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Art ulture aced@ clackam as. edu The Clackamas Print y Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 Mainstream brings music to Niemeyer HH Richard L attm an (left) a n d the rest o f M ainstream sing during their performance last week. The show wot M ainstreams fir s t o f the year a n d featured multiple instrum ental a n d vocal soloists^ including a tribute to CodyMyers, a rnusic major, a n d j a z z guitarist murdered earlier this year. Reviere. Reviere was th e o u tstan d in g soloist o f th e n ig h t, p u ttin g energy in to his p erfo rm a n ce a n d w ow ing th e crow d. N o t only d id h e sing b u t he dan ced along w ith th e m usic an d those in th e audience c o u ld n o t help b u t a t least tap th e ir feet along. ?. “I th o u g h t ! d id q u ite sexy” said Reviere, “I d o n ’t p la n m y dance moves: beforehand, I go w ith th e flow an d let th em po p o u t.” D espite being new to M ainstream , Reviere said he has enjoyed his tim e o n M ainstream . “I th in k i t s q u ite am azing,” h e s a id , “Everyone is really friendly. W e ate like a fam ily.” G en a D e g lia n to n i, also new to M ainstream , said she has enjoyed h er tim e w ith th e group. “M y .favorite p a rt is 'the» overall? e n v iro n m en t. It B y M andie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor C lackam as C o m m u n ity C ollege’s p rem ier vocal ja z z group, M ainstream , p u t o n th e ir rail c o n ce rt last T uesday N ov. 22. T h e concert consisted o f th e vocak jazz g roup, th e ir h a n d as well as a guest p erform ance from th e b a n d “T h e Rebecca K ilgore T r io ,” w ifh mem ber's R ebecca Kilgore, Steve C h risto p h erso n an d T o m W akeling. M ainstream consists b f 18 vocalists a n d tw o o f The P r in t’s very ow n, sp o rts e d ito r Jo h n W illiam H o w ard an d sta ff w riter C hris TaylorV* - T h e e n tire show was tw o h o u rs o f fantastic m usic, b o th fu n an d relaxing. Som e o f the tu n es were u p b e at like “Ju m p Jive A n’ W ail,” sung by E th an enables you to be y o u rse lf a n d feel th e m usic.” ■ T h e g roup also played “Fragile” by S ting as a trib u te song to C ody M yers, a C C C stu d e n t a n d m usic m ajo r w h o was m u rd ere d in O ctober. T h e song was in tro d u c e d by a qu ick e x p la n atio n o f w h o th e -song was fo r b u t w ith o u t giving th e details o f w h at h a p p en e d to M yers. It was asked th a t p e o p le liste n to th e lyrics, w hich spoke against violence. To give singers a c h an ce to regroup after the C o d y M yers trib ute, M ain stream to o k a m o m e n t an d in tro d u c e d th e ir m em bers. T h is was help fu l as they have add ed a lo t o f new faces th is yeah A fter th e in tr o d u c tio n s th e show c o n tin u e d w ith “Im agine” by J o h n «Lennon. T h o se new to M ain stream said they have h a d an excellent tim e being w ith th e group. M ain stream seems to be a c o m b in a tio n o f good m usic a n d good friends for m an y b a n d m em bers. “U ltim a te ly it’s a great w ay to m ake new friends a n d sin g m usic I ’m passionate for,” said R ichard L attm an? T h e vocalists said th ey are p ro u d o f th e ir p effo rm an ce on Tuesday, “as “they very well sh o u ld be. N ic k W oods has been o n M ain stream for th ree years an d said h e felt Tuesday’s p erform ance w e n t well. ‘ It c o u ld have been b etter b u t it was overall solid,” he said. L attm a n agreed, “W e d id great an d we w ere to ld n o t to criticize it b u t ju st have' fu n .” rails E nd Saloon 1320 Main St. Oregon Ci(y 503-656-3031^ ■ h Wednesdays k wr 11 £ 1 ^ T h e ra p y with Rae^ ’°i'don^' Thursdays V & I V eS Friday & Saturdays jferviee Blues Bar and Grill Best Blues Venue FsU - - fey Cascade Blues Association TW EAKS OT T H E W EEK Things to do if college life is tweaking you out: ll/3 0 :In stru m en tal Jazz N ight Begins at 7 p.m. tonight in Niemeyer Center, N-147. Admission is $5. 12/1: Food Safety for Farms and Gardens W orkshop Offers an opportunity co explore Good Agricul tural Practices. 8:30 to 11:50 a.m. in Clairmont, room 133. 12/3 H erb G ift and Holi day Decorating Create herb gifts and holiday arrangements in this workshop. 8 a.m. to noon in Clairmont, room 117. 12/9: Christmas by candle light Chamber Choir’s annual concert begins at 7:30 p.m. o n Dec. 9 at the Milwaukie Lutheran Church, 3810 S.E. Lake Road, Milwaukie. Share your events: aced@clackamas.edu. Ethan Reviere begins his solo during the vocal j a z z night on Tuesday Nov. 22. Reviere sang a n d danced to “ju m p Jive A n W ail” orginially sung by Louis Prima.
