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Bring on the jazz
Outdoor concert
features live music
and local oysters
OCEAN PARK, Wash. — Let
loose and get your jazz on at
the Water Music Society’s
31st annual Jazz & Oysters
event Saturday, Aug. 13.
This scenic outdoor con-
cert, located on the sprawling
green Wilson Field, serves up
a variety of delights from 2 to
7:30 p.m. In addition to lively
music, listeners can enjoy
Willapa Bay oysters, grilled
sausages and a selection of
side plates. Wine, beer and
other beverages are also
available.
One of America’s original
art forms, jazz was born from
a mix of African and Euro-
pean music and is rooted in
the black experience of New
Orleans as far back as the late
19th century. It has always
been interrelated with pep
and energy, yet it’s dificult
to deine because of its mix
of creativity, soul, romance,
intellect and groove.
At 2 p.m., begin your
groove at Jazz & Oysters with
James Danderfer, who has
twice been nominated as best
jazz clarinetist by the National
Jazz Awards. Danderfer is
also an award-winning ilm
composer. With his quintet
featuring New York-based
musician George Colligan,
Danderer will impress with
his original music as well as
with New Orleans-style funk,
electronica and hip-hop.
Taking the stage at 4 p.m.
in their natty suits and natural
style will be Jacob Miller and
the Bridge City Crooners. The
group’s silky smooth vocals
will take you on a sentimental
journey back to the 1920s. No
matter what the day’s weather
may bring, you are guaranteed
a little sunshine through Mill-
er’s original compositions and
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Jazz legend Thara Memory will lead his superband.
Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners will bring sounds
straight out of the 1920s.
ragtime tunes. The Crooners
maintain the stamina only the
most devoted players can pull
off, and you may even ind
yourselves wanting to dance.
The 6 p.m. evening
performance will showcase
jazz legend Thara Memory,
who not only leads the Thara
Memory Superband but will
also blow you away with his
trumpeting skills. Memory
has played with some of
the greats, including Dizzy
Gillespie and James Brown,
at 1 p.m. and close at 7:30
p.m. Oysters, grilled sausages
with beer and wine will be
served all day. Small plates
and desserts are available
from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for adults
and $12 for children ages 6
to 18; children under 6 are
free. A portion of the proceeds
will go to support the Ocean
Beach School District’s music
program. Tickets are available
online at watermusicfestival.
com or at the gate.
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and regularly performs with
The Mel Brown Septet. Wil-
lamette Week labels Memory
as “the brightest star in the
Portland area.” Joining him
onstage is his daughter, Tahi-
rah, who will end the concert
in style and give audiences
a greater appreciation for
the continuing improv that
is jazz.
Attendees should bring a
lawn chair or favorite blanket.
No outside food, beverages or
pets are allowed. Gates open
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