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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