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• -* < »*•» • • •. .■ : ÿv V r » r ■ || • » «»r t < . ’‘^ ^ r f f r r n 'r tf r t f 'i i • t fl ? *r T i * FEB. 17, 1999 ___ ____ ______________________£ b r rtUttfc flWwríWtr------------------------------------------------ Dawson Creek FOCUS STEVE WILSON W hen T he N ew Y o rk T im e s d e cided to do a fe a tu re a r tic le o n “ A S id e m a n ’s L if e ,” th e y w is e ly c a lle d o n o n e o f th e B ig A p p le ’s a m o st in -d e m a n d m u s ic ia n - sa x o p h o n ist S tv e W ilso n . A s a v eteran o f v ario u s ja z z e n sem b les led by C h ick C o rea, L ionel H am p ton, D a v e H o lla n d , B u s te r W ill ia m s , M u lg r e w M il le r , L e o n P arker, and M ic h ele R o sew o m an , W ilso n w as th e p e rfe c t c h o ic e : “ th e q u in te s s e n tia l s id e m a n ,” w ro te T h e T im e s. T im e fo r T h e T im e s to u p d a te th e ir sto ry . W ilso n h as b ro k e n o u t fro m th e s id e m a n ’s r o le , s h o w c a sin g h is p e rfo rm a n c e and co m p o sitio n a l s k ills as a le a d e r in his ow n rig h t w ith “ G e n e ra tio n s ,” - C C D -9 0 1 9 -2 h is d e b u t d isc fo r C o r e a ’s tw o - y e a r - o ld S tre tc h R e co rd s. “ B e in g a s id e m a n is so m a n y d iffe re n t g ro u p s h a s a llo w e d m e to o b s e rv e a n d a b s o rd w h a t it ta k es to be a le a d e r,” e x p la in s W ilso n as he ta lk s a b o u t m o v in g from sid e m a n to m a in m an. “ A s a le a d e r, y o u h a v e to be r e s p o n sib le n o t ju s t fo r y o u r s e lf and y o u r o w n m u sic a l a b ilitie s , but fo r th e o th e r m u s ic ia n s as w ell. A H a m p to n , V irg in a n a tiv e , W ilso n b e g a n h is fo rm a l tra in in g as a m u sic ia n at th e ag e o f 12, and s ta rte d p e r f o rm in g w ith lo c a l R & B fu n k b a n d s th r o u g h h is te en a g e y ea rs. M o v in g from oboe (w h ic h e a rn e d h im a sc h o la rs h ip to th e V irg in ia C o m m o n w e a lth U n iv ersity in R ichm ond) and b ari to n e sa x to th e a lto a n d s o p ra n to h o rn s, W ilso n h a d th e o p p o r tu n ity to stu d y o r p e rfo rm w ith ja z z g re a ts Jim m y a n d P e rc y H e a th , John H en d rick s, Jaki B yard, F rank Foster, and E llis M arsalis. In 1986, W ils o n la n d e d a c h a ir in th e b a n d O T B (O ut o f the B lu e), a s e x te r o f p ro m isin g y o u n g E ast C o a st m u s ic ia n s s p o n so re d by B lu e N o te re c o rd s. T h e n ex t su m m er, he m a d e th e b ig m o v e to N ew Y o rk C ity , an d c o n tin u e d to p e rfo rm w ith O T B u n til 1989. H e also to u re d th e U .S. an d E u ro p e fo r a y ea r w ith th e L ionel H am p to n O r c h e s tr a , a n d s ig n e d o n as a h o rn m a n w ith fe llo w O T B a lu m nus R a lp h P e te rs o n ’s a c c la im e d Q u in te t an d F o ’tet. A t th e daw n o f th e 1 9 9 0 ’s, W il so n e x p a n d e d h is u n iv e rs e an d h is s id e m a n ’s c h o p s th r o u g h h ig h -p ro file g ig s w ith R o sew o m an , R e n ee R o sn e s, an d th e A m e ric a n Jazz and S m ith so n ia n Ja zz M a ste rw o rk s o rc h e s tra s . H e a lso jo in e d th e B u s te r W illia m s Q u in te t. Revelations - In the conclusion o f a powerful two-part episode, Joey (Katie Homes) and Jack (Kerr Smith) put everything on the table as they redefine their new relationship in th e “.. .And That Is The Question ' episode o f “Dawson's Creek" airing Wednesday, (8-9 PM ET) on the WB Network. M cM enam ins W hite Eagle Im plem ents Cover Charge Minimal fee instituted March 1, 1999 ing the bar will drive a new breed o f m usic-lovers to discover the historic charm o f the Eagle, put ting it back on Portland ’ s musical PO RTLA N D , O R - B eginning M arch 1, 1999, M cM enam ins W hite Eagle will charge a minimal