Polymath curator, art critic, composer and cultural historian, based in Portland Oregon. https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sjhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3mszkigerz22xMy latest single and music video off is Ithika Iterations: https://youtu.be/r9u7WQMLw_w?si=Mo_6sIrqnHVGd_dS Basically it is The Odyssey, utilizing images from my travels. It is just the sort of thing an art historian/musician would do and yes I recorded it before Nolan ever announced he was doing a film. No Ai14 Aug 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszkigerz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3mogt3g6l3c2mEveryone likes a good wolf-dog story, here's my Jack Londony true story: https://youtu.be/7ai6BZsEx4o?si=qpRtgb_4yq_0jGdo Warning, involves jerky.16 Jun 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogt3g6l3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3mj3vpff6a22oMy latest single/music video is for those who like their funk very Zappa: https://youtu.be/0zzovxwKdXU?si=maTscYemleh3O9Lq #Funk #Zappa #gasprices #consumerculture09 Apr 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3vpff6a22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3mgdj47zrds27Today Kristi Noem was fired, under pressure for her handling of Trump's policies in Portland, LA, Chicago and Minneapolis. Being a tyrant's toady never pays. That said this isnt over but shows how effective peaceful protest in support of rights can be. This song is a tango https://youtu.be/ZyBu-eZD6RI?si=THACffGB1l8_1Kl205 Mar 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdj47zrds27https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3mffde6rygc2oTake a little visit to a corner of my studio/writer's den: https://youtu.be/qvCl3uMecd0?si=TBeNdMFZrjdi3BDv This room is practically a biography.21 Feb 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffde6rygc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3m7efrbpq6s2yExistential Emulsifier is open now @ Portland Arts Collective 122NW Couch, Portland Oregon (Wed-Sat 12-5) December 4-27 www.portlandartscollective.org07 Dec 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7efrbpq6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3m63w3r255c2gPAM is free the next 4 days. What an incredibly significant and meaningful day with the public opening of the Rothko Pavilion expansion @portlandartmuseum.bsky.social museum. As providence would have it I was standing right next to Kate and Christopher Rothko and got to share a few meaningful words.20 Nov 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63w3r255c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3m4lmoe7qz22vQuiet Eye is my next single and music video: youtu.be/ZyBu-eZD6RI Video features Portland Oregon (not on fire) and Roman statues of the Emperors Nero, Caligula and Commodus. All instruments, performed by Jahn on completely improvised first takes using zero ai, prioritizing the human response. https://youtu.be/ZyBu-eZD6RI01 Nov 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lmoe7qz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3m4j75ebt7k27A Halloween mood progressive music playlist: https://youtu.be/5ERMAdnmr-M?si=Qp7jcW26uXm8T4HJ31 Oct 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4j75ebt7k27https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3m2l3l3blnc2gPortland a warzone? (I live there so I know) Perhaps my favorite rock band Rush reforms and I discuss... and Part II of my discussion of the second single Occultation Astrocytes: https://youtu.be/UceTvsJPxBg?si=a3AmFEWgxKNz92Ww07 Oct 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2l3l3blnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lzc5kfoazk23Walk'n and talk'n about the second single and music video in Ladd's Addition: https://youtu.be/EX9496ynMEM?si=tR94PaHvG7DnsosW yup gorgeous Portland Oregon #livinginhell20 Sep 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzc5kfoazk23https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3ly2yxpklwk2lPresenting, Occultation Astrocytes: https://youtu.be/WYgCJ531pL0?si=WuCwd_qJOMLZjj_K the second single off Sjå, my first album in over 25 years. Occultation Astrocytes is an adventurous instrumental accompanied with an experimental film directed by myself as its video companion.05 Sep 2025 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2yxpklwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lwrjcrxs622rDiscussing the limits of AI to generate convincing Prog, other art Part1: https://youtu.be/tAmgR1Ms-4k?si=kUha_Eyz1f6q5MpJ19 Aug 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrjcrxs622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lvydmhuuyc2zDiscussing the avant-garde in visual art and music... because, niche stuff as the world burns. https://youtu.be/HOxK3yIVTGQ?si=JqVg5WzgHlLm-aVp09 Aug 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvydmhuuyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lumiiycsuk2bFarewell Ozzy: youtu.be/FhEXZdEedLk https://youtu.be/FhEXZdEedLk23 Jul 2025 