» , •», 1 m P ori l a n d O bserver • A ugust 28, 1996 P age Ç r/z /j B3 (Elje Jîo rtla n ù (iDbseruer EPÌTERTAIM M ENT /^3C euettfo 'yhictatf, (Ae 3 0 (A Kiss me. KESS stampedes into Portland with their distinct heavy metal rock and roll. 8 p.m., at the Rose Garden $45 from TicketMaster, 244-4400 Good Tunes. Inflatable Soule with Peter Cornell and Ivan’s W ish with Nancy Cambell, guitar and vocals, 9:30 p.m., Mt. Tabor Theatre & Pub, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. 238-1646. Pure Jazz. The John LilsenG roupat5 p.m. at the Pioneer Courthouse Square. Carol, sing us your jazz C arol E ttm a n b rin g s a rare warmth and fresh n ess to fa m ilia r and lesser-known works o f the clas­ sic a nd contem porary com posers o f our era, as well as to an exciting collection o f ja zz originals. She has been called a "jazz vocal­ ist of formidable skill... a true musi­ cians’ singer.” Brasserie Montmartre (626 SW Park, downtown) hosts the jazz vo­ calist on September 3rd from 8:(X) pm -m idnight. During her visit to Portland for the W estern Alliance of Arts Pre­ senters Conference, Carol will ap­ pear with pianist Randy Porter, bass­ ist Phil Baker and drum m er Henry Ettman, performing tunes from her Five Fingers o f Funk performs at 9:30 p in. at Berbati’s Pan, 231 S.W. Ankeny St., 248-4579. g r e a t S i n g i n g . ’ ’-Michele Weir Jazz Vocal Educator, L.A. Saiicidcut (Ae S / d t Jazz Workshop. Mary Margaret Music presents a vocal jazz workshop and clinic w ith N ancy K ing and M ary Kadderly, 1 1 a.m „ Steen’s Coffee House, 2603 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd., 222-7310. Get Hooked. John Lee Hooker, 75, has been in the business for 60 years and is one o f the m ost influential living bluesman in the world. 6 p.m. at the Washington Park Rose Garden, $25 from TicketMaster, 224-44IX). latest album, “Experim ent”, which features Randy Porter. With a repertoire o f over 2,000 songs, Carol is equally at home at concerts, jazz clubs, dances, con­ ventions and cocktail parties... work­ ing with groups ranging from a 14- piece big band to an intimate duo setting. She also plays piano and keyboards and writes many of her own arrangements. Music critic Jack Neal says, “Car- ol Ettm an’s classic jazz album, “Ex­ periment” is filled with so many spellbinding moments of sophisti­ cated jazz I couldn't stop listening to it for weeks. "Now when I go back to it, which is often, it's like running into a classy old friend and sharing warm memo­ ries of good times past. “Carol evokes the fabulous scat virtuosity of Ella Fitzgerald that’s just there, natural as can be on Cole M ichael F leming Elliott Murphy. O n e tim e p ro to -N e w W ave singer/songwriter performs in sup­ port of latest release, Selling the Gold, Key Largo, 31 N.W. First Ave., 223-9919. M adonna moving on Pop singer M adonna has paid $2.7 million fo r a 1920s hom e in Los Angeles, a property about h a lf the size o f the nearby residence she La Femme. has been trying to sell, the Los A n ­ “On the Cover of a magazine,” geles Times reported. "She’s scaling down,” the paper is the theme for the 15th annual La Femme Magnifique Beauty Pag­ quoted a source as saying. Her new purchase boasts a 3,500 eant, in which celebrity judges se­ lect the most glamorous female square-foot main house with five bedrooms and a two-bedroom guest im personator in the universe. Montgomery Park Atrium, 206 house. N.W. Third Ave., 22-5338. The recently restored M editerra­ nean-style house is in the tree-lined Symphony in the suburb of Los Fcliz, and had been listed at $3.2 million. Neighborhood. Her current 7,800-square foot Concert and festival at Alberta home that overlooks the HOLLY­ P ark , N .W . 