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Page 10 Portland Observer, February 18, 1982 APPENINGS t . - ' 4 T r- P T A l N ’ .'u PRO STYLE r „ SHOP Mfl r Original Orleans Band • 7 z 1 $ a - Grassroot News. N. IF .— A little bit o f history graced Portland this week end in the presence o f the Preservation H all Jazz Band. This original New Orleans band is comprised o f James C . Prevost. Frank P arker, A lfred (Father A I) Lewis, Jeannette Kim ball and a walking historical reference, Preston Jackson, 80. None o f the other members o f the swinging New O r leans jazz band is under 60. Preston Jackson talks about how he got started. “ I was born in New Orleans and at an early age we moved to Chicago. 1 first took up the piano and never paid that much attention to it. One day I came home and found a green bag on my bed. It was a little trombone and my mother had arranged for me to take lessons under Roy Palmer, a great trombonist. I jus, stuck with it and later played with Louis Armstrong for two years.'* 917 S.W. Aider 224*8401 (across from the Galleria) L à / PRO SHOP—STYLING SALON Specializing in all curly perms, styling & trimming TCB • Care Free • Classy Curl A California Curl Gerald A Winslow HALL JA ZZ BAND by Lanita Duke Grassroot News Service Perm Wha, was the genius o f Louis Armstrong? " H e was an original. He was the first one who recorded scatting. That happened because he forgo, the words to a song he was singing. That started that kind o f singing. I was lucky enough to play at Armstrong’s wedding reception.” The music that M r. Jackson makes is among the most popular in Amer ica. " T h e music became something new. The Black boys would take the banjo and drums and made it our instruments. For many years they tried to overlook Louis Armstrong but the people caught on to it. We had a lot o f good dancers and singers and the music became ours.” Jazz drum m er Ed Shaugnessy Drum m er W orkshop Jazz d ru m m er Ed Shaughnessy w ill give two a ll-d a y d ru m m er's seminars at P ortland C o m m u n ity College's Cascade campus on F ri day and Saturday, M arch 5 and 6. Shaughnessy, who is w idely re spected in music circles, is also well- known to late night television view ers as the drummer in Doc Severin- son's band on Johnny C arson's "Tonight Show.” Shaughnessy’ s F rid a y sem inar will be directed at drummers o f high school age and younger. On Satur day, Shaughnessy will address col lege-age and professional d ru m mers. Each workshop runs from 9 am until 4 pm, and will be offered for two hours college credit at a cost o f $35. Ed Shaughnessy began playing drums at the age o f 14 in his native state. New Jersey. By age 19 hp was performing with George Shearing in New York C ity. Since that time he has p erfo rm ed w ith every m ajo r M r. Jackson is 80 years old but has the stamina o f a 30-year-old. What keeps him smoking? “ I don’t drink because my stomach can’, take it. One night I went out and tried to outdrink a friend o f mine. I woke up on the floor the next day. 1 decided to stop after that.” The Preservation H all Jazz Band does a smooth concert. They never pre pare a performance. They just play it by ear. The promoter, Vicky at Celeb rity Attractions, told me, "These gentlemen are great. They just ge, o ff the bus and onto the stage.” PRODUCED BY IR V IN FELD l l K E N N E T H F E LD OREGON S Y M P H O N Y Famed trumpeter Doc Severinsen w ill jo in N o rm an Leyden and the Oregon Symphony Pops Orchestra in a special concert Sunday, Febru ary 28 at 8 pm in the Portland Civic A u d ito riu m . This concert is made possible by a grant from K G W -T V , Channel 8. Severinsen w ill be featured in Jerry Bilik’s Trumpet Concerto, Le- c u o n a ’ s M ala g u en a and a special medley arranged for " D o c .” Ley den will also lead the Pops Orches tra in a Gershwin Overture includ ing “ S trik e up the B a n d .” “ The M an I L o v e ,” “ O f Thee I S in g ,” and ” ’ S W o n d e rfu l.” Other works on the program are Scott Jop lin ’ s “ The E n te rta in e r,” a Blue M oon M edley, Richard R odger’s waltzes and a selection o f H oagcy C a r michael’s greatest hits. Severinsen, a native o f Arlington, Oregon, last appeared with the Ore gon Sym phony in 1977. He commands respect as music director o f The T o n ig h t Show and his ap pearances with orchestras in L o n don, C hicago, B a ltim o re , C leve land, C in c in n a ti, P ittsburgh, San D iego, D allas, M ilw a u k e e , M in neapolis, Denver, and Boston bring audiences to their feet in apprecia tion o f his virtuosity in classical as well as popular music. unlimited sym phony in the U n ite d States, worked w ith countless big bands, and spent thousands o f hours in stu dio recording work. An educator as w ell, Shaughnessy conducts over 100 drum clinics yearly, and is the auth o r o f tw o drum in stru ction books. "Shaughnessy’s a good educator and he knows what he’s talkin g a b o u t,” says Eric Funk, music in structor at Cascade. “ He won’, talk just about drums, but about music in general.” Funk says parts o f the seminars will be devoted to how to make a living as a performing musi cian. In a d d itio n to the w orkshops, Shaughnessy will perform in concert with P C C ’ s stage band on Friday night at 8 pm in the Cascade A udi torium . The public is invited to at tend the concert free o f charge. For fu rth e r details, contact P C C ’ s Vocatinal M usic School at the Cascade campus, 283-2521. Resile Clothing "Firs, Quality The Second I ime Around" Men s. Women's. Children's Clothing and Household Items A ll SIZIS AVAIl AHI f Consignments At ( epted Q u a li t y M e n h j n d n e O n ly ) Bv Appointment Please r ' “ 2406 N E Union Ave Parking On NF SacramentoSt Bantu-Curl French Curl We w m t curly Variety Salon 4554 N.E. Union 284-6017 PORTLAND MEMORIAL COLISEUM W o rld c la s s . .. TUES n MO ?4 7 JO e u t rs s e a . THUAS n 7 30 RM • FM a 7 30 Ptt tfHtO SAC VER/KATIETV fAMILT NIBHT EM Taas K M Ott A ll TICMTS! AVAIlABlt AT KlfCTEO HKD MtTtRS SAT ?7 1 Î Nw« • 3 30 PM • 00 PM SUN 71 ? M PM 1 00 PM DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM! A P R IL 7 8 9 .1 0 198? 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