M ay 5, 1993 • T he P ortland O bserver
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The Bloods And The Crips
Need No Formal Introduction
Of Color
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival 1993 Shades
Presents: Artist
Five additional names. M anhat­ recently released its sixth album for
tan Transfer, Arturo Sandoval, the
Rippingtons, Joe Sample and Elaine
Elias, have been signed to the 1993
Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz, aeeording
to Sandy Clawson, President of the
Mt Hood Festiv al of Jazz Foundation
General admission tickets to the
12th annual jazz Festival went on sale
May 1 Festival dates arc August 6,7,
& 8. outdoors at Mt Hood Commu­
nity College
M anhattan Transfer, four singers
who work in both a cappella and in­
strumental settings, makes its second
appearance at Mt Hood The quartet
sang to a capacity audience in 1988.
Cuban trumpeter Sandoval has
been pleasing jazz fans for his impro­
visational brilliance and technical
wizardry . He is also known for his
work on piano
The Rippingtons, featuring gui­
tarist Russ Freeman, continue to be
one of the most popular contempo-
rary/fusion groups in jazz. The band
GRP Records
A lready sig n e d are Sonny
Rollins’, Branford Marshalls and the
Tonight Show Band, Count Basie
Band, T.S. Monk and George Benson.
Sample, successful jazz record­
ing artist and former keyboardist w ith
the Crusaders, returns to the Mt Hood
Festival of Jazz in a featured role The
Crusaders played the Festival in 1982
and 1984.
P ia n ist E lia s d eb u ts at the
Mt Hood Festival of jazz with a
trio. A native of Brazil, she has been
making waves since arriving in the
U .S . 12 years ago She recently re­
leased her sixth album on Blue Note
Records.
The Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz is
a non profit event that benefits the
Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce
and the Mt. Hood Community College
Foundation. More than $600,000 has
been awarded the beneficiaries in the
Festival's 11 years.
Toni s Soul Food
Phil Reid
The artist. Phil Reid, w ill be pre­
sented at the Shades of Color Gallery
from May 6th through June 1st The
public is inv ited to attend a reception
on May 6th from 6 to 9pm. It w ill take
place al the Beards Gallery , 637-SW
4th Ave., Portland
Phil Reid is a self-taught, con­
temporary artist who has a lot to say
with a paintbrush Hisart form ranges
from pen and inks to the dynamic
explosion of oil colors on canvas. Music
has been a personal motivation and
his work reflects his deep love of blues
and jazz.
Phil may be found during the
evenings and weekends painting in
his studio while listening to music
from his extensive collection.
“1 am committed to painting”,
say s Phil, “and hope that one day my
art will allow me the satisfaction of
earning a living with it.”
Portland Community
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at Portland Community College (PCC)
will take place May 3 through May 7
at the Cascade, Rock Creek. Open and
Sy lvania campuses. The public is in­
vited to attend and all events are free
of charge This is the seventh year of
presentation. For more information
please call, PCC Visual And Perform­
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Hip-hop poetry on the streets...”
- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
For the first time in music his-
y, as well as their own, these two
nous rival street gangs confront one
other on an album, BANGIN’ ON
AX-the controversially explicit/
ird-Core rap LP from Dangerous
¡cords, n a tio n a lly d istrib u te d
rough Quality Records.
Make no m ista k c -th is is not
e second com ing o f “ We Are
ie W o rld ,” th is is the real
jrld Like oil and water. The Bloods
id the Crips (B&C) don’t mix. In-
:ad. B angin’ On Wax is a raw
id intense in -your-face counterac-
m between eight members from
>th crew s (th e re is one song
here they "u n ite” vocally). For
e record, the B&C make no apolo-
cs for cither their past or present
arfarc. It’s a verbal duel, simple
5 that. I t’s about “ pickin’ up a
:n, instead of a 9 (millimeter gun),’’
lys the project creator and producer,
onnie Marlon Phillips.
As P h illip s e x p la in s , B&C
re not in to sh a k in ’ hands and
lis album is no truce. From cut to
ut, these two antagonists are pitted
gainst one another like dogs trapped
n a circular catte. W ith Bangin_On
K B O O -F M
“Two Snaps Up!
'Just Another Girt1 rivals
the best hip-hop."
