CALENDAR
EVENTS FOR January 2017
Unless noted all concerts are $10 General and $8 Members
THU 05 Frank Kohl - John Stowell Trio [ $12 General $9 Members ]
Unique trio with two guitars and bass … CD Party !
FRI 06 Art Walk FREE Concert [ 5PM to 7PM ]
Music by Leo Bae : Solo Piano
SAT 07 Gerry Rempel Jazz Syndicate
Exotic and eclectic combination of fusion, latin, swing, and funk
FRI 13 Andy Armer Trio [ $12 General $9 Members ]
SAT 14 Bossanaire - Brasil '66 Style Bossa Nova Music
Dance floor will be open and concert will probably sell out !
THU 19 Ben LaTorraca : Septet and Trios
A night of Gospel, Ellingtonia, New Orleans Second Line, Blues, and more
FRI 20 Idit Shner Quartet
Extraordinary saxophonist plays her original music
SAT 21 Under the Lake [ $12 General $9 Members ]
Effervescent, vivacious, and all-together engaging jazz, groove, and attitude
FRI 27 Frank Poloney Jazz Flute Project
Swinging flute renditions of jazz standards and bebop, fresh improvisations on classic bossa
nova , and soulful ballads
SAT 28 Oregon Jazz Festival After Hours Jam [ 8PM ]
Featuring guest artists from the Oregon Jazz Festival
Sunday Learners Jams 2:30-5:00P
An all-ages jam for developing jazz musicians and singers hosted by local musicians.
Unless noted all concerts start at 7:30P Doors open at 7:00P
THANKS to our sponsors
Eugene’s Home For LIVE Jazz
124 West Broadway ● Downtown Eugene
Tckets available online at www.thejazzstation.org
Get your kicks (get it?) this weekend with a free Capoeira
Introductory Class with Master Mestre Dilaho. For the unini-
tiated, capoeira is the traditional Brazilian street martial art/
dance. Heather Figi, a capoeira teacher, says, “It’s a Brazilian
martial art that originated with African slaves who were
brought to Brazil.”
“One theory is that since the African slaves weren’t permitted
to practice their martial art, it was disguised as a dance,” Figi
says, adding that the art form has its roots in African cultural
traditions of play-fighting that changed and evolved once the
people were brought to Brazil.
According to Figi, capoeira is about “expressing cleverness
with how you use your body against your opponent, so kind
of like playing chess with your body.” It involves acrobatics,
rhythm, dance, and athleticism, she says. “The center of
the training is going to be kicks and escapes, so there’s a
dialogue between the bodies.”
This weekend will include a traditional capoeira roda (pro-
nounced “hoda”), which is the gathering of capoeira practi-
tioners with traditional instruments in a circle surrounding
two “players” who have a play fight. “We’ll try to set each
other up in clever ways, so how cunning can you be to set
someone up without them seeing it coming,” Figi says. “It’s a
highly social environment.”
Eugene True Value Hardware
2825 Willamette
Eugene, OR
(541) 342-5191
www.truevalue.com/Eugene
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The capoeira workshop is 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 7, FREE, and
open roda at 4 pm, FREE to watch, $10 to participate, at
Celebration Belly Dance and Yoga Studios, 1840 Willamette
St. There are also classes at the YMCA for youth at 11 am on
Sunday, Jan. 8. FREE for members, $8-$12 nonmembers. —
Kelly Kenoyer