luly 25. 2007
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Jazz
N icholas Payton
Paula West
C hristian M cB ride
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival to join past, present and future
One o f the most revered summer ists. Dorado Schmitt and the Django
jazz tests in the Northwest, the 26th Reinhardt Festival A ll-S tars w ith
Annual M l. Hood Jazz. Festival pre­ special guest H arry A lle n , head up
sented by Persimmon Development a tw o-day docket that boasts some
G roup, happens Friday, Aug. 3 and o f the leading figures in jazz, to­
Saturday, Aug. 4 in d o w n to w n day— celebrated bassist Christian
Gresham.
M cB rid e & the C hristian M cB ride
W ith a diverse line-up that in ­ Band, Herbie H ancock's long-tim e
cludes both scorching national guitarist Lionel Louekc, trumpeter
heavyweights and local all stars, and W y n to n M a rs a lis protégé
the festival aims at b ringing to ­ Nicholas Payton Quintet, acclaimed
gether ja zz's past, present and fu ­ singers Paula West, the R iv e rC ity ’ s
ture. It also adds a fun. affordable own Rebecca Kilgore with the PI )X V
reason to bring the whole fa m ily out Jazz Quintet, as well as Patrick Lamb
fo r a weekend o f liv e music and and Bobby Torres.
culture.
The M ain Stage, 200 N.E. Hood
The nation's prem ier tribute to Ave., is located outdoors in the
one o f ja zz's most respected guitar- convenient, revitalized heart o f H is­
toric D ow ntow n Gresham at the
future site o f the Center fo r the Arts.
In addition, the festival w ill feature
northwest beers and wines as w ell
as a variety o f vendors serving up
everything from fresh salmon. BBQ
ribs and burgers to ice cream and
espresso. There w ill also be games
and a ctivitie s fo r the kids (and
adults). M any dow ntow n restau­
rants w ill feature live music perfor­
mances.
Advanced tickets to r Friday start
at $10 and Saturday at $25 w ith
discounts fo r w eekend passes.
C hildren under 12 are free. Tickets
are available at all TickelsW est lo ­
cations. There is plenty o f free park-
P atrick Lam b
mg available and the venue is also
easily accessible by the M A X line.
For more inform ation regarding
times and the many places to play,
sh o p
and
lis te n ,
v is it
mthoodjazz.org orcall 503-661-2700.