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» KM WBtiafam4.7i.Var.''. í,V P age B3 T he P o r t l a n d O b s e r v e r • J u l y 3 0 , 1997 (E lje ^ J o r t la n h © b s e r u e r . r/z /j ENTERTAINMENT JE F F Among contem porary jazz musicians, it’s long been and un written adage that within every great sideman is a solo artist waiting to emerge. Known the world over as the charismatic saxophone voice of the instru m e n ta l su p e rg ro u p T he Rippingtons, Jell Kashiwa has made an extraordinary mark on the genre over the pas, seven years by virtue of his world class performances with the hand both The Caf »tain’s Global G rooves K A S H IW A #4 A b L live and on each of their best selling recordings since 1990. W hile still an integral member of the Russ Freeman-led ensemble, 41^*». £ • / / , / - lIL K a s h iw a r e a li/ e d h is d r e a m s o la _ . solocareer last year with his Fahr- enheit Records debut Remem- her Catalina, a collection Jazz,z magazine called a > trip no seafaring pop-jazz z z < adventurer will ever for g e t . ” His new release, X t Walk a Mile, offers a , striking blend otaggres- y. sive funk and cool ro mance which finds Kashiwa further realizing his poten tial as a composer and an all-around reed player. ■ D an F a J C a p i Aim's M ysric VoyAQt is sow ON KMHD 8 9 t FM. VFfdNfsdAy IO p m in I i R ani I v C annon Killv B roai I wav W arri n R ani ) Reber r a KiltjORi Ed B i n n i i i K w h P orhr ItSSIl A WllllAMS pieces like the title track. Kashiwa named the album alter the Track Walk a Mile because of the positive altitude and imagery the rhythm of the track inspired. "Som e thing about the beat made me see a IL man toting a barge, walking along w ith a heavy load. It's powerful, hypnotic- grooves made me sec a certain degree of triumph over struggle, and although my intention wasn’t to make any sort ol concrete social statement.the idea ex tends to having compassion for the lives of our fellow men, trying to belter understand them by M om P i II ar P i II ar AsptN G rove A r I jors SAphu H eavy W<x>d J azz F ocus CANdid P i II ar P o r i I a n i I I a ZZ VollIM t V ineyards ley ILLAMETTE S unset tunes are definitely in the smooth jazz pocket, I also strut my more jamming stuff on hip hop P roject P i II ar PHD M usk P I PRoducnoN "I n U I.R III” "H iqhtR StANdARds" LI ROV V lN N ll.A R I 11« DtpRitst ■ L iv i O n CondoN Let P airu k L a m !) B in Woll u H ouma 11« P a i U” 11« W i II a m i i i i " My IdiAf "Roui.li I a zi " "F or ìht L ove " " I J Sketches" "Noi Likt BtloRt " I n CoNctRt" " D am iro n ll-V" "Noi A C ari I n Tht W or W" "TouRoloqy" "F oresi 4 Ihr T rees " "O n S p R lN q lR AkliAR DtpRHSI "LOCAI G ROOVES VOLUb AE II" "For me. the greatest difference between playing with The Rippingtons and doing my own projects is my ability to spread my wings in new directions," says Kashiwa. "A fter mastering Russ' great tunes lor so long. I finally have the ultimate freedom to let listeners hear even more of w hat's in my hear, Walk a Mile has s tro n g e r, . b o ld e r Z - grooves and ballads that w arc even more passion- « ate than on the first al- / bum. The writing is delt- / ' nilely tighter, and while some ' J D in n is LABEL CD ARTIST C O N C E R T S "! an vvormer Thursday, August 7, 1997 7 p.m. Cover charge $7.00 per person cars with 3-4 people $20 bring a picnic dinner walking that mile in thejr shoes." assi 'si David I' riesen ■ - P ' lit Denny Leitlin Zeill on iano Tuesday, August 12, 1997 7 p.m. Cover charge $8.00 per person bring a picnic dinner 8800 E n ch an ted Way SE AUGUST 2 -3 , 1 9 9 7 • Denny Zeatin (5 0 3 ) 58 8 -9 4 6 3 • 8 0 0 -3 4 4 -9 4 6 3 • T u r n e r, OR MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Premiere J d t T ^ f o a l o f the Pacific Northwest... you, ticket to <he b e .. ¡M ln.dl.km ul » cun.euspurury by / J im M acnie I . Anthony W/7son, son o f com poser and bandleader Gerald Wilson, has won the third annual BMI/Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz composers Competition with a piece for guitar, bass, drums, and sax titled "Karaoke." Jazz veterans Tai Farlow, Jimmy Heath, and Jim McNeely judged the entries, ■ h * e /) ° nd mü‘ h' presented by jh^T quity Group Inc., Realtors „W IV / ic k £ * — ■ 1 -‘j t j F 9 e o r 9 eJ g e W s n ~ 4 ■ featu rin g : G e o rg e Benson • D IZ Z Y ™ : The M a n & The M usic, ------------ a n a ll-s ta r trib u te to D iz z y G illesp ie fe a tu rin g R a n d y B recker, Jon Faddis, Ignacio B e r n » , Billy Childs, P a g o d a D 'R ivera & John le e • The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman • K K J Z S m o o th J a z z ' A ll-S ta rs f e a tu r in g Rick ra u n , no C u lb e rts o n , B o n ey J a m e s & P eter W h ite • D ia n e Schuur m th A rt Abram s S w in g M a c h « ing er-so n g w riter k B osnian and his d will be in con- at D u ffy 's Pub in r historic domed cert hall on Satur- , A ugust 9th be- ning a, 9pm. rickets are $7 and be purchased at door, at Fastixx lo- 10ns or charge-by- one ( 5 0 3 ) 2 2 4 - )9 This wooden-dome ncert hall w as g io n a lly b u ilt in 35 for the Lewis and irk Exposition and s later moved to St. ins. 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