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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1977)
, th e rh y th m section of Diaxy G ilte s p * . big bandlinthe l » » * . T h e Modern Ufa of any ensemble in the history of jaxx. A fte r the I ib 1961 the quartet emerged as a formal eoU ty. I ■ the road to world stardom la the i the M JQ . a * it is known to admirers the world o ver, was to make its m ark oa the international jam community. radungen Festival was an example: Stravinsky * “Agon" was to have its at Donaueschingea that year, and was expected to become the » „ - « « « a f the festival. Bat The Modern Jazz Q uartet concert overshadowed all other events There w ere newspaper hea dline s tike "King Jaxx Dethrones King T w elve Tone " The success was too great: far nuw ye ar*, until 1*57. there was no more jazz oa the Donaueechingen programs tuonal engagement. The Modern Jaxx Q uartet has at the GuflMnkian Festival in Lisboa, the International Jaxx Festival in Nice and the Maggio Mumcafe at the M aaarteum ® Salzburg. In the U K they have oi I at both the New port and M onterey Jaxx Festivals, aad they afeo have at bath the New port aad M onterey Jaxx Festivals, and they also have I w ith over th irty _ . ------------------------- -- D etro it. Houston. Cincinnati. Buffalo, Baltim ore and Kansas C ity. In the __ th M characterizes everything they do. the M JQ has teamed w ith the Juilliard St wag Q uartet far a coocert in Carnegie H all, aad w ith the Fine A rts Q uartet in s whole person. I owe it to my wonderful m other who has taught m a seif respect, dignity, and patience. to make “Being one th at has selfish. I really see no to why this particular aw ard my life M any people would probably think it would, because th e m ajority of people are oa a social strata. Things of that nature really don't m a tter, as long as is there." Hughes Q uartet has been characterized by W hitney of its mMftmmuB * is the It contrasts the skeletal economy o f John Lewis's piano with Kay s drums and th e beautiful tone of Percy Heath's Seattle to And at vi In 1973 the quartet was awarded the Plaque of the C ity of N ew \ ork far The sound of The Modern Ji i The N ew Yorker: "The a n In i was talking to a o excited about the g ain -I hope there's Workshop features writing The Portland State Ux Studies C enter is sponsoring a series of on poetry, short and John to of j m . they The Tve heard many local «««I female singers around Portland. But in all honesty. Shirley N anette has impressed me more. I find it to tally su rp n sin g jh al she h m n Y c i * —. . . of name talents. Shirley is currently appearing ai Jew eba s Thursday through Saturday. H this is the first you've heard of her. yao w obviomdy restricted your night fife to the local seta, s n e s a p p e a re ' in aad around. Bill s Gold Com. T he M arket Shirley Nanette is a senous perform er th at has built up a the year*. lam confident that w ith the proper ouid be papular as Nancy W ilaoa. talented and on her way to the top- what a M ay 12 14 at the Smith C enter (1825 SW Broadway). workshops w ill be taught by from Oregon and College credit may be earned through the PSU Division of Continuing Education. “T h e workshops are designed to im port . f r i l l . to sspinng w riters, and to provide rience black esthetics through poetry and 4H plans Summer Week will be a i by locally and i black poets and w rite r*, at 3 p.m .. M ay 14 in room 75 Lincoln H all (1620 SW Park). The program is supported by a grant from the P SU Poetry Comm ittee and the Portland Community College Black Cul Multnomah County 4 H members m the or W ap «m m unity activist told i ability. exciting and a very good singer. Brenda is rig ht on all three counts. I Thomas last night at the C attle Country Restaurant in Beaverton. She’s - the chain of restaurants far over a year now and has busk up quite a ; too. I would describe her voice as “cream y." not too light and not too heavy, ia very good. She did tunes like: “Inseparable." " I W ish." a Stevie H er , “I G et High Oa You." the theme from "A Star Is Bora" and i other*. Ms. Thomas offers the audience a very good show from start to finish I I w ith her total performance and I think you w ill be tan. ] Brenda Knapper, beauty -you 11 hear it A p ril 28. 