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C1'E 'JJortlanh © bseruer____________________ March 25.2009 Page AI2 Marsalis has Passion for Jazz, Poetry New CD speaks to relationships (A P ) — W ynton M a rsa lis doesn't leave hom e w ithout his trum pet or book o f poem s, and w hile on tour, he'll spend the late night hours talking about music and verse with the young m em bers o f his band. O n his n ew a lb u m , "H e a n d S he," M arsalis com bines his passions for jazz and poetry in a rum ina Wynton Marsalis performs during the 2007 Future Leg tion on the relationship between ends Awards at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in a man and a w om an through the New York. (AP Photo) years. th e first tu n e fo r the alb u m jazz and the blues. M arsalis has com bined jazz The m usical seed for the al "Girls!" and the spoken w ord before, bum w as p lanted w hen Sean M arsalis began w riting the m o s t n o ta b ly o n h is 1997 Jones, M arsalis' fellow trum poem that serves as the album's Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz ora peter in the Jazz at Lincoln C en framework while performing at torio on slavery and freedom, ter O rchestra, turned him on to th e ja z z festiv al in M arciac, "Blood on the Fields." On "He drum m er M ax Roach's 1957 al France, in 2006, drawing inspira and She," M arsalis takes a more bum "Jazz In 3/4 Time," an al tion from Irish poet Yeats' "Un lighthearted approach with frag bum o f jazz tunes in waltz time, der Ben Bulben" with its reflec ments o f his original poem serv in c lu d in g te n o r sa x o p h o n ist tions on mortality. Marsalis be ing as preludes to a collection Sonny Rollins' "Valse Hot." The gan thinking about the different o f ja zz com positions covering trum peter's thoughts turned to kinds o f conversations he's had a range o f styles — N ew O r the courtship ritual associated with women o f all ages. leans street groove, hard bop w ith the waltz — and that re "A g o o d frie n d o f m in e , and beyond, jazz waltzes, Latin sulted in what turned out to be (w riter) Stanley Crouch w ould Michael Tillery Broker 503.975.8004 michael @ bridgetownrealty.com Please call me, your neighborhood specialist, for any o f your Real Estate needs. M y success is built on a com m itm ent to quality service. tease me when one o f my girl friends became impregnated, He said one plus one equals three," said M arsalis, w ho has never been m arried but has three sons from p ast re la tio n sh ip s, the youngest, 12-year-old Jasper, w ith actress V ictoria Row ell ("T h e Y oung an d th e R e s t less"). The crux o f the poem is the different w ays m en and w om en conceive o f their relationship. One plus one m ight equal two when you're a schoolboy, but "in the arena o f rom ance one plus one does not equal two," the 47-year-old M arsalis says. "One plus one equals three — me, you and the tw o o f us together — that's like a man's way o f looking at it. I've got my thing, you've got your thing and we com e together. A w om an's way o f looking at it is we com e together and w e're together, so one plus one equals one. That kind o f hum or is in beer com m ercials. A w om an is alw ays trying to m ake the m an com e together, but he alw ays wants to see his football gam e and drink his beqr." W MMMSRMHRMMMMMHW MMMMNMMNI BRID G ETO W N r REALTY 1 Film Explores Future Cities O ver h alf the w orld’s popu lation will live in urban cities by 2060 with as m any as 10 mega- cities with more than 20 million people in each. As the popula tion grows and resources shrink, w ill th e re be s u s ta in a b ility w ithin these cities? The next c o m m u n ity M ulticultural Film Festival at Jefferson High School will ex- ENTER Poetry at M iracles — Local and national artists and m usicians share an evening o f spoken w ord and music at the M iracles Club, 4069 N.E. M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd., each W ednesday, be- tw ee n 7 :3 0 p .m .an d 9 :3 0 p .m . sexy soi o f the Snudar trow ~f)tn to 1 Ipm (-/'¡y ) /' i'orfland's hot lust dunce chth Legendary Soul Diva - Linda Hombuckle with special guest A coustic M inds will perform Saturday, April 4 at 9 p.m. at the new expanded M ississippi Studios, 3939 N. M ississippi. Tickets are $ 12 at the door. C ^ V e l e v a n t £ ^ w ea d er sh i|> ^ ■ ^ ’raining tl lllk I \c r\ Suiiilm sinning Match 1st from ~ 1 I pm nidv o<xnl tdori, music anri friend WORKSHOP •Tiist-l 'hanging 11 arid Demands Leadership •Í reatar dad. 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Jam Session - Com e enjoy the sm ooth and soulful sounds o f the Kirk G reen Band every Sunday, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Club 720, 720 S.E. H aw thorne. T he jam session and open m ic is from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. All professional m usicians are w el come. For more information, call 503-234-7738. B lues S ho w case - Norm an Sylvester will per form a first W ednesday Blues Showcase with special guest Bill Rhoades on April 1 at 8 p.m. at Tillicum in Beaverton. The Normal Sylvester Band perform s Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 and 9:30 p.m. both nights, at the M & M L ounge in Gresham . S p rin g B re a k B each C le a n u p - The 24th annual SOLV G reat O regon Spring Beach Cleanup is Saturday, M arch 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. T o participate, sim ply show up at one of 44 registration sites along the coast and pick up a bag and head out to the beach. For m ore inform ation, visit solv.org. Z oo B uck T u esd ay s - O n the second Tuesday o f every month, the O regon Z oo hosts 2-Buck Tuesdays when guestk can tour the zoo for the discounted price o f $2 per person. L ive J a z z -E v ery Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m ., the T hird D egrees Lounge at the RiverPlace Hotel, 1510S.W . H arbor W ay, hosts a rich jazz scene with no cover or m inim um purchase. For more inform ation, visit pdxjazz.com . O M SI A fter D a rk - OM SI After Dark is a night at the m useum for the 21 and over crow d filled with food, drink and science fun; $ 10 fee. For more inform ation, call 503-797-4 0 0 0 o rv isito m si.ed u . Watch for our Grand Opening Specials 503-493-9414 .... State Farm* Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office. Bloomington. Illinois 61710 See Flyers for Additional Prices Call For Appointment (503) 281-3949 G uardino G allery, 2939 N.E. A lberta. A reception will be held Thursday, M arch 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. M usic M illen n iu m F re e Show s - The Music M illennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perform ances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule. Phone: (503) 863-6545 1 Cleaning Area (only) $40.00 IS H IM in Portland. The public is invited to jo in hosts Jefferson H igh School, the North Portland Library and the facilitator for the evening, S h a n e E d ic o tt, f o u n d e r o f P ortland’s R ebuilding Center, for this free event. Forestry C enter for Spring Break - G ot questions about conti nents or culture? The W orld Forestry C enter has the answ ers with crafts, story telling, and entertainm ent through M arch 27. A ctivi ties will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a cost for $8 for adults, $7 for kids, and $5 for children. For questions or directions, call 503-228-1367 Sculptors Show — A diverse collection of sculpture by m em bers o f Pacific N orth w est Sculptors will be featured at the musici,ins arc \\ elei >nic plore our future in the docum en tary “Reinventing the World: Cit ies” on Monday, April 6 at 6 p.m. Film narrator Des K ennedy will lead the discussion through an exploration o f various cities from East L. A. to Curitiba, Bra zil. This film even touches down Michael E Harper We moved to our new location at: 9713 S.W. Capitol, Portland, OR 503-221-3050 Fax 503-227-8757 iM te a a w c i A gent