April 13, 2016
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
The legacy of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is celebrated by PDX Jazz.
Legacy of Jazz Celebrated
PDX Jazz
sponsors
concerts, Jazz
Town movie
The 10th annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night comes to the Alberta Rose Theater on Saturday, April
16, sponsored by Siren Nation, the local nonprofit that showcases and creates performance oppor-
tunities for women.
A Tribute to Billie Holiday
Siren Nation, a local nonprofit
that showcases and creates perfor-
mances opportunities for women,
presents Lady Sings the Blues, the
19th annual Billie Holiday Trib-
ute Night to showcase one of the
greatest jazz singers and songwrit-
ers of our time.
“Lady Day” was a jazz singer
and songwriter who had a huge
impact. Her vocal style, strongly
inspired by jazz instrumentalists,
pioneered a new way of manipu-
lating phrasing and tempo. Above
all, she was admired all over the
world for her deeply personal and
intimate approach to singing.
The event on Saturday, April
16 at 8 p.m. at the Alberta Rose
Theater in northeast Portland will
feature performances by Carra
Barratt, Emily Overstreet, Mia
Nicholson, The Dolly Partners
(featuring Shelley Short and Alia
Farah), Lenore, Kris Deelane,
Phoebe Spier, Ezza Rose, Josie
Seid and more!
Tickets are $15 with proceeds
benefitting the 2016 Siren Nation
Festival.
PDX Jazz celebrates Jazz Appre-
ciation Month in April with a slate
of events beginning with a tribute
to iconic jazz trumpeter Clifford
Brown named after his signature
tune, “Joy Spring.” The perfor-
mance, featuring Charlie Porter, a
Seattle area trumpeter, will be held
Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Alberta Abbey, N.E. Alberta St.
“Jazz Town,” a film premiere
produced by Eric Cain as part of
OPB’s “Oregon Experience” will
screen on Thursday, April 21 at 7
p.m. at the Moriarty Auditorium
at North Killingsworth and Albina
Avenue on the Portland Community
College Cascade Campus.
The film explores a vibrant but
short-lived period of Portland histo-
ry post World War II when there was
an eruption of music and nightlife
with black clubs on North Broad-
way and Williams Avenue. Present-
ed largely through first-hand ac-
counts as told by local residents, the
program will showcase the kinds of
music and the parade of musicians
that put Portland on the “jazz map.”
On Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m.
at Alberta Abbey, PDX Jazz will
recognize founding board member
and life-long jazz advocate Wayne
Thompson, who died earlier this
year, with a musical celebration of
life concert.
Then on Saturday, April 30 at 4
p.m., the Incredible Journey of Jazz
under the direction of Darrell Grant,
will present a music program de-
signed for students to tell the story
of jazz music, also at the Alberta
Abbey.
For a complete list of the up-
coming shows, visit pdxjazz.com/
events.