JULY 1,1998 Page 83_____________________________ (0 b # riw r---------------------------------------------------- ------------- (Elje |3 o rtlan b (©beeruer . r //Z> ENTERTAINMENT African Gala Night-6th Annual Convention of Amiri Internation Development Union (A1DU) Join Us For An Elaborate Extravaganza and Feast Featuring: The OWA Masquerade From New Jersey The Ojionu Group From Washington D.C. Admission: Free Donations Will Be Solicited!! Don’t Miss This One! Calvin Hall-St Philip Neri Church Coner of SE 16th & Division Portland. Oregon Saturday, July 4, 1998 4:00 PM-12:00AM All proceeds will benefit rural road projects in Amin, Nigena For more information call Vitalis Ogbeama at 281^*2*L--— . better e n t e r t a in m e n t ATTRACTIONS NETWORK PRESENTS 1998 S^UiMtVlT'K ‘R£4‘LfLY and ‘FÍ4ÍMTLY of Vince. Third Street School's residnet jock, inW a' ^ animated series, "Recess, " airing Saturdays on ABC, as the second half-hour program wntmg the 8.30-10.00 am (ET) Disney <PiiC‘NqC one This Year* Theme "What's Independence Without Justice" Saturday Morning. Sat. July 4th Dawson Park (N . V an cou ver & Stanton) Chris Botti Oh-zoh-mot-lee LA should be proud. W ithin the chaos that is the city o fL os Angeles, a beauti till thing happened. E m ptingoutofthe insanity cam e Q zom atli.aten piece bandw ho'vem anaged to tweak people’s consciousness with their highly politicized amalgamation ofhip-hop. salsa, ska, fund and jazz. People w h o live in LA are tired o f gang violence and guns. T hey fear it’s going to get worse, but stay because o fa sustaining belietin their heart that som ething's gonna turn this sh..tamund. W iththeirpowerful spirit, Qzom atli gjvepeopleasenseofhopeby spreading m ad love and citizens all over are finding them selves drawn to their message. Qzom atli featureanetlinic m akeup that’sasdiverseastheeity'they livein. Usingeongas and claves, turntables and tablas, trum pets and saxophones, Qzomatli has managed to createauniqueblendofrtK xlem day S-O-U-L music. “W ehaveadeep reverence andaw e forthearchaictraditionsofourmusic.ofsaLsa, samba, allthesetraditiousgohacktoAlfica,” says I Jlises Bela, the group's tenor sax player. "B ut w e also love incorporating m odem sounds, hip-hop, tunk. whatever w e feel like...it trips people out." Last year, Qzom atli opened for C aries Santana at the A nvw head Pond in Anaheim. C A .,perform inginfrontof 11 ,Om peopk\CarlosintnxlucedQziwnatliti,hLsguestsas’’the future' otm usic, and suggested the crow d pay attention. Backstage, the veteran performer With the release of M idnight Without You, his second Verve Forecast album as a leader, trum peter Chris Botti takes the next step in establishing his identity as one of the premier composers and per formers o f contemporary instru mental pop. In the process, he is staking out previously uncharted musical territory. While the silver and amber tones o f his remarkable trumpet playing conjure jazz asso- ciations-critic Rex Reed has called Botti “the sexiest jazz trumpet player since Chet Baker”-his me lodic sensibility, song structure, and attention to texture and color find more precedent in the atmospheric art-rock settings behind such vo calists as Bryan ferry, Jane Siberry, or Sting. Prior to the release o f the com mercially successful FIRST WISH, the Oregon-bred musician was best known for his long association with Paul Simon. After settling in New York City in the mid-1980’s , and working with such produces as Hugh Padgham and Arif Mardin, Bottin quickly became a first-call session player, lending his keen trumpet work to the music o f Bob Dylan, Aretha, Franklin, Thomas Dolby, Scritti Politti, and others. In 1990, he was asked to tour with Paul Simon and soon found him- 1 pin til 7 pm T h e Day W ill In clude: Speakers • G o sp e l R&B M usic • G am es for B o oth s • 5200.00 worth o f food gifts certificates givin to the 'amities who brings out the argest generation o f family m em bers. -For m ore information- C a lljo e "Bean" Keller at 903-2471 Calore Paging J RenaissanceM arke,|C e e c h y s Snack wagun | J-Mack k Crew | Y^ 2 8 8 -9 1 8 0 I self touring the world for 15 months as a member of Simon’s band. “In five years with Paul,” Botti told the Los Angeles Times, I watched him rehearse the band, work out ar rangements and re-work the songs with the musicians, always refining the material. It had a real impact on how I produce my own work.” Born 33 years ago in Port land, Botti took his first trumpet lesson at the age of 10. by the time he was 12, he set his sights on becoming a professional musician. While still in high school, he honed his instrumental chops around town in jazz groups with such musicians as bassist David Friesen. He went on to study in the prestigious Indi ana University music program un der famed jazz educator David Baker and later, in New York, with saxophonist George Coleman and the late trumpet great Woody Shaw. gave Q zo a lecture, telling the m em bers they have an important mud ahead and to lake it seriously. Hestressed comm unication, to avoid the usual band dram a that festers when the pressure is on, and Q zo tixik his w onts to heart. SHOP THESE BUSINESSES IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND AND RECEIVE A EREE GIFT! Each tim e you make a purchase at the participating stores, have your "Frequent Shoppers" card punched. When your card is filled, redeem it at any member store for your free gift. JPs Y’ z2 ’ C ustom F raming 418 N. Killingsworth Portland, OR 97211 & MA & PA STRONG’S 4134 N. 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