entrance fee for nightly livemusic. A decision to increase the range and caliber o f artists m ade necessary a m inim al co v er charge. M anagem ent hopes that rais The 1999 Ellington Centennial commemorative tour [Diversity map. The W hite Eagle is located at 836 North Russell Street in Port land. T hehoursare 11:0 0 am -l: 00am M onday through T hurs day, 11:00am -2:30 Friday and Saturday and noon to m idnight on Sunday. F or more information, please c o n ta c t K en N a f fz ig e r at M cM enam ins H eadquarters at 503-223-0109. Call (503) 288-0033 To Advertise In (Elie |J o i‘tlan b (Ohseruer Community! 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P o rtla n d , O R - W ynton M arsalis and the entire Lincoln C enter Jazz O rchestra launch their global tour o f The Ellington Centennial celebration called A m erica In Rhythm and Tune at 7:30 PM on M arch 10,1999 at the A rlene S chnitzer C oncert Hall. The Lincoln C enter Jazz O rchestra chose P ortland as the first stop for the com m em orative tour w hich will visit 35 additional cities in the U nited States, and for the first tim e in P ort land the entire L incoln C enter O r chestra w ill accom pany M arsalis. N ot only does the concert celebrate the 100,h anniversary o f ja z z legend D uke E llington, but also it supports potential artists by raising funds for Y oung A udiences. D uring the 1998-1999 season, W ynton M arsalis and his Lincoln C enter Jazz O rchestra w ill inaugu rate T he E llington C entennial w ith their A m erica in R hythm and Tune concert. The Ellington C entennial is a yearlong acknow ledm ent o f D uke E llington’s contributions to jazz m u sic. E d w a rd K e n n e d y “ D u k e ” E llington is considered by m any to be A m eric a's g reatest com poser. bandleader, and recording artist. The L incoln C enter Jazz O rchestra will em bark on six m onths o f national and international touring featuring all Ellington program s, working with m ajorperform ing artts organizations across the w orld. Ellington w ould have been 100 years old on April 29, 1999, and Jazz at Lincoln Center aims to be the cen ter o f the international celebration o f this great artist. W ynton M arsalis, the first jazz artist to be aw arded the Pulitzer Prize in m usic, is considered the m ost ac com plished and acclaim ed jazz artist and com poser o f his and a d istin guished classical m usician as well. A recipient o f eight Grammy Awards. M arsalis serves as a m entor to fu ture generations o f m usicians, shar ing his soul on a series o f recording and through his vision as A ristic D irector o f the internationally re now ned organization Jazz Lincoln C enter(JA LC ). M arsalis, a board m em ber o fN a - tional Y oung A udiences, honors his com m itm ent to the arts in education by u sing the co n c ert to b en e fit Y oung A udiences o f O regon and Southw est W ashington, the local chapter o f the n atio n ’s leading arts in education organization. Y oung A udiences seeks to enhance young peo p le’s education with creative re sources from the arts community. Each year Young Audiencespresents over 1,500 arts events or over 200,000 local arts lovers. At a time when the arts are vanishing from the classroom, Young Audiences makes the arts affordable to schools throughout the state by subsidizing the cost o f school perfor mances, residencies and workshops presented by talented local musicians, storytellers, dancers, theatre, and vi sual artists. Tickets for The Ellington Centen nial are now available at Portland Cen ter for the Perfotm ing Arts box office and all Ticket M aster outlets. Tickets cost$75,$55,and$39. Patron tickets, sold by Young Audiences, cost $ 125, and include the pre and post concert receptions. For patron tickets call (503)225-5900or(360)693-l829. For group sales call (503) 220-0901. 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