On Friday, November 1, Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) will premiere six commissioned compositions inspired by six Oregon Book Award finalists and winners’ works at Portland State University’s Lincoln Recital Hall. The 12-member ensemble jazz performance draws literature by Oregonians spanning from a children’s book reimagining a Japanese folktale to a guide to keeping chickens in the city in Playing With Words and the sounds presented on stage are equally expansive.