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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
Clackamas Print
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Musicians come together for jazz jams
ce ¿z week, on Monday
fits, jazz music streams
vn Niemeyer Hall on
Oregon City campus
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verygMonday night from 7 to 10
, musicians from both the college
:he Ammunity gather in the Leroy
;rson Room, in Niemeyer Hall, to
.Forihose three hours, room N119
les the delightful sound of jazz
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All musicians who would like to
participate in these open sessions are
welcome to do so.
The jams are entirely informal.
Attendees commonly wear attire along
the lines of jeans and plain shirts with
comfortable shoes. The musicians
laugh and joke amongst themselves
between songs.
It is almost as if the audience
doesn’t exist — like watching a group
of friends engage in a jam session in.
someone’s garage. This atmosphere
makes for a calm and relaxing setting
for everyone.
Each week’s gathering is unique.
Since anyone can participate, there
is no knowing for certain who will
perform. Some of the regulars include
Music
Department
Chair Tom Wakeling,
who plays the lead
bass, Part-Time Music
Instructor Eli Reisman
on guitar and Ed
Bennett, a well-known
bassist from California
and the head of Saphu
Records.
Feb. 4’s session saw
Drum Set and Hand
Percussion Instructor
Charlie Doggett and
student Evan Guilford
taking turns on the
drums. Zach Sears,
a Clackamas alum-
nus who now attends
Portland State University, played the
bass for the second hour. Transfer
student Brad Rickel and music major
Jared Henkin complemented one
another on their trumpets as they
played selected songs within the jazz
genre.
As the event wound down for the
evening, the group was joined by Brian
Rose, head of the music technology
program. Rose entered from the back of
the room and went*straight to the piano.
With
barely
mor e
than a
wav e
to
his
f e 11 o w
musi
cians,
he easi
ly began
to play
the stun-
n i n g
blues
piece
“The
Walk”
as if he
had been
there
from the
start.
The
s e 1 e c -
tion of
music was just as impressive as the
musicians themselves. The first hour
of the program opened with a calm,
generic jazz composition. Each subse
quent song was significantly different
than the last, either through a drastic
tempo change or a new instrument
taking on the solo parts.
For a casual fusion of local musi
cians, the Clackamas Community Jazz
Jams put on an extraordinary perfor
mance.
Photos by Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print
LEFT: Part-Time Music
Instructor Eli Reisman strums
lightly on his guitar.
RIGHT: Charlie Doggett, drum
set and hand percussion in
structor at Clackamas, jams
out at the Feb. 4 session.
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Clackamas Print
7WE i Smackdown vs.
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Mode returns with
new features.
This version of the
game provides a long
and grueling schedule
for the superstar the
player selects. Injury
can occur to the wres
tler during the sea
son, making it more
realistic and chal
lenging. The schedule
can be simulated, and
the wrestler can gain
money, which can be
used to buy custom
moves, different wres
tler outfits and other
hidden wrestlers.
In General Manager
Mode, the player
can make all of the
match decisions and
control either Raw,
Smackdown or ECW,
making the game an
interactive experi
ence.
Some of the hid
den wrestlers include
Bret Hart, Stone Cold
Steve Austin, Vince
McMahon,
Shane
McMahon, Ravishing
Rick Rude, Mick
Foley, Roddy Piper,
the Rock and Terry
Funk.
However, in order
to unlock some of
these wrestlers, the
player must accom
plish the virtually
impossible
tasks
in the Hall of Fame
Mode.
One challenge is to unlock
Hart, which requires using
Shawn Michaels to beat
Hart in a 30-minute Ironman
match.
Each wrestler has two of
each of the available fight
ing styles. These styles are
brawler, dirty, hardcore, high
flyer, powerhouse, showman,
submission and technical.
Each type has a different set
of moves.
As far as controls go, the
makers of “WWE Smackdown
vs. Raw 2008” decided to
shake things up a bit. For
example, the finisher but
ton and the run button have
swapped places; the run but
ton is now the LI button
with the left joystick, and the
finisher button is the triangle
button.
Wrestlers at Clackamas
have mixed feelings about
the game.
“I would play it because
I watch professional wres
tling,” said junior varsity
wrestler Anthony Weerheim.
Stephen Gonzales, how
ever, feels differently.
“I don’t play video games
because I don’t have the
time,” Gonzales said. “I pre
fer the physical over the men
tal.”
But regardless of its
obvious connection to the
sport of wrestling, “WWE
Smackdown vs. Raw 2008”
is a source of entertainment.
It will give great enjoyment
for the cost.