Portland’s Cyrus Nabipoor Quartet Brings Bold, Boundary-Crossing Jazz to the Oregon Coast

NEWPORT, OR — Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is pleased to present the Cyrus Nabipoor Quartet in a live concert at the Newport Performing Arts Center’s David Ogden Stiers Theatre on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 7:30 pm. Lyrical, wild, rooted in tradition yet deliciously modern, Cyrus Nabipoor has quietly become one of the most compelling voices in contemporary American jazz — and this concert promises to be an unforgettable evening of music on the Oregon Coast.

Nabipoor’s music sits at the intersection of cool New Orleans lyricism and gritty, forward-leaning jazz—a combination that feels both deeply familiar and wholly original. His trumpet playing carries the kind of emotional directness that stops a room: soaring melodies that give way to fearless improvisation, anchored by heavy grooves and an ensemble rapport.