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Japanese Festival To Be Held
Sunday September 12
Kenny G currently on tour w ith
Peabo Bryson w ill be perform ing in
Portland, OR at the Portland C oli
seum on September 17, 1993
O nly a handful o f musicians have
been able to cross over from the jazz
to pop charts-and even fewer have
done so w ith instrumentals-but that’s
what has made Kenny G the #1 in
strumentalist o f a ll time. When his
latest release Breathless debuted at
#9 on billboard’s album chart, Kenny
broke Stan Getz’s 30 year record for
an instrumental artist rem aining in
the Top 10. For this, his seventh
album, the Seattle-native has com
bined his love fo r Jazz/R&B/Pop and
Funk into an album that has evolv
ed from a recording career that be
gan eleven years ago and has since
accumulated sales o f over 10 m il
lion.
Breathless, Kenny’ s firs t album
in four years, was largely recorded
and mixed in his new home studio,
Studio G. According to Kenny, the
key to his success is the inspiration he
gets w hile playing at home. “ I look
outside and i f it is raining, the song
w ill be something that has to do w ith
rain. When I come here, it is a safe
haven for me, i t ’ s like an oasis.”
Breathless, 14-song album, includ
ing the debut single “ Forever In Love,”
showcases Kenny’s talents on a va ri
ety o f saxophones in addition to han
d lin g keyboard and drum program
ming. “ This album is in my opinion
my best work to date and a reflection
o f the growth and changes that I have
made and experienced as a musician
and as a human being during the last
fo u r y e a rs .” O th e r tra d e m a rk
instrumentals on the album include
“ Joy O f L ife,” “ Alone,” “ M orning,”
and “ The Wedding Song” w hich this
album, Kenny adds Peabo Bryson
(“ By The Time This N ig h t Is Over” )
and Aaron Neville (“ Even I f M y Heart
W ould Break” ) to his distinguished
lis t o f vocalists he has worked w ith
over the years (A retha F ra n klin ,
W itney Houston, Smokey Robinson,
N a ta lie Cole, D io n n e W a rw ick,
Kenny G, Jazz Musician
George Benson, M ichael B olton,
Celine D ion and Johnny G ill). Both
vocal tracks were produced by noted
hitm akers W alter A fan asie ff and
D avid Foster.
Upon graduating from the U n i
versity o f Washington w ith a degree
in accounting, Kenny Gorelick was
hired by Jeff Lorber to jo in his popu
la r Portland-based band, the Jeff
Lorber Fusion. He spent four years
w ith them, and in the process d istin
guished h im self to the point where
Arista Records, (Lorber’ s label), o f
fered h im his own solo deal which
lead to the release o f Kenny G.
Kenny subsequently moved to
New Y o rk and began work on his
second album, G Force. Produced by
K a sh if and Wayne Brathwalte (B illy
Ocean), the album led to the making
o f K enny’ s th ird album, G ravity,
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which mixed vocals (such as the in i
tial Kenny G and K ashif duet single
“ Love O n T he R ise ” ) and
instrumentals (“ Japan” ), as Kenny
demonstrated his virtuosity on so
prano and alto sax, flute, and synthe
sizer, as well as on the lyricon, a
wind-activated synthesizer.
W ith the success o f Kenny’ s
fourth album, the m ulti-platin um
Duotones, Kenny’ s career exploded
“ It wasn’ t u ntil Duotones, that I felt
my true voice came out,” quips Kenny.
Produced on the West Coast where
Kenny ’ s musical career began, Kenny
teamed w ith producers Preston Glass
and Narada Michael Walden. The
blockbuster album set the world on
fire and produced the pop h it “ Song
bird” - a song composed and recorded
in 1986 for a g irl he had recently met
(and who is now his wife, Lyndie.)
“ U n til ‘ Songbird’ hit, I don’t think
anyone knew that an instrumental
like that could w ork,” says Kenny. “ I
had w ritten a song that was sim ilar to
that on Gravity, called ‘Japan.’ That
was the way I could w rite and play i f
left to do it myself, w itho ut any
influences.” Kenny’ s fifth album was
the m ulti-platinum , self-produced.
Silhouette, which produced the mega
smash single, “ Silhouette.” Kenny
wrapped-up the 80’ s style w ith the
release o f his sixth and only live
album to date, Kenny G. Live, which
Kenny says “ captured the live experi
ence that I felt was more o f a true
representation o f my sound.” Along
w ith 6 Grammy nominations. Kenny
has also been named Instrumentalist
is ro llin g Stone's Readers’ Poll and
Playboy’ s Readers’ Poll.