29. 30th Sam Yechia Productions presents B E K ing at the H ayloft Tavern. 5411 M ill Plain Btvd.. Vancouver. Washington. A p ril 29th Paramount Northw est presents Joan A rm atrad ing in eoocert A p ril 30th Double Tee Promotions presents Donald Bird and T h e Blnck Birds with High School A p ril 30th m a; « m u i x m paw i « m w w u < the i - A . esssis The « Bud Shank H erb Four. Ray Brown. Shelly Kernel. Just Be There! at the Paramount N o rth M ay 13th Andre Crouch in the Big Band of “An Evening of Nostalgia M ay 22nd Allen J W alter Bridges at Jeweba s. Ella Fitzgerald at the Civic Auditorium June 18th Northw est Releasing DR. JEFFREY BRADY S o p : "Do Hot Pxt O ff Needed Deotol Core Enjoy Dental Health N ow and Im provs Your Appoaronco Come In At Your Convenience Open Saturday Morning • No Appointment Needed • Complete Cooperation On All Deotal Insurance Plan* Complete Dental Service« Actually , they the tem or are on the The ae n u r p m p will t classes am nnized sports aad activities are being accepted also 4-H members for the annual 4-H horse m em ber* workshop at OSU and for the 4-H marine science workshop which «rill be held on the Oregon Coeat. Additional information about Summer W eek and other summer programs may be obtained from the Multnomah County Extension Office. P.O. Box 1281, Portland Oregon. 2294840 B.B. KING Take Elevator to 2nd Floor 3rd St Entrance Phono: 228-7543 ?:*’ . * M'- A J APPEARING AT: 2 SHOWS NIGHTLY B-JBAUsBB A PU L3B.29.3Btt w 3rd 4 Morrison St. Portland Oregon SEE WHATYOU CAN HEAR will early afternoon* in special dam es of 1 chasm, white the late afternoon will be devoted to both organised aad free tim e Evening* w ill include the 4H Park Free Asy Park s "hop Lot H O U R S W eekday* 8 :3 0 1 * to 5 p.m. Sat.. 8.30 a.m. to 1 p m SEMLER B U ILD IN G : the W rite r call 229-3062 Poetry a t the i Needed Dentistry DR. JEFFREY BRADY, DEHT1ST Use all you need but save all you can . . . 77ie People at Pacific Power out. although both HAYLOFT TAVEKN 5411 MILL PLAIN BLVD. VANCOUVER WN. Union or Company Dental Insurance Coverage Accepted On Your S about the 1977 4-H at Oregon State U w ve r 13-18. reports Ira D . Mumford. « ty J n Agency. county to attend Summer 4-H statew ide summer urged to look over the m so they can return the forms to the county Extension Office by M ay 1.1977. M um ford stresses of the 1977 Summer Week «ram w ill be “Come Tos ¡ether” and a t o f d a m e *, sped a l activities the other r «enta are p*«"—id far j , e (eighth and n mth graders) the ma « t m m T o S U E M t A l Snider xtenmon 4-H Lorn R youth ap e d a la ta and Siummer W eek Forrest Jenkins is an energetic, civic minded individual who is a native of Portland. Jenkins is president and founder of Star Productions, the first Black theatrical company in the state of Oregon. The company's productions are entertaining and educational. Jenkins developed a tutoring program for Jefferson High School that waa selected for use in the high schools of Puerto Rico. Jenkins served as Public Relations D irector for Portland State University's Black Studies Center in 1975. H e served as president of the Black Studies Advisory Board, recommending courses, workshops, and programs that would fill the needs of urban Blacks He is a member of the Black Justice Comm ittee, the N A A C P . and the G ray Panther Party. s." m ys Bill L ittle , coordinator of the workshops sad assistant professor of black and urban studies at PSU. “This is a regional event," L ittle m ys. “and we are expecting high school and college students from all over Washing ton. Oregon and northern California." The workshops are free and open to the , but enrollment for each workshop te d Interested persons are en to reserve a place for them £ $ *•♦ ** " * EVENING CONCERT HI tM KOA»PW OWy LATE t VgWWG »Y tW tO C Q X C Q Y TICKETS: M M OREGON EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE AVAILABLE AT: ALL MEffiB ft PBANK STOWS HAYLOFT TA VEBN ID REQUIRED Radio CORVALUS KOACAM55O W Radio PORTLAND KOAPFM91.5 FUNDS FOB THIS AD MADE AVAILABLE BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING / IX Ir »
