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CO NTR IB UTED STORY
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Verve music group artists to perform
at Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
T he P ortland O bserves
Verve recordings artist Clarence
“ G a te m o u th ” B row n, R eg in a
Carter, and Michael Brecker will
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perform at the 19lh Annual Mt. Hood
Jazz F e stiv a l in A u gust. A ll
performances will take place on the
campus o f Mt. Hood Community
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E d ito r in Chirf,
Publisher
Charles H. W ashington
College on the Tesoro Stage.
75-year-old American music great
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown is on
the road in support ofhis most recent
B lue Thum b R ecords release,
American Music, Texas Style. The
Philadelphia Enquirer wrote that
on the album Brown “displays a
seemingly effortless mastery. The
result is music that’s both elegant
and earthy.” The Mt. Hood Festival
isjustonestoponthe 10-time Handy
Award W inner and Blues Hall o f
Fam e in d u c te e ’s busy touring
schedule. Brown performs with his
Big Band on Friday, August 4lh at
9:30 pm.
V iolinist R egina C arter’s m ost
recent release is her Verve debut,
(Please see ‘M t H ood’ page 4)
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