Away from touring and the re
cording studio, the saxophonist, pro
ducer, songwriter and licensed pilot
(his favorite hobby), divides time be
tween homes in Seattle and Los A n
geles.
As Kenny has already established
him self as one o f the most distinctive
musicians, the success o f Breathless
is destined to stake out new musical
territory and w in new fans.
Natsu Matsuri, a Japanese Sum
mer Festival, w ill be held Sunday
September 12 from noon to 6pm at
Pioneer Courthouse Square in dow n-
town Portland.
Professional Japanese dancers,
singers and musicians w ill perform
traditional classical dance, folk songs
and koto music. They w ill also dem
onstrate kimono wearing, tea cer
emony and ikebana. Japanese flower
arranging. There w ill also be karoake
singing contests.
The festival is presented by the
Portland-Sapporo Sister City Asso
ciation and the major sponsor is
Benihana. Supporting sponsors are
C lairm ont Inc , Pioneer Place Shop
ping Center, and the Japan-America
Society o f Oregon. The event is free
and open to the public.
The Portland-Sapporo Sister City
Association is a non-profit volunteer
organization which promotes friend
ship and understanding between the
citizens o f Portland and Sapporo, Ja
pan.
Sapporo is Portland’s oldest sis
ter city o f 34 years. Sapporo is located
on Hokkaido, Japan’ s northern is
land. The Association organizes ex
changes to Sapporo, hosts delega
tions from Sapporo, matches busi
ness and school affiliations, and ar
ranges homestavs. The Association
receives no funding from the city and
operates on revenue raised through
membership and special events.
PDX Hits All-Time High
For Passengers
Those persons traveling through
Portland International A irport (PDX)
in July who thought the airport was
unusually busy were rig h t—July was
the busiest month in P D X ’ s 53-year
history.
More than 888,000 people trav
eled through PD X in July, surpassing
the a irp o rt’ s previous one-month
record o f8 5 9 ,189 set in August 1992.
July’s passenger total was nearly 11
percent greater than July 1992’s 801,
905.
For January-July 1993, PDX has
handled 4.6 m illio n passengers, a
15.4 percent jum p over 1992 ’ s seven-
month mark o f a 4 m illion
W h ile passengers passing
through PD X continued to soar, the
a irpo rt’s cargo growth slowed to 2
percent in July w ith 14, 331 tons
compared w ith 14,047 tons in July
1992. Cargo for the year is s till 10
percent above 1992’ s seven-month
total, 98,603 tons vs. 89, 690.
General a v ia tio n operations
(takeoffs and landings) were down
throughout the Port o f Portland’s
four-airport system, except fo r at
PD X where they increased by 13.5
percent. Troutdale A irp o rt’s opera
tions dropped from 11,707 in July
1992 to 11,072 in July 1993 as a result
o f the annual Troutdale A erofair
moving from July to June this year.
H illsboro A irp o rt’s operations fell
from 18,552 in July 1992 to 17,814 in
July 1993.
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1993-94 Main Stage Season
Opens September 10
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CANVAS AWNINGS
PEDESTRIAN PARK PLAN
CANVAS PANELS ON
UPPER LEVEL FENCING
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Diagram for Artists Revue
The M etropolitan Arts Commis
sion seeks artists fo r a Percent for
Public A rt project at the new North
Precinct.
The M etropolitan Arts Commis
sion is pleased to invite artists and
artist teams to apply for a public art
project for the N orth Precinct’s new
fa cility in Northeast Portland. The
budget for this project is $30,000
The Portland Police Bureau is
relocating the N orth Precinct to the
comer o f NE K illin g sw o rth and M ar
tin Luther K in g Jr. Boulevard. The
south end o f the former W alnut Park
Fred Meyer store has been redesign
ed to house the precinct. The Port
land Development Commission is
undertaking a selection process to
fin d retail tenants to occupy the
north side o f the b u ild in g along
Killingsw orth.
The general goals for the
project are the artwork:
1) Be o f highest aesthetic quality and
workmanship.
2) Be sensitive to and/or reflective o f
the citizens begin served by the
N orth Precinct and bring a sense
o f community to the location it
occupies.
3) Contain some elements which are
developed by w orking w ith com
m unity children.
4) Foster positive interaction between
the police and the community.
The N orth Precinct project pro
vides many opportunities for an artist
or artist team. The committee has
suggested public art for the site m ight
include w orking on aspects o f the
project w ith children. Final plans for
the pedestrian park are s till being
refined and could allow an artist to
contribute to the overall design. An
artist m ight explore such components
as benches; awnings; the building
facade; the wading pool; a canopy,
which could extend over the plaza
area to create dry space and a covered
w alk; permanent tables; or the con
crete paving, which w ill extend the
length o f the plaza, as intriguing op
tions for public art.
