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ij¡L»-.w . »'• 2 ç ' .«L.-. • Sh ■» ' ' ■’«».V i l , -2* \ ~ . • YA^-X K**v ;. Tm P ori land O bserver • J une 19, 1996 P age M l B 3 (The |Jo rtlan b ODbscruv L'r ENTERTAINMENT F le m in g & J o h n “Fleming & John A re The Car penters o f the 9t) ’s H ith Led Zeppe lin ’s Rhythm Section... ’’-Ben Folds If you w ere to ask Flem ing McWilliams and John Mark Painter what their music is all about, their honest an sw e r-d e liv e re d with a friendly chuckle, perhaps-w ould be simple: music. From an early age, both o f them were enthralled by the alluring spell ofcreative expression, and their years o f making music for the sheer joy of it fulfillment on their debut Universal Records album. Delusions o f Grandeur. As well, the songs within explore the interaction o f artistic expression with life, love and the modern world. Because for Fleming & John, music their lives, and vice versa. Zoo Summer Concerts M etro W ashington Park zoo launches its popu lar summer concert series o f Your Zoo & All That Jazz on Wednesday nights through august 14. Wells Fargo Bank presents the fifth season o f Rhythm & Zoo on Thursday nights through August 15. The park-1 ike sett ing o f zoo’scon- cert lawn has become Portland’s Pre mier place for popular music. Last year, over 70,000 people attended zoo concerts. This year’s series prom ises to attract even more with such a high quality line up musical perform ers. All proceeds from the concerts benefit the zoo. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. Ad mission is $5.50 for adults, $3.50 for kids, and $4.00 for seniors (kids 2 and under are free) No alcohol, sand chairs only, and blankets cannot be placed on the lawn until after 4 p.m. Free overflow parking and a shuttle bus are avail able o ff the Sylvan Exit on Highway 26. Tri-met busses #59 and #63 serve the zoo. For more information about the concerts, call 220-3687. Ear! Ulughs Sudden Burst c/Energy] “The music we make comes from our lives,” notes Fleming, “and we are doing the music we love.” Al though it’s taken the duo some eight years o f hard work since they first joined forces to start having a wide spread impact, the pay-off is already evident in the buzz created by Delu sions o f G randeur after its initial; independent release According to Alternative Press, “ Fleming & John explode with big grandiose production and a soaring female voice that can fill stadiums with broad, excessive emotions. It’s pure, heavy gorgeousness... "Their ‘s o p h is tic a te d , d is tin c tiv e pop”(Nashville Scene) has earned substantial airplay on new rock and adult alternative stations in such key markets as Atlanta, Phoenix, Mem phis, Norfolk and their homebase o f Nashvil le, as well as in Europe. Mean while, the band—which also features bassist Stan Rawls and drummer Shawn M cW illiam s (F lem ingg’s brother)—has gone from packing N ashville’s Largest clubs to carving out a tour circuit across the South east. The symmetry between vitalist extraordinary and lyricist Fleming McWilliams and composer, arrang er and multi-instrum entalist John Mark Painter is fascinating. He’s e v e ry th in g I ’m n o t,” e x p la in s Fleming. I would come up with mel odies and words, and he’s so good at voicing.” “I was really never interested in writing whole songs,’’John notes. “ 1 always wanted to take something and do arrangements and production. It: Over the years, listeners have come to anticipate something dif ferent ineachsucceeding Earl Klugh album, while knowing at the heart o f it would always be his trademark melodic magic. Sudden Burst of Energy is no except ion to that Klugh tradition, nor to his penchant for creating lyrical, rich, pop-tinged jazz with an after glow that borrows from almost every' musical genre from classical to r&b. The title o f his latest Warner Bros. Records release is a playful and wry take on the sleeping Klugh and bulldog that grace the album ’s cover, rather than an announcement that Klugh has changed his predilec tion for understated elegance and laid back sensuality and decided to rock out. Klugh spent two years o f touring and road-test ing the material for Sud den Burst O f Energy. The distinctive and innovative guitarist declares, “ I like it a lot. I really worked on it until I felt it was totally right Recording mostly close to home gave me the luxury o f time.. "He adds, “ Even with all the pre-production fine-tun ing there was a lot o f improvisation in every session.” Klugh brought in a host o f top artists and studio musicians that in-1 eluded Harvey M ason (drum s) Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), Luis Resto (keyboards & acoustic | piano) and Ray Manzerolle (saxo phone). Long-term friend and drum-1 mer Gene Dunlap, who is also pari ofthe Earl Klugh I’rio, provided the pocket on several tunes, and Al I i n ner was on hand to add another | touch o f home to the musical mix. Turner, one o f the top sessionl players in the country and a Klugh musical mainstay, plays bass in | Earl's touring band. A FEW QOOD BANDS The 12th annual Hawthorne Street Fair, August 17-19,1996, is extending their music application deadline to June 21. The fair has three stages, each showcasing a different type of music. The music committee is looking for blues, folk, rock, dance, jazz, n m A o fn n r v t in te r n a tio n a l hands Bob James Trio “Go straight ahead” means noth ing to the blind. A ll’s straight ahead that does not lie behind. Bob James, veteran soloist, mas ter o f multiple alliances, innovator and groundbreaker, serves up a shot ofpotentjazz on h is current Warner Bros. Records release. Straight Up. the album features a trio config uration, James taking the lead on aco ustic piano, with C hristian M cBride on bass and Brian Blade on drums. This lean approach serves to underscore the richness o f Jam es’ melodic and harmonic structure and his mastery o f mood and nuance. Straight Upcomprises five James originals, including a new version o f“N ightcrawler, original ly record ed for his 1977 release. 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