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BY VANESSA SALVIA The duo Sin Ropas performs at John Henry’s on Saturday. SATURDAY NIGHT JAZZ 8-11 p.m. NO COVER CHARGE D E R O S N CE MISS NAUGHTY SORORITY GIRLS CONTEST Wet T-shirt Competition Nudity not required BIG CASH PRIZES!!! Quality Acts Excellent offerings at John Henry’s and Luna. O ne lucky Luna audience will be treated to a rare performance by German jazz guitarist Christian Eckert Thursday, May 22. Eckert will per- form along with pianist Gary Versace and Seattle’s Matt Jorgenson on drums in an intimate performance at Eugene’s downtown jazz club. The Christian Eckert Trio engages audiences the world over with improvisa- tional jazz and lyrical storytelling. The musi- cians first lay down a foundation of tradi- tional jazz, then infuse it with a keen under- standing of melody and harmony. Eckert’s warm improvisations create a romantic mood, and a small club like Luna is the per- fect place to get the full experience. A former UO associate professor of jazz studies, Versace is known to the local com- munity as a fearlessly creative pianist. He has performed with a host of musicians, includ- ing saxophonist Tim Ries, the Dave Scott Quintet and the Jay Azzolina trio, vocalist Kendra Shank and bassists David Friesen and Glen Moore. Versace performed with Portland jazz pianist Marian McPartland in a two-piano recital, and also appeared as a guest on McPartland’s National Public Radio program “Piano Jazz.” Versace is still an ac- tive teacher, giving clinics at colleges and high schools across the nation, including Eastman and Berkelee School of Music. Jorgenson haunts the jazz districts in Seattle and New York, having studied under notable New York masters Joe Chambers, Kenny Washington, Reggie Workman and Cecil McBee. He has his own projects, the groups +451 and RadioAction. Known as a creative, expressive drummer, Jorgenson’s 2002 release, Quiet Silence, is described by Earshot Jazz Magazine as containing “some of the freshest and most honest playing on any jazz CD this year.” All three of these in- ventive musicians have studied at Manhattan’s prestigious New School. This performance will surely be one worth seeing. The duo known as Sin Ropas will be performing at John Henry’s Saturday, May 24th . Tim Hurley and Danni Iosello are tour- ing the country throughout spring and sum- mer in support of their newest release, Trickboxes on the Pony Line. Hurley, known for his work with both Red Red Meat and Califone, provides multiple instrument tracks on the CD: vocals, guitars, piano, sampler, concertina, clarinet, bass and “assorted ma- nipulations.” Hurley’s partner in creativity, Iosello, has a list of instruments equally lengthy: drums, percussion, vocals, piano, organ, harmonium, korg, and glockenspiel. The effect of all of this is a tweaked version of guitar-driven pop, like a Dinosaur Jr. on narcotics, complete with auditory and visual hallucinations. No sorority affiliation necessary to enter or win cash prizes MAY 24 no jazz MAY 31 group therapy THE DECK IS OPEN! Barbecue with Chef Ron Thursdays 5-8 p.m. Enjoy views of Downtown Eugene from the third floor of the Downtown Athletic Club...weather permitting! LAST BIG BASH BEFORE SCHOOL LETS OUT THURSDAY JUNE 5 TH (formerly Piccolo’s) The Ax Billy Grill welcomes the public... 999 Willamette Street ◆ 484-4011 www.downtownac.com The effect of all of this is a tweaked version of guitar-driven pop, like a Dinosaur Jr. on narcotics, complete with auditory and visual hallucinations. Hurley’s voice is tinged with regret, hov- ering over melodies unwinding slowly but purposefully. The layers of instrumentation take on added depth as melodies swirl and disappear, emerge on another instrument, then sink again. Hurley and Iosello began their career with the release of 2000’s Three Cherries on Perishable Records, the same label that over- saw the release of Red Red Meat’s first eponymous CD, back in 1992. Trickboxes sees the pair switching over to the label Sad Robot. Hurley and Iosello re- ceived a Fulbright grant and spent a year in Germany on the Baltic coast, where they recorded most of Trickboxes’ tracks. Additional tracks were recorded in Chicago, the band’s home base. Local faves Mood Area 52 and Heavenly Oceans will also perform. ew Pass Out Kings l . . . a dime. Okay, if you had a nicke If you had a quarter, no . . . German pfenning for every East an had you if , Look y. fine, a penn kicking by Pass Out Kings, you’d be Pabst Blue Ribbon devoured out peeled grapes. The Kings slam g eatin side pool the by back punk rock. Check out Eugene best t’s hwes Nort the of e som e Pass Out complete information on wher Weekly’s clubs page to get . music are, this and every week Kings and other great live local MAY 22, 2003 23