-Greg Tate. VILLAGE VOICE
community
funds are to be aimed at building more
recreational facilities in order to get
kids tempted by crime redirected and
off the streets Phillips also makes it
clear that “this album is not going to
solve the problems of the inner city,
but it ’ s definitely going to put a dent in
it. Bangin’ On Wax takes a bit out of
cally.”
crime by offering B&C an opportunity
Phillips foresaw Bangin' On Wax
to win themselves a roll o f dollars as
as a way to curb violence between the
recording artists.”
opposing forces. Although his vision
Bangin’ O n Wax is not meant to
was dis’d by B&C members in the
heal the evils between these rivals, but
beginning, both sides finally allowed
to redirect their anger. B rtngin’ gang
this outsider onto their turf and agreed
affiliations to the forefront of street-
to non-violcntly vent their aggres­
rap, that’s Bangin’ On W ax’s reality.
sions The result" hostility released in
It’s basic instinct from the firing line.
words, not bullets.
It’s B&C’s viewpoint and only theirs.
“1 want all gangs to stop killing
A sign of the times'? There is no doubt.
each other. If you’ve got a frustration
Bangin' On Wax is set for national
with somebody, take it out on record,
attention m asked in controversy,
saysPhilltps. "Instead of shootingeach
“Bring it on,” they say for no matter
other, start writing a rhyme. Make it a
the verdict THE BLOODS AND THE
business. Someone’s gotta bring some­
CRIPS stand steadfast in front o f their
thing to the table w here we can go to
critics without repentance for their
a greater height in dealin' with this-
reality is already brutal.
w ith the gang problem, especially sav­
Bangin’ On Wax is universal
ing the B G 's (baby gangster).”
proof that when given the tools to
From the sales of Bangin' On
change, words can speak louder than
Wax Phillips plans to put a portion of
the proceeds back in to the inner-citv actions alone.
Wax, you get w hat you pay f o r -
15 rounds of no-hold-barred jabs
and oral blows. The B&C are here
on this album to release without inci­
dent their pent up frustrations through
the use of "w ax” (vinyl), stated
Phillips “In other words, the message
is clear: Do it mentally, not physi­
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John Clark Milam
Portland Police Child Abuse
Team (CAT) Detectives are seeking
information from the public regard­
ing a suspect w ho has been videotap­
ing young children w bile playing On
Friday, March 26, 1993 at approxi­
mately 4 .1 Optn East Precinct Uniform
Offices were summoned to the 3400
block of SE Caruthers Street regard­
ing a man who had been seen in the
area engaging in suspicious behavior
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with a concerned neighbor who had
confronted the suspect Reportedly,
the suspect approached three girls,
ages 11, 12, and 13 who were playing
in the street, in the 3400 block of SE
Caruthers Street. The suspect was
carrying a video recorder and began to
film the girl as they were playing The
suspect told the girls that he was from
a movie company and told them that
he was going to use their pictures in a
film Oxer the next hour the suspect
asked the girls to dance as if they were
cheerleaders. The three girls, follow ed
by the suspect, then went in to one of
the girls' home where the suspect
continued to video tape the girls
The suspect then left the resi­
dence and returned with cheerleader
type clothing al which time he asked
the girls to put the clothing on The
girls put the clothing on over existing
outer clothing and the suspect contin­
ued to v ideo tape the girls The com­
plainant. a neighbor, became suspi­
cious and confronted the suspect The
suspect told the complainant his name
was John Clark and showed him a
business card with the name of Jaguar
Movie Productions on it No such movie
company has been found to exist. The
suspect, who appeared nervous, told
the complainant that he just happened
to BE shooting in the neighborhood.
The complainant advised the suspect
to remain at the scene while the com­
plainant called for police. The suspect
quickly gathered the items he had
brought and left the scene.
The suspect has been identified by
the complainant as John Clark Milam
DOB 4-26-60, white male, 5 ’11" tall,
approximately 260 pounds, brown hair
and brow n eyes, Milam wa* convicted
in 1989 for sexual abuse in the first
degree The suspects vehicle is de­
scribed as a 1977 white Ford van.
A similar incident where a white
male has been photographing chil­
dren has also been reported in Aloha
since the March 26, 1993 incident.
Detectives ask anyone with infor­
mation regarding this incident or simi­
lar incidents to please contact Detec­
tive Jackie Jeppc of CAT at (503)796-
3400.
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