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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
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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
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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
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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 -
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com m itm ent to the arts in education
by u sing the co n c ert to b en e fit
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