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íl,t JJortlanh (©bserUer Page AIO March 4. 2009 Concert to Celebrate Local Ties reputation as a master drummer, Mndrianc snare chnrp Ghanaian More th by an the 30 nam year e s of ag obo 0’ a com musicians poser, and one o f the key th rA A d p ra d p c UCLdUCo Addy settled in Portland, bnng- ing with him an international t’s Better at the Beach! originators o f the seminal m u sical m ovement now know n as (Sh i nookY vi nd s C H IN O O K W IN D S CASINO RESORT CASINO RESORT "W orldbeat." Upon arriving on the West C oast, Addy encountered an other musician, Thara Memory, who w ould becom e one o f the m ost talented jazz perform ers the Pacific N orthw est has ever know n. T he tw o struck up a friendship and musical collabo ration that has spanned more than three decades. In honor o f their friendship a n d m u sic a l c o n trib u tio n s , Hom ow o African Arts & C ul tures is bringing the tw o men together for a one-tim e event: "A frica Speaks - Am erica A n sw ers: T he O bo A ddy/T hara M emory Reunion Concert." Perform ing alongside these musical legends will be the Su per Band, The Pacific Crest Jazz O rc h e s tra , O bo A d d y ’s O k ro p o n g , and a n u m b er o f high-profile guests including "A Ì P a tric k L am b , L in d a H om buckle, LaR honda Steele and Joseph Thom pson. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, M arch 13 in the Kaul A uditorium at Reed College. A dvance tickets are $20 for adults o r $ 1 2 fo r s tu Thara dents and can be Memory p u rc h a s e d at pdxtix.net or at the H ollyw ood T h e atre , 4 1 2 2 N .E . Sandy Blvd. Door prices are $22 for adults and $14 for stu d en ts. Both Addy and M e m o ry have b e e n c o m m is sio n e d to w rite new works for the co n cert. F or the past six m onths, the pair has been w o rk in g on the com positions, focusing on the intersections betw een jazz and African music. “T h ere is a p o w er in th is music that will touch the audi en c e d ee p ly , on a sp iritu a l level,” said Susan Addy, execu tive director o f H om ow o A fri can Arts & Cultures. “This con cert highlights the roots o f jazz and the contributions that A fri can m u sic and c u ltu re have m ade to contem porary m usic.” Acknowledgement o f the re lationship betw een the tw o is critically important at this time in o u r global d ev elo p m en t, she added, “It is through music and dance that we can truly celebrate each other. Jazz has its collective essence and it is beautiful to imag ine this collective cultural phe nomenon and its impact on this and future audiences.” F or m ore inform ation, call 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 -3 0 2 5 or v is it www.homowo.org. Local Artist Sings Delta Blues “ Fetch It!” is the new CD o f 1920s-30s-style blues p e r fo rm er S tev e C h eseb o ro u g h , • JIIGHIOHW ‘ fllOUHTIHC IIP OH « 0 1 1 W ( U U J M Q V U M Oí (IÌIHI1TM WITH WJ1TW W . i M W JÄ. Saturday, March 7,2009 Guest Speaker; , l»k-rr, I*. Northeast Portland blues artist Steve Cheseborough has his roots from the M ississippi Delta. a n o rth east P o rtlan d resid en t w h o r e lo c a te d to th e R o se C ity fro m th e M is s is s ip p i D elta three years ago. C h eseb o ro u g h has been a cult fig u re in the blues w orld fo r y e a rs. H is b o o k , B lu e s T rav elin g : the H oly S ites o f D elta B lues, w as recen tly re le a se d in an u p d a te d th ird edition by U niversity P ress o f M ississippi. He appears in the ■ 'J d o cu m en tary L ast o f the M is sissip p i Ju k es, also featuring M o rg a n F re e m a n , an d w as h o st o f B lues B reaks on M is sissip p i P ublic B roadcasting. F e tc h It! a n d h is o th e r C D s an d b o o k are a v a il a b le th r o u g h C hese- b o r o u g h ’s w e b s ite , ste v e c h e se b o ro u g h .c o m and at M usic M illennium , 3158 E. B urnside Ave. •I'll! Sediti«. WA Service start time 7 0 0 Ml Sunday, March 8, 2009 Guest Speaker: Hayward, (A Service start time 4:00 PM Highland Christian Centar/UCC W ' Everclear to Rock Irish Festival Everclear rockers Brett Snyder, Dave French, Art Alexakis, Sam Hudson and Josh Crawley will perform a special concert on Sunday, March 15 during the Kells Irish Festival. Kells is located at 112 S.W. Second Ave. For more details about the festival, visit kellsirish.com. I I