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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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Celebrate Diversity
1993-94 Main Stage Season
Opens September 10
RÁMNC BLOCKS At
BENCHES A
GAME TABLES
CANVAS AWNINGS
PEDESTRIAN PARK PLAN
CANVAS PANELS ON
UPPER LEVEL FENCING
fount A in / wading pool
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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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