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Too Short; Saturday, Dec. 21
KIRK
GREEN
DEBUTS
‘HEART 2
HEART’
The Roseland Theater welcomes Too Short, the Bay
Area’s original pimp lyricist who has released an unprec
edented total of ten straight LP's filled with his unique
blend of laid-back folk poetry. Too Short will perform with
Andre’ Nickatina, Cool Nutz, Got ’em and Mister at this all
ages show beginning at 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 at the door
and $25 in advance at Safeway Fastixx or by calling, 503-
244-TIXX.
T u r n in g K ID S
continued
Portland ’s silky smooth vocalist completes CD collection
goals,” Green said. “Now I ’m
going on to the other chapters in
my life.”
A nd w hat’s next for this tal
collection o f 11 original sounds
ented artist?
in a beautifully p ro
He hopes “ Heart 2
duced and m asterfully
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engineered format.
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m y aw ard, and
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’s
a u th o r in g a
land m usician has suc
book
entitled
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ceeded in creating a
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to
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life ’ s work collection o f
ano.”
smooth jazz, R&B, con
G reen was born in
tem porary songs, gos
Long
Beach, Calif.,
pel and love ballads.
the
son
o f a m inister.
G reen ’s rich soulful
He
started
perform
voice carries the pas
ing
at
the
age
o f four
sion o f genuine love.
and
learned
piano
at
His soothing sounds
the
age
o
f
12.
make you feel good and
W hile at W ilson
create a sense o f tran
High
School in Port
quility.
land he e n ro lle d in
An unquestionable
the m usic m agnet
star on the rise, G reen
p ro g ra m
at
uses his w ide range o f
Je ffe rso n
H ig h
em otional voice and
S chool. He learned
en th rallin g m usic to
m u s ic th e o r y at
send your heart soar
P o rtland S tate U n i
ing. “Heart 2 H eart” se
Kirk Green
v e rs ity . He has
duces you into a hyp
serv ed as m usical d ire c to r at
notic trance forcing you to close quality.
“H eart 2 Heart” exceeds all ex sev eral P o rtland c h u rch es and
your eyes, rock to the rhythm and
pectations w ith a team o f profes as choral in stru cto r at Jefferson
fall in love.
The CD was released this month sional m usicians as accom pany and W ilson.
From the piano to vocal jazz
in the San Francisco-Oakland bay ing artists. The CD has rich, clear
area and debuts in the Pacific layers o f sound, crisp percussion im provisation, this versatile art
N orthw est and other locations in and sexy vocals. It was recorded ist performs regularly at Bacchus ’
at Pierce Studios in V ancouver in V ancouver; at the Royal Es
January.
“ Heart 2 Heart” also introduces and m astered at Falcon R ecord quire in north Portland; and at
the new “ Rose C ity M ix” label, ing Studios in Portland.
“ It’s very satisfying to fulfill
G reen’s own record company. As
rm JAMES
Dcl’ KIISI
executive producer, artist and my dream s and accom plish my
Silky sm ooth vocalist K irk
G reen is celebrating the release
Af his new CD “ Heart 2 H eart,” a
publisher, G reen has created a
m usic com pany for h im self and
other artists to express their tal
ents in a form at o f unsurpassed
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Lewis developed a sim ilar pro
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