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The St. Johns Review * #14 - JULY 10, 2015 * Page 5
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
1:00 - 2:00
Thara Memory’s American Music Program
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The American Music Program
Pacifi c Crest Jazz Orchestra is a nationally known
jazz band in Portland and magnet school program,
professionally training young musicians from 7th-
12th grade, under the direction of jazz trumpeter
Thara Memory. The band was founded in 2005,
by Memory. Many of the original members came
from his previous band program at Beaverton’s
Arts and Communication Magnet Academy and
from the jazz orchestra he led within Portland’s
Metropolitan Youth Symphony. Currently the band
draws from all over the Portland metropolitan area,
including students from Portland Public Schools
as well as from surrounding communities such as
Battle Ground, Washington. The band performs in
competitions across the country, including the Es-
sentially Ellington Competition at Lincoln Center,
which they just won.
2:30 - 3:30
Todd Bishop Group
The Todd Bishop Group
is a band from Portland, Oregon,
USA, led by drummer Todd Bishop.
The group has released three albums:
Travelogue (2014), largely original
music by Bishop and weber Iago;
Little Played Little Bird, rarely-per-
formed tunes by Ornette Coleman;
and 69 Année Érotique, the music
of French songwriter Serge Gains-
bourg. Since 2009, Bishop has done
four Europe tours, with a fi fth outing
planned for April, 2015. For CPJF
Todd will have Tim Wilcox on sax,
Weber Iago on piano, and Chris Hig-
gins on bass.
ing and performing all her life. She has performed on cruis
ships, concert venues, festivals, corporate events and toured with legendary
jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks.
Kelly Broadway became one of Portland’s major jazz vocalists when she
moved here in 1990, virtually taking the Rose City by storm with her strong
and swinging way with jazz, blues, big band and rock
versatility. She quickly began working with some rather
elite instrumentalists like Dave Frishberg, Randy Porter,
Leroy Vinegar, Mel
Brown and Ed
Bennett. She also
appeared in regular
gigs at the city’s
jazz clubs and jazz
festivals. Kelly was
Robert Moore
started his
singing career in a Southern Baptist
church, and that early heartfelt gospel
truth can still be heard in the soulful
delivery of his music. After stints as a
public schools music teacher, he be-
gan his performance career, settling in
Birmingham, Alabama. After 25 years
there, he moved his scene to Portland,
Oregon, fi nding a home and a follow-
ing among the knowing jazz fans of
that musically sophisticated city. His
music has steadily grown in depth,
passion and honesty during his 61
years on the planet. Robert’s well-sea-
soned, fi nely-honed chops on vocals,
trumpet, and harmonica are bringing
joy to a wider audience than ever. For
CPJF he’ll have 14 pieces with him
including the rhythm section of Dan
Gaynor, Bill Athens and Alan Jones.
7:20 - 8:35
Paul Creighton Project:
Tribute to Stevie Wonder
Paul Creighton Award-winning
song-
writer Paul Creighton has been gathering loyal
fans and followers for the last ten years. His voice
and musical style have been compared to the likes
of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Creighton
has opened for multi-platinum artists, including
Lifehouse, The Neville Brothers,
Little Richard, The Dirty Doz-
en Brass Band and many more.
He has received an Independent
Music Award for Best R&B and
one of the fi rst vocalists to perform was a fi nalist in the John Lennon
with the popular group Pink Marti- Songwriting Competition. For
ni, recruited by pianist extraordinaire CPJF he’ll be bringing his “Trib-
Thomas Lauderdale. For CPJF she’ll ute to Stevie Wonder” band to
have Randy Porter, Phil Baker and end our three day festival.
4:00 - 5:00
Kelly Broadway Quartet
Kelly Broadway Quartet. Kelly has been sing-
5:30 - 6:50
Robert Moore Orchestra
Ron Steen with her.