There w ill be two tours o f the
site, one on Thursday, September 9 at
LOO p.m. and a second on Monday,
September 13 at 1pm. Project archi
tect Aron Facgre w ill lead the tour.
The deadline for submissions is Sep
tember 30, 1993.
Artists w ishing to obtain a copy
o f the prospectus and application or
who wish to sign up for one o f the site
tours should contact K ris tin Law
Calhoun at (503) 823-5401.
“What’s Love Got To Do With It”
The latest sizzling chapter in the
fc o f Tina Turner continues this
immer w ith the release o f “ Why
lust We W ait U n til Tonight?,” the
eond single from “ W hat’ s Love Got
o Do W ith ,” the soundtrack to the
inic-titlcd h it film based on Turner ’ s
fe. The album, her debut on V irg in
ccords, has already sailed well be-
md the gold mark, w hile Turner
srself continues to wow audiences
ith her current sold-out “ W hat’s
ove?” tour
The retail punch o f “ What Love
Got To Do W ith It" has been boosted
by the record’ s smash debut single “ I
D o n 't Wanna Fight,” a Top 10 h it on
B illboard's Hot 100 chart. Sim ilar
success is anticipated for “ Why Must
We W ait U n til Tonight?," produced
and w ritten by Bryan Adams w ith
Robert John “ M u tt” Lange, and fea
turing a steamy video by director Pc-
tcrC arc(w hodircctcd“ l Don’t Wanna
F ig h t”).
True to form. Turner's current
sold-out tour continues to knock out
fans and critics alike USA Today
lauded her live show as “ an electrify
ing return to form that puts today’s
meek-voiced divas to shame.” The
Dallas M orning News raved “ her set
was as intense as any Pearl Jam Show,
and revealed that the many hard rock
acts who have played Dallas this sum
mer arc mere pretenders." The San
Francisco Chronicle stated si mply that
T urner’s live show "h it goosebump
pay d irt.”
Artists Repertory Theatre opens
its 1993-94 season, "A ffa irs o f the
Heart,” on September 10 w ith C hris
topher Durang’s fast-paced comedy
o f fam ily life and love, The M am age
o f Bette and Boo, at the Y W C A ’ s
intim ate W ilson Center, 1111 S.W.
10th Avenue. Performances continue
through October 17.
The cast includes the various
members o f the Brennan fam ily, in
cluding E m ily Saher as Bette; Megan
Taylor as her mother, Margaret; Jerry
Basham as her father, Paul; Marianne
Dothery as her sister, Joan; and Suzie
Duck as her younger sister, Em ily.
The smaller Hudlockc fam ily is
represented by James Eikrcm as Boo;
Gary Powell as his father, K arl, and
Jean M ille r as his mother. Soot. Rick
M u llin s portrays Father Donnally and
the doctor and John J. O'Hagan plays
the young Matt.
Popular actress Karen Boetttcher-
Tate makes her A rtists Repertory
Theatre directorial debut w ith this
production. Lawrence Larsen de
signed the set; bridal designer Cindi
Childs Sitowski created the costumes;
David Tallm an designed the lighting
and Roger Riecker provided props.
Laughing at misery can be dis
concerting, but Durang knows its ca
thartic power: “ I found suffering to
ta lly paralyzing . but then as I started
to write [the play] suddenly the ex
trem ity o f suffering made me giddy
and I found the energy and distance to
relish the awfulness o f it a ll.”
Durang’s comedy delicately bal
ances boisterous exaggeration on a
foundation o f bleak misery.
D urang’ s works attack social
structures w ith zesty satire He rav
ages C atholicism in Sister M ary
Ignatius Explains It A ll For You,
a tta cks p s y c h o lo g y in B eyond
Therapy , sends up film genres in The
History o f American F ilm and shreds
the family in Baby w ith the Bathwater
The failure o f the structures in which
he has placed his faith-religion, psy
chology and fam ily-to live up to his
expectations fuels his angry comedy.
The history o f The Marriage o f
Bette and Boo is closely intertwined
with Durang’s personal history. While
the play was w ritten originally as a
one-act published in 1973, the highly
personal nature o f the work prevented
D uring from completing the play until
a fl:r his father had a stroke and no
lorger could appreciate the w o rk ’s
contents. Underscoring the autobio
graphical nature o f the play, Durang
originated the role o f M att at the New
York Shakespeare Festival'sprenucre
o f the full-length version in 1985.
This production is made pos
sible, in part by grants from the M et
ropolitan Arts Commission and the
Oregon Arts Commission.
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