MARISA ANDERSON with Matthew Rahaim

The Cedar Presents

MARISA ANDERSON with Matthew Rahaim

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM

All Ages

Seated

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our

For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets purchased at the door will include a $1 Eventbrite fee.

Portland-based guitarist and composer Marisa Anderson’s albums meld American traditional musics from blues, gospel, country, folk, and jazz to circus music, minimalism, improvisation, and drone. She’s recorded for esteemed labels Drag City and Thrill Jockey, and performed with William Tyler, Tashi Dorji, Jim White, and many more. 

Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her deeply original work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music, re-imagining the landscape of American music. The New Yorker calls Anderson ‘one of the most distinctive guitar players of her generation’, while NPR refers to her as among ‘this era’s most powerful players’. Her work has been featured in Billboard, Rolling Stone, NPR, SPIN,, the BBC and The Wire. Festival appearances include Big Ears, Pitchfork Midwinter, Le Guess Who and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

Anderson’s discography includes five solo records and multiple collaborations. Her latest release, Lost Futures (2021), is a collaboration with guitarist William Tyler. In 2020 Anderson released The Quickening with drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White). Anderson is sought after as a collaborator and composer, contributing to recordings by Matmos, Tara Jane O’Neil, Beth Ditto, Sharon Van Etten and Circuit Des Yeux among others, as well as creating music for short films and soundtracks.

Classically trained, she honed her skills playing in country, jazz and circus bands. and currently tours extensively throughout Europe and North America.

‘One of the best emotional mediums in the field of solo guitar, Anderson is a master of lovely melancholy.’ - Pitchfork

To learn more about Marisa Anderson:

• Visit her website here

Matthew Rahaim is a composer, improviser, and Hindustani vocalist in the Gwalior tradition, trained under Laxman Krishnarao Pandit. His compositions and installations have appeared at the Modulus Festival, the Wakpa Triennial, and The Great Beyond.

To learn more about Matthew Rahaim:

• Visit his website here

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