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumiiycsuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lu4l7ubtac2tIts hot here in Portland today so I thought Id do some odd prog music picks on my YT channel: https://youtu.be/r09bjECWegc?si=C5nl5J-VsSRAL09916 Jul 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4l7ubtac2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3ltuwsdilj226As a fan of "parkitecture" this is a major loss: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/13/us/grand-canyon-wildfire-lodge-destroyed Ive been there several times and an important friend worked there for a few seasons.13 Jul 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltuwsdilj226https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3ltnjivggfs2iBig News, King Crimson is coming back, youtu.be/6o8sjJMwLxU and checking in from a field of feral fennel. How Portland is that? https://youtu.be/6o8sjJMwLxU10 Jul 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltnjivggfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lsrqgr3hjs2xWhat the world needs more of, Frank Zappa (first time this has been released). Especially as I do this interview, partly discussing his influence on me https://youtu.be/2Gdw7lFYdCw?si=4fv89dB9sUdJeOL529 Jun 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsrqgr3hjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lrgsi4yatc2iReprehensible https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/06/are-you-jonesing-to-fire-less-lethal-rounds-and-launch-gas-canisters-oregon-state-police-swat-email-misses-mark.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawK4HEhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFIWDNocUJTR2hDQkNkMjZZAR44Lv6capoWFifkyDvYgKJssFV5KhSVcaqaed6aR87X3eucNkbfV_ywgE4MuQ_aem_wXa5NHkVXiJiYNr7aqC5EA12 Jun 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgsi4yatc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lr737z5bbc2chttps://medium.com/@lewiscountyknews/chehalis-tribe-buys-billboard-plans-to-replace-messages-with-accurate-u-s-history-5fec3c59084b09 Jun 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr737z5bbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lr27gaksrs2pBlueberry season begins in beautiful Portland Oregon07 Jun 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr27gaksrs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lqnaucb7vs2rBleeding Edge Show has posted the first formal album review for Sjå and as intended it was "very challenging"...comparisons to Zappa and The Cardiacs is always a win so check it out: https://youtu.be/xZhK4-fZxDM?si=LhgEkhJOsfChyswE&t=964 Isthis music I created really, "unique in the history of recorded music?" as he asks?02 Jun 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnaucb7vs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lq4ji6oe5k23Returning Pat Barrett's trombone to Gail. It is featured on what has become my personally most listened to tune on the album, Occultation Astrocytes... which sounds like 2 Rush songs at the same time. You can hear it here: https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/track/occultation-astrocytes (Lots of free plays).27 May 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4ji6oe5k23https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lpzfed4wrk2cYes THE WORLD SUCKS, but not yesterday... winery with some next level art for artists weeken also opebn today @Saffron Hills in Yamhill Oregon25 May 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzfed4wrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lpconxoto22xSome music and art geekery discussing the word of the week, "Weird." It is a word that is often misunderstood and misused. This is going to get technical. https://youtu.be/0QpRK8GhBds?si=y2usAQOJkG8i40MJ thinking about being idiomatic and paths to originality. I bring up Bjork, Confucius, Allan Holdsworth, Bowie etc.16 May 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpconxoto22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3loof5shnqs2cReflecting on the Sjå, album now that it is out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6w_o_BOPLI, also the next show I am curating... + Thanking people. Also discussing my influences like: Robert Fripp, Andy Summers and Frank Zappa08 May 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3loof5shnqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3locbn4yyvk24Responses are rolling in from all points of the globe on my first album in 25+ years. So far the vibe words used most so far are: "Original", "Zappa", "King Crimson", "Cardiacs", "This Heat", "Adrian Belew", "Mr. Bungle" ... and "echoes of Bowie in your voice." jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj03 May 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3locbn4yyvk24https://bsky.app/profile/jeffjahn.bsky.social/post/3lnsvmrwuc227 Sjå, my first album in 25+ years is out now, listen to it here: jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj https://jeffjahn.bandcamp.com/album/sj27 Apr 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:kz2jeechbutrxo77abyfepkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsvmrwuc227