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North Portland’s Community Newspaper Since 1904 Now celebrating its 112th year in publication Photo by: John Bauchrowitz North Portland’s Community Newspaper - Bi-Weekly - reviewnewspaper@gmail.com or reviewnewspaper@comcast.net Blossoming jazz vocalist Clean Up wins competition Slated for “I never thought I’d be singing solo,” says St Johns Review PO Box 83068 Port. OR 97238 #5 Mar. 6, 2015 Christine Hochstatter modestly while chatting at Cathedral Cof- fee in St. Johns. But she did. And she won. “That’s thanks to Mitzi, my voice instructor,” she add- ed. Hochstatter was competing against ten other contestants at the 2015 Annual Amateur Jazz Vocal- ist Competition - pushed by her voice instructor to put herself in the limelight. There is a reason that her grati- tude is so enthusiastic toward Mit- zi Zilka, a prominent Portland jazz vocalist and founder of Portland 515-840 By Jackie Larson Review Writer Jazz Singers’ Foundation. Hoch- statter had only enrolled in Zilka’s advanced jazz class at the encour- agement of her spouse who had already been taking classes. By Hochstatter’s account, no one was sure how it might go and she be- lieves Zilka expected to be under- whelmed. On the contrary, she was treated to the smooth, low, choco- laty, and con- trolled tones that describe C h r i s t i n e ’s style. With an opportunity to demonstrate what her vocals were made of, Hochstatter ’s talent received nods of vali- dation and her teacher began to encourage her to stretch personally and professionally by showcas- ing her skills in local music venues like Jimmy Mak’s. Hailing from a musical family, her mother and sisters also sang and performed and her son plays piano in the jazz band at Roos- evelt. In the three and a half years since becoming a music student, Hoch- statter is vibrant about where her musical path is taking her. She be- lieves that by being open to seren- dipity, she is taking advantage of her natural talent at the right time. “I’m 52. It’s never too late. It’s a great way to express your cre- ativity and meet really wonderful people. That’s something I want to impart on others.” She has no Continued on Page 3 “Vocalist” Willamette Cove By Barbara Quinn - Review Writer A clean up effort will begin in April at the Willamette Cove on the St. Johns water- front. The DEQ is partnering with the EPA, Metro and Port of Portland to remove soil hotspots contaminated with lead, dioxins and furans. The Port’s environmental contrac- tor will complete the cleanup action that will excavate, trans- port, and dispose of the soil. An average of 20 dump trucks per day will exit Willamette Cove using North Edgewater Street and Willamette Boulevard to the intersection of North Rich- mond and the North Ivanhoe. From there, trucks will go east- bound or westbound on Ivan- hoe, the Highway 30 Bypass, to access the highway system. The work is expected to contin- ue for two months. Willamette Cove is 27 acres located in the Cathedral Park neighborhood on the water- front between the McCormick and Baxter Superfund site and Lampros Steel and lies just north of the railroad bridge. In the 1900s the Cove was the site of a barrel making factory, plywood and lumber mills, a dry dock and ship repair facil- ities. By the late 60s the indus- try was gone. Metro purchased the property in 1996 with funds from the Open Spaces Bond Measure and plans to preserve it as green space. The north Photo Barbara Quinn Continued on Page 3 “Willamette Cove” - www.stjohnsreview.com - 503-283-5086 35th Cathedral Park Jazz Festival planning is off and running T hings are really getting busy once again for the organizers of this year’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival scheduled for July 17, 18 & 19, 2015. As always it will kick off on Friday evening with several blues acts and Saturday and Sun- day all day with Jazz. Each day will start with one of the countless area high school Jazz Bands. 2014 was a transitional year for a new management team that rejuvenated the longest running free jazz festival in the western United States by reorganizing and improving the festival’s layout. “It seemed to all work out pretty good last year for the artists, the attendees and the overall oper- ation of the event,” said Arthur Marx, Chief Organizer and Jazz Society of Oregon Board mem- ber. The food booths were moved down below the stage to Crawford Street giving more room in the “bowl,” and eliminating the food vendors’ vehicles, and the info booths were relocated along the sidewalks allowing the patrons more room to better expand into the open space under the bridge. For the musicians and VIP spon- sors the backstage area was sub- stantially increased, resulting in more room for devoted sponsor members to enjoy the show, and it provided for less congested and more ease to move on and off the stage. This year’s patrons will not be disappointed with the talent line up and other improvements in which organizers are working. Marx explained that from an op- erations perspective, the Festival is establishing six offi cial staff po- sitions that will ensure the event comes off without a hitch. Cur- rently he said the Volunteer Co- ordinator position is still unfi lled, so if interested in fi lling this im- portant roll, please contact Marx at arthur@wastex.com. Also, If interested in helping out, have something else to offer, or can make some “killer” connections for the festival, (which are always welcome,) contact him as well. There will be plenty of new in- formation and a list of performers posted to the newly redeveloped and fantastic looking website www.cpjazz.com and to the Face- book page at “Cathedral Park Jazz Festival,” as well as future edi- tions of The Review. Go online and post your thoughts, they are always welcome as long as they are informative. One other exciting item Marx said is that they are trying to put together a crowdfunding/kickstart- er project to secure enough fund- ing to procure and install a new canopy for the stage. At this time they do not have a staff person, nor do they have a videographer to produce the web content, so if you or someone you know can as- sist please contact Marx as soon as possible. Once again his email is arthur@wastex.com or send a message through the website or Facebook. Last item, the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is paid for through sponsorships and donations so if you have a business, or just as an individual, and would consider be- ing a sponsor Marx will love of- fering you a variety of sponsorship levels and detailing all the benefi ts and exposure that comes from be- ing a sponsor. If you simply wish to donate, he said “go to our web- site: cpjazz.com and click the do- nate button.” So, mark your calendar for the third weekend in July 2015 for St. Johns’ greatest event under the beautiful St. Johns Bridge. 2015 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival July 17, 18 & 19 Contest Pictures: The spectacular pictures in this issue were taken by John Bauchrowitz (Masthead) and Marshall Snyder (Photo of the Week, Page 8.) Each photo was selected because of their unique angles. Bauchrow- itz wanted to inform those interested that there are calendars on sale (depicting many angles he has taken of the bridge)which benefi t the Linnton Community Center’s kids programs. They are $20 each and available at Linnton Community Center, 10614 NW Saint Helens Road. Marshall Snyder’s photo of the bridge’s beautiful arches (which have been photographed many times,) offers a gorgeous angle which includes fog laying across the Willamette River. Contest rules are on page 2 of this issue.
