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P agi B3 Dana Dain’s Music Galore 8v Galore Paging A Taste Of Jazz PAGERS $65 WE BUY & ACTIVATE ANY PAGER •SPRÎNG'SPËCÏÀL Event Sets Sail On Cruise Ship 1-800 #’s $10 B y .Ions M c G rath When "A Taste of Jazz" sets sail Iron) downtown Portland and heads up the Willamette, it will truly he one of the year's major jazz events F o eu s o f the th re e -h o u r sternw heeler eruise is a look and listen at what Portland offers in the includes 3 mos Cheer’5 Norin Begins New Series ¡si«, ★ Toll Free from Anywhere in U.S. ★ No more quarters needed for i^ ^ p h o n e s 3213 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd O O O Q 1 Q fi Portland £ o O ' u l O V world of jazz. "A Taste of Jazz" lakes off from Southwest Front and Stark streets at 4 p in . Sunday. May 2I. but not be fore patrons gel a taste ol the musie th ey ’ll hear on board form Pal O ' Neal ’s Ri verboat Jazz B and.a s ix- pieee dixieland aggregation based in Portland but know n am ong trad i- Across form Nike Outle & Popeye 's Chicken “Farris Fashions 1) All Snake Shoe’s From $49.95 to $99.95 2) Two Piece Matching Pants, Shirt & Walking Shoes $59.95 3) Easter Six Button Double Breasted Suits Reg $139.00 Now $1 19.00 4) 15% Off On All Women's Fashions Spring 15% Off Sale „ Visa I Master / American Express / Select Check Sen ice 2929 NE Alberta Leader Art Abrams, a studio trumpeter who moved to Oregon from Los Angeles several years ago. has put together a I /-piece band that highlights the cream de la creme of jazz players in Portland. Riverboat Jazz and the Swing Machine will split sets on the top deck of the paddlewheller, giving shore-bound listeners a small taste ot what those on the boat are getting all afternoon. While the bands on the top deck are play ing. a nonstop three-hour jam session will unfold below deck. Christopher Lawrence, George Wendt, Kate Hodge and Pat Finn irina Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CBS, KOIN-TV Channel 6. New title at Powell s c / yuc A limited number of free tickets and limousine sen ice to Sunil: Portland is being donated to area youth as part of an effort to prov and drugs. Woody Broadnex of Unstuck Productions said 2« tickets ar limousines for escorts by Roy Jay Enterprises. Unstuck Production schools in special programs to promote productive lifestyles, Broai For information call R. Sherri Thompson at 282-1627 or 288-0 In 1 know What the Read Clay Looks Like (Crown), writer and editor Rebecca Carroll skillfully interviews fifteen black women writers about race, gender, and their craft. Each interview is accompanied by an excerpt from the author s work. With eloquence and candor, these women, tell their stories:,Davida Adedjouma, Tina McElroy Ansa. Lorene Cary, Pearl Cleage, J. California Cooper. Rita Dove. Gloria Wade-Gavles. Nikki Giovanni. Marita Golden. June Jordan, Gloria Nay lor. Barbara Neely. Gwendoyne M. Parker, Charlotte Watson Sherman, and this session, since it features a aozen of the best jazz artists in to w n. In tact, sponsoring Mt. Hood Festival ot Jazz. Instrumental W orkshop organizers will have two rhythm sections, two guitars and four horns at the jam . making it an ongoing event and giv- ¿ffeians P re s e n te d by H enry W e in h a rd 's P riv a te R e s erv e W h a t w e p la y Barbara Summers l i ’F o ” POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS -L o u is A r m s t r o n g 1005 W Burnside • 228-4651 • TDD 226-2475 he 37th Annual iBONY FASHION Ron Steen ing these players chances to "sit in with other artists they rarely get to hear or play with. Those who remember the im pact the onetime Cotton Club had on the jazz community will get a tug ot nostalgia at the session . The trio from the '60s that featured drummer Mel Brown, guitarist Hank Swarn and organist Benny Wilson will be on hand to stir up those vibes. And if veteran guitarist Swarn and young guitarist Dan Faehnle do a guitar "session" together, it'll just be one of many highlights on a balmy spring afternoon o f jazz. Tenor saxist Lee Wuthenow and alto saxist Warren Rand are slated to play and will solo alongside trum peter Paul Mazzio and trombonist Jeff Uusitalo. Ron Steen is also featured Bass ists Andre St. James and Dave Captein join in the fun along with Benny Wilson and John Fresk on piano. The cruise is limited to 4(M). Tickets are $25, available at G.I Joc'sT icketm aster and the Portland f „ n i p r F o r the Performing Arts. Presents A p r il Shining fiourO f ‘fashion 94/ 95 P o r tla n d M e m o r ia l C o lis e u m t ic k e t s a t T ic k e tm a s te r o u tle ts s t a t e w id e o r c h a r g e -b y -p h o tie (5 0 3 ) 2 2 4 -4 4 0 0 Sponsored by P O R T L A N D CH A PTE R M u s ic A s s o c i a t i o n TH E LIN K S, IN C . Private Reserve • sponsored by: the Oregonian's A & E, KG0N 9 2 .3 fm ?adh>, K W IJm dio. Pyramid^Ale. El M l, Music Millennium & Ticketmaster of Oregon Benefit of LIN KS E D U C A T IO N A L S C H O L A R S H IP F U N D Diz OREGON CONVENTION CENTER FricLav, April 21,1995 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at: Mrs. C’s Wigs • 281-6525 707 N.E. Fremont House of Sound - 281-1502 J606 N. Williams Ave. |. Kurls & Co. - 282-5809 2948 N.E. M IK Blvd. One Stop Records Shop - 284-2435 1612 N.E. Killingsworth May 2-7, 1995 • 8:00 p.m. • Intermediate Theatre Portland Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Price: $30.00 WIN A TRIP TO ANY DESTINATION SERVED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES OR AMERICAN EAGLE IN THE DOMESTIC 48 STATES All seats reserved: $ 12.50, $ 10 and $6 Available at the PCPA Box Office, and at all Fred Meyer FASTIXX outlets ( Includes I yr subscription to EBONY'EM ot 6-month subscription to JET) Puces inc Iurte user and convemence fees Mail and phone orders subirsi Io add I, S ... / . y »WW
