1 Wednesday August 2, 2000 The ©tje ^ o rtia n h ODheerUcr Serving Portland and its culturally diverse communities Volume III Number 31 A look at Portland and its entertainment Mt Hood Jazz Festival brings a wide array of talent to Oregon Also see inside for: IFCC brings works of art from the Penningtons page 3 McMenamins supports seniors at annual event page 4 Michael Brecker. Brecker was a founding member o f the ground-breaking jazz-rock band Dreams, one o f the first bands to fuse a horn section on top o f rock rhythms in the late '60s. By the mid '70s, Brecker was recording and performing with the most respected and renowned names in jazz and an exhaustive list o f pop icons. Please see Page 2 www.portlandobserver.com