Page 8 Portland Observer, April 15, 1982
Fred Meyer, Inc., has dontaed $3.140 to Portland Special Olym
pics. to be used for the sponsorship of athletic programs for handi
capped children and adults.
Gary L. Baker. Fred Meyer Senior Vice President and Director of
Personnel, said the money was collected from the sale of “Enter
tainment '82“ ticket books to Fred Meyer employees at Portland
Main Office and the Clackamas Distribution Center.
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by H a rris Levon McRae
Jimmy McGriff will bring his keyboard wizardry and his quartet to
the Royal Esquire Club for 7 days. April 15th thru 17th. and April 22nd
thru 25th. Tickets for performances will be $6 00 in advance and
$7.00 at the door. For information call 284-8250.
"The Best Of The Blues"
Jimmy McGriff to Swing In Portland
A band w h ich has been receiving rave reviews fro m c ritic s across the
c o u n try .. a 1980’ s blend o f the blues in a new hit a lb u m . . . and 20 years ex
perience in m aking sure his audiences are m oving to the feelings o f the “ get
d o w n ” music basics— th a t’ s what Jim m y M c G riff is all about these days.
A n d th a t’ s w hat Jim m v M c G riff w ill be b rin g in g in to P o rtla n d fo r tw o
weeks beginning Thursday, A p ril 15 th ru Saturday, A p ril 17 at The Esquire
C lu b ,, then on to the Lung Fung Restaurant fro m Sunday, A p r il 18 th ru
Tuesday, A p r il 20 and then back to The Esquire C lu b on T hu rsda y, A p ril
22 th ru Sunday, A p ril 25.
Jim m y M c G r iff, the jazz organ w iza rd , burst on to the n a tio n a l m usic
scene in the early '60s and has since become a well-recognized star w ith stay
ing pow er. H is m u sicia n sh ip , o rig in a lity and special way w ith the blues
place him head and shoulders above the co m p etitio n.
C u rre n tly p la ying club and concert dates a ll over the w o rld , J im m y is
know n as a to p -flig h t entertainer who can draw the crowds and keep them
stamping their feet fo r more. He celebrated his 20th year in the music busi
ness w ith the release o f tw o o f his finest albums ever— C ity L ig hts and M o v
i n ’ Upside The Blues— both o f which have become special favorites w ith lis
teners across the co un try. C ity L ig hts h it the national a irpla y charts in A u
gust, 1981 w hile M o vin ’ Upside The Blues hit those airpla y charts an incred
ib le fo u r weeks a fte r it was released in O c to b e r and then led the charts
during the last weeks o f November.
Born James H a rre ll M c G r iff in P h ila d e lp h ia . P ennsylvania, he comes
fro m a m usical fa m ily ; his fa th er, H a rre ll and his m oth er, Beatrice, both
played the piano. By the tim e he had finished Roosevelt and G erm antow n
H igh Schools, Jim m y was playing bass, drum s, sax and vibes Yet, despite
all o f this musical prowess, Jim m y had the idea he was big enough (6 ft, 165
lbs.) to become a policeman and enrolled at the Penn Institute o f C rim in o l
ogy in his hom etow n.
Jim m y M c G riff started playing in public at a small club in south Jersey.
He augm ented his ‘ hands o n ’ experience w ith studies at P h ila d e lp h ia ’ s
C om be C ollege o f M usic and at The J u illia r d S chool in New Y o rk . He
landed his first professional jo b in the m id ’ 50s w ith Big M aybelle and soon
a lte r cut his first record in Scranton, Pennsylvania w ith a group that in c lu d
ed Charles Earland (also now a w ell-know n organist) on tenor sax. Today,
Jim m y numbers some o f the best known jazz musicians in the w o rld among
his colleagues: as a leader he has recorded w ith Kenny B urrell, Frank Fost
er. Jerome R ichardson, Eric Gale, J.J. Johnson, G rady T ate. Blue M itc h
e ll, Joe Newman, and M el Lewis to name just a few. He has also toured ex
tensively w ith Buddy Rich, Toots Thielm ans and Stanley T urren tine .
Jim m y's records have been best sellers since the M c G r iff version o f the
Ray ( harles tune “ I G ot A W o m a n " hit the international spotlight in 1962.
In tact, his tw o newest releases bring the to ta l num ber o f album s on which
Jimmy M c G riff is the leader to the magic golden num ber o f 5 0 .. .and in
cluded on those many sides are over 80 o rig in a l c o m p o s itio n s — m any o f
which have been used by other jazz greats on their own impressive records.
Dancing is a natural means o f ex
pression. It is a lm ost im p ossible to
lis te n to m u s ic a nd n o t w a n t to
m ove to th e r h y th m . W e ta p o u r
feet, clap o u r hands, and sway o u r
bodies. W hen this n a tu ra l response
is carried to its u ltim a te expression,
you get the Dance T he atre o f H a r
lem (D T H ). The feeling o f m any o f
the people that saw S aturday a fte r
n o o n ’ s p e rfo rm a n c e at C iv ic A u d i
to r iu m was th a t th e d a n ce rs w ere
nothing short o f m agical.
“ T h e y w ere fa n ta s tic , th e re
sponse o f th e ir b odies to th e w ide
v a rie ty o f e x p re s s io n s th a t the
dances ca lle d fo r was re a lly som e
thing to see,” one person said.
“ We can a ll dance a little b it and
a fte r w a tc h in g those great dancers
you fin d yo urself w anting to do high
k ic k s and p iro u e tte s fo r a liv in g ,”
another viewer commented.
fir s t fo re ig n m a jo r classical b allet
company to p e rfo rm in D u b lin , Ire
land since 1957; has made fo u r suc
cessful tours o f E urope; has toured
the C aribbean; made num erous na
tio n a l to u rs and has had fiv e New
Y o rk seasons on B ro ad w a y. Dance
Theatre o f H arlem belongs to the in
ternational c o m m u n ity and is an o r
ganization to which ail people desir
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pressing love, jo y , and g rie f w ith the
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T h e d a n ce rs p o r tr a y in g horses
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Dance Theatre o f H arlem (D T H )
was s ta rte d by A r t h u r M itc h e ll,
fo rm e r p r in c ip a l d a n c e r w ith the
New Y o rk C ity B a lle t, as his p e r
so na l c o m m itm e n t to the H a rle m
c o m m u n ity fo llo w in g the assassina
tio n o f M a rtin L u th e r K in g, Jr. In
corporated in February, 1969, it be
gan in th e basem ent o f a H a rle m
church. In 1971 they received a d o
n a tio n th a t e n a b le d D T H to p u r
chase its present home.
A rth u r M itch e ll and Karel Shook,
D T H c o -d ire c to rs , have created a
ballet com pany w hich has made two
com m and p erform ances before the
Q ueen M o th e r o f E n g la n d ; has
b ro k e n a tte n d a n c e and box o ffic e
records d u rin g three separate p e r
fo rm a n c e series at L o n d o n ’ s Sad
le r’ s W ells T heatre; has become the
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