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Dr. Lonnie Smith with Mel Brown and Dan Faehnle at Jimmy Mak’s November 11, 2006
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The Lions of Batucada Tenth Anniversary Show August, 2006
It wasn’t a performance to sit back and watch. With a roar of percussive power, […]
Jessica Williams in April, 2000
Preview Listening to pianist Jessica Williams is a like riding a musical roller-coaster. We plunge […]
Charles Lloyd
Preview I’m a wild yogi, insists Charles Lloyd. I checked out all the excesses. […]
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
Preview Riffs World Premieres by Three Portland Jazz Artists To segregate music is as ridiculous […]
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter at the Elsinore Theater in Salem November, 2000
Review A mutually rewarding relationship between performer and audience depends on the delicate balance between […]
Alan Jones and the Leroy Vinnegar Suite October 2001
Preview At first, it was personal for Alan Jones. His life and work had been […]
Les McCann March, 2005
Preview “The thing about this business,” says Les McCann, “is it’s a reality show, and […]
Red Holloway at DePriest Family Jazz Concert August, 2005
Preview “We want this to be educational,” says drummer and bandleader Akbar DePriest about […]