community events.

Gladstone Street Pizza Pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Saint Pizza Lounge and Gladstone Street Pizza, more commonly known as simply Gladstone Street Pizza (GSP), is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mendenhall, Marti (2020-02-01). "Tahirah Memory: Producing- Writing- Loss- Staying Healthy School Night Pizza Marti's Music Kitchen EPS2-32". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. 1 2 "Tahirah Memory". September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. "Blue-Eyed Soul Boy of Jazz". The London Evening Standard . 2015-04-13. pp. A36. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. "Pizza Express Live". Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  5. White, Ryan (August 14, 2013). "Esperanza Spalding benefit for Thara Memory's American Music Program is Sunday". The Oregonian .
  6. Ryan, Jim; Acker, Lizzy (January 19, 2021). "Hundreds march, clean up litter to honor King". The Oregonian. p. 8.
  7. "Week in Events: Portland Black Music Expo". The Oregonian . October 15, 2021. pp. A&E p. 3.