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Free Summer Concerts at the Oregon Convention Center Plaza
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July 12 Curtis Salgado
August 9 The Stolen Sweet
"Trium phant, jo y fu l b lu e s-so a ke d R& B...one o f the
m ost sou lful, h o nest sin g e rs ever."
£ Th e Stolen Sw eets fo rm ed in 2004 after reh e a rsin g
for a o n e -o ff trib u te show to 1930s sister act, The
Bosw ell Sisters. Th e Sw eets' repertoire has e xp a n d e d
to in clu d e m aterial from th e 1920s-1940s.
B/ues Revue
A w a rd -w in n in g vo ca list/so n gw rite r/h a rm o n ica icon
C u rtis S a lg a d o sin g s and p la ys w ith so u lfu l auth ority,
never g iv in g less th a n 100 percent. He p lays each and
every sho w like it's the m ost im p o rtan t g ig o f his
career.
July 19 Soul Vaccination
August 16 Sonny Hess
Women in Blues Revue
S o u l V a c cin a tio n is o n e o f th e
H o tte st F u n k B a n d s in th e PNW . T h is
g re a t b a n d in fu se s th e S ta g e w ith
th e g re a te st so u l sta n d a rd s a n d h a s
b e en a fix tu re in th e N o rth w e st
m u sic sce n e fo r o v e r 14 years,
b r in g in g yo u tu n e s from th e lik e s o f S te v ie W onder, A re th a Fra n klin ,
Ea rth W ind & Fire an d To w er o f Pow er.
So n n y H ess started sh o w ca sin g
n e w ly fo u n d fe m ale tale n t m any
m an y years ago. So n n y puts
to g e th e r an A ll-Sta r lin e u p o f
N orthw est talent; it alw ays proves
to be a show sto p p in g exp e rien ce
not to be m issed.
July 26 Pepe and the
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August 23 Bobby Torres
Big Band
Pepe & B ottle B lo n d e s'w a s created b y
Pepe R a p h ae l w ith the in ten tio n to
b rin g b a ck th e "C o p a ca b a n a style"
d in n e r theater. En h an ced w ith the
co stu m in g , m a ke -u p and percussion
an d b e at o f Latin rhythm s, PEPE & TH E
B O T T LE B LO N D E S creates a stron g an d
stim u la tin g visu a l sta g e perform ance.
"B o b b y Torres En se m b le - La tin ja z z w ith
e n o u g h fla vo r an d sp ice to sa tisfy y o u r b o d y an d
sou l's need fo r rh yth m ic harm ony."
The Oregonian A&E 3/9/07
From New York C ity to W o o d sto ck w ith Jo e
Cocker, th ro u g h ten years o f to u rin g w ith Tom
Jo n e s, to fo rm in g his ow n Latin ja z z g ro u p in
Po rtlan d , B o b b y's been on the m u sic scene for
over 40 years.
August 2 Wheels in the Sky
Form ed in 2010, W heels in
th e Sky: A Trib u te to Jo u rn ey,
is a b a n d m ade u p o f five
A -list ja z z , fu n k a n d rock
m u sicia n s from Portland,
O rego n's th riv in g m usic
scene. W heels in the S k y
pays trib u te to th e power, m aje sty a n d se n su a lity o f cla ssic Jo u rn ey.
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August 30 Quarterflash
Q u arterflash is a p o p -ro ck g ro u p fo rm e d in
Portland, O re go n in 1980. The b a n d w as
m ade up o f lead sin g e r an d sa xo p h o n ist
R in d y Ross, her h u sb a n d g u ita rist M arv Ross,
g u ita rist Ja c k C h arles, ke yb o a rd ist R ick
D iG ia llo n a rd o , b a ssist Rich G o o ch an d
d ru m m e r Brian D a vid W illis. Th eir o rig in a l
nam e w as Se a fo o d M am a.
T h e b a n d sig n e d to G effen Record s an d released th e ir se lf-title d d e b u t
alb u m , Q u a rte rfla sh , in 1981. Th e a lb u m w as a su ccess a n d scored
th e ir b ig g e st h its w ith "H arden M y Heart", w h ich h it #3 on th e
B illb o a rd Pop S in g le s ch art, an d "Fin d A n o th e r Fool", w h ich h it #16.
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