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April I, 2009
Live at
the Sands
T he h o tte st and co o lest ing hip-cats bring their inimi­
party in town takes the stage table magic to such hits as "I've
when P o rtla n d O pera and G ot You und er My S k in ,”
A m ore,"
"Mr.
Broadway Across America pre­ "T h at's
sents The Rat Pack - Live at the Bojangles,” and "The Lady is a
Sands, April 7 - 12, at Keller Tramp.”
Auditorium, downtown.
The show follows four un­
precedented years on London's
West End when this acclaimed
production vividly recreated a
David Hayes stars as
legendary evening at the Sands
Sammy Davis Jr. in The
Hotel in Las Vegas with three
Rat Pack - Live at the
of the most famous performers
Sands, opening Tuesday,
of their time: Frank Sinatra,
April 7 at Keller Audito­
Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean
rium, downtown.
Martin.
photo by R oberto B ruzadin
With the big band swingin'
and those gorgeous Burelli Sis­
ters singin', the three wisecrack-
Jonas Brothers
Tour Stop
Grammy nominated and platinum-selling recording
artists, the Jonas Brothers, bring their world Tour to the
Rose Garden arena for a Saturday, June 2 7 concert,
with special guest, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks,
and rising stars, Honor Society. Tickets went on sale
Saturday.
Motown Drummer Fueled Classic Hits
Remembering
Uriel Jones
(AP) - Uriel Jones, a drum­
mer whose versatile, passion­
ate beat fueled classic Motown
hits, is being remembered after
his death following complica­
tions of a heart attack, March
24, at the age of 74.
Jones was part of the Funk
Brothers, the house band on
Motown recordings. He played
on numerous tracks, including
"My Girl" and "Ain'tToo Proud
to Beg" performed by the Temp­
tations, "Signed, Sealed, Deliv­
ered, I'm Yours" by Stevie
Wonder, "What Becomes of the
B ro k en h earted " by Jim m y
Ruffin, and versions of "I Heard
It Through the Grapevine" by
M arvin G aye and G ladys
Knight and the Pips.
Paul Riser, a Motown ar­
ranger-m usician, said Jones
had a distinctive, driving sound
Uriel Jones smiles during a Jan. 12 commemoration o f the
50th anniversary o f Motown Records.
that drew inspiration from his
days as a boxer. Yet, Riser said,
Jones also could play with re­
straint when the song called for
it
"There was a pulse in his
playing ... that nobody else
had," said Riser, who co-wrote
"What Becomes of the Broken­
hearted." "He loved music for
the sake of music. He loved
when it came out good and he
hated when it came out bad."
Riser said Jones often played
with the surviving Funk Broth­
ers, who were the focus of an
acclaimed 2(X)2 documentary
film called "Standing in the
Shadows of Motown." That film
brought the players belated rec­
ognition in the wider world that
la rg e ly escap ed them in
Motown's 1960s and early '70s
heyday.
Survived by his wife, June,
and three children, family mem­
bers described Jones as a man
of humor and humility.
ented "DJ Spinderella" of the
sexy female group Salt-N-Pepa.
In the late 80s and 90s, the
group had such sm ashes as
"Push It," "Let's Talk about
Sex," the Grammy award win­
ning "Shoop," "None of your
Business" and the multi award
winning collaboration with girl
group En Vogue - "W hat a
Man."
The group opened up the
Jazz Station
Merger Proposed
Sygielski.
OPB plans to continue to
operate KMHD as a jazz station.
“With a current audience of
Mt. Hood Community Col­ about 100,000 listeners, we be­
lege has proposed a new part­ lieve that the station can attract
nership with O regon Public an even wider audience through
B ro ad castin g to operate in creased pro m o tion and
Portland’s only all-jazz station, higher visibility," said OPB’s
president and chief executive
KMHD (89.1 FM).
Facing a significant budget officer Steve Bass.
Sygielski expects the partner­
shortfall due to state funding
reductions, the MHCC Board ship to benefit Mt. Hood Com­
will consider the proposal at two munity College in terms of in­
creased visibility and internship
upcoming board meetings.
MHCC would continue to o p p o rtu n itie s for stu d en ts,
own the station, while OPB while allowing the college dis­
would take over programming, trict to redirect scarce resources
operational and fundraising re­ into academic programs.
The proposal calls for OPB
sponsibilities.
“This partnership would give to originate programming for
KMHD the best opportunity to KMHD from OPB’s s tu d io s mi
th riv e in the fu tu re ,” said Southwest Macadam Avenue
MHCC President John J. “Ski" near downtown Portland.
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The Someday Lounge and
The Fix present Spinderella,
hosted by Starchile with spe­
cial guests O.G. One and Dun
Diggy, Saturday, April 11, at 125
N.W. Fifth Ave. Tickets are $8
in advance and $10 at the door.
Although she now prefers to
be called "Spin" the fans, spe­
cifically those into Hip Hop and
Pop music, know her as the ir­
repressible, fun, funky and tal­
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