Janice Scroggins was a jazz pianist and instructor in Portland, Oregon.
14 Facts About Janice Scroggins
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Janice Scroggins first began playing the piano at the age of three.
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Janice Scroggins attended high school and college in Oakland, California, and moved to the Albina community of Portland in 1978 along with her infant daughter, Arietta Ward.
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Janice Scroggins performed with Portland area musicians including Linda Hornbuckle, Thara Memory, Curtis Salgado, Mel Brown and was featured regularly with New Orleans saxophonist Reggie Houston.
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Janice Scroggins played with the Norman Sylvester Blues Band and was a session musician for several other artists.
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Janice Scroggins was the music director for the Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir.
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Janice Scroggins directed the musical component of the World Arts Foundation's annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
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Janice Scroggins was a piano teacher in the Portland Public School system and at Portland Community College.
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Janice Scroggins published her second major album, "Piano Love", in 2013.
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Janice Scroggins performed at the Portland Jazz Festival in March 2013.
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Janice Scroggins's music was influenced by gospel, or church music, as well as African rhythms and country.
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Janice Scroggins died of a heart attack on May 27,2014, shortly after playing piano for a Portland Community College class.
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In 1992, Janice Scroggins was inducted into the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame.
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Janice Scroggins was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2013.