11 a n d O bserver <ni|e |Jorthuib ODbsrruer EUTERTAIUMEUT Ernestine Kenny Oarrctl Pursuance: The Music Or John Coltrane Anderson Blues It takes uncom m on courage fo r a m usician Io measure h im se lf against the accom plishm ents and spirits o f the ja zz greats - it takes e xtra o rd i Dues & Love Black Hope. the saxophones and flute, having (teen A virtuoso as sensitive as he is powerful, Garrett has long played all surrounded by jazz since being born into a musical Detroit fam ily in 1961. nary skills, in te g rity and devotion to News renew ja zz classics so they become as im mediate, m eaningful and m o v ing in re-creation as when they were append firs t laid down a generation or tw o Ernestine Anderson Jazz F e s tiv a l. In a life tim e o f h o n o rs and a ccolades, E rn e s tin e was vo te d “ N ew V o c a l S ta r O f 5 9 ” in the D o w n Beat C r it ic ’ s P o ll, was fe a tu re d in T im e m a g a z in e ; gave a co m m a n d p e r fo r m ance at the W h ite H ouse and ■received tw o G ra m m y n o m in a tio n s fo r Best Jazz V o c a l P e rfo r m ance. N e ve r M a ke Y o u r M o v e T o o Soon in 81, B ig C ity in 83 (w h ic h was a lso Ja zz tim e s p ic k 1926 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97232 ago. A t age 35, alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett is one o f very few players equal to the challenges and lo r T o p T en A lb u m th a t y e a r). In 1993, M s. A n d e rs o n released the h ig h ly a c c la im e d N o w A n d Then on Q u e st R e co rd s fo r lo n g -tim e frie n d and m e n to r, Q u in c y Jones. H e r Q w e s t d e b u t g a rn e re d E rn e s tin e A n d e rs o n ye t a n o th e r G ra m m y n o m in a tio n fo r Best Jazz V o c a l P e rfo rm a n c e , and also re w a rd s o f the im m o rta l John C oltrane s music, a sound soelemen- tal and impassioned, so fu lly -s w in g ing and ly ric a lly expansive, its beau ties and truths are universally ac knowledged. W hich leads us to “ Pursuance,” meaning not so much “ chase,” as d e s ig n FULL SERVICE SALON K enny G a rre tt "ca rryin g fo rth ,” less object than process-as in G a rre tt’ s Pursuance: 1 he M usic O f John Coltrane, his third album fo r W arner Bros., fo l lo w in g I9 9 5 ’ s T rio lo g y and I9 9 2 's m a rke d her firs t ve n tu re in to song w r it in g w h ic h has sin ce tu rn e d in to her new m u s ic a l lo ve . 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K e v in M a h o g a n y , b o rn J u ly 30, 1958, in Kansas C ity -- th a t presents the Neighborhood Youth Theatre Project Walnut Park in g a tim e when c la s s ic R & B leaned to w a rd s M e m p h is and M o (Previously know as Theatre in Da Hood, N etC M BO R H O O O n tT A fl CCMTCft W o rk s h o p L o catio n s Interstate firehouse C ultural Center • 5340 N. Interstate • 823-2000 ilia De C lara Vista • N F 72nd & K illtn g sw o rth • 284-7075/ 249-2061 Shop Where it Counts! Rice School/Asian Fam ily Center • 6433 NE T illa m o o k • 235-9396 Walnut Park Retail Center - Comer of MLK & Killngsworth c o m in g film , Kansas C ity , K e v in g re w up in the a fte rm a th o f the c it y ’ s a ll-n ig h t, b a w d y, n o -h o ld s - barred heyday. K e v in a rriv e d d u r Workshops July 8 -2 6 9 :0 0 a.m. - 1:30 p.m Merchant List I t ’ s M y K in d o f Face JP's Custom Fram ing Key Bank M other Dear’s Tasty Pastries 284-9570 288-2118 F \ 795-6035 V c la rin e t, there w ere p ia n o le s sons; a fte r the c la rin e t, he b e came an a c c o m p lis h e d b a rito n e s a xo p h o n ist. In h ig h sc h o o l he p la ye d in no fe w e r than th re e ja z z bands. H is in te re st in s in g in g d id n ’ t m a te ria liz e u n til he a tte n d e d c o l lege w here K e v in says he b e cam e a ttu n e d to m u s ic a ls and p e o p le such as Gene K e lly , F red A s ta ire and the lik e . K e v in ’ s m u s ic a l in te re sts, q u ite o b v io u s ly , have a lw a ys been broad. Advertise In CL lie ') J n r t l a n b (D h s c rtic r ( all 503-288-0033 Potluck and Performances July 2 4 -2 6 6 -9 p.m. B r e a k fa s t a n d L u n ch p r o v id e d 287-7655 to w n , and s o u l-c o -e x is te d w ith ro c k ‘ n ’ ro ll. 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