22nd A ve. and WOOD sign has been on the market Killingsworth St., 3 p.m. (Sym­ for some time, most recently at $6.5 phony at 7). million, the paper said. Dan Balmer Trio. Madonna reportedly spends most 8:30 at Jazz de Opus & Opus of the time in her Miami residence, and she also has a place in M anhat­ Too, 33 N.W. 2nd Ave., 222-6077. tan. She is currently awaiting the birth of her first child and the December release of her new movie, “Evita.” ary hard rockers Kiss and LL Cool J join previously announced perform­ ers Alanis Morissette, Bush, Fugees, Hootie & The Blowfish, Metallica, Oasis, The C ranberries and The Smashing Pumpkins. Toni Braxton, who is nominated for “ Best R&B V ideo" for "Y ou're Makin' Me High," Seal, who is nom­ inated for “Best Male Video" for “ Don’tCry,” actor Tim Robbins, Jenny McCarthy, MTV’s "Singled Out' and artist/actor Tupac join previously an­ nounced presenters Mariah Carey, Dennis Rodman, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Bacon, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Damon Wayans and Chris Rock. The theme for this year’s show is “Mysteries O f The Unexplained ”. “ Death In The Hood” A Video Presentation . i J ä l l I b A l, Grassroot News Presents Premiere Party/Focus Group August 29th 1996, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM PCC Cascade Terrell Hall Room 122, 705 N. Killingsworth Sponsored By Multnomah ( 'ounty Juvenile Justice • The Private Industry Council S e lf Enhancement, Inc • Yaun Youth Center Multnomah County Health Department • G.l.F. T Music Provided By J.R. Production Parking On Campus $2.00 For More Information Call 287-9074 MUSIC LEGENDS CONVERGE-Writer and producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (left), with Ernie Isley and Ronald Isley on-stage during the three-day Pleasure Island event at Disney World, the largest o f its kind in the world Jim Carrey is in serious talks to Celine Dion. star in “The Secret L ife o f Walter Grammy-winner Celine Dion Mitty ”, the rem ake o f the 1 947com­ continues to sell out the biggest edy that starred D anny Kaye. venues in the world. 8 p.m., at the As Mitty, Carrey would play a R ose G a rd e n , $ 3 2 .5 0 from timid man who, in daydreams, be­ TicketM aster, 224-4400. comes a brave swashbuckling hero. He finally gets the chance to be a Where Rivers Run. hero for real. Jeff Leonard and Jason Moore Landing Carrey would represent a join pianist John Nilsen in a CD major coup for New Line, whose two release concert performing cuts Carrey movies, "The M ask” and from N ilsen’s Where Rivers Run, “Dumb and Dumber” each grossed 5 p.m., Tualatin River Nursery & more than $100 million at the box Coffeehouse, 65 S. Dollar St., West office. Linn, 650 -8 5 11. New Line is expected to bring on an A-list screenwriter and director so Daily Planet. that the film will be the next starring W inner of the 1995 British Blue­ vehicle for Carrey after the drama, grass A ssociation’s “Best Progres­ “The Truman Show.” H e’ll begin sive Band” award. Duffy’s Pub, that film right after the comedy “Liar, 8203 N. Ivanhoe St., 289-7798. Liar.” ScUtddUf (Ac /d ( Porter’s upbeat album opening “Ex­ periment," right through 16 tunes all natural as they can be with the mature Ettman style “There are standards—a marathon “This Song is You” and a throaty, sultry "I Only Miss Him”—and some refreshing new com ers-a reflective “I Have That Feeling I’ve Been Here Before” and a smoldering “Nothing Like You.” Thick with bits, pieces and mem­ ories of the immortal Sarah Vaughan, the smooth stylings of June Christy and the inspired jazz phrasing of Ethel Ennis, the singer Carol credits most with making her comfortable with her own jazz styling. As the critics say, "Experiment isn’t copy-cat musicianship, it’s pure Carol.” Music legends converge Carrey's all over the silver screen by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kiss and LL Cool J are set to perform at The 1996 M TV Video Music Awards. MTV’s thirteenth annual telecast of the “Video Music Awards” will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 8:00p.m. (FT). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, who re­ ceived four nominations for “Tha Crossroads,” including “Best Video O f The Year," will perform "Tha Crossroads” for the first time on tele­ vision at this year’s awards ceremony. LL Cool J, who is nominated for “Best Rap Video" for "Doin’ It,” performed and received the "Best Rap Video” award for "Mama Said Knock You Out” at the 1991 awards ceremony. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, legend­ Carol Ettman gives Portland a taste o f her smooth jazz. The veteran singer is as fresh as ever in her experimental melodies. Fresh a rrangementsfor good times, wonderful rhythm section, Funkdafied. 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