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’iTERTAINMENT
Disney Channel Celebrates
Black History Month
Disney Channel combines dra
matic and musical program m ing to
d e live r messages ot tolerance, heri
tage and respect in celebration o f
Black History M onth Throughout
February. Disney Channel w ill lea-
lure themed movies and specials
ing.
Early in Ins career, during the
1960s. he was a busy pianist in New
Y ork C ity, playing regularly w ith the
major jazz artists o f the tim e, in clu d
ing Ben Webster. Eddie Condon. A l
C olin. Zool Suns. Carmen McRae,
and Gene Krupa
In 1971 he moved to Los Angeles
where I k worked as a studio musician
amt stay ed active in jazz circles He has
recorded with a diverse .may ol artists,
including Manhattan iiansler. Jimmy
w ith such renowned personalities
as Debbie A lle n , C ic e ly Tyson.
Brandy and Morgan Freeman.
The festivities include the w orld
premiere o f One Day on February 7.
7 I’ M F T /P T (encores, 7:30P M F T /
PT. 9 :40PM E T/P T), directed and
e xe cu tive produced by E n im y -
A w a rd w in n in g actress D ebbie
A lle n O n e Day examines the legacy
o f D r M a rlin L u th e r K in g , Jr.
through the eyes ot tout youngsters
.is they prepare to participate in a
celebration in his honor. T his spe
cial features film star Loretta Devine
(W a itin g To Exhale), m u lti-p la ti-
num gospel artists K irk Franklin
and God s Property. James Ingram
and Ed Begley. Jr (encores: Febru
Rushing. Bud Freeman. B ill Berry's L A
Band. Susannah McCorkle, and Port
land artists Jim Goodwin, Warren Rad.
ami Rebecca Kilgore
But I rishberg lias become best
known for w ritin g anil perform ing
lus own songs, including cult clas
sics like "M y A ttorney Bernie". "V an
L in g le M u n g o ", and " Y o u A re
I'hcre Four Frishberg albums have
eai ned ( irammy nominations lo r Best
ary 9 loi-M ET/PT. February 10,
3 A M ET/PT, 6PM E T/P T)
The m onth-long celebration con
tinues w ith C indy, a modern m usi
cal version ot the C inderella story,
w hich stars Nell Ruth C arter and
ails February 2. 9:20P M FT/P T.
Gn February 7 at 10:05 PM (en
cores February 12. 8:30P M F T /
PT). Ray J in concert w ith Brandy
fo llo w s the everyday lives o f up and
com ing recording artist Ray J and
his rhythm and blues pop-sensation
sister Brandy as they perform their
lust teles iston special together in a
concert at Disneyland
Deemed "the best A m e rica n
movie o f 1996" by The New Yorker,
the c ritic a lly -a c c la im e d D isney
Channel o riginal m ovie N ig h tjo h n .
tells the m ythic story o f a slave in
I lave Irish b e rg has enjoyed a ca
reer remarkable lo r both its q uality
and itsd ive rsity Long known as one
ot die outstanding pianists in jazz.
Frishberg lias also established Imn-
sell as an in te rn a tio n a lly recognized
composer and lyricist, as w ell as a
solo perform er w ith a loyal fo llo w
Legacy o f Dr. Martin Luther King; Clock wise. Left to right: Loretta
Devine, Schyler Whitney. Christopher Aguilar. James Williams.
Debbie Allen and Orlando Brown.
the p re -C iv il W ar South w ho taught
school system. The M arva C o llin s
fe llo w slaves to read. Starring ( ail
Story airs on February 12. 9:20P M
E T/P T.
1 .um bly and Beau Bridges. N ightjohn
airs February 7. 8PM E T/PT. Febru
ary 8. 3 A M E T/P T and Februai v 25.
8:45PM I I’/P I
C ice ly Tyson and M organ Free
man star in The M a rva C o lh n s Story,
the t;ile ot a Chicago schoolteacher
w ho gained national recognition lo r
her success in teaching children who
were abandoned by the traditional
I Jisney C hannel’ s original movie
On P ro m ise d I.a n d stars Joan
Plow right .uni Carl I.u m b ly in (he
story o f tw o fam ilies, one black and
one w hite, and the dreams and bro
ken promises that bind them to
gether On Promised I and airs Feb
ruary 16.9PM E T/PT. February 17.
