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The Ocular Concern: Sister Cities
by Glenn Astarita
Sister Cities is entrancingly concocted by this Portland, OR. band led by keyboardist Andrew Oliver and guitarist Dan Duval. The primary focal point is the five-part “Sister Cities Suite," abetted by a three-piece strings section, where the musicians frame the inspiring factors of a globalized 21st century, somehow affiliated with, or corresponding to the names of ...
Kin Trio: Breathe
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
The Kin Trio--saxophonist Sunjae Lee, bassist Andre St. James, drummer Tim DuRoche--call what they do “minimalist bebop." An apparent oxymoron, given that bebop has such maximalist tendencies (exhibit A is trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's dizzying “Bebop"). They don't mean to be taken so literally, of course. The Kin-men have ably absorbed the sparer offshoots ...
Rich Halley 4: Crossing the Passes
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Rich Halley has always had a thick, brassy tone and a bold and daring improvisational approach. Over the years a certain contemplative wisdom has permeated his music enhancing its intellectual edge without tempering its fiery zeal. The result, as demonstrated on Crossing The Passes is a sublime balance of the cerebral and visceral.On ...
Rich Halley 4: Crossing the Passes
by Dan McClenaghan
Tenor saxophonist Rich Halley kicked his recording career into high gear in 2001 with the flammable Coyotes in the City (Louie Records, 2001), a chunk of free jazz ferocious enough to scare off the feeble and the weak of heart. In a succession of CDs since then--a total of four at Louie Records before switching to ...
Scott Hamilton at the PDX Festival
When Scott Hamilton came to prominence in the 1970s he was a jazz wunderkind unlike any other saxophonist of his generation. He was twenty-two years old when he arrived in New York from Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Most of his saxophone contemporaries wanted to be John Coltrane, blazing trails through the post-bebop era. Hamilton wanted ...
Patrick Lamb To Perform With Grammy Nominated Keyboardist Jeff Lorber And Others April 7, 2012 At Jimmy Mak's
PATRICK LAMB TO PERFORM WITH GRAMMY NOMINATED KEYBOARDIST JEFF LORBER, JIMMY HASLIP AND REINHART MEIZ FOR JEFF LORBER'S PORTLAND GALAXY CD RELEASE EVENT THIS APRIL 7, 2012 Two Shows (7:30 pm and 10:00 pm) at Jimmy Mak's (Portland, Oregon) Portland fans of great fun/jazz/fusion music are in for a rare and special treat as former native ...
Jonathan Smith Quintet CD - "En Route" Available Now
FORMER FIRE CHIEF RELEASES JAZZ CD Jonathan Smith has just released a debut CD of jazz music. His nickname, “the Chief," comes from his 30-year career in firefighting where he recently retired as Deputy Fire Chief of Clackamas County Fire department. While building his musical repertoire he has been fortunate to play in many Portland area ...
Farnell Newton's "Class is Now in Session" on House of Love Records Now Available
Trumpeter Farnell Newton is one of the most versatile musicians and educators in the Northwest, playing straight ahead jazz, smooth jazz, Latin music, soul, and hip hop. When he is not teaching at Portland State University's Jazz Department or working with his youth jazz group, PDX Jazz Project, he is touring, recording, and performing with sax ...
New Release: Simple Structures by Dave White
AudioMoxie is pleased to announce the release of simple structures, the new album by Portland composer and multi-instrumentalist, Dave White. While many of the compositions in this collection make use of contemporary jazz elements, others exhibit musical traces of classical, new age and avant-garde concrete music. This recording is a culmination of many years of Daves ...
Portland Bassist Ed Bennett Releases New CD "En Route"
Ed Bennett, longtime bassist for Carmen McRae, and member of the Mel Brown Quartet (and Saphu Records CEO) will release his fifth title as bandleader. Ed Bennett will be having his CD Release Party on Friday September 3rd at Portland's prestigious jazz club, Jimmy Mak's, located at 221 NW 10th Ave. (between Davis and Everett). He ...
