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Modern, funky jazz will fill the McTavish Room in Astoria Michelle Medler Quartet is rooted in swing tradition, laced with harmony ASTORIA — Jazz comes to the Liberty Theater’s McTa- vish Room — again. In the second of Ben Hunt’s year- long jazz series, the Michelle Medler Quartet will appear at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. Hunt hosts the weekly jazz show “Jazz Enthusiast” on KMUN, which airs at 6 p.m. Thursdays. His year- long jazz series will bring some of the best Portland and Seattle jazz performers to Clatsop County for local audiences to enjoy. The Medler Quartet plays funky, modern jazz sounds, deeply rooted in swing tra- dition, laced with interesting harmony. The show will be a mixture of jazz, Latin and funk standards and Michelle Medler’s original tunes. Medler fronts the band on saxophones, ÀXWHFODULQHWVDQGYRFDOV Based in the St. Johns community of Portland, Medler and her husband, Ben, are also co-directors of the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra, where they teach students who age from 11 to 26 the fundamentals of jazz PXVLFLQ¿YHGLIIHUHQWEDQGV The couple founded the jazz orchestra in 2001 after di- recting an award-winning band program at Wilson High School. Joining Michelle Medler in the band will be Brian Ward on keyboards, Ben Medler on bass and Edwin Coleman III on drums. The quartet can be heard on their 2006 Shoo-wah Re- cords album, “Balance.” Tickets cost $10, $15 or $20 and may be purchased at the Liberty Theater box RI¿FH RSHQ IURP WR p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and two hours before the VKRZ FDOO Tickets are also available through TicketsWest. The Submitted photo McTavish Room is inside the The Michelle Medler Quartet will perform Liberty Theater, located at at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 in the Liberty Theater’s McTavish Room. &RPPHUFLDO6W dinin g out D IR EC TO R Y 503.325.7414 bakedak.com #1 12th Street, Astoria, OR Chinese Restaurant & Lounge 503-325-7289 159 W. Bond, Astoria, OR Poker Machines Hungry Harbor GrillE 3 13 Pa c ific Hw y, Do w n to w n Lo n g Be a c h, W A 3 60-642-5555 w w w.hu n gryha rb o r.c o m McTavish Room 1203 Commercial St., Astoria 503-325-5922 $10 to $20 503.436.1539 w w w .ca fesw eetb a sils.co m Ca n n o n Bea ch Patty’s Wicker Cafe S ILIE FAM OME! LC WE GOLDE N LUCK 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 3 8th & L, o n the S e a vie w Be a c h a ppro a c h 3 60-642-7880 d e po tre s ta u ra n td in in g.c o m NO RTH COAST & PE NINSU L A 503.755.1818 www.camp18restaurant.com Favorite stop to & from the Coast Michelle Medler Quartet 503.738.6403 maggiesontheprom.com 581 S Prom, Seaside OR 1157 N. Marion Avenue Gearhart 503-717-8150 www.mcmenamins.com O n the B ea utiful N eca n icum R iver Breakfast & Lunch 600 Broadway Ste 7 & 8 -Seaside 503.717.1272 S he lb u rn e In n , Re s ta u ra n t & Pu b 4415 Pa c ific W a y, S e a vie w, W a 3 60-642-4150 w w w.s he lb u rn e re s ta u ra n t.c o m July 30, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 15