3AM F I /P I
Jazz Vocal. O llie r artists who have
recorded Ins songs in clu d e Sue
Raney. Rosemary Clooney. M ichael
Feinstein. D iana K ra ll, B lossom
Dearie. John P izzarelli and M el
Tonne. Hrs songs, inc hiding the well
known " I'm Just A B ill", appear regu
larly on A B C 's Schoolhouse Rock
P ia n is t Jessica W illia m s w ill
appear w ith the L e ro y V in n e g a r
T rio o f F e b ru a ry 20 & 21 at The
B ar A tw a te r's The great D ave
B ru b e ck c a lle d W i ll i ams "o n e o f
the best ja z z p ia n is ts I have e ve r
heard
W illia m s received a R ockefeller
grant lo r jazz com position and tw o
fellow ships from the N ational En
dowment for the A rts, and holds a
tion lo r her 1986 recording "N o th in '
But The T ru th ."
A cover charge ol $8 w ill be
charged to r the performances, w hich
w ill begin at 9:00 p in . W ith the ex
ception o f special events such as
W illia m s ' appearance on February
20 & 2 I . there is no cover charge lo r
live music at A tw a te r’ s. The fo llo w
ing is the regular schedule to r live
music in The Bar at A tw a te r's until
further notice:
Guggenheim Fellow ship In 1994 tw o
ol her recordings were voted into the
Fop Ten Best J a // A lbum s by Jazz
Tuesday: D aryl Kaufm an. 7:30
p in
Journal International. W illia m s re
ceived a Gram m y A w ard nom ina
Wednesday Dan Faehnle w ith
Pony Pacini. M el Brow n and Joey
series His three-Characler musical
show. "Q u a lity T im e ", premiered in
1996 al the M ilw aukee Repertory
Theater
Frishberg "s current recordings are
on the A rbors Jazz label. His earlier
recordings are available on the Ster
ling. C oncord Jazz and Fantasy la-
bels Since 1986, he has made
home in Portland. Oregon
Frishberg w ill be in a rare Poll-
land concert. Sunday. February 22.
1998. 7:00 PM al I lie O ld Church,
locateli at I I til & Clay
For more in fo rm a tio n call Make
Waves M usic at (503) 697 4056
Paragon Cable, a subsidiary ol
tra n s a c tio n s based on p ro g ra m
ites. w ill have new rales as w e ll
I ime Warner Inc., w ill change the
rates lo r some o f its m onthly ser
vices. equipment rental, and instal
lation and transaction charges start
mg w ith January 1998 bills
m in g cost and c o p y rig h t tee in
creases, e q u ip m e n t cost increases
N o rth w e s t F a v o rite s
m u n ic a tio n s C o m m is s io n (F C C )
p e rm its P.u agon C able to a d ju st
i ale s once each year Paragon
C a b le is a lso a llo w e d to a d ju s t
rales lo r se rv ic e , e q u ip m e n t and
and in fla tio n . B a sic S e rv ic e w ill
decrease by $. I I per m o n th fo r
P o rtla n d cu s to m e rs , decrease by
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lo r
East
M u lt n o m a h
C o u n ty and H a p p y V a lle y c u s
to m e rs . and increase by $0.3.3
fo r C la c k a m a s C o u n ty c u s to m
ers.
Paragon s e xp a n d e d basic p ro
g ra m m in g tie r. N o rth w e s t F a vo r-
w il l
I'lie Bar al A tw a te r's features a
casual dinner menu created by chef
Joe N oulian. A tw a te r's is located on
the 30th llo o r ol the U.S. Bancorp
l ower. 111 S.W . F ifth Avenue. V a li
dated parking is available in the tw o
U S. Bancorp T o w e r garages For
more inform ation about W illia m s or
her appearance al A tw a te r's, call
(503) 275-3600.
land. $ 1 .9 3 in Fast M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty and H a p p y V a lle y , and
$1.61 in C la c k a m a s C o u n ty
One d o lla r o l th is in cre a se is
a llo w e d by the FC C to pay fo r
P a ra g o n 's system u p g ra d e ; the
rest o f the in cre a se c o v e rs in
fla tio n and ch anges in e x te rn a l
costs such as p ro g ra m m in g le e s
and c o p y rig h t lees.
Charles Mingus
A larger-than-life figure and an
indomitable creative force. Charles
M ingus was one o f the elite mas
ters o f the ja / / pantheon and the
w rite r o f cerebral and passionate
music that conveyed the lu ll spec
trum ot human emotions. H isco m -
positions re lie d the intensity and
com plexity o f Ins personality and
it was not unusual for a single piece
locontain. as Sue M ingus writes in
her notes to Que V iva M ingus!
"ly ric a l passages not only classical
in scope bu 32482
the blues, veer into a Latin beat,
skid through a bebop retrain and
launch in io a sw inging jazz section
out o f w hich may leap brazen vocal
hoi lets or p o litica l jabs " M in g u s's
e x p lo ra tio n s in to L a tin m usic
tanged across his life tim e and re
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