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Jazz Orchestra Presents:
tuoso guitarist and band leader
Pat Metheny.
Sponsored by W ells Fargo, the
event will be em ceed by Portland
City Commissioner Randy Leonard.
The concert is Friday, May 30,
Regional jazz superstars Dan at the Portland Center of Perform
Balmer and Alan Jones will join ing Arts W inningstad Theater,
the 18-piece Portland Jazz Orches t i l l S.W. Broadway at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance or
tra fora special evening of music.
T he a ll-a g e s p erform ance $25 at the door and are available
pairs the large ensem ble reper through the PDX Jazz box office,
toire of music impresario Quincy 503-228-JA Z Z or through any
Jones alongside charts by vir TicketMaster outlet, 503-224-4400.
Music of
Quincy Jones,
Pat Metheny
Nuborn Tribe will appear Saturday at the Blue Monk in
a benefit for KBOO radio.
Blue Monk Hosts
KBOO Benefit
N uborn T rib e w ill ap p e ar
S aturday, M ay 24 at the Blue
M onk, 3341 S.E. B elm ont
A ve., in the m onthly reggae
b enefit for K B O O c o m m u
nity radio.
D oors open at 9 p.m . w ith
an $8 c o v e r lim ited to those
2 1 and over.
N uborn T rib e c a m e to
geth er in 2004 featuring lead
s in g e r Is la n d J o s e p h o f
T rin id a d in the W est Indies
a n d b a s s p la y e r C h e ik h
N ia h n g o f Senegal, W est A f
rican roots. The group recently
released itsdebut album “ Mama
Say" with deep roots reggae,
conscious lyrics and true origi
nality throughout.
"When I
t Sing, I feel
Hiis warmth
extending
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from my
heart, out
towards the
people
in the
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Opening May 17
[xtinct again after Labor Day!
Presented by
Dianne
Schurr
Still Singing & Swinging with
KM HD 89.1fm
$4 plus zoo admission. 5 minutes from downtown Portland off Hwy. 26 west. oregonzoo.org