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Free Musician Health Screening - Act Now
Beginning November 16th, MusiCares will provide virtual health screenings at no charge to qualified music industry professionals.
Making His Music Work for the Community
“When catastrophic things happen, people re-establish, creating new and smaller communities from the ground up.”
Kory sees himself and the JWF as helping forge the local re-emergence of a healthy community.
“Because what keeps everybody together is live music.”
JWF BLM Solidarity + Commitment Statement
The Jeremy Wilson Foundation (JWF) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and calls for justice in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Quanice Hayes, Patrick Kimmons, Keaton Otis, Kendra James, Terrell Johnson, Andre Gladen, and countless others.
$62,000 of $75,000 Raised For the COVID-19 Musicians' Relief Fund - Your Support Makes Music!
Building on the 86 emergency grants we distributed in April, the JWF is opening another round of financial assistance for working musicians impacted by performance cancellations due to the coronavirus May 25th thru May 29th. If we can grow our COVID-19 Oregon Musicians’ Relief Fund from $62,000 to $75,000 by May 30th, we’ll be able to help 60 more musicians and music industry workers in Oregon and SW Washington. Every dollar you donate to our GoFundMe campaign goes directly to these special grants.
UPDATE: COVID-19 Oregon Musicians' Relief Fund: First Round of Grants Distributed
The JWF is deeply grateful to the community of music lovers who banded together to contribute to our special COVID-19 Oregon Musicians’ Relief Fund! Thanks to their generosity, we were able to distribute $43,000 in emergency financial assistance among 86 local artists and music industry workers impacted by canceled performances due to the global pandemic during the month of April.
Decemberists Chris Funk Releases New Album to Benefit "COVID-19 Oregon Musicians' Relief Fund"
All profits from Bandcamp sales will be donated to the COVID-19 Oregon Musicians’ Relief Fund through the Jeremy Wilson Foundation. Get your digital copy now and pre-order vinyl: HERE
Musician Lost Income from Cancelled Shows
The hard working folks at MusicPortland.org have put together this important information from a survey of over 800 musicians.
COVID-19 Oregon Musicians Relief Fund (GoFundMe Campaign)
Due to unprecedented venue closings and performance cancellations, our local musicians and their families are struggling to find alternative ways to pay basic bills. Their health and well-being are already at a crisis level due to the stress and knowledge that the ongoing challenges have just begun. The JWF Musicians’ Emergency Healthcare Fund wants to provide as much assistance as we can – and we need your help to do this.
A Concert for George Harrison that represents Portland
Kate O’Brien was in high school when she first heard George Harrison’s masterpiece, All Things Must Pass. When she started listening to the songs in preparation for the Feb. 1 show of the same name at Revolution Hall, she realized, “These songs are in my bones,” and in the bones of most Americans of her generation.
All Things Must Pass: Feb. 1, 2020 at Revolution Hall
First released by "The Quiet Beatle" on November 27, 1970, All Things Must Pass stands out as Harrison's Magnum Opus and arguably, the best post Beatles release by any of the Fab Four.