Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 15, 2012, Page 14, Image 14

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    February 15. 2012
Page 14
W ARNER
P A C IF IC
Tyrone
Hendrix,
Tribute to
Stevie Wonder
concert co­
producer.
T rib u te to S tev ie W o n d er
Night of Motown
at Jimmy Mak’s
ff"
A new
possibility
changes
everything
WARNERPACIFIC.EDU
W PORTLAND. OR
P o rtla n d ’s v e ry o w n P a tric k
L am b, and S tevie W o n d er band
d ru m m er T yrone H endrix, are c o ­
producing a Stevie W onder tribute
concert, “ L iv in ’ fo r the C ity ,” w ith
tw o show s at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m .,
on Friday, Feb. 17 at Jim m y M a k ’s,
221 N .W . 10th A ve.
Som e o f the top hits o f Stevie
W onder, one o f M o T o w n ‘s great­
est artists, w ill be featured at the
tribute concert, including I W ish,
V ery Superstitious, Signed Sealed
D elivered and m ore.
T ick ets and re serv atio n s are
available at tick etso reg o n .co m or
call 503-295-6542. M ore information
can be found at p atrick lam b .co m .
. “This will be such a treat for not
ju st fans o f Stevie W onder but also
for fans o f great m usic,” said Lamb.
“Join us and have a w onderful time
e n jo y in g th e m u sic o f o n e o f
M otow n’s greatest talents. T ake a
trip dow n m em ory lane and get into
the groove.”
Tribute co-producer and Stevie
W o n d e r b a n d d ru m m e r T y ro n e
H endrix said, "It's going to be a phe­
nom enal experience gracing the stage
Patrick Lamb
with one o f m y musical mentors, Nate
W atts and Portland’s finest to pay
hom age to a living legend. This is one
show you don’t w anna miss!"
T he afternoon p rio r to the show
at Jim m y M a k ’s, N ate W atts w ill be
conducting a clinic fo r kids and
adults o f all perform ance levels to
learn about m usic.
Participants will have a chance to
listen, learn and participate in a Q & A
session to obtain additional incite
and know ledge about the m usic in­
dustry as m usicians, perform ers and
business people. For m ore inform a­
tion about the clinic, call 310-869-
8030.
Italian-themed Jazz Showcase
Italian trum pet icon E n rico R ava
w ith sp ecial g u e st the T o n y P acin i
T rio w ill b rin g an Ita lia n -th e m e d
n ig h t o f ja z z to W in n in g s ta d T h e ­
atre, d o w n to w n , o n S a tu rd a y , Feb.
18 at 7 :3 0 p.m . as p a rt o f th e U .S.
B an k P o rtla n d Ja z z F e stiv a l p re ­
se n te d by A la sk a A irlin es.
R ava, one o f the m ost acco m ­
p lish ed and internationally reco g ­
nized musicians from Italy, will make
his P ortland debut on the festival's
Enrico Rava
opening w eekend.
A t an early age, R ava trad ed in so n g s b y Ita lia n -A m e ric a n m u s i­
his trom bone fo r a trum pet after c ia n s , in c lu d in g H e n ry M an c in i,
hearing M iles D avis, w hose influ­ G eorge W allington (a.k.a. G iacinto
en ce is obvious in R ava's m usic.
F ig lia ), F ra n k R o so lin o , F ra n k
T h e T o n y P a c in i T rio , a lo n g ­ S in a tra , a n d T o n y B e n n e tt.
s ta n d in g P o rtla n d tra d itio n fe a ­
F o r o n lin e tic k e t s , v is it
tu rin g b a s s is t E d B e n n e tt, and boxofficetickets.com /pdxjazz o r o r­
d ru m m e r M el B ro w n , w ill play d e r by phone at 503-